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Re: Shortest international Flight

by WanderinWilco 26 August 2011

Gib Airways were always proud to boast the shortest Intercontinental flight - Gib to Tangier. Not in Africa but the flight from Dhahran…
RE: How (& how much) for a texi from Bahrain 2 Al-Khobar? (& a Hotel question)

by zashibis 28 August 2010

Cab drivers will accost you as you exit customs in Bahrain, so finding a cab is no problem at all. I can't tell you exactly how much it…
Choosing love over fear (In Qatar, please help with a project)

by MysticTraveler 03 January 2010

As you know, the world is becoming increasingly hateful, fearful, and more violent. In the end, there are only two emotions we can ultimate…
Choosing love over fear (In Bahrain, please help with a project)

by MysticTraveler 03 January 2010

As you know, the world is becoming increasingly hateful, fearful, and more violent. In the end, there are only two emotions we can ultimate…
RE: Getting around in Bahrain by bus (I have a 7 hour stop over)

by EP_Andy_where 18 August 2009

The story that has circulated widely in KSA since I first came to work here in 1979 is exactly as you say: the official temperature can…
Re: Getting around in Bahrain by bus (I have a 7 hour stop over)

by EP_Andy_where 16 August 2009

Getting to the centre of Manama would cost around £10 by taxi. I'd go that way rather than fuss with a bus. Make sure the driver uses…
Re: bus travel for single female

by saudi_sticky 05 June 2009

I think this could open up a whole world of difficulty for you. I am not sure local women are allowed to travel on public transport alone…
Re: Is an full abaya REALLY necessary in Saudi for Western women?

by geisenkischs 10 February 2009

Hello Everyone - My husband and I just accepted a teaching post in Dhahran and will be moving to Saudi Arabia in August. RE: An Abaya/cult…
hii to Everybody near Dhahran or khobar

by happy_man09 18 January 2009

hii all im living in khobar near of Dhahran i like to have friends near of me if like too... just to know more friends and take ben…
Re: Kuwait -> Saudi

by middleeastkiwi 07 January 2009

Hi - you can enter Saudi from Kuwait as long as you have the right visas for Saudi. Saptco has a bus - takes about six hours to Dhahran.…
RE: Kuwait -> Saudi

by The_Spectre 06 November 2008

If your destination is Dhahran why not book a flight that drops you in Bahrain (Manama) you then get transported by the airline (Gulf)…
Re: Safe airlines?

by mosegrisen 25 September 2008

[Irtysh Avia was part of the Air Kazakhstan Group - which also comprised Air Kazakhstan and Air Atyrau].|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Ka…
Re: Single man in Saudi

by amorollo 22 June 2008

Just got back from Dhahran, Al Khobar and Riyadh. In Al Khobar and Dharan I was in both the Dharan Mall and the Al Rashid Mall in Al…
Re: Public Transport Bahrain-Dammam

by Dave8028 10 March 2008

yeah sure you can, many times i have used a private taxi service while goin out to Bahrain from Dahran it cost +/- SR.250 (approxx) you…
All the extracirricular

by beduin 17 March 2007

1- Since I am a linguist, I could tell that the best way to get arabic is through interaction with the natives. I dont know where Arabic…
Damascus

by EP_Andy_where 19 February 2007

I'm at work in Dhahran, but I'll be in Bahrain tonight as usual.
Living in Saudi?

by Anonymous 30 January 2007

Re #10
I remember Dhahran as a child early 60's. There was Al Khobar (1 hotel), the US airforce base, Aramco ( Kris Kristofferson's…
Living in Saudi?

by FtL33311 28 December 2006

Another resident of the MAGIC KINGDOM here. Been here for 36 out of 41 years in the Middle East! I keep getting drawn back when I leave.…
Travel to Saudi Arabia

by FtL33311 28 December 2006

New to posting, but not new to Saudi Arabia. I have been here over 35 years! I have read all the replys to travelbitten, and agree with…
Middle East

by Ye Olde Thorn Tree 16 December 2002

Attire
In the Arabian Peninsula, dress is more conservative. In the smaller Gulf states, women should not wear anything above the knee…