Country Info
- Riyadh
- Capital
- Saudi Riyal (SAR)
- Currency
- 22,757,092
- Population
- SA
- Country Code
Saudi Arabia Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
Bright Lights, Big Baghdad
Damman King Fahad Airport, Saudi Arabia September 23, 2006 9:15PM Local Time 11:15 AM Vancouver Time A fairly uneventful flight to Saudi Arabia, and considering our flight path I can't tell you how grateful I am to be making that statement. I have ...
The night before Christmas, Saudi-style
... foul - pronounced "fool"; literally, beans, but practically short for foul meddames, a mixed bean dish served for breakfast thobe - Saudi term for the white dress-thingy the men wear gutra - Saudi term for the Arabian hat that consists of a handkerchief ...
Land of the Sand Part 4
... . Prescription gasmask’s can be purchased from your local suicidal fundamentalist terrorist; there is one on every corner here in Saudi - Inshalla At least with the tight lid technique the ‘dead foul’ odor has ...
Land of the Sand Part 5
... (street dogs) prowl the streets in large unruly gangs of would be thug dogs. These dogs are mange and bordering on being rabid. In Saudi there is a distinct absence of dogs, any dogs, no dogs at all, not even mange ugly dogs or pompous poodles – ...
Land of the Sand Part 6
... economical and financial centre of the Arabic world. In reality it is a bed of debauchery that has prayers five times a day. Saudi Arabia is the strictest most fundamentalist country in the Arab world – like everything, there has to be an opposite, ...
saudi arabia
ga kebayang sebelumnya kalo negara pertama lain yang dikunjungi adalah arab saudi..hahaa. tujuannya sihh umroh. tapikan skalian jalan jalan emang paling enak..ya kaann? yang paling asik dari arab saudi tuu... pemandangan: walaupun gersang tapi banyak ...
Land of the Sand Part 3
... 5 inches above their ankles. They can also carry sticks that they use to strike those not following the Islamic way of life. Saudi Arabia is the most fundamentalist Muslim country – Bahrain the closest other country to us is the most liberal Muslim ...
The long wait in Abha and a return to Dhahran.
Man, it seemed so simple. But some things just have this way of spiralling out of control, you know? With an 8:00 PM departure, we needed to be at the airport by 6 PM. But we'd seen pretty much everything in town (so much was closed due to the Eid) ...
Back In Bahrain
... the Johnny Walker smell long before we reached Bahrain. At Bahrain International Airport we almost had our bags loaded onto a bus to Saudi Arabia. "Where you go, sahib?" asked the swarthy Arab driver. "The Gulf Gate", I replied. "OK, this bus for ...
Land of the Sand Part 2
... are at different times. During my first week in sunny Jabail the Call to Prayer was at 4amish each day – Good Morning Saudi Arabia! Each day there are five Calls to Prayer. With our close proximity to a very large mosque and to several smaller ...
Small town Saudi
Saudi Arabia does not issue tourist visas - only work visas and business visas. From the moment I entered Saudi I had issues with my "business" visa - which should have been a work visa. This limited me in the ability to travel around the ...
Under The Abaya
Hi all. Just want to keep you updated on life in Jeddah. Having a ball here so far and keep waiting for the novelty to wear off. The work is quiet and quite boring. And to be really honest, it just interferes with the social life. I have met with ...
On to Jordan and Saudi!
... men can have more than one wife if they are able to keep them all in the same financial situation. Therefore, the Saudi women have decided shopping is the answer – jewelry, appliances, whatever to raise the spending so there is nothing left ...
Saudi Ramblings
... the desert earlier and had just recently come to the surface. Proof that Ha'il is still part of the wilds of Saudi Arabia. Hangings and Beheadings: As further proof to the above, a man was recently beheaded and hung from the tallest building in ...
Life in the Arabian Desert - Part 2
I realized I haven't done a very good job of showing the area where I live. I mean, I live in one of the most remote areas in one of the most restrictive countries in the world! Therefore, I'm going to put forward a 'Life in the Arabian ...
Ancient Nabataean tombs
... superstitious reputation. Anyways, enough history! We headed out to MS, by police escort of course. After some typical Saudi bureaucracy, we entered the rocky dirt roads and rumbled our way around the archaeological site. Not much to say ...
Land of the Sand Part 7
... name flip flops they want the cheap and nasty to compliment their image of suave sexy playboy. There is however a problem with Saudi Arabia, which these dudes seemed to have overlooked. The term all dressed up with no place to go, kinda fits perfectly ...
Al Seteen Palace Hotel, Riyadh
Welcome to the Desert City, an oasis of opulence and modernity, Riyadh, the Garden City. Arabs, by nature, are famous for their unprecedented hospitality. Their rich culture is an envy to many and their religion is a way of life. I heard a legend about a ...
More Ideas and Inventions
We've all seen the Bose speakers. They are impossibly small (2 inches by two inches) and deliver a big sound with 'Wave" technology. You can connect your cell phone to Bose speakers and listen to a high quality sound. But why couldn't they put the Bose ...
Al Ula - Ooh La La
Over the weekend, we (a group of about 20 teachers) set off for Al Ula, which is the nearest city to Madain Saleh, Saudi's premier archaeological site (but more on that in the next blog). About a 4 hour drive from Hail, we piled up in cars and made ...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
... took this time to get to know him (it was the first time we were meeting one another in person) and learn about Saudi Arabia from a locals perspective. The one thing I truly enjoy about my travels is learning about foreign cultures. I am disillusioned by ...
Rock Art
... Bedouin tent filled with rugs, decoratives (like old fans, teapots, etc.), and mounds of dates. Between the tea and dates in Saudi Arabia you're never far from your next sugar fix here! We had lunch here, strolled around the museum, and ended ...
First full day in Jeddah
Arrived safely and got through passport and customs with no problems. Went for a medical this morning for my residency visa. The place where I am staying/living is very grand lovely and big and airy......though I must admit my room isn't as large as I ...
Life in the Arabian Desert - Part 1
I realized the other day I haven't done a very good job of showing the area where I live. I mean, I live in one of the most remote areas in one of the most restrictive countries in the world! Therefore, I'm going to put forward a 'Life in the ...
At the border
... and anxiuos at the same time. He dropped me off at the border and the Jordan officials said that I couldnt pass without a visa to Saudi. I told them I would like to try...they made a few phone calls and then let me pass. After the jordan side there was a ...