Sunset Hotel
Travel Blogs from Jeddah
Night Dive
... here and a 40 dollar round of drinks there. It’s the same type of offense I committed last summer when I stepped off a plane from Saudi into Canada and spent my summer fund like money grew on trees. Can you blame me? I live in a walled compound, don’t have access to Kilkenny and have grown semi bored of things that have carried me through these last two years here. I am more aware of this dangerous way of living and upon getting paroled this summer, ...
Saudi Arabia
... over 200 passengers. The majority of our co-travellers are Muslim Indians who are going on pilgrimage to Mecca. There are a large number of children and people in wheelchairs boarding the plane. Many men are clad wearing only a white cloth made from terry cloth. Many women are completely covered in black including black gloves.
The toilets are extremely busy. The men perform ritual washings at the sinks. I barely get through ...
Hurry up and wait... and wait
... form of knowledge I take away because nothing can be done to change reality written into history.
Thailand to Malaysia: 1 hour flight.
Somewhere over the Andaman Sea, I start the long process of sobering up. Damn the UK rugby team. I entertain the idea that a win for the UK would have kept a number of commiserating beers away from my mouth. Naivety assures me that celebratory beers wouldn’t have had a very similar effect (with the ...
Decisions That Make You Sweat
... decisions. Especially when my manager Lally notes my interest in several schools around the globe and fires back a three page email on the pros and cons of each school/city/country with explicit detail. He’s welcome where ever I end up as are you all. I’ve got the big five countries in mind, all to be present at the London Job Fair. In no particular order they are:
San Fran, USA
Moscow, Russia
Rabat, Morocco
Santiago, ...
My first month
... our abayas to the beach, but once there we are able to take them off, wear our bikinis, and relax without any worry. The beach itself is like being at some tropical resort, where the water is warm and clear, the sand is white, and sun is hot. For a short time you can forget where you are and simply enjoy the day. Another experience I recently had was the opportunity to go to the Italian Consolate for dinner. Just being able to get ...
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Crowne Plaza Jeddah
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InterContinental Hotel Jeddah
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Radisson Blu Hotel, Jeddah
Medina Road, Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $164 -
Red Sea Palace Hotel
King Abdul Aziz St , Jeddah | 4 star hotelfrom $130 -
Le Meridien Jeddah
Medinah Road, Jeddah | 4 star hotelfrom $203 -
Jeddah Hilton Hotel
North Corniche Road, Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $260 -
Golden Tulip Jeddah
Old Airport Road, Sitteen Street, Jeddah | 3 star hotelfrom $74 -
Jeddah Marriott Hotel
Palestine Rd., Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $226 -
Ramada Continental Jeddah
Palestine St.Corner Madinah Rd, Jeddah | 3 star hotelfrom $151 -
Sheraton Hotel Jeddah
North Corniche, Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $227 -
The Westin Jeddah
North Courniche, Jeddah | 4 star hotelfrom $120 -
Mercure Grand Golden Jeddah
Washki St , Jeddah | 3 star hotelfrom $85 -
Jeddah Trident Hotel
Mina Street, Jeddah | 4 star hotelfrom $104 -
Sofitel Alhamra Jeddah
Waley Al Ahd St, Jeddah | 4 star hotelfrom $130 -
Moevenpick Hotel Jeddah
Madina Road, Jeddah | 3 star hotelfrom $178 -
Kaki Hotel
Abd Allah Al Hazzani St, Jeddah | 3 star hotelfrom $88 -
Rosewood Corniche
P.O. Box 48122, Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $348 -
Park Hyatt Jeddah - Marina, Club & Spa
P.O. Box 5863, Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $443 -
Radisson Blu Royal Suite Hotel, Jeddah
Medina Road, Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $229 -
Al Bustan Hotel Jeddah
Junction of Medina and Palestine Roads, Jeddah | Hotelfrom $118 -
Qasr Al Sharq
North Comiche Road, Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $381 -
Al Azhar Hotel
Madinah Street, Jeddah | Hotelfrom $118 -
Ramada Jeddah Royal Villas
Al Shayka St, Jeddah | Hotel -
Habitat
Madinah Road, Jeddah | 5 star hotelfrom $231 -
Landmark Suites Hotel
Al Thahliya Street Opposite Bi 50 Al Andulas Shehri Street, Jeddah | 4 star hotelfrom $99