This year the holy month of Ramadan, the Christian festival of Easter, and Jewish Passover overlapped for the first time in my lifetime,...

The Saudi Cup, held annually on Saturday 26th February, is run over nine furlongs (1800 meters) on a dirt track and is the richest horse...

This fun day out is easy to arrange whether you have a 4x4 or an SUV with city tires (if you drive with caution on the rough stuff). You...

The Saudi leg of 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship kicked off in Diriyah, Riyadh, for two nights of spectacular e-car racing...

"A challenge for those who go. A dream for those who stay behind." Thierry Sabine The Paris Dakar (or Dakar Rally as it is known today)...

"If you can dream it, you can do it" Walt Disney. Having navigated the various covid travel hoops and hurdles for a weekend in Dubai, I...

"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars." J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Don't think Thailand is the only place you can...

"Wild" camping is camping outside of a traditional managed camping site. It is allowed across much of Europe, especially near scenic...

"A family with dates will never be hungry." If you want to taste some of the most delicious Arabic dates in the Middle East region, then...

“Calligraphy is an art form that uses ink and a brush to express the very souls of words on paper.” When I was a kid, having nice...

The location is Jax Yard, a Ministry of Culture project in the making. It is not hard to see what this area could be like in the near...

July 2022: It is pretty hot here in Riyadh now, close to 47 each day right now, but if you check the weather reports, you will see that...

"What makes you different makes you beautiful". For my June birthday this year, instead of flying out to celebrate with family and...

Bahrain is a Kingdom nation that sits at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. It is an archipelago comprising 51 natural...

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars” Martin Luther King Jr. The location of this overnight desert trip is west of the village of...

The first golf in Saudi was played on 'greens' resourcefully fashioned out of stretches of sand primed with oil by some of the ex-pats...

'The Iris takes its name from the Greek word for rainbow; it was also the name for a beautiful young Greek goddess who legend explains...

“I've been & am absurdly over-estimated. There are no supermen & I'm quite ordinary, & will say so whatever the artistic results. In that...

December 2020: In early March this year, international travel to Saudi Arabia came to an abrupt halt, thanks to the dreaded Covid-19. ...

A women's beauty isn't seen; it is discovered." November 2020: Abha is an important and exciting tourist city in Saudi Arabia, which just...