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19th February 2009

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Bougainvillea
eve, how do you know this stuff? Sorry to hear that it's cold in Mpls. Can you do something about that before I get back there in a week?
From Blog: It's the Weekend! You betcha.
19th February 2009

eve
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You do know it's 10 degrees in Mpls...
And these pics are pure torture! The food and the gardens are just amazing looking. The flowering tree is bougainvillea I believe (really a thorny vine) that grows huge in places with decent weather! If you want the tropics when you get home, I have about 6 banana plants and need to give some away! Two are over 8 feet tall and one is fruiting! Need to go look at them now in my dreary cold basement and imagine I'm somewhere nice....
From Blog: It's the Weekend! You betcha.
19th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

Picture Shout-out.
De nada. I'm still looking to see if I can find Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Arabic subtitles. It's me shirt. Me only shirt.
From Blog: It's the Weekend! You betcha.
18th February 2009

Abby
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HP
Haha. Thanks for the picture shout-out. :)
From Blog: It's the Weekend! You betcha.
18th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

Professional Blogging
Is there a career in blogging? That would be something interesting. The language thing is interesting, but keep in mind that when I spoke Arabic (and I had practiced the phrase), they looked at me as if I channeling some spirit. My French accent is enough to start a war. When I was in Paris and tried to speak French I actually had one person ask me to PLEASE talk English! Ouch. That hurt.
From Blog: Thai Food in Khobar
18th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

Horse Radish or Daikon?
I keep forgetting that my friends know EVERYTHING. First a bird expert, now a veggie expert. Who needs Google when you have such smart friends and relatives. :) Yes, it was white, so I'll go whith Daikon, even though I have no idea what a daikon is. It's Wikkapedia time.
From Blog: Thai Food in Khobar
17th February 2009

sherrie
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Long, tubular radish...
...may have been daikon, Ted. Was it white? I worked in a grocery store for 9 years so I became very familiar with produce (boy, does that sound bad or what?!).
From Blog: Thai Food in Khobar
17th February 2009

Tiner
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A Tower of Babble?
Between your Swedish, your Aussie, your Spanish and your Arabic, I'll be surprised if you can speak American anymore when you return. I found the Aussie sayings absolutely baffling, even with translation! Of course, it made a little more sense when I realized a "Dummy" (as in "Don't Spit the Dummy") was a pacifier. I'm thoroughly enjoying your travel blog -- you know there may be a future for you in travel blogging. Wouldn't THAT be fun!
From Blog: Does anyone have a Swedish dictionary?
17th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

Panera
Sorry, Jess, I haven't stumbled across any Panaras. However, you would like the chicken kabobs (although I don't think they use pineapple on theirs!).
From Blog: Thai Food in Khobar
16th February 2009

Jessica
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Speaking of chains...
Come across any Paneras yet? :)
From Blog: Thai Food in Khobar
15th February 2009

Jim Podlich
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Its all about the food
I certainly hope you brought along an extra suitcase to pack out the food! I am really enjoying your blog. Great job!
From Blog: New Friends and Surprises
15th February 2009

Ellen
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Breakfast
Never would I ever figure they would serve Bagels, cream cheese and lox!
From Blog: New Friends and Surprises
15th February 2009

Jeff
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Bathroom Bidets rock!
Those sprayers, some call a bathroom bidet sprayer are so much better than handfuls of toilet paper! I experienced my first sprayer in Thailand and fell in love with it. I found one online at http://www.bathroomsprayers.com//index.php and installed it myself. You won't know how or why you lived without it.
From Blog: Random Observations
14th February 2009

Heather
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A sunny Saturday in Dallas....
....and I've just finished making a batch of basil pesto. Yum! Saudi Arabia is on my mind this week. They've just appointed their first female Cabinet Member, who will be responsible for girls' education - a nice sign of progress. And it's the 20 anniversary of Khomeini's fatwah on Salmon Rushdie - wow, how did those years fly by so quickly?! (And how amazing he survived it.) I'm really enjoying your little observational obsessions, Ted! First food and now the facilities ... I guess it's all sort of ...er...connected ;-)
From Blog: Random Observations
14th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

Laundry
OK, I DO know how to do laundry. It's that I don't do it very often. At home I have written instructions about how much detergent, settings, etc. I could tell you that the controls here are in Arabic, but they just seem that way to me. Hot/Hot, Hot/Cold, Cold/Hot, auto-detect settings, etc., load size. I prefer to use a subject matter expert when one is available. You should know that, eve!
From Blog: Ras Tanura
13th February 2009

eve
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Home Ec 101?
OK, I would comment on the gorgeous beach and all the other great pics, but I still cannot wrap my brain around the fact that you don't know how to do laundry! Utterly speechless. I hope Glyn teased you mercilessly.
From Blog: Ras Tanura
13th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

"What is a Bedouin?" you ask
The Bedouin, (from the Arabic badaw+ ((/HJ), pl. badk), are predominantly Muslim, desert-dwelling Arab nomadic pastoralist, or previously nomadic group, found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev to the Arabian Desert. Non-Arab groups as well, notably the Beja of the African coast of the Red Sea, are sometimes called Bedouin.
From Blog: My Day Off - Part 2
13th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

V-Day
Actually V-day is another no-no here because it's considered a Christian holiday. Saints and all, ya know. But they did have a small V-Day section in the Commissary. But Jess sent me a link to Fox news that says: “Saudi Religious Police Crack Down on Valentine's Day Contraband.” Here’s a link: www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,491765,00.html
From Blog: My Day Off - Part 2
13th February 2009

Tiner
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What's a Bedouin?
Hope you're having fun on the beach! Maybe the whole desert (not dessert) is a beach! After all, life is a beach, so they say. . . What a wonderful trip it sounds like you're having! Thanks for sharing your experiences with us. Vicarious, virtual, voyeurish -- probably the only way I'll ever experience S.A. Oh yeah -- and Happy Valentines Day! Probably not a major holiday over there?
From Blog: My Day Off - Part 2
13th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

Dessert vs. Desert
Oh, I get it. You PDI'ers with your fancy advanced degrees. I'll stick with my response to Sarah about S'mores. That way it can be dessert or desert.
From Blog: My Day Off - Part 2
13th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

Camping
My idea of camping is to take a fully stocked RV and park it in front of a Holiday Inn. I'd only do camping because I like s'mores.
From Blog: My Day Off - Part 2
12th February 2009

Sarah
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Dessert Camping?!
Is that like hiking into the wilderness with nothing to survive on but your instinct, First Aid kit, and a cooler full of cookies, cakes, brownies, and sundaes?
From Blog: My Day Off - Part 2
12th February 2009

Heather
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"Dessert" Camping
This has to go on my list of Top 10 typos, Ted - no doubt caused by your current obsession with food ;-) I think we should keep using it ....I LOVE the idea of dessert camping, especially if I can pitch my tent in chocolate!
From Blog: My Day Off - Part 2
12th February 2009

TedTravel
Ted

Bacon
I was thinking it might be camel bacon too!
From Blog: Weekend Morning
12th February 2009

Ellen
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Hey There Never is Good TV
With our 5000 channels you think there would be something to watch. Now I realize moving to other countries isn't going to make a difference.
From Blog: Weekend Morning

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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. Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for your interest. I welcome your comments, even if you don’t know me. As salam alaykum - Peace be upon you. Scroll down on this page to see my blog entries. Click the link below to see the entire blog entry (with a larger font). To see photos that are large... full info
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