Top Ten Things To Do In And Around Abha
Blue Abaya’s Top 10 list of tourist attractions and activities in Abha and its surroundings including Asir National Park, Jebel Al Soudah, Khamis Mushayt and Rijal Al Ma’a. Click here to read more Blue...
View ArticleRiyadh Date Market-Dates Galore!
The date season is just around the corner and so is Ramadan, the month when Muslims consume the most dates during the whole year! Millions of Muslims all over the world will be breaking their fasts...
View ArticleTen Things to do in Al-Balad Historical District, Jeddah
Al-Balad, which literally translates to “The City”, is the historical area of Saudi-Arabia’s second largest city Jeddah. Founded in the 7th century, Balad historically served as the city center of...
View ArticleOh Christmas Tree? Oh-Uh Black Market Christmas Tree!
Christmas decorations such as trees, ornaments and other holiday season decorations are pretty much non-existent in public during the holiday season in Saudi Arabia. Christmas is viewed as a Christian...
View ArticleTen Things to do in Riyadh’s Historical Diriyah
The historic city of Ad’Diriyah, where the first Saudi State was established in 1745 (1158H) has been undergoing a huge restoration project since 2011. I for one have been anxiously awaiting for it to...
View ArticleSouk Okaz in Saudi Arabia looks like a scene from an ancient Arabian...
The Souk Okaz is the re-birth of an ancient Arabian festival dating back to Pre-Islamic times. The modern-day Souk Okaz was re-created on the exact same location in the Saudi Arabian desert where the...
View ArticleA Bisht, Please. Winter Coat Shopping in Saudi-Arabia
Believe it or not, it gets cold enough in Saudi Arabia for wearing winter coats! Although admittedly, for a Finn such as myself, the +24C temperatures feel more like the perfect summers day weather,...
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