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...

In Saudi Arabia, Saudization affects expats on many levels. However, I discovered that even though I am an expat, I really know very little about the subject. So, I decided to do a little research...

I have lived in and travelled to many countries in the Muslim world. By far the most important day for Muslims in any of these countries is Eid Al Adha or what is known as the Feast of the...