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Whew…I actually did it. I set my goal today that I would get all my postings transferred from myspace into wordpress. It was quite a job but thankfully all the postings are now here. As you will learn about me though, I am not a technophile. I enjoy writing but not all that great with [...]
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October 18, 2007 – Thursday Children born of Saudi father and foreign wife Current mood: contemplative Category: Travel and Places When a Saudi man marries a foreign (ie, non-Saudi) wife, any children born from the marriage are viewed as Saudi citizens. This is even in spite if a child has dual-citizenship. If in Saudi, the [...]
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October 16, 2007 – Tuesday City Contrasts Current mood: cheerful Category: Travel and Places If you were reading one blog solely about Riyadh and another solely about Jeddah you would likely come away thinking that not only are these two different cities but they must be in two different countries as well. The contrast between [...]
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Unfinished Love Story Current mood: curious Category: Travel and Places There is an unfinished villa on Andulus street in Jeddah that local lore refers to as the unfinished love story. This villa can be seen clearly from the street and as the legend has it, it was being built by a Prince for the Princess [...]
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Saudi weddings Current mood: good Category: Travel and Places Like most weddings anywhere in the world, Saudi weddings come in all shapes, sizes and customs. There is no “one size fits all” when describing what may or may not take place at a Saudi wedding.In general, segregation will be in practice at a Saudi wedding. [...]
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October 13, 2007 – Saturday Generosity at Eid Current mood: happy Category: Travel and Places It is a pleasure to see the generosity and traditions of the Saudi people during Eid. First, it is traditional after the special Eid prayers in the morning for families to gather at the patriarchal home. Usually before the Eid [...]
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More on Jeddah by the Sea Current mood: confused Category: Travel and Places Today we traveled along the Corniche road in Jeddah which is the road which parallels the Red Sea. It was a scenic drive and not surprisingly with many luxury apartment buildings, 5 star hotels, restaurants and rental chalets on each side of [...]
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October 12, 2007 – Friday Diplomatic bloggers Current mood: content Category: Travel and Places I recently discovered a web page hosted by the British government which identifies and provides links to blogs maintained by British diplomats, to include the British Ambassador to Afghanistan. I found these blogs to be interesting and good reads and thought [...]
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October 11, 2007 – Thursday More on multi colored camels Current mood: ecstatic Category: Travel and Places Yes, it is a fact that I am fascinated by the camel whether it happens to be in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, UAE, Kuwait, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, China, Iran, Africa or else in the middle East or [...]
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Saudis & Terror Current mood: mellow Category: Travel and Places One nice thing for me when traveling it gives me a good opportunity to catch up on reading. Presently I am reading a book called “Saudis & Terror: Cross-Cultural Views.” The book is published by Ghainaa Publications of Riyadh (www.ghainaa.com) (966.1.248.7871). The book is part [...]
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