Saudi Arabia is unique in the region for requiring its expatriates to pay a visa fee each and every time they wish to re-enter the country. This is known as the exit/re-entry visa and it applies to expats residing in Saudi Arabia.
Read More
This annual holiday promotes the benefits of physical activity by hosting a wide-variety of events for the public - including free workout classes, various sporting tournaments. Offices and schools close down, while both government and private businesses organize activities to get the community involved. Regatta Day
Read More
Obtaining my Driver’s License in Qatar was not as simple as converting it from my valid U.S. license. Read on for the steps required to legally hit the road.
Read More
Alcohol consumption in The Middle East is a topic hotter than the weather we’re currently experiencing. Especially as the FIFA World Cup and its estimated one million fans from around the globe draw nearer. But what does alcohol consumption look like year-round, for those of us living here?
Read More
Though we haven’t been there long and have spent a number of months quarantined outside the kingdom, we’ve still managed a number of culturally rich experiences living in Saudi Arabia. I gave more thought to the obstacles we faced once settling into the kingdom and came up with 5 of the greatest challenges of life in the Middle East.
Read More
Bahrain lies in the Persian Gulf, in between Qatar and the east coast of Saudi Arabia. It blows my mind that in the same amount of time it would take us to drive across Houston, Texas, we can now cross a border (on a bridge, over the gulf) and enter another country.
Read More