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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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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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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This was one of the best experiences I have had here in Saudi Arabia. One of the most beautiful places and historically interesting sites. I have taken hundreds of photos and really could just make a photographic journey of memories. One lesson here: the light quality and surrounding landscape make even the worst photographer great. …
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I found this article while looking for agricultural articles, believe it or not! With all the new publicity promoting the AlUla area of Saudi Arabia, why not include this article? I had no idea that polo could be played on sand, but why not? Here is an excerpt from the article, "Saudi Arabia makes history …
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Did someone say Road Trip?! My husband, who does not like driving here for various reasons, including having an older car, "too many trucks on the road", speedy drivers and the fear of breaking down somewhere in the heat of the day, with little water, no gas, etc. decided that he would be willing to …
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After having just returned from a visit to Al Ula, Saudi Arabia, it seems a choice place for desert motorsports. There is plenty of open space, sand and desert to have such a race. It will be interesting to see how the area changes in the coming years, hopefully preserving the natural areas and quaint …
It may be a great time to spend a weekend at a new place, especially as Saudi is still in lockdown mode. Really the only travel that can be done is within the country. Those of us that live in the Eastern Province can still cross into Bahrain, however with Covid tests required at both …
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