After many years of living in Saudi Arabia, few things about it surprise me anymore. However, visitors to the kingdom are often amazed by some Saudi customs and aspects of the culture which might...

There is no question that expats love living in Saudi Arabia. They love the Saudi people, making friends with other nationalities, the weather (in winter), the lifestyle, the work opportunities and...

Recently, I invited my father to visit us in Saudi Arabia, but after asking people about it, I realized that the procedure to obtain a Family Visit Visa has changed so much that I had little idea how...

I have traveled through all of Saudi Arabia, but no city I visited compares to Jubail. I first arrived there almost by accident in 2004, and soon after seeing the city, I decided I really had to...

What is the Tantora Winter Festival? Tantora is a three-month-long, (Dec-Feb), 12 weekends, yearly festival held in the rocky, desert town of Al Ula in Tabuk, northwest Saudi Arabia. It hosts...

What is National Day? Most countries in the world have them. It is a day in the year that people celebrate an important event in the history of their country or in the formation of a nation. On...