Al-Balad, the Historic Centre of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

G’day folks! Today’s post continues on from the past few weeks where I have been detailing my explorations in Saudi Arabia earlier this year in February & March. Today I take y’all on a walking tour through Jeddah’s historic district and the oldest part of the city, known as ‘Al-Balad’. This was the main centre …

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Growing and Changing, Saudi Arabia’s Capital of Riyadh!

Folks, it was hard to imagine what Riyadh was going to be like before I visited it earlier this year. I had a bit of an idea about Jeddah, but my first stop in Saudi Arabia was the capital, in the middle of the country and seemingly far from anything. So I wasn’t really sure …

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Dubai, Dubai so fly they named it… Once?

Hey all. It’s Sunday and on Sundays I have been taking you through the experiences I had earlier this year as I travelled late January to April from Dhaka Bangladesh to Dakar Senegal. And so it comes today to my short stop in Dubai. I’ve already written about my day at the Atlantis Aqua Adventure …

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Daymaniyat Shells Snorkelling in the Gulf of Oman with SEA TURTLES!

G’day folks! Last Sunday I wrote about the twilight zone experience of I went through when in Muscat. This weekend I am writing about the real highlights of this very cool city – today I will write about my snorkelling half-day trip to the Daymaniyat Islands, and tomorrow I will be going through the sights …

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