Dumat al Jandal to Tabuk

Into the sunset

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November 27th 2022
The sun is setting on this trip, as I reach the final stretch of what has been a very interesting journey. Not an easy trip, at least, not easy if you are trying to keep to a budget, and don't have your own transport. But worth the money nonetheless. Looking back I can confidently say I managed to do more than I expected. I have seen a country in change. Going from a closed society to an open s ... read more

Middle East » Saudi Arabia » Riyadh

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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