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A night in Saudi Arabia
An surprise day in Saudi Arabia's capital, normally a place where you do not easily go. I spent 12 hours (16 to 4 am) on the airport and luckily there was internet! I took the time to skype with some people and had a busy evening after all. Food was served by Saudi Arabian Airlines and before I knew it it was 00.30 hrs! ...
Epilogue: The Kingdom
Having sold my sole once again to the Corporate world, I visited Saudi. Inevitably the camera came out, albeit I was in a suit. Having been round the world once in the last 12 months, I wasn't setting off again, but on business, into the mysterious world that is the Gulf. One that I have never been too before, and now only leaves the major regions of Canada and China/Japan, which I haven't been to on this globe. Will I need to start going to different planets?
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First Camp Out!
Finally, a stay overnight in the desert. I was concerned it may be very uncomfortable sleeping because the day had been so hot, but it turned out to be a perfect evening. The sky was clear full of stars and there was a gentle warm, but not hot breeze.
My biggest ambition was to hike at dawn. I had no problem waking up early. Waking my camp buddies was more of a problem. We got under way soon ...
Camel Souk
After my first camp out, we stopped at the major camel souk (camel market) of Riyadh.
It's pretty rustic. A lot of crude pens, kind of cobbled together with streets (dirt roads) that meander throughout it.
We had come on a Friday, which is the slowest day of the week because it is like the Sundays in the west, so there wasn't much going on. I didn't take as many pictures as I should have, so I'll have to return for a more complete ...
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