blogs about riyadh

Beer, Bacon and Bargirls: Train 9, First Class, Riyadh-Dammam

jani — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:48:38 -0700

As a bit of a train buff, I tried my best to google up some info -- any info -- about the services of the Saudi Railways Organization before our trip, but virtually none was forthcoming, and eventually it was Trsqr who did the (considerable) legwork of reserving tickets. He rustled up the number of Dammam's train station from somewhere and got an Arabic speaker to proxy, and it turned out that even the SRO website's schedules are inaccurate.

Wahhabalinese Adventures: Riyadh and Janadriyah

jani — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:33:13 -0700

First Wife Bribed for Understanding

Wahhabalinese Adventures: Riyadh

jani — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:24:20 -0800

CO-ORDINATES: (0,1) ALLEGIANCE: Independent TYPE: Isolationist Religious Enclave GOVERNMENT: Religious Dictatorship MAJOR IMPORTS: None MAJOR EXPORTS: None ILLEGAL GOODS: Animal Meat, Liquor, Narcotics, Animal Skins, Live Animals, Slaves, Luxury Goods, Hand Weapons, Battle Weapons, Nerve Gas, Robots, Radioactives

Wahhabalinese Adventures: Index

jani — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:39:09 -0800

Introduction

At a squeak over 10,000 miles, this trip is no great shakes when it comes to distance, but there can't be too many places on Earth with a greater level of contrast than its endpoints.