ONE EXPAT FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
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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Mixed hopes on schools reopening in fall I'd say the number one question on everyone's mind, who is a parent with young kids living in Saudi, ... Will the Ministry of Education approve kids going back to in classroom learning this fall 2021? Many of the families we know have worried over what to do …
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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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Want to do something different for Iftar (the evening breaking of the fast) during Ramadan here in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia? Outside dining by the sea perhaps? Al Khobar is really turning their natural coastline, which is situated across from the country of Bahrain, into destination spots. A raw area of natural beauty, with pebbly …
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Are you a dog lover? Do you wish there was a business where you could take your dog right in, besides the vet? Where you AND your dog enjoyed the space together? Believe it or not, there is a place that is down the street from where we live, that I pass all the time, …
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I forgot to post this from February! Pardon the out-of-order Garden posts. Here is number 3's installation. You can check out the other garden posts by clicking the links at the end of this post. Go Garden! Let's get growing! In step 1 and 2 we talked about soil health, and that it is how …
I had heard stories about going out into the desert around cities and towns to go camping. Driving around, especially at evening, you will see a very popular Saudi custom. The lights strung out far off the road belong to someone's tent, and light the way for guests or family to gather. Often you will …
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Today we just noticed that we are getting some corn cobs to develop! From the smallest start, to ears almost 3 inches tall, (5 inches in total measuring down into the stalk), this is exciting! We originally planted the seeds in February and they have been growing nicely. We will see how the plants fare …
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