An Englishman In Saudi Arabia

My flight from Saudi to Singpore included a change at Bahrain airport and I'd only have one hour in which to make it. Given local effici...

My wife's visa finally came through! In total it took a little over a month which is fast by local standards. As Eid was only a few days...

If you are a blonde haired woman and you are planning on coming to Saudi you had better be prepared to be stared at. A lot. The men here lo...

I had a medical for my visa at a rather run down hospital. They have fantastic private hospitals here, but for the visa we're forced to ...

I’ve been worried about my freight arriving since I got to Saudi. I was worried for three reasons: 1) I didn’t expect it to actually arrive,...

It will be ready for you tomorrow, Insha’allah. Insha’allah. Don’t believe anyone who tells you that this means “God Willing”. It actually m...

Riyadh is huge and sprawling. Nondescript buildings are punctuated by the occasional incredibly grandiose shopping mall. Kingdom tower domin...

I stay in a compound in the north of Riyadh. There are a lot of compounds in this area. A compound looks like a small resort but really it’s...

When I landed in Bahrain yesterday morning I remember the captain saying that it was 34C. I thought to myself “well that’s not too bad” and ...

My journey to Saudi was taxing but uneventful. I flew from Singapore to Bahrain at 5:25 am and when I landed in Bahrain I had my first taste...