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The Saudi food has been hit or miss so far. When I make the food it’s a miss. When I buy food at a restaurant it’s been a hit. Hit: Restaurant on side street where very little English was spoken. Not sure what I ordered. After I got food, they dimmed lights and shut steelContinue reading “Food”

Corniche is a waterfront area that has a walkway along the shore. I spent a day at the Khobar Corniche checking out coffee shops and restaurants. The two major landmarks are the water tower and the white mosque. The water tower has a restaurant on the top which we will go to when Charlotte arrives.Continue reading “The Corniche”

I’m in a few WhatsApp community groups. Here’s a snippet of what’s going on: 🚨 NO MORE COMPLIMENTARY CHIPS & SALSA AT CHILIS 🚨 Manager Ahmed clarified, waiting on shipment from Dallas of the chips… so they’re restricting chips for now #chipembargo Most of us barely survived the great chip dearth of 2015. We areContinue reading “Chips and Salsa”

Most restaurants have two entrances. One for singles and one for families. The mall had 3 sections in the food court: single men, single woman and families. I followed the signs only to see this family clearly in the wrong section (see sign above them). The rule to follow segregated seating has been lifted fairlyContinue reading “Singles and Families”

I am not allowed to drive outside of community until I get my drivers license. I have an appointment at the DMV on New Years Day to get finger printed and to pick up license. I am being escorted there by someone at the company who will assist me in the process. In the meanContinue reading “Buy Amazon Stock”

I’m learning where to shop. I’m really learning for Charlotte. I wander around the grocery store taking pictures of products that are different or interesting and end up hardly buying anything. Carrefore – like Walmart Tamimi – like HEB Some interesting things: Have you ever seen so many varieties of Bugles. Budweiser NA. I don’tContinue reading “Grocery Store”

My plan today was to go car shopping at the Jeep dealership. I wanted to see if they had any used Jeep Wranglers. I also need to figure out how to pay since I only have 100 SAR ($27 USD) in my newly opened bank account. Exchange rate is fixed at 3.75 SAR to 1Continue reading “International House of Pancakes”

Below is a link to Wikipedia that gives a good overview and history of the place I live. I live in the new area called Jebel Heights. It is called a camp which it was when opened in the 1930’s. Today it is a modern suburb with al of the amenities of the USA andContinue reading “Dhahran Camp/Compound”

Eating Christmas dinner at Chili’s. Ordered the Quesadilla explosion salad. I always sit In the same booth facing the 18th green of the golf course. Rico the waiter recognizes me. Rico keeps my Diet Pepsi filled, never letting it get more than half empty. Chili’s has free refills. Most other restaurants don’t. Also Pepsi productsContinue reading “Christmas in Saudi Arabia”

The landscape in the part of Saudi Arabia I am living is not sand dunes. The land is rocky with periodic rock hills or mounds called Jebels. I had a hard timing finding a place to take a picture that is not filled with roads, buildings or irrigated areas. A popular trip is to driveContinue reading “Landscape”