On our way to Dammam and Al Judah we stopped at this landmark, Judah’s Thumb. It is also known as the Devil’s Thumb, although my sense is it gets its name from the local village, Judah.…

In one sense, seeing a male entrance is a stark reminder of the degree of change we too have experienced in this country. When I was a child, our school had separate entrances for boys and…

This wasn’t the only store; there were many in the Riyadh and surrounding areas.

While visiting, our friends had to take their car in for service. We took it to an area in Riyadh of about 5-10 blocks square that is largely auto-repair shops. These shops vary in size from…

There was more English than I expected, in fact it was rare to not be able to find someone who could not speak the language. Even the license plates are in both English and Arabic.