June 2015My Nomadic Dreams: June 2015

6/24/15

Lumee Street Cafe, Bahrain

Today, I am going to be talking about my favorite restaurant in Bahrain, Lumee Street Cafe. It is in the Al A'ali Mall in the Seef District. It is an Arabic restaurant that the website describes as "the new face of Middle Eastern flavors". I've been three or four times and it is so delicious every time, not to mention it is the cutest cafe. (Sorry for the photo quality, it was nighttime and I used my phone for the pictures.)




The hommos is the best I've ever had. It is so creamy and they serve it with warm bread. I recommend the "Beetroot Hommos". It tastes almost the same as the "Classic Hommos" (which is great also), but it's pink and I just like it more for some reason, I think it's a bit milder, most hommos has a taste that I'm not sure how to describe that I don't really like (bitter maybe?), but this does not.


For my main course, I usually get "Bahraini Lamb Kabab" which is my absolute favorite thing, it's amazing. I went last night and I got the "Tikka Lumee," just to try something new, but I wasn't a huge fan. I've had friends come with me and get the "Spicy Lamb Chops" and the "Chicken Kabab" and they loved both!

As for the deserts, I got a "Croissant Umm Ali" last night and my friend got the "Warm Rangeena Tart with Vanilla Ice Cream". They were both great. Umm Ali is like a bread pudding but with more flavor and spices and Rangeena is a date tart. 


Everything is so wonderful at Lumee and I'd definitely recommend a trip!

6/22/15

Top Travel: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Last November, I went to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for a long weekend with my family.
The first day we were there we went on a desert safari and stayed overnight in the desert. The first part of the safari was dune bashing which was extremely fun. We stopped in the desert to take pictures before heading to the camel farm.
We ate dinner and spent the night at the desert camp, where you could ride camels, go dune boarding, and smoke shisha. Some people left after dinner and my family all agreed that would have probably been enough time to do everything we wanted, but since we were some of the only people there in the morning, my brothers got to do some more dune boarding.

The next day, we went to Yas Island. This is where a lot of hotels are in Abu Dhabi, as well as the F1 track, Ferrari World, Yas Mall, and Yas Waterworld, along with a few other attractions. I would recommend staying on Yas Island for tourists because of its large offering of activites. At Yas Mall, I bought a pair of pants a lot like these from American Eagle, but in black and with a draw string waist. I've been wearing American Eagle jeans for years, but had never worn any of their other pants. I wear the ones I bought all the time now and I would definitely recommend them.

For me the highlight of our trip was the last day. My brothers and dad all went to Yas Waterworld (which they loved), so my mom and I had the day to ourselves. We visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, which was so so so beautiful. Living in and traveling around the Gulf, I have been to a lot of mosques and I have to say this is one of the most amazing that I have seen. There was so much color and detail on the inside, while the outside was a crisp white with the most gorgeous architecture. 


After the mosque, we ate lunch at Amici restaurant in the Yas Viceroy over the F1 track. I had pizza (I'm not sure which one, oops) and cannoli and they were both delicious.

Overall, I had a great time in Abu Dhabi and it was a wonderful place to go for a weekend away!



6/20/15

Travel Blogs Lately

Hi, I'm back! Now that school is out for summer I'm going to have lots of time on my hands and I'm going to try to update the blog a lot more often. I didn't have much time during school to even read my favorite blogs, but now I've made my way through all of them. As you may know, I am a huge fan of travel and travel blogs. These are a few of the posts that I found that inspired me as I was making my way through my favorites:

Adventurous Kate
Semuc Champey
I've never traveled to Central America, but when I do, this natural wonder in Guatemala is somewhere I'd be sure to visit.

The Londoner
Amsterdam Blog-1
This whole day looks wonderful, but it was the hotel that really got me. The room is gorgeous!

ink + adventure
Taiwan looks seriously amazing.