Holy crap. That is about the only response I have to this Airbus A380 being developed for Saudi prince al-Waleed bin Talal. Of course, the prince has not officially announced that this will indeed be his new home on the road, but enough news has been pieced together to link ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The half a Billion Dollar flying palace - Rolls Royce not included
Holy crap. That is about the only response I have to this Airbus A380 being developed for Saudi prince al-Waleed bin Talal. Of course, the prince has not officially announced that this will indeed be his new home on the road, but enough news has been pieced together to link ...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (3.27.09)
If it's Friday, it must mean it's time for another installment of our Gadling and BootsnAll Picks of the Week, a weekly series where we take a look at some of the top stories from the past seven days from our travel partners at BootsnAll. Let's take a look at what made the ...Huge dust storm plunges Saudi capital into total darkness
Smoking hurts on Saudi airline
For a smoker, nothing is more miserable than staring down a long flight without being able to light up. As if air travel isn't enough of a chore, various regulations and health nuts have taken away our preferred coping mechanism. A Sudanese man fought back ... and paid ...Saudi Arabia Opens Up to Visitors
As the global economy continues to spiral downward, and the price of oil hovers around the $40/barrel, down more than $100 from last summer, Middle Eastern countries are looking for new opportunities to bolster their coffers. To that end, Saudi Arabia has begun opening its ...One website is your guide to local etiquette
Ever wondered how much you need to tip at restaurants while abroad? Or how many cheek kisses to give a new acqutainance? Or whether, in a particular country, it's proper to wear shorts? (I'm looking at you, Andrew Zimmern!) One website has all the answers to those questions, ...Oprah a hit with women in Saudi Arabia
Admittedly, I watched Oprah's talk show when I lived in Singapore. Not often, but sometimes. The room with our TV was the only one with air-conditioning, so that had something to do with it. Still, there was a familiarity in all the advice.
Plus, since the shows were not ...Men are not allowed to walk dogs (or cats) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia due to newly passed law
The reason why men aren't allowed to walk dogs or take cats out on a stroll in Riyadh as of Wednesday is because they aren't allowed to buy pets there any more. A hamster, maybe. A goldfish, probably, but not a dog or a cat. If a person has a pet already, the person can keep ..."No Reservations" season 4, episode 13: Saudi Arabia
Location: This week's episode takes us to Saudi Arabia, where Tony is guided by the winner of the No Reservations FAN-atic contest, Danya Alhamrani. The master of strange destinations heads to the land of camels, deserts and oil to take a "peek behind the veil" of one of the ...Saudi Arabia's new mind-boggling cultural center
The Middle East is proving to be the mad-architect's dream come true. Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of a new cultural center, and this is what it's going to look like: Just out of this world. It will have a library, museum, theater and cinema. When a country has an ...Hulk Hogan, Osama Bin Laden and a pair of Red Wings
I heard part of an interview with Morgan Spurlock, the creator of the documentary, "Where in the World is Osama bin Laden" yesterday. The film, which opens today, sounds as if it might be more travelogue with a twist of the Middle East. Spurlock visits places as varied as ...Saudi plane catches fire while landing in Bangladesh
If Saudi flights are anything like those in Pakistan, they probably begin with a prayer. Though it's, of course, always good to have Allah on your side, having the flight attendants lead a prayer before taking off does not inspire confidence. But maybe it helped in this ...Churches in Saudi Arabia?
Cultural changes in Saudi Arabia have been a frequent topic on Gadling. We've talked about advancements such as: Saudi women being allowed to drive, controversial books being permitted distribution, bans on photography being lifted, and restrictions such as men imprisoned ...Will single women ever be able to travel to Saudi Arabia?
It annoys me to think that I will probably never be able to go to Saudi Arabia unless I marry an Arab. Saudi Arabia is not on my priority list of places to visit, but other than the Levant (Jordan, Syria, Lebanon), it's the country that calls my attention the most. Having ...Saudi Arabia arrests 57 men for flirting at mall
Now that woman can finally drive and stay in hotels alone in Saudi Arabia, it seems the men who call the largest country in Arabia home think they too can loosen up a bit. They're wrong. The country's "religious police" interrogated 57 men today for "for flirting with women ...Saudi women now allowed to stay in hotels alone
As a woman I am always partial to questions of global women's issues. Tackling the world on your own as a woman definitely has its struggles and delights, but most importantly, it makes you more aware of the treatment of women across the globe. Fortunately I am happy to ...Saudi women may finally be allowed to drive
If Saudi Arabia is on your list of places to see this year, note that as a woman, you might actually be allowed--for the first time ever--to drive a car. Well, that might actually only be true if you are a Saudi citizen. I assume that if you got your driver's license ...A380 is fit for a prince
If you're looking to spend some cash on a status symbol, don't even bother with yesterday's Jaguar and Concord -- instead be the first on your block to own the new Airbus 380. Having one of these jumbo jets is on par with owning your own island, and probably about as ...Snakes on a Plane -- Almost
The campy movie "Snakes on a Plane" played up a common phobia of many people -- that's right; snakes. But it was just a movie, right? Surely with modern airport security no one could get on a plane with a suitcase full of reptiles, right? Right -- so far. But a 22-year-old ...Two Men Spend 48 Days in Indian Airport
Two men from Bangladesh were forced to live in New Delhi's Indira Gandhi airport for 48 days. The duo left their homeland to seek employment in Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, they did not have the appropriate papers to enter the country. So, officials confiscated their ...
