Abha: a typical morning before work
Not too far from the truth driving in KSA (from Columbia Basin Herald, July 22, 2020) [from FB post: December 20, 2016] Riding to Work...
Jizan: Heritage Village
Jizan Heritage Village, Jizan City. December 2017 A taste of Africa, literally One of my favorite students in my Saudi days was YAS. ...
Abha: laundry
A typical Saudi laundry (undated photo from flickr.com) [from FB post: January 12, 2017] The Laundry Another place I pass on my daily...
Saudi Arabia: getting married
istockphoto [from FB post: January 20, 2017] Love Marriage on the Down Low in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has arranged marriage and by...
Abha: the sambosa shop
Saudi Sambosa. Image: But First Chai [from FB post: December 31, 2016] The Sambosa Shop Saudi Arabia is far more multi-cultural than...
Asir: calendars and museums
Al Jehl Museum, Asir. December 2015 [from FB post: December 31, 2013] Things you learn in other places. Do you know that most of my...
Riyadh: Tuwaiq Escarpment
Tuwaiq Escarpment, Route 80, Riyadh-Taif Road. December 2014 [from FB post: December 19,2014] Also I visited the Tuwaiq Escarpment on...
Asir National Park: Al Habala
Al Habala, Asir, Saudi Arabia. December 2013 The nanny-state ruins my view [From FB: December 5, 2013] Finally made it out to this huge...
Jeddah: Bafarat Cafe
Bafarat Cafe, Jeddah. November 2017 Coffee paradise found and lost and found AM, one of my few Saudi friends from outside Abha {see:...
Najran: A Journey to Najran
Old Houses, Najran. December 2016 [from FB post: December 10, 2016] "Into the war zone" I think you noticed a week back perhaps I posted...
Jeddah: Corniche Sculpture Park
Open Museum, Al Hamra Corniche, Jeddah. November 2017 Isle of Misfit Art At one end of the Al Hamra Corniche lies an oval green space...
Asir: Dalagan Park
Dalagan Park, Asir, Saudi Arabia. November 2013 The problem with expectations, the problem with people I must remain true to my...
Al Baha: Ragadan Forest Park
Ragadan Forest Park, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia. November 2017 [From FB Post: November 28, 2017] Friday Is Family Day in Ragadan Forest Park...
Asir: Ahad Refidah
Old City Bazaar, Ahad Refidah, Asir, Saudi Arabia. November 2017 In search of the other Jerash in the land of the Qahtani OQ, one of my...
Al Khobar: searching for Saudi food in mythical Al Khobar
Al Khobar Traditional Village Restaurant, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. November 2014 At Java Beans, my regular cafe in Abha, I met a group...
Tabuk
Tabuk Fort. November 2015 One of the few Saudi friends that I made outside of Abha, AM, and I decided to spend a weekend in Tabuk in...
Saudi Arabia: coffee and dates
Abha Fort Coffee House, November 14, 2017 Of coffee and dates AQ my longsuffering cultural guide and student in Saudi Arabia invited me...
Jizan: Mt. Faifa
Mt Faifa, Saudi Arabia, November 2017 (the mountains behind me are Yemen) [from FB post: November 11, 2017] The War Zone I live and work...
Abha: Desert Walks
Every Friday for three of my five years living in Saudi Arabia, I did a long walk in the desert with my colleague WBT. The name "Saudi...