Free Roaming Camels
We saw a number of free roaming camels during the week (October 13-16). Some were wild, some were branded, some were being run by a...
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Oct 23, 20211 min read
Lighting up the valley
At night the Sahary Resort would light up the cliff side and it looked really pretty
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Oct 22, 20212 min read
Elephant Rock, "The Bottle", Star Gazing
It's Friday, October 15, and Friday is a non-working day in Saudi Arabia. It was a surprise that the area around Elephant Rock was...
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Oct 21, 20212 min read
Following the Hejaz Railway - Hegra to Medina
In the late 19 century, Sultan Abdulhamid II ordered the construction of a railway from Damascus to Makkah (Mecca). This was known as the...
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Oct 20, 20211 min read
Petroglyphs near Al Ula
My favorite part of Al Ula was the petroglyphs telling stories of those that have gone before. Some are ancient and some are very recent:)
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Oct 19, 20211 min read
The Nabataeans, Dadan, An Open Library and the Old Town
On October 14th we went site seeing and walked through Al Ula's history. After a really tasty breakfast, we started with Hegra (Mada'in...
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Oct 15, 20211 min read
Kingdom Tower and High Tea
On Wednesday (October 13) we went to Kingdom Tower to see the view and also have high tea at The Four Seasons. The viewing platform at...
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Oct 15, 20211 min read
Landing in AlUla
Landing in AlUla the weather was a "cool" 38 degrees, but the breeze felt nice. We were met by our driver and driven to the Sahary...
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Oct 13, 20211 min read
Out to explore, a bit
May 12 and I decided to try to get a facial at one of the hotels or the place suggested by the hotel. There was no availability, so I...
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Oct 12, 20211 min read
May 11, 2021 - a day in bed in Riyadh
Spent the day in bed resting. Am exhausted. Did not do anything remotely Arabic until we went out to the U Walk for dinner. We went to...
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Oct 11, 20211 min read
First day in Riyadh
Had a laid back first day in Riyadh. I'm still getting over the 8 hours of jet lag coming back from the US on October 3 and am now...
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Oct 10, 20212 min read
Entering Riyadh Airport, and other adventures....
Had a wonderful flight coming into Riyadh from London and braced ourselves for a less than satisfying experience at customs. Was amazed...
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Mar 24, 20211 min read
Jamal Jais Upper Trail
Of the two trails, I like this one better. You are much higher and the air temperature is cooler. Some of the drops affect one's...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read
Jamal Jais Lower Trail - Saw a Snake and a Goat
We hiked the lower Jamal Jais trail twice - once on 1/24 and the other on.... It's a nice trail because its a gradual uphill and steep...
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Mar 21, 20211 min read
On our way to Jamal Jais we saw Sand and Donkeys and Camels
We went hiking several times while in RAK and really enjoyed the Upper and Lower trails at Jamal Jais. Along the way we saw sand dunes,...
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Mar 19, 20211 min read
Other interesting things in RAK
Besides hiking and swimming, there wasn't a lot to do in RAK. We went to the local Al Hamra Mall and had arabic coffee (Saudi) and, not...
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Mar 19, 20211 min read
Life from our balcony in RAK
When we realized that we would be in UAE longer than anticipated (7 weeks instead of 3), we decided to move to an AirBnB. We found what...
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Mar 1, 20211 min read
2021 in Dubai
I hadn't really planned to spend much time in the UAE before coming back to the UK - only about 20 days. 20 days turned into 7 weeks,...
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Feb 12, 20211 min read
Minibreak - UAE in the time of Covid
What started out to be a few days before returning to the UK has now stretched to 7 weeks. We started out in Dubai at the Doubletree...
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