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Travel. Culture. Language. Politics. Religion. Your mum. Travel. Culture. Language. Politics. Religion. Your mum. Egypt: Eid al-Adha in Abbassia. Warning to vegetarians: Explicit content and descriptions of violence. You’ve hopefully noticed I’m not keen on the word. I wouldn’t describe myself as a. Either, as most of my time is spent getting up at 6am and going to work five days a week like most people. Might be more accurate, or. Migrant who visits nearby countries when he has time off. The hospitality...
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January | 2015 | markisapayne
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Travel. Culture. Language. Politics. Religion. Your mum. I went to Iran consciously looking for signs of rebellion and protest. As the days passed when I was there it was clear that I didn’t have to look very hard- there were signs of protest and rebellion against the regime all around. Whether it was the aforementioned Zoroastrian symbols on show, or the Tehrani girls seeing just how short their. Faces The title was. Calvin and Castellio’s Revolution. In general it was talking about inquisition, about h...
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Expats living in Jeddah. Its culture, shopping, places to go and things to do. Jordan “Absolute Must See”. By Butterflies and Rainbows. A very good friend of mine had lived in Aqaba as an expat, she had raved about Jordan to me many times. Having lived in the middle East for nearly … Continue Reading. Road Trip to Madain Saleh, Tabuk and Al Wajh. By Butterflies and Rainbows. Afghan Souq – near Al Balad. By Butterflies and Rainbows. Meet the Man behind “3N” in Jeddah. By Butterflies and Rainbows. Lindsey ...
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Travel – Living in Jeddah
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Expats living in Jeddah. Its culture, shopping, places to go and things to do. Road Trip – Wine Tasting from Portugal – Seville. By Butterflies and Rainbows. Russ was away on a road trip with a friend and sent me an sms. “You should get on a plane and come here, you are going to luv this … Continue Reading. 8220;Spain” – The Annual Feria in Seville. By Butterflies and Rainbows. Jordan “Absolute Must See”. By Butterflies and Rainbows. Road Trip to Madain Saleh, Tabuk and Al Wajh. Just about everyone knows...
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Things to do – Living in Jeddah
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Expats living in Jeddah. Its culture, shopping, places to go and things to do. Afghan Souq – near Al Balad. By Butterflies and Rainbows. Recently we went on a tour to the Afghan Souq with Bander from “Nomad Tours“. Having been on tours with Bander before I was looking forward to it. However it … Continue Reading. 8220;Sleysla Centre” Traditional Saudi Handicrafts in Jeddah. By Butterflies and Rainbows. 8220;Quilting Bees”First Ever Public Quilt Exhibition in Jeddah. By Butterflies and Rainbows. Thanks to...
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Travel. Culture. Language. Politics. Religion. Your mum. Najran: Al Ukhdood Ruins. 8211; Originally posted 15th June 2014. On our last visit to Najran, we missed out on two things – Al Ukhdood Ruins and Al Raoum Castle. We only have a couple of weeks left round here so headed back down to see some friends and finish what we started. Al Ukhdood (The Trench/Ditch) is an ancient settlement, 3,000 years old. It was a Christian Aksumite town (obviously not always. There appeared to be some half-hearted attemp...
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July | 2014 | markisapayne
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Travel. Culture. Language. Politics. Religion. Your mum. It’s been a while since I had a post written by others, so here’s one from a friend of mine. 8220;My name is Faris Abbod Al-Hilal. I live in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia. I’m a student. I’m interested in cars, bikes and electronics. I like to play video games. Saudi Arabia is good. There are good people here. People are happy here and try to help you if you have a problem. The weather’s good here in KSA. We have nice places like Mt. S...July 2, 2014.
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Iran: Cultural Revolutions | markisapayne
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Travel. Culture. Language. Politics. Religion. Your mum. I went to Iran consciously looking for signs of rebellion and protest. As the days passed when I was there it was clear that I didn’t have to look very hard- there were signs of protest and rebellion against the regime all around. Whether it was the aforementioned Zoroastrian symbols on show, or the Tehrani girls seeing just how short their. Faces The title was. Calvin and Castellio’s Revolution. In general it was talking about inquisition, about h...
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December | 2014 | markisapayne
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Travel. Culture. Language. Politics. Religion. Your mum. Iran: The Shi’a. 8230;I arrived in Iran at the end of. Because he was probably right this time…. 8230;In the street, lots of women wear the. A covering/dress that should come down to the knee, and worn on top of trousers), and depending on the town there were also lots of women wearing the. 8221; They stood up to pray in the Shi’a style, with their hands up and their. Why do you have 12 Imams? 8221; He politely informed me of some basic distinction...
