Tulip Inn Dammam

... it was then that I realized: I loved the desert (deep down inside), why then did I not think of making this trip before?! The bus began to accelerate and we were soon on the Riyadh highway. It was all night, and I could see cars zipping ahead. We went on for abot 200 Kms and the driver decided to make a stop at a highway restaurant. All got down, some to stretch their legs, others to grab a bit/a cool drink, or simply to take a walk around.<br><br>Soon, we were back on the ...

Apparently the Bahrain-Saudi border is on a little island [not sure if it has an official name], which hosts a rest point on either side of the border, complete with matching observation towers. The whole road, which is 45km long, is called the King Fahad Causeway on the Bahraini side, with a different Saudi name.. Interesting stuff! :) Due to it being Ramadan and us not being ...

Last day in Saudi&#8230;woke up, showered, packed, and headed up to the usual breakfast. I called the front desk before I left and asked for a 9AM taxi. Breakfast was the same as before except this time there was mango juice. Was really good and reminded me of the stuff I had in Korea. Brushed my teeth and packed the last few items and went to check out. It took like 15 minutes to check out (U.S ...

... in when it reopened after prayer time. The guy started at 140 riyals (about 37 USD) for a pair of sandals I&#8217;d have paid only 15-20 bucks for. I said &#8220;too much&#8221; and started walking away----they went as low as 100 riyals (around $27), but needed them to go a lot lower and kept walking. Stopped in a gold store---a ring that Edwin looked at (possibly for me) was 1500 riyals ($400), so not exactly a steal, especially for ...

... was half Office Max (office supplies, laptop bags, digicams, etc.) and half craft store. Erwin was looking for a liquid/glue rubber material to make a rubberized layer on top of a plastic roller, while I went looking for rubber stamp and craft rollers. After a bit of looking, I found a bunch of them in various sizes and rubber materials (actually more than a Ben Franklin or even a Hobby Lobby would probably have back home). I grabbed the three that seemed like they ...

... extermination he saw there and fought against. I wondered how some of the wars in the Middle East compared and thought there could be some similarities in the targeting of certain [innocent/civilian] groups for killings, even potentially Westerners. I was a bit hungry, but drank some orange juice from the mini fridge, and after the movie (4:30AM) took out my contacts, brushed my teeth, and tried to sleep. I could see the sun peeking through the sides of my curtains at about 5AM.

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... the terminal. It was all decorated for Christmas, Santa, snowman, Christmas music. It really hit us that we wouldn't be home this year for the one holiday we never miss. We hope Christmas just blows by this year so we don't miss our family and friends as much. But it will be different to celebrate Christmas on the beach.. After a 3 hour lay over and updating the travelpod, we were on the plane again for Bangkok.

... on the plane everyone had to trade seats--this took over an hour. I have never been on a plane that took so long to board. We'd also like to add that this was just after the Hijj, so fully 50 percent of the passengers were carrying 40 liters of holy water each. The Cairo to Bahrain flight was uneventful, but once on the ground we found ourselves reliving the disarray of the Cairo Airport. The Bahrain Airport was jammed and we arrived just in time for the ...

... was Ramadan, the Holy month, which was also an experience. Much too much detail and intensity for a short memo like this. Get a book and read - quite the time. This was a business trip so I will also forgo those boring details. Dahran was where I fell in love with street side gyros. Even with the flys buzzing around, they were stellar. As was the other food, all completely different than what I had ever tasted before. After 5 days in Dahran, I flew to ...