Country Info
- Riyadh
- Capital
- Saudi Riyal (SAR)
- Currency
- 22,757,092
- Population
- SA
- Country Code
Saudi Arabia Slideshow
Saudi Arabia
Travel Blogs from Saudi Arabia
Continuation of Islam Blues
Forgot to write a huge thing- THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA! It is really big and a pillar because it is very significant to the religion because when they go on the pilgrimage they are going to Mecca where Mohamed first recieved word from god and where ...
Liberating Initiation
"Courage is the power to let go of the familiar." -- Raymond Lindquist This week could not have been more fruitful. Three major tasks had been ticked off the must-to-do-before-I-leave list. I submitted my resignation, sold my possessions and paid off all ...
Allah is Turning Up the Heat
There was this guy on campus at SFU that used to approach me about joining his church. I always wondered if he was trying to wear me down by asking me repeatedly. I would think to myself dude I said no last week and my answer has not changed. I didn't ...
saudi
night outs, diamond picking, shawarma extra spicy, snorkelling along the red sea, etc. what more can i ...
Some Tests
... I will not soon forget. Tony is here. I’m going to see him this month. I’ll fly to Riyadh which is the capital of Saudi for a taste of the ultra conservative and as he said ‘put my feet on Canadian Soil.’ It will be a real treat to ...
5 Years of Teaching
I've been dragging Is it the 5 year mark in my teaching career where I think other jobs maybe Is it pure exhaustion dragging onward into the start of vacation tomorrow It must get better...it is damn it..it has I need to notice...smile more...find that ...
a few words about.... hell!
It's definitively one of the places from which u'll not be sorry u'll be leaving from..... Unfortunatly! ...
Jeddah
Stayed at the Sheraton. I think there was a bit of a mix-up over our room reservations. I had a small suite: two bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, walk-in wardrobe, dining room and living room. Kevin had the same. Some of the best food I've had anywhere and ...
Tony
It's 305. I’m outside the school chatting with a former student. Our talk is about the many houses he has around the world. Rizlan’s late. I got a plan to catch at 5pm. I have no idea how long it will take to go from the school to the ...
Me an' Critters
Awesome weekend past. Did my first dives after getting my license. On my first dive I tore through my air and had to use air from my partner's (the dive master) tank. He gave me his alternate air source and I followed him by holding onto his BCD. We ...
DAWER-DAWER
... with my friends raffy, sonny, and lian after having a shesha or may i say its arabic cigarettes buts wowwwwwwww its amazing we really like it..then we move to starbucks coffee which is near from nawras shesha....jeddah kingdom of saudi ...
My first week
I've been in Jeddah for a week now and its been a week of experinces. When I first arrived I was matched with a buddy to help me adapt to my new surroundings, and she has been incredible. We have spent a lot of time together doing things and ...
Hurry up and wait... and wait
... acquiring the ability to fall asleep anywhere. Oh wait, no alcohol here. Five hours and forty-five minutes left... Saudi Arabia to South Africa: 7.25 hour flight. I endure another smile-less flight. Thankfully there are plenty of movies available ...
We (Barely) Make it to Cairo
Once more to the airport van my friends! So begins another trip by the Doigs, this time to Cairo, Egypt. Although we had never been, we have many friends who have been to Cairo and given us both positive and negative feedback. This was really the trip of ...
January 24, 2012
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Camp Golf Course & More Crabs
Did walk out to the golf course this morning. Not quite like those in Scotland, but it is a way to play. I actually like having sand traps on a desert course. And not to mention, metal trees! But how about dirt greens that you have to brush clear after ...
Heat
It's the weekend here. The sun is blazing. Can't run outside in the day now. The heat will beat you down. Like it beat me down a few days ago at 4pm. I wait for night to fall now. Like I did last night. 7km along in street light guidance. Once the orange ...
in the land of the arabs
I first set my foot in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia druing the Ramadan Eid.With little knowledge of this country, I was feeling a lil nervous as i get off the plane. I know that they implement their laws very strictly unlike any other country and i fear ...
Islam Blues
I miss Alice but I am having fun considering I am thousands of years back in time.....wait till I tell the baby this then my grand children boy will they be surprised! I went and talked to the scholar about the main pillars of founding in Islam. The ...
Unthought Known (Pearl Jam 2009)
I'm home now. It’s 830. Long day. Late night. It’s report card time. The easy work was done days ago. The thinking part. The part where you decide who gets what. Today is just data entry. I’m not done. I had misplaced my sheets and ...
One week down
I have now been living in Compound D of the King Faisal Hosital for one week and one day! Hardly counting am I??? Its been an interesting week, and I am learning constantly...what can I do...what can't I do..what line should I stand in..what ...
A Break on a Good Day
When I was 13 I moved from the USA to Canada. I moved frequently in my youth as my father was in the military. It was tough on me then but those relocation's as a kid have made me a better man. I now find durability in moving around. It's change can be ...