The Colonnade

Getting Used to Doing Nothing

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November 10th 2015
Geo: 24.7566, 36.6835This is the third sea day in row with two more before the next port. We are very good at doing mostly nothing. Breakfast in the dining room, a bit of organizing all the papers I've collected, catching up on writing some, reading, lunch in the Colonnade and listening to a talk by one of the on-board experts took up the daytime hours. There are three on-board experts ... 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