a Canadian in Riyadh

This blog has evolved into a guide to Riyadh for Western expats from a housewife's perspective. Nothing controversial here, it's just your everyday run of the mill fluff...

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Goodbye Foreverrrrrr!!!

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Well well well. It's been four years since my first brush with Riyadh, and over a year since I refused to go back to last visited Saud...

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Monday, January 3, 2011

His Cheatin' Heart

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Expat wives who have husbands moving to Saudi for work fall into two camps - one that hears preemptive warnings against leaving your husband...

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Sunday, January 2, 2011

stereotypes

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I'm posting a random thought because I'm back in the Kingdom for a visit and thought I was overdue for a blurb. One thing that expat...

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Sunday, September 12, 2010

transitions

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Riyadh is undoubtedly a place of transition for most Westerners. It's generally not a place where people end up staying forever because ...

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Monday, August 2, 2010

abaya free zones

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hello hello! Well I am back from a trip and want to thank any of you who were worried that I stopped blogging because I had killed myself. B...

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Monday, July 12, 2010

so THAT'S why they don't fly Saudia...

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I finally made a trip to the main Saudi Arabian Airlines office in Riyadh. The reason being that the flight I requested was not available as...

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

You speak english?

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So I think one of the good things about Saudi Arabia that isn't mentioned enough is how much English is spoken here. Many of the major r...

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