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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 24, 20211 min read
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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 23, 20211 min read
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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 22, 20212 min read
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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 21, 20212 min read
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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 20, 20211 min read
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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 19, 20211 min read
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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
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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 15, 20211 min read
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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 13, 20211 min read
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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 12, 20211 min read
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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 11, 20211 min read
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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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Oct 10, 20212 min read
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