Written by Overlander on November 20, 2001
- Living in -- or even visiting -- Riyadh requires patience, adaptability, and tolerance in roughly equal measure. If you don't possess them, don't even think about going even if for just a little while....
Written by jorgejuan on May 12, 2006
- It took me almost one month to get my Saudi Arabian visa in Egypt. I decided to visit all the Arabian Peninsula countries in a row (except Yemen, where I had already been in the...
Written by Ahmed Nagoor on July 17, 2003
- Enchanting Rendezvous with a local Arab
As I was giving some work to my newly acquired camera, shooting the old buildings, with the highly carved and turquoise exterior walls, some awaiting reconstruction and others crumbling down...
Written by Overlander on November 24, 2001
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An Introductory Caveat
Central Riyadh, what could be termed the "downtown business district", was pretty much totally reconstructed
after the Gulf War, in large measure because of the destruction caused by Yemeni shopowners who torched their stores
after...
Written by Overlander on November 20, 2001
- One of my favorite pastimes in Riyadh was to wander down to the square in front of the main Friday mosque early on a Friday morning to chat with the Saudis who gathered there every...
Written by titaniumcop on November 9, 2000
- You have to be careful at all times that you don`t tread on a sensitive cultural toe. Women should NEVER go out without a headcovering -- and they should wear an abaya as well. This...
Written by titaniumcop on November 9, 2000
- When visiting Saudi Arabia you absolutely must go shopping in the old suqs. Then visit the Nabataean ruins at Madain Salih between Medina and Tabuk. The Nabataens were the same people that built Petra in...
Written by Ahmed Nagoor on July 17, 2003
- History of Balad and Jeddah:
As I walked through the silent lanes of Balad, my mind flew backward in time to think about the history of Jeddah. Present day Jeddah came into existence as a fishing...
Written by titaniumcop on October 18, 2000
- The Shada Palace is one of the main attractions. Although it was turned into a museum in 1987. They restored the rooms and exhibits. It looks very beautiful and it's full of regional handicrafts and...
Saudi Arabia
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