Comments on: Saudi Places – Spotlight on Hail http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/ Experiences and observations of a former American diplomat now married to a Saudi and living in KSA... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:36:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: American Bedu http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-50287 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:31:52 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-50287 Thank you for the great snapshot Nick!

That’s wonderful Al Ula and Maidan Saleh can be done in a long day. I think anyone in Saudi, expat or Saudi, should have Maidan Saleh as a must-see! I did a series of earlier posts all about my own trip there with photos.

]]> By: Nick http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-50277 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:55:12 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-50277 Hail itself is pretty unremarkable- there are a couple of forts in town as mentioned on your website; a couple of museums (which rarely seem to open; an old style souk as well as a small modern mall. All amenities one could reasonably expect are available to one degree or other. Whilst Hail cannot compete with Jeddah or Riyadh for shopping and things to do we quite like it that way.
The real appeal of Hail to me is the number of interesting places to visit within an hour or so drive and, of course, the people who are quite welcoming.
Jubbah, Jannayn, Uraija, Richmaneya, Joe, the craters at Tabah. Tuwarin and Fayd are all within easy reach.
Riyadh is a mere 6 hour drive away Al-Ula and Madain Saleh can be “done” in a long day although the drive back to Hail can be a bit tough as most of the road is not lit.
Of course there are frustrations but Hail is doing its best and offers an interesting mix of old and new.
Hail is quite conservative and women are expected to wear the abaya and there have been minor run-ins with the Muttawa about women not wearing the niqab. Generally though these issues have been minor and we have found people quite tolerant of us.
Apologies for the lack of detail but I would be happy to answer any direct questions.

]]> By: American Bedu http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-50263 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:56:03 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-50263 Hi Nick and Welcome!

Please…do share more about life in Hail!!

Best Regards, Bedu

]]> By: Nick http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-50243 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:27:55 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-50243 Hi Americanbedu!

! I live up here in Hail- on my second “tour” . First here in ’97 with the Community College and now the Uni.

If you want to visit and need a contact drop me a line.

]]> By: American Bedu http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-38593 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:07:52 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-38593 w’alaikum salam,

No, I do not know, Umm Abdullah.

Regards, Bedu

]]> By: umm abdullah http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-38540 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:51:28 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-38540 salam, do you know the dates and time of the ha’il desert festival?

]]> By: American Bedu http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-25333 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:11:54 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-25333 @Canuck,

Salam Alaikum and Welcome! Glad that my blog has been useful and informative to you.

]]> By: Canuck http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-25331 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:08:33 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-25331 Salam alikum. Thank you so much for the post. I first found your site when I wonted to know more about ha’il 2 months ago. I did not read more Intel tonight after looking up Saudi and foreign women getting married. Reading is helping me understand what I may be in-store for if thing keep going as they are. Thank you.

]]> By: American Bedu http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-18381 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:24:01 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-18381 Dr. Anj,, I do hope one of my readers will respond to your query since I do not have firsthand knowledge of Hail which I can share.

]]> By: Dr. Anj http://americanbedu.com/2009/01/02/saudi-places-%e2%80%93-spotlight-on-hail/#comment-18328 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:02:20 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=2831#comment-18328 Hello. I am being hired as a dentist in Hail. well, as for my colleagues who has been to KSA are actually discouraging me. But form all the articles i ve heard i think the city has so much potential. If you could help me how do women live there i understand the cultural back ground. But i would like specifics please if you could feed me more information about this. i would like to be sure before i sign a contract.
Thank you very much

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