Peng and Pat on the lookout for invaders. The walls shown date from the 17th century. The mosque inside the walls, the Quba Mosque, is older. It was built in 1571.
Hofuf and the Al Qara Mountain Caves October 15th 2009 Today eight of us headed two hours south of Dhahran to a town called Hofuf. It's about an hour south of Abqaiq, which is another Saudi Aramco facility. We rented two large Suburbans and two drivers for the day. It was an amazing experience and yet another "I'm not in Kansas" moment for me.
Hofuf used to be the capital of the Eastern Province (the area along the Persian Gulf) until 1953. At ... read more
Middle East » Saudi Arabia » Dammam » Hofuf 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
I traveled to Saudi Arabia in February, April, May, and October 2009 and in February and April 2010. I have now returned in 2012. This blog was written as a journal of my experiences and as a way of keeping in touch with family and friends.
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