Hilary McCormack
Alula, the ancestral home of the Nabataeans
August 2024: I finally arrived in enchanting AlUla, in the captivating north of Saudi Arabia. The AlUla valley, nestled in the Medina...
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Hilary McCormack
Jun 273 min read
Driving in the desert is not cheap!
Summer has arrived in full blazing force in Saudi Arabia, and by and large, my desert trips have ceased due to the extreme heat. For a...
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Hilary McCormack
May 101 min read
Touring around Umm Hazim and Ushaiqer, Saudi Arabia
This was the last big two-day off-road trip of the winter season for me, as I can feel summer stealthily approaching now, but what a...
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Hilary McCormack
Mar 312 min read
Al Zulfi Dunes, Saudi Arabia
"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well." — Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French Writer. In the spirit of...
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Hilary McCormack
Feb 141 min read
Riyadh Marathon 2024.. We did it!
The Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) hosted the third Riyadh International Marathon on February 10, 2024. Here are some photos of...
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Hilary McCormack
Jan 178 min read
Explore the Wonders of Saudi Arabia: A Guide to Your Next Adventure.
"I have lived a nomadic lifestyle for the majority of my career. It's an addiction and one that I find hard to let go of because I have a...
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Hilary McCormack
Jan 55 min read
My festive culinary highlights of Cape Town: a foodie adventure.
The joyous season of Christmas, celebrated at the end of a busy year, brings families and friends together to give thanks and to eat!...
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Hilary McCormack
Nov 13, 20231 min read
The Petroglyphs of Masil and the surrounding Quartz fields
November 2023: I would like to share a photo journal of my weekend exploring the Wadi Masil area, which is an approximately...
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Hilary McCormack
Sep 16, 20233 min read
Bran's Castle Transylvania, Romania
The Transylvania region in Central Romania boasts medieval towns, mountainous borders, and grand castles such as Bran Castle, the Gothic...
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Hilary McCormack
Sep 13, 20234 min read
Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman
This quietly sophisticated Arab country is situated on the southernmost coast of the Arabian Peninsula, at the convergence of the Gulf of...
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Hilary McCormack
May 12, 20233 min read
ad-Dir'iyah, the seat of power in Riyadh
Around the world, some of our most important global cities are defined by the homes of their royal families. Today, many of these...
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Hilary McCormack
Feb 28, 20233 min read
Jazan clean, green, and blessed with natural beauty
In nature, nothing is perfect, and everything is perfect. What can be more enjoyable at the start of a trip than an airport experience...
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Hilary McCormack
Feb 4, 20231 min read
A photo journal of a day trip to the Wild Iris of Al Tumayr
"The earth laughs in flowers" Ralph Waldo Emerson February 2023 Selected Reading: Wild Iris Flowers in Saudi Arabia 4x4 Driving...
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Hilary McCormack
Jan 15, 20232 min read
Dakar Rally 2023
Friday, January 6th, 2023: Marhaba to the now annual Saudi Dakar Rally and to a wet and wild start to the year. . It rained Irish-style...
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Hilary McCormack
Dec 30, 20226 min read
An Alternative Kenya, Nairobi as a city break
I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa. Dr Richard Leakey, Kenyan Paleoanthropologist and Conservationist. Nairobi...
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Hilary McCormack
Nov 27, 20222 min read
The Pyramidal Star Dunes of Ad Dahna
November 2022: The season is just right to load up the car and head back out into the beautiful wind-manicured desert of the Saudi...
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Hilary McCormack
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Exploring the Elite World of Falcon Breeding: Insights from the Falcons of Arabia Club.
August 2022: I went to check out the annual Saudi Falcons Club Exhibition that invites falcon breeders from across the region and as far...
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Hilary McCormack
Jul 10, 20224 min read
Eating out in Riyadh, where do you start!
"I am on a seafood diet, I see food, and I eat it." The tradition of gathering together to 'break bread' is an ancient habit that...
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Hilary McCormack
Jun 3, 20222 min read
Heet Cave Day Trip
Ein Heet Cave is located in Al-Jubail Mountain, about 40 kilometers south of Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is an effortless...
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Hilary McCormack
Apr 27, 20222 min read
Eid Mubarak from Saudi Arabia
This year the holy month of Ramadan, the Christian festival of Easter, and Jewish Passover overlapped for the first time in my lifetime,...
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