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  1. BobbyMorroco avatar

    RE: Flight options (Which Layover?)

    by BobbyMorroco 13 September 2011

    I'm just writing so other people don't go to the hassle of writing info I'm able to find myself..... it seems people entering Saudia Arabia…

  2. Herbie47 avatar

    RE: Flight options (Which Layover?)

    by Herbie47 13 September 2011

    I would not recommend Delhi airport either, has very few facilities unless it has changed in the last 5 years and you do not really want…

  3. ahmd avatar

    Re: Follow up to first time.

    by ahmd 13 September 2011

    I don't know about Aussie dollars but I find better rate having US dollars than let say regional currencies "Linked to US dollars" like…

  4. longislands avatar

    RE: Saudia Arabia. Woman transitting less than 18 hours

    by longislands 12 September 2011

    Hi Mesha, Yes, in the website it says hat I can't apply for the transit visa - valid for three days and allows me to leave the airport.…

  5. funspirit avatar

    RE: Beer.

    by funspirit 12 September 2011

    Yes, of course it is available Raki, but it's not in every store like in the US or Europe, and Syria is like 90% Islamic by faith, so,…

  6. tallybalt avatar

    Re: UAE to Saudi Arabia by bus - how do I obtain tickets?

    by tallybalt 11 September 2011

    I have never heard of a public bus between the UAE and Saudi. There's a bus that runs from the UAE to Muscat, Oman, but that seems to…

  7. zashibis avatar

    RE: UAE to Saudi Arabia by bus - how do I obtain tickets?

    by zashibis 10 September 2011

    >However, I would just like to add that a Saudi friend has just sent me these two numbers for a SAPTCO agent in Abu Dhabi called Belad…

  8. jrb_1983 avatar

    Re: UAE to Saudi Arabia by bus - how do I obtain tickets?

    by jrb_1983 10 September 2011

    Thanks for the advice. However, I would just like to add that a Saudi friend has just sent me these two numbers for a SAPTCO agent in…

  9. EP_Andy_where avatar

    Re: UAE to Saudi Arabia by bus - how do I obtain tickets?

    by EP_Andy_where 09 September 2011

    While I admire your desire to do something the unconventional way, I don't think you'll have much success going from the UAE to KSA by…

  10. jrb_1983 avatar

    UAE to Saudi Arabia by bus - how do I obtain tickets?

    by jrb_1983 09 September 2011

    Hello, I will be arriving in Dubai in about 5 days, and from there I will take the bus to Abu Dhabi and then onto Damman in Saudi Arabia…

  11. jrb_1983 avatar

    UAE to Saudi Arabia by bus - how do I obtain tickets?

    by jrb_1983 09 September 2011

    Hello, I will be arriving in Dubai in about 5 days, and from there I will take the bus to Abu Dhabi and then onto Damman in Saudi Arabia…

  12. Captain_Bob avatar

    RE: visa to thiland by passing from huay xai

    by Captain_Bob 09 September 2011

    If you're from (List A) Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,…

  13. Mesha avatar

    RE: Saudia Arabia. Woman transitting less than 18 hours

    by Mesha 08 September 2011

    In a word no... but if you want the official answer contact Saudi Arabian Airlines or get your travel agent to do it for you. But you…

  14. omnipotentmle avatar

    Re: Warning of Isis hotel Cairo, staff member stole credit card from hotel safe

    by omnipotentmle 08 September 2011

    Egyptians ripping off tourists has nothing to do with Islam or infidels. All the scams and tricks that come with travelling to Egypt occur…

  15. longislands avatar

    Saudia Arabia. Woman transitting less than 18 hours

    by longislands 07 September 2011

    In my search for cheap tickets Delhi to Amman this coming spring, I found tickets at Saudi Arabian Airlines with connecting flights in…

  16. therighteousdude avatar

    Re: Making a reservation through Garuda

    by therighteousdude 06 September 2011

    Hi pipandlinus, As reported here: http://www.indonesiamatters.com/4938/booking-indonesian-flights-online/ Garuda recently introduced…

  17. Shuffaluff avatar

    RE: six weeks apartment rental outside Schengen zone

    by Shuffaluff 03 September 2011

    #10 >I don't think a covered woman would would get so upset if someone mistook her as coming from Iran, Iraq, Saudia Arabia Being asked…

  18. Mesha avatar

    RE: six weeks apartment rental outside Schengen zone

    by Mesha 03 September 2011

    Sunnysea - thats the benefit of travel to experience how different cultures behave (albeit in this circumstance this is the tourist approach…

  19. sunnysea avatar

    RE: six weeks apartment rental outside Schengen zone

    by sunnysea 02 September 2011

    Geez...Istanbul was a good idea and there are a lot of incredible things about Turkey. But why is it so hard to understand that it is…

  20. jtimmis avatar

    Re: Guided/Package Tours to Saudi...

    by jtimmis 02 September 2011

    I have found a company called BestWay tours and safaris (based in Canada) that say they can get me a visa. I am looking to do a tour with…

  21. jtimmis avatar

    Travel company to Saudi Arabia

    by jtimmis 02 September 2011

    I have managed to find a tour company that can get me a tourist visa to Saudi Arabia. They are called BestWay tours and safaris (based…

  22. zashibis avatar

    RE: Baby carriage/pram seen on street?

    by zashibis 31 August 2011

    #1 is right. There's nothing the slightest bit unusual about carriages / prams in Saudi or the Gulf countries. What's unusual is walking…

  23. VinnyD avatar

    RE: Labour Day

    by VinnyD 31 August 2011

    I'm retired now, montereyjack, but in my last job I was a proud union member. Before that I was in Saudi Arabia where unions are illegal.…

  24. fear_rua avatar

    RE: Sticky post suggested: Syria travel warning

    by fear_rua 27 August 2011

    For me Bank Audi always worked, Bemo Saudi usually, Real Estate Bank more often than not. Commercial Bank of Syria was never able to accept…

  25. seftali avatar

    RE: Sticky post suggested: Syria travel warning

    by seftali 27 August 2011

    I have not heard of any sanctions like that slapped on Syria before. There was an announcement in the news that these are new sanctions…

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