ONE EXPAT FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
Look out world, here comes a new movie set in a terrifically scenic and stunning location, Al Ula, Saudi Arabia! Kandahar is Hollywood's first go at filming in an increasingly welcoming region for tourism and international business. The movie's director is Ric Roman Waugh, and the release date has not yet been set. Read the …
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Tantora festival is back this year at AlUla, Saudi Arabia! It is a time to celebrate arts, music, sports and culture in this most beautiful desert environment. Set to perform to an already sold out concert this coming Friday, is Alicia Keys! She will also be leading a panel on women's empowerment the day after. …
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Yomn Mohammed Al-Monla, who lives in Jeddah, has been recognized this past fall for the beauty that she captures in her images of Arabian horses. A Saudi native, she has an interest in highlighting her culture and showcasing the beauty of the horse within the equestrian world. She also has future plans to establish a …
Scenery from roadside going towards Elephant Rock, AlUla This one site is still on my mind. So much rock and sand beauty in this one area! We chose the cooler night option at Elephant Rock, as I can't imagine a day visit would be as enjoyable. After nearly 2 hot days of sightseeing, we ended …
Day two of our AlUla sightseeing: we arrived at the meeting place in the parking lot off the highway, for "Experience AlUla" ticket holders, and boarded the tour bus bound for Dadan and Jabal Ikmah sites. This is all on one ticket, and included two separate places to visit. The tour takes about 2 hours. …
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I always love to find new ways art is being used in the Kingdom (KSA). Here is a good example of how one woman uses creativity to express herself in her culture. "RIYADH: A Saudi artist has become the first person in the Kingdom to join forces with Amazon to release a series of new …
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The second site "Old Town" is a continuation of the first day in AlUla. We had booked our tickets for 3:30 tour in the afternoon. That gave us a lunch break of about 3 hours, between visiting Hegra in the morning. We again drove to the meeting place and parked our car, to gather on …
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The big news in the Middle East this weekend, is the moving of the royal Egyptian mummies to their new resting place in Cairo's National Museum of Egyptian Civilization! This new museum has taken some years to finish and finally now, will contain all the national treasures of ancient Egyptian civilization. I had been to …
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There is a new art and light festival in Riyadh! It is something new to attend, that is fun and interactive. It runs this year until April 3rd, this coming weekend. So you still have a chance to experience, "More than 30 light installations will showcase this weekend, with over 60 international and Saudi artists …
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This year, March 21st, 2021 was World Poetry Day! I have finished my poem a bit over the date, but writing good poetry takes time, right? My process is to be inspired by something, and write out my complete thought associations in one go. Then I put my "poem-in-progress" aside for a time (a few …
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