Chris Zwierzynski, from Tripbase.com shares some expert advice on road trips.
One thing you must know about Saudi is that there’s a lot to see, but to experience any worthwhile chunk of it in one go, the best thing you can do is hit the road with friends and/or family and just head out and explore until your heart’s content. That’s right; you need to head out on a road trip, explore the local sights and sounds, then drive all over the place to experience and take part in all that this magical place has to offer!
The first road trip was allegedly undertaken by Ramses II after he rode in his chariot for the duration of an entire night, after coming back from Memphis, which must have been a heck of a journey back in those days.
Road trips have since become an integral part of the human experience, with road trips being planned and embarked upon in their multitudes, sometimes even unplanned and impromptu, further adding to the overall experience. Some might even go so far as to say that the road trip is a “persistent element of human culture”; likening it to what famous thinker Carl Jung had to say on the subject.
Regardless of your opinions on the subject, it as an undeniable fact that road trips play an important part in human life and is fast becoming one of the more popular hobbies of modern times and not simply just as part of a vacation, but sometimes IS the vacation, consisting of nothing much more than a coterie of close friends traveling on the open roads. The hobby has progressed so much so that groups calling themselves “road enthusiasts” have propagated and are becoming increasingly prevalent, especially online where a budding road enthusiast will thoroughly document their road trips and experiences along life’s proverbial and literal highway. In the eyes of these people, it has become an art, something to be pursued with one’s body and soul, perhaps in order to discover some part of themselves, either new or previously unseen.
If you happen to be of the road-tripper persuasion, then there is no better time (and no better excuse) to embark on a fantastic journey than now, for now is the time to seize life by the reins and travel, either for a reason or purely for the sake of it, to enjoy something that precious few others might experience: living just the way you want to.
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I absolutely love roadtrips!!! Hopefully one day I will be able to get to Saudi Arabia
A few years ago, while I was still living in the United States, I took a lot of road trips. And a lot of unplanned ones too. I would simply get in my car and head for the road. Indeed, I found some interesting things, including a enourmous ranch of a secondary road. All visitors welcome.
In the UAE, I went on a few. It was so interesting to find, out of the blue, a large house edged up in large hills. Oh, once there were camels, although I found out in a strange way. My driver all of sudden drives off the road and into the ditch. I open my window and there was a camels looking me straight in the eye. There a bunch of them attempting to cross the road. One must be careful in UAE. If you run over a camel, it can be huge fine.
I love road trips wherever I have been. One of the most special which I did write about way back in the beginning of my blog, was the first time my stepchildren visited us in the US from Saudi. We went from WDC to Florida and did it via an RV. It was a great bonding experience plus they were able to see so much more of the USA that way too.
Another incredible road trip I had which I may write about some day but does not apply to my blog on Saudi was when I went from the border of Iraq/Turkey to Istanbul overland. The route paralleled the Syrian border for part of the way and the scenery and mountainous areas was magnificent.
Are you aware of any websites that would help plan a Umrah road trip from Bahrain ?
I am planing to take one in the summer and although I can get to my destination, I would like to properly plan it with visits to historical sites and areas along the way as well.
I’m not aware of any web sites but I’d suggest asking fellow Muslims you know in Bahrain and Saudi for specific recommendations and suggestions.