The Empty Quarter - Saudi Arabia Day 3 Sleeping out under the stars is a bit of a paradox in itself due to the fact that if you are asleep, you won't see the stars so may as well be inside. To combat this issue, when going to bed at 9pm I made the point …
The Empty Quarter - Saudi Arabia Covering twenty percent of Saudi Arabia there is a desert that lies in the south of the country that also straddles the U.A.E, Oman and Yemen. This desert covers an area of 650,000km2 which apparently makes it a little larger than France. Its an area that receives thirty-five millimetres …
Jazan to Najran - Saudi Arabia A few winding kilometres outside of Abha is another famous, old village nestled in the Arabian mountains. Rijal Alma'a once again decieves the visitor with its age boasting a history dating back nine hundred years. As with Thee Ain village, a large part of Rijal Alma'a has been restored …
Al Bahah to Abha - Saudi Arabia It's been almost twelve months to the day since my last trip away and before you shout 'boo hoo, get over it', I would like to point out that I wasn't one of the people trying to get a summer holiday abroad in 2020. Nope, I was stuck …
Sydney to Perth - Australia February 2008 Catching a train from Sydney to Perth is fairly straight forward on the face of things but one must be prepared for the journey to last several days. The same journey by plane takes almost four hours and the first time I flew the route it was on …
