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Saudi brrrr ...
... hier gerund wordt. De minachting voor de eigen bevolking en vrouwen. Even geleden hoorde ik van Vincent al een voorbeeldje waarbij een aantal Saudi dokters het niet beter hadden gevonden dan hun vrouw(en) mee te brengen op een technisch seminarie en daar dan continu dat mens verborgen proberen te houden zodat niemand ze toch maar zou aankijken en, ...
Fes
... workers soak the hides. Tomorrow we head into the Atlas Mountains and were warned that it will be very cold up there. For some reason I thought Morocco would be quite warm so I did not bring any warm clothes. Once again, I am the worst prepared Canadian on earth. Luckily the Moroccans have a traditional long jacket, much like a snuggie, called a Jalaba. They can full length, or three quarter length and made from thick cotton. ...
1ère étape : Arabie Saoudite
... Saoudite, vous venez y faire des affaires ou vous ne venez pas.
Arrivé à pied au pied de la tour, je n’arrive pas à trouver l’entrée car ici tout est conçu pour les voitures. Les transports en commun n’existent pas non plus à Riyad (ah ! le chouette métro de Dubaï…), et les piétons qui marchent comme moi sur les pseudo-trottoirs encore moins.
Au fait, vous savez pourquoi la voiture est ...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
... On arrival back at the hotel I was told that they forgot to tell me that it is open from 4pm to 11pm, and so I made a second attempt that day to go see this place, which ended up with me being shooo'd away again. This time I was told that they forgot to tell me that it was a national holiday :o(
So in the end I did not get to visit any attraction, but I did get to drive around ...
Cultural heart of Morocco
... essential if you are not to get lost. We hired an excellent guide and saw amazing portions of this city. During our lunch break, I was not feeling well and so I sat in a small unnamed square just watching the world go by. I saw donkeys wander by carrying propane tanks, make shift BBQs grilling up lunch, and shop keepers sitting outside their stores looking at the sky and making small talk with their competitors. I could see how not much could change in their peaceful ...


