Saudi Arabia is Islam’s birthplace and spiritual home, represented by the cities of Mecca and Medina. The country is rich in attractions, from echoes of “Lawrence of Arabia” along the Hejaz Railway to the sculpted red dunes of romantic deserts with the carved temples of Madain Saleh, known as the second Petra, and the sophisticated rock art at Jubbah. The pristine, azure waters of the Red Sea ache to be explored. In the south, the jewel in the Kingdom’s crown, Asir, reveals breathtaking mountain scenery where mysterious and spectacular villages wait to be discovered.
Traditionally, the Bedouin livelihood primarily involved the herding of sheep, goats, and camels that provided meat, milk products, and wool. We did not know that Saudis traditionally import camels from North Africa. And because of the combination of disease, drought, and political...
We spent a few days in one of the wealthiest cities in the world, the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia, located in the center of the an-Nafud desert. It is home to Saudi Arabia’s best museum, a World Heritage Site related to the Kingdom’s Genesis story, and some of the...
Today morning, we refilled our fresh water tank with the great help of Bangladeshi workers taking care of the park at Qaryat Al Ulya. After that, we drove nearly a whole day on a much shorter road, 550, to Riyadh. Unfortunately, there was not much to see except some lovely landscapes...
Ras al-Khafji is a town on the border between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. It lies in what was, before 1970, the Saudi Arabian–Kuwaiti neutral zone. It was pretty easy to cross the border. On the Kuwaiti side, we just stamped the passport and CPD and left the border within minutes. On Saudi...