In the Saudi Arabian desert it gets very hot, 40°C+ is no rarity, and in summer 50°C is not unusual. The highest I experienced was 56°C (for Americans, that reads 104° / 122° / 133° F). The best anti-perspirant will not prevent you from perspiring. Sometimes you just have to cool down. One way that can be accomplished by pouring buckets of water over oneself.
Occasionally, friends might help.
PS: The colour was added for friends who left the Magic Kingdom for good. It wasn’t standard practice.
Sofia has asked for some nostalgia. Fortuitous timing! A couple of weeks ago I found a folder with CDs with old photos from our time in Saudi Arabia. I had completely forgotten their existence. To look at them was a trip down memory lane. Here … Continue reading It’s Been a While
Sometimes distance is not the kilometres. It’s about five-and-a-half thousand kilometres from our current home to our home in Saudi Arabia but it might as well be on the moon because the rules in Saudi make it very hard to go back. I’m not saying … Continue reading The Distance of the Heart
It’s not the most sought after destination. There are rocks and sand and no plants and hardly any animals and yes, a kind of wild beauty but very little else. But if you sharing this with good people, possibly fun people – you’ve got it … Continue reading The Fun Is in the People
I’ve told people about the Hash House Harriers before. This is a gunging, usually administered to somebody who is leaving the Magic Kingdom (aka Saudi Arabia) on a no-return exit visa. Hashers get Hash names after a while of running with the group. Children get … Continue reading The Interrupter at Work
we had holiday cheer! And Santa came to visit even on the outskirts of the Rub’ al Khali – to the delight of all the children. At least, it was like that twenty-five years ago. And I hope you all are having a wonderful time for the … Continue reading Even in the Desert
Saudi Arabia vs. Germany
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This is a beach, or rather the extension of a very large desert, in Saudi Arabia. Enough sand to go around for everyone.
(PS: It’s at a private resort, part of Halfmoon Bay at the Arabian Sea.)
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