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RE: Lodging at Layla

by shadocg 10 March 2012

Hi dvaishnav, According to wikipedia, layla is 76,000 people in the town and surrounding areas - mainly Bedouin settled in the 70's.…
Re: Does rose essence factory in Taif exist? camel market in riyadh?

by wherewilliwander 20 December 2011

The current Lonely Planet guide on Saudi Arabia is, in my experience, sub-standard - that is to say, I think the original stand-alone…
Re: Why muslimsare not supposed to buy a Lonely Planet?

by alby 22 November 2011

Just back home..... I'm sorry to say it was a BUSINEES visa, and it has almost been a coincidence I was proposed to visit the country,…
Re: Does rose essence factory in Taif exist? camel market in riyadh?

by dan30 21 November 2011

Alby i look forward on reading your travel log on the kingdom - it;s really so hard to get a visa to kingdom as a normal tourist. …
Does rose essence factory in Taif exist? camel market in riyadh?

by alby 18 November 2011

Dears I'm still in Saudi with my 90 days multiple entry business visa... in the past days I visited Taif (1700m high)by bus from Jeddah…
RE: ROAD TRIP : UAE TO EGYPT

by fffiona 17 July 2011

5) If i could get a KSA Visa, as well as Mecca I'd want to visit Madain Saleh and perhaps Taif and Jeddah too. In Sinai, St Catherine's…
RE: In Riyadh for 5 days, is Umrah feasible in 1,5 days?

by winale 11 March 2011

My umroh route trip in 2005 travel by car: Doha - Riyad - Madinah -Makkah - Taif - Al Baha - Abha - Riyad - Doha. In 2010 I got transit…
RE: Anyone going to Jeddah, Taif, and/or Abha for the Hajj holidays?

by swan_summers 09 November 2010

Hello Mystic..am doing same trip this year. any suggestions for me?
RE: transit visa (crossing saudi arabia with motorbike)

by beduin 28 September 2010

The replies above are scary!!! Anyhow, you won't lose if u approach the embassy and check it out. Sometimes, a good smile and eagerness…
Re: Roads in KSA

by beduin 11 July 2010

Please don't drive ur motorbike if you are a female. That will be a very bad idea and it will surely cause you a lot of trouble. May I…
Re: Iran through Pakistan to India overland..... Please Update.

by chitralguy 17 November 2009

Bonsoir from Peshawar, When we look at the conquests of a Taif born conqueror, Muhammad Bin Qasim, he entered through Sindh in 713 AD,…
RE: Life in Khartoum and long term stay?

by davidh 05 November 2009

Hi Nik, I've been living in Khartoum for the past 16 months, so here's a few pointers: Securitywise, Khartoum is one of the safest cit…
RE: Travel companions needed for Saudi Arabia

by beduin 04 November 2009

Hi all, I am a Saudi and I have travelled a lot in Saudi. Currently I am in Australia. Is there anyway I can help in terms of advice?…
Travel companions needed for Saudi Arabia

by drftr 25 October 2009

Hi, This January, February or March I would like to visit Saudi Arabia. Although there are a few organized group trips I could join I…
Anyone going to Jeddah, Taif, and/or Abha for the Hajj holidays?

by MysticTraveler 23 October 2009

Hello, I am a male American English teacher in the Al-Khobar area, and will have a 16-day holiday for Hajj (from November 19 to December…
RE: Is an full abaya REALLY necessary in Saudi for Western women?

by Ibani 11 February 2009

Hi Collie, hi Geisenkischs, Don´t believe everything you hear about Saudi, in general people are very hospitable, friendly and helpful.…
Re: I am going to Saudi

by Ibani 11 March 2008

Hi theis, hi all, I am also interested in the questions THEIS put, because my situation seems to be just the same (invited, accompanied…
Empty Quarter?

by nowherenative 03 November 2007

LordofLife-
Last I checked, no visitor visas or transit visas allowed, period. Are you going on a group trip to Mecca and Madina for…
on the Transit Visa ...

by beduin 18 March 2007

Hi there,

Concerning checkpoints, they are all over the place. Sadly, thats the worst thing about Saudi Arabia. What disappoints…
Tourism in Saudi Arabia

by beduin 15 March 2007

What happens before Hajj:

1- Hundreds of Ambulance cars, Fire Brigade trucks, Police, Special Police, mobile hospitals, and governmen…
Favourite places

by Bul_Bul_KSA 28 January 2007

most of mine are obvious

Saudi - Medain Saleh, Yanbu, Taif, Abha, desert camping in the Eastern Province, Ras Tanura beach, Shaybah