So last year (as if its been a year already – utterly terrifying) I wrote about my first experience of christmas as an Expat in Saudi Arabia. It was a big adjustment from the over-the-top festive furore that Christmas can sometimes turn into at home in the UK, and we ended up escaping to Dubai… Continue reading Christmas in the Kingdom
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A weekend trip to Dubai – tackling Jeddah Airport.
As mentioned in an earlier post here we were unable to take any annual leave over Christmas time to go home as we were still within out three month probation period, so rather than staying in an extremely quiet KAUST, we decided to go to Dubai for the weekend. We were lucky enough to be able… Continue reading A weekend trip to Dubai – tackling Jeddah Airport.
Christmas in the Desert.
You might imagine that celebrating Christmas in the desert is sort of difficult and doesn’t actually feel all that festive right, as a result of the sand, the sun and the banning of any Christmas goods? Well yeah, you’d be absolutely correct. Today is the 21st of December, I’m wearing a ts-hirt, I have sunburn,… Continue reading Christmas in the Desert.
