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Saudi Arabia...

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February 22nd 2023
After a few days to recover from the Ivory Coast trip in Istanbul, it was back to the airport to head to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to join another Explore group. It was snowing in Istanbul and I never expected that the plane would have to be de-iced before departure, but it was (temperature was about -1C). I think was nearly 3am before we left Istanbul, but the pilots made up time in the air, so we lan ... read more

Middle East » Saudi Arabia

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In 1902, ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al Saud captured Riyadh and set out on a 30-year campaign to unify the Arabian Peninsula. A son of ABD AL-AZIZ rules the country today, and the country's Basic Law stipulates that the throne shall remain in the ... ... read more