A Visit to Saudi Arabia: Part II
September 5, 2014
By now, you should have had plenty of time to go through the application process and get your visa to visit Saudi Arabia. You are now ready to see the sites.
By now, you should have had plenty of time to go through the application process and get your visa to visit Saudi Arabia. You are now ready to see the sites.
A magical, purple hued sunrise glowed over the shimmering lake welcoming us to the romantic city of Udaipur.
The classic image of the central Hill Country in Sri Lanka is that of its seemingly endless tea plantations — carefully groomed and well-tended as tea’s an important cash crop for this small island. With the tea comes a small army of tea pickers, or pluckers.
Congratulations to MAD Travel Diaries for recognizing the Swayambunath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal! It’s also known as the ” Monkey Temple ” because of the large number of (mean spirited) monkeys that have all but taken over this complex.
On November 17, 2013 I posted a story here describing a train ride through the hills of rural central Burma. It began… “The earthquake should have been a clue. But having rather enjoyed the ride, as I have since…
On a stopover for a couple of nights in Hong Kong , we wanted to explore a bit more of the local culture and took a walk around the back streets of Kowloon .
It is nearly impossible to visit Saudi Arabia. If you have a business there, you can travel on a business visa. If you are going to visit Mecca on a hajj (pilgrimage), you can get a visa. Otherwise, you have to be an invited guest of the government.
From my first post on Travel Gumbo, November 10, 2013: “ From time to time a single photograph of a striking place or building will be the irresistible impetus for a trip to see the thing in person.”
Traveling around the countryside and to small towns and markets in Asia, in this case Southern China, I’m constantly amazed at the ingenious solutions people come up with to take care of their transport needs.
PortMoresby visits the market in Kuching, Borneo, one of the last to continue as an open-air economy
By now, you should have had plenty of time to go through the application process and get your visa to visit Saudi Arabia. You are now ready to see the sites.
A magical, purple hued sunrise glowed over the shimmering lake welcoming us to the romantic city of Udaipur.
The classic image of the central Hill Country in Sri Lanka is that of its seemingly endless tea plantations — carefully groomed and well-tended as tea’s an important cash crop for this small island. With the tea comes a small army of tea pickers, or pluckers.
Congratulations to MAD Travel Diaries for recognizing the Swayambunath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal! It’s also known as the ” Monkey Temple ” because of the large number of (mean spirited) monkeys that have all but taken over this complex.
On November 17, 2013 I posted a story here describing a train ride through the hills of rural central Burma. It began… “The earthquake should have been a clue. But having rather enjoyed the ride, as I have since…
On a stopover for a couple of nights in Hong Kong , we wanted to explore a bit more of the local culture and took a walk around the back streets of Kowloon .
It is nearly impossible to visit Saudi Arabia. If you have a business there, you can travel on a business visa. If you are going to visit Mecca on a hajj (pilgrimage), you can get a visa. Otherwise, you have to be an invited guest of the government.
From my first post on Travel Gumbo, November 10, 2013: “ From time to time a single photograph of a striking place or building will be the irresistible impetus for a trip to see the thing in person.”
Traveling around the countryside and to small towns and markets in Asia, in this case Southern China, I’m constantly amazed at the ingenious solutions people come up with to take care of their transport needs.
PortMoresby visits the market in Kuching, Borneo, one of the last to continue as an open-air economy