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Madinah, Saudi Arabia – Day 2
We don’t have too much time in Madinah because of hotels being booked up, so we have to make the most of our time here. What does that mean? We have to see as much as Madinah Al Munawwarah has to offer in one single go. How would we do that? A bus tour, of…
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Travel Day
We had a big internal debate as to where to go next. We will explain why. As we have previously mentioned, Saudi Arabia has been a country that has closed itself off from foreign tourists for most of our lifetimes. While you could get special permission to enter the country for certain specific things (work…
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Jeddah – Day 5
Our last full day in Jeddah. Well… we spent longer than we should have in the hotel today, so we had a late start. But! It was necessary to plan where to go next, how, and when. And plus, we didn’t have any plans so it will be a slow day, perfect. We’ll start as…
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Jeddah – Day 4
My travel partner is incapable of relaxing two days in a row, so today we have an actual plan. Let’s make it count! We leave the hotel and walk straight south through Al Balad. There aren’t many people walking around yet, unless you’re here for your fruits. We guess it wasn’t just a Friday thing. …
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Jeddah – Day 3
Hmm… we’ve had a few busy days in a row, so let’s take it a little slower today. What really happens is that we’ve been wasting our day by sitting in the hotel, doing some laundry, and looking up some beaches to go to and swim. That last part has been unsuccessful… There seems to…
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Jeddah – Day 2
Today we have no real plans, in the sense that our plan is just to aimlessly walk around our neighbourhood. Since we don’t plan on entering anything, I’ll let my partner wear shorts. It’s hot out, and we will be walking around a lot. Let’s go! Today we will pretend to be architects and explain…
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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – Day 1
So after a busy day yesterday, let’s try to take it a little calmer. Calmer, but not with any less walking, you’ll see. So, what are we going to do? Well, Saudi Arabia is trying to make a name for itself in the tourism industry and is taking a page out of Dubai’s playbook by…
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Travel Day
Well, well, well, where to go today? Let’s try going from the Arabian Gulf to the Red Sea? Sounds like a plan! We take one last look out the window and then head down to our Uber. We couldn’t find any information about public transit to the airport, unfortunately. The drive out to the airport…
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Dammam (Saudi Arabia) – Day 1
Well… we weren’t originally going to stay in Dammam today, but the prices to our next destination were a little lower if we wait an extra day (even taking into consideration an extra hotel night), the hotel is nice, and we (my partner) would benefit from a little “rest day”. So, what can we do? Well……
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Travel Day
Today we leave Manama! Where to? Back to Saudi Arabia! We plan on crossing the causeway again, so let’s see how that goes this time. But first, let’s take our last look at the Manama skyline. It’s been a short but very, very busy time in Bahrain. Even you, dear reader, had a lot to…
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During that trip we visited Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulan Ude, Sliudianka, Ulaanbataar, Chita, and Vladivostok. You can find the end of that trip on this website (Vladivostok, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, and Beijing).