I can’t sleep, I can’t breathe, knowing what awaits my husband, Hakeem al-Araibi
On 27 November I landed in Bangkok with my beloved husband, a Bahrain-born professional football player. We were overjoyed to be spending our honeymoon together in the breathtaking country of Thailand. Not only were we celebrating our honeymoon, but it was also my husband’s first time traveling outside of Australia in the five years since he fled there in 2014 from Bahrain and was granted refugee status.
We chose Bangkok for our honeymoon because of all the beauty it had to offer and had planned our visit in detail together. We planned a serene boat ride together to one of the famous floating markets to buy tropical fruits and locally made crafts, and to visit Bangkok’s unique aquarium for its one-of-a-kind ocean experience that we had read about. Hakeem and I were looking forward to spending precious time alongside the sunny beaches and crystal blue waters on a day trip to Phi Phi Island, and could not wait to finally see in person the world famous Buddhist temples.
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