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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...

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...

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Observations of Life

"A stone with no moss" has been my motto.  My experiences and commentary from travels both near and far.  No hate, unfiltered.

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