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Teaching in Jeddah |
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Getting into Saudi Arabia is still a difficult and at times seemingly an impossible undertaking. The wheels move very slowly and quite unpredictably in The Land of Sand. Saudi Arabia has only recently opened its country to
visitors fearing the decadent west might destabilize their way of life. If |
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The Souqs (market place) |
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The souqs (market place) are the heartbeat of Old Jeddah. Open-fronted shops are still grouped together according to trade. Wares are displayed under palm leaf canopies, sheltering buyers from the relentless Arabic sun.
Favorites of expiates are the gold souq, my favorite on paydays, where 18 and 22 carat hand |
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Saudi Beaches |
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Most expatriates stayed away from the beaches on Fridays ,the Muslim holy day, because the calm of the beach would be disrupted by troves of gutra covered Saudi men, their four wives covered from head to toe in black abays,
and maids to take care of their screaming children would descend on |
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Hashers |
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The Hash is a must to attend if in Saudi or for that matter, anywhere (Hashers are around the world.) The Hash House Harriers are a group of drinkers with a running problem. Hashes began in Malaysia with a group of
bored Brits sitting in a hash house. They decided |
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