Dubai, United Arab Emirates
I'm writing this from the safety of Dulles International Airport in DC, because we weren't sure how safe it would be to recount some of this until we were safely out of Bahrain. Not that we were ever in any danger, but the Bahrain government takes not having a free press very seriously.
One thing I didn't write about earlier was our problems entering the country. On their visa entry form (you get your visa at the airport rather than in advance like Brazil) it as...