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Letter from Arabia #2

By Violet Alma  |  Location: Saudi Arabia  |  06/30/08  |  Pics: 0

 

Ramadawn is two months away, so I’m trying to beat the Ramadawn prices and start my shopping in advance.

 

First I start out the new Riyaline (2 Riyal) store recently built opposite to the park adjacent to my apartment building. A Pakistani expatriate runs this little shop, he looks...

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Letter from Arabia

By Violet Alma  |  Location: Saudi Arabia  |  06/28/08  |  Pics: 0

A friend of mine emailed me and asked “So what do kids wear in Arabia”.

I found this question to be quite ludicrous. It was as if Arabia was on a different planet, where you had to wear strange attire. I thought for a while weather I should tell her the truth or make up a “crap pot story” for...

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Bird's Eye View

By Violet Alma  |  Location: Guyana  |  05/08/08  |  Pics: 9

When departing or embarking Guyana (Co-operative Republic of Guyana), I always love to look down from the window of the iron bird, at the endless flora and fauna.

Guyana possesses over 800 varieties of documented birds, and...

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By Violet Alma  |  Location: Saudi Arabia  |  03/25/08  |  Pics: 0

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