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10 Summer Activities for Kids in (and around) Khobar
Once it starts to really hot up here in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, the humidity also rises which makes it almost unbearable to...

Kerri
May 18, 20234 min read


How to do Umrah with Children
Recently I was blessed with being able to visit Makkah again to perform Umrah AlHamdulillah. (Umrah is a pilgrimage performed by Muslims...

Kerri
Feb 28, 20236 min read


How to Road Trip with Children
We love road trips and it is hard to imagine that it is only recently that my family and I have found a love of road tripping. As well as...

Kerri
Feb 8, 20224 min read


10 Family Days Out in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Spring Break is here already and has me thinking about what to do with the kids. We have been lucky enough to have some wonderful local...

Kerri
Mar 29, 20214 min read


Uncovering History in Uqair
Since it is almost Spring Break I have been having a think about some nice day trips we could do locally during this time. Since our last...

Kerri
Mar 23, 20213 min read


Stepping Back in Time in Qatif
This week we have all been getting withdrawal symptoms from our road trip. Even the kids expressed how much they missed our adventures in...

Kerri
Jan 30, 20213 min read


Al Wajh; A Magical Surprise On The Red Sea.
Before our road trip, I hadn't done any traveling for a very very long time. Yes, in the last few years we moved to Saudi Arabia (twice)...

Kerri
Jan 25, 20215 min read


Under the Sea in Umluj
We have been back from our epic road trip for a couple of weeks now and still, I don't think I have quite recovered! We are all pretty...

Kerri
Jan 17, 20213 min read


Trouble in the Valley of Palms (Wadi Disah)
We have started each day of the trip explaining to the kids where we will visit and what we will see there. Because one of our children...

Kerri
Jan 3, 20213 min read


The Search for Elephant Rock (Al Ula)
Today I realised that I love travelling, not for the sake of going to some place or seeing something but just for the sake of travelling...

Kerri
Dec 30, 20202 min read


Planning our First Saudi Road Trip.
I am so excited. I can't wait! It's been a while in the planning but next week on Sunday we are going to actually embark on our first...

Kerri
Dec 22, 20203 min read
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