I’ve never really been drawn to glue my optical organs to my cellphone whenever I’m at the gatehouse before boarding. I do some other things such as looking at the ceiling or to anything that’s visually appealing and connect what I’m feeling to it; engage a seatmate into a conversation (if it’s a friend of…
Tag: Riyadh
Ten Things to Love About Winter in Riyadh
The days have grown shorter; the nights have gotten longer; the malls have become a haven for sale hunters; the temperature has dropped; and you have lost that motivation to work out. These only mean one thing: winter has completely taken over. While we adore the “hotness” of summer for it facilitates a plethora of outdoor…
Captured in the Moment: 18 Sunsets from Riyadh’s Most Ordinary Places
For the past few years of being an overseas worker, I have learned to truly value the importance of sunset and the life lessons it taught me each time I marvel at its greatness and magic. Such that it is now known to not only inspire hope, happiness, travel, and even productivity but to cure nostalgia,…
Riyadh City and the whole of KSA flaunting faces and ambitious plans on tourism
Ten months ago, I published a blog post titled “Giving You A Million Reasons To Love And Travel To Riyadh”. The post higlighted some of the holy city’s unique, modern, and ordinary areas adorned with visual spectacles. That was a collection of photos and snaphots that I captured in the last few years or until…
Giving You A Million Reasons To Love and Travel To Riyadh
Since the day I started exploring Riyadh’s nature and architectural wonders, the interest in learning about and seeing more of them did not wane. Riyadh has redefined my idea of what a modern Muslim city in the desert looks like: unique, stylish, and relevant. Over the years, it has proven its worth as one of…
Riyadh’s Ten Best Places To Watch The Sunset
When I was still working in the Philippines, sunset is no big deal to me. I didn’t feel that strong inclination to chase it up to make my day complete. But when I braved the corporate world in Riyadh five years ago, things changed. I struggled at coping with the kind of life expats have here…
Chronicles Of A Three-Day Trip to Dubai: The Airport!
On the 15th of July in 2016, I, Onel, and Ren left the quiet morning of Al Izdihar for a trip to one of the most modernized cities in the world known for its avant-garde architecture, colorful nightlife scene, and ultimate shopping experience: Dubai. Since this is my as well as Onel’s first international travel,…
Getting Intimate with Cows at Almarai Company’s Al Danah Farm in the “Milk Road”
Almarai Company (Almarai) never stop committing to its catchline: “Quality You Can Trust”. This is the reason why it embarked on providing the general public with free visits to its cow farms and processing plants in Al Kharj in the year 2013 as part of its whole new level of bringing intimate connection with the customers….
Street Photography in Dirah
I got into a no blogging phase after my last post (“Calaguas Island Tour’s Day 2: The Time of Our Lives“) on September 12 due to working on some higher priorities so to speak. A few days ago, I tried so hard to get back into blogging after the long pause. It was foiling…I wrote different…
Wadi Namar And Its Hidden Paradise
It’s no secret that yours truly is a licensed nature lover. My social media platforms, full of nature photos, can attest to that. Yesterday, July 5, I was extra cheerful — secretly — knowing that July 6 was declared a public holiday. Since this happens only once a year, like really once a year, an…
