Radisson SAS Hotel Riyadh

... of prayer time. Got my bags all in one piece and faced a few questions because my bags were coming from Korea via Hong Kong and I had my hard drives of photography. I guess they had experiences with people trying to bring in illegal movies etc. on their hard drives (porn? other questionable material?) from those countries.<br><br>Ali from Education Experts is not there to pick me up. I wander the airport for nearly an hour and half with no ...

I apologise for the lack of actual information on this page. It has been a fairly hectic few days. Needless to day, I have already been in contact with most of you by now and updated you on how the new job was going.<br><br>I, along with another colleague, rented a rather batter, manual gear, Hyundai Accent and took it for a spin for about 24 hours around Riyadh and also out to Ad-Diriyiah. Al-Diriyah is a town in Saudi Arabia located on the ...

... flat so I was quite content making dinner by candlelight. When I returned home, I ate a rather generous amount of pasta with tomato sauce while sitting under the romantic candlelight. I&#8217;s done a bit of a shop that day and had walked a lot so was feeling pretty tired so I made my way to bed early to be ready the next day.<br><br>I awoke at 7am and had a shower and a shave. At 8:45am a driver picked me up and took me to an area called al-BatHa where I was ushered into a ...

... the Faisaliah are impressive. Being Ramadan there wasn't much traffic...more on that later.<br><br>The compound, al Jazeera, is nice...small, central to the city, good amenities - pool, gym, tv room, small coffee shop. Glenn has a 1 bedroom apartment which has everything he needs, and it is cool. After a quick tour of the place i had a cuppa and off to bed...i mean i haven't seen glenn for months :)

... passed through Mina and Muzdalifah, which if you're familiar with the annual Hajj rites, is where the large tent city is that the Hajjis stay in. Looking at the tent city, it is easy to see how perilous it could be if people try to have open fires, and while regretting the tent city fire a few years ago, one can only wonder that there haven't been more accidents. The scope of the public services necessary for accommodate the millions who come for ...

... popping and we noticed lines of trucks with their hazards flashing as they struggled to keep their vehicles going at the slow rate down the sloping roads. The views are breathtaking. I particularly enjoy the odd assortment of rocky outcrops -- amazing how these jagged towers are shaped by nature.

... small barrier to the families' entrance, and back in again. I shared a small chuckle with the staff as they were the same people, they had just shifted down the counter a bit. I was also the only customer in the store, on either side. <br><br>Large mocha chip Frappucino in hand I felt ready to face the next ten hours or so of drive time. We drove quickly along the city highway, not much traffic but still considerable winds and a lot of sand blowing around.

Well, this time I thought I might write a little about the hospital that Im working at... I've finally begun work in recovery, after 3 long weeks of extensive orientation. It was tiring, as a lot of the stuff they covered wasn't all that relevant, but they did run workshops and lectures about settling into life in Saudi as well, which I found really helpful for easing my way into living and working here. The recovery is pretty big, has 16 bays for 11 theatres ...

Yup, it's like going to Prep school again. I'll be flying with Saudia Airlines from Riyadh to Dammam on December 10. Will have a 14-hour layover at the Dammam International Airport before boarding my KLM flight to Amsterdam at 1:45 AM on December 11. Not bad at all. This sure marks the start of a great trip. Dammam to ...

... up with some wonderful people, had some wonderful adventures, and got a slew of memorable photos. All in all, I would recommend Jordan as a tourist destination. However, next time we fly and rent a car in Amman. No more 17 hour + drives for us! If you liked this blog series, please leave your feedback on our guestbook page. Telling us what you liked or didn't like about it will help make our next blog (we have already finished our trip to India) better! Thanks in advance, The Doigs