Jambiani - Zanzibar I love Saudi Arabia but..... After fifteen months in the country with only one three-week trip home to the UK, I was enormously excited to be looking out of a plane window as we flew along the East African coast with it's endless white beaches and the glistening Indian Ocean tempting me …
The Empty Quarter - Saudi Arabia Day 5 There is nothing better than watching a boss 'boss it'! On many occasions the tour leader would park up and take a nap or relax while the rest of the crew got on with cooking and setting up camp. Beyond doubt the best example of Arabian leadership …
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 …
