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October 10th 2011
Istanbul, Turkey (October 10, 2011) After flying for 3hrs and 45 mins on board Turkish Airlines, we arrived at Ataturk International Airport at around 8 in the morning. The flight went smoothly although when we were nearing Istanbul we experienced a bit of turbulence due to thick cloud formations. According to the weather forecast, there will be frequent rain around Istanbul and that was just down right. The weather when I arrived was overcast though I was still hoping for the mighty sun to appear and allow me to enjoy my days in Turkey. Felt so excited that I could not wait to get off the plane. Welcome to Istanbul! First stop, to the toilet. :P After relieving myself, off I went to the immigration for passport checking. Luckily, I was so glad that there were ... read more
September 1st 2011
"Madain Saleh (Al-Hijr) dates back to the Nabataeans Civilization considered as one of the very important archaeological site in Saudi Arabia that is called The Capital of the Monuments as it contains huge amount of diverse and multifaceted monuments." - madainsaleh.net We left Jeddah City at 3 am for a 10 hour ride to Al Ula, the closest town to Madain Saleh. I was quite at ease during the past first couple of hrs on the road until i was doomed to a very uncomfortable sleep since i decided not to sleep the night before it as i don't want to miss the trip. Although we made a couple of stops for a fuel refill and time for stretching and some sort of comfort. The scenery along the road was picture perfect and glad to take ... read more
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