A different type of fast

I have been reunited with our tiny tot for a week now. To not have her around for two weeks was HARD, so the past week I have been making the most of our time together. I took time off from other things, I decided to go on a Facebook fast for a while. And it was good, must do it more often!

Eid Mubarak & Hajj Mabrour

We are back from an experience of a lifetime. We have performed Hajj, alhamdulillah.

I will come back with some pictures and some tales from our week. But right now I am gearing up for a quick trip to Finland to pick up our daughter who has spent the lat fortnight in my parents' care.

Meanwhile we can only hope and pray that our Hajj was accepted, or as they say in Arabic : Hajj Mabrour.

Gate 32

At the gate, waiting to board my flight to Istanbul. I wonder if we will all fit om the plane..

Väntar på att stiga på flyget och undrar om det finns plats för oss alla...

Behind the glitter of the Gulf...

Cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi have been dazzling visitors for years now. The capital of Qatar, Doha, is heading I'm that direction too. But behind all the shiny sky scrapers and outrageous-sized malls lies another reality. That of the migrant workers that are hired to build these structures... It really is nothing short of modern-day slavery.

I visited Doha just a couple of weeks ago and I thought I might share some of the photos I took during our long weekend. I changed my mind and I am sharing this video instead.