About This Blog, and About Me: Susie of Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is KSA's 2nd largest city and is located on its west coast, right on the Red Sea. I moved here in 2007 with my Saudi hubby. This journal reflects the things that I see here, life through my eyes, my lens.
Please be sure to also visit my other blog, SUSIE OF ARABIA (formerly SUSIE'S BIG ADVENTURE), which relates my experiences, thoughts, and observations about living in Saudi Arabia.
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Category Archives: Life
Spacious Mall
Just a scene of Jeddah’s Mall of Arabia lower level taken from the second level.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Clothing, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged mall, modern, Shopping
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SkyWatch: In the Ghetto
Jeddah is a modern city with lots of new construction everywhere, but the city also has some very old and rundown areas as well. Many of the poor foreign workers live in places like this. Though you can’t see them … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged Architecture, home, Jeddah
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Just Hangin’ Out
I was waiting in the car for my husband when I looked over and saw this group of young men just hanging out. The man in the traditional dress seemed a little older and was dominating the conversation. All of … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged dress, Jeddah, leisure, thobe, youth
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Our World: Busy Signs & Store Fronts
In Jeddah, many shops that offer similar products and services are often right next door to one another for blocks and blocks. My theory is that because of the close proximity of these similar businesses, it causes the signage and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged business, signage, signs
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Cool Sign for Thobe Shop
The thobe (or thawb) is the long usually white dress that many Saudi men wear. Most Saudi men probably have at least a dozen thobes hanging in their closets, especially those who wear thobes to work. Most thobes shops will … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Clothing, Culture, Life, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping, Tradition
Tagged Arab dress, signage, signs, thobe
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SkyWatch: Dusty Days
This year the wind and resulting dust storms have been the absolute worst and the windy season has lasted much longer than it has since I moved here in 2007. Hospitals have been filled with people suffering from asthma or … Continue reading
Posted in Desert, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged dust, dust storms, health problems, weather, wind
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Royal Restaurant Front
Huge images of Saudi royalty adorn the front plate glass windows of this popular restaurant in Jeddah.
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Culture, Food, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged restaurant, royalty
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Our World: Fast Food & Indoor Play
Fast food restaurants and indoor playgrounds go hand-in-hand in Saudi Arabia just like in other parts of the world. This is a great idea here because of the brutal heat a good part of the year. This post shows McDonalds, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Culture, Food, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged family, fast food, gender segregation, restaurant
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Textiles, Carpets, and Prayer Rugs
Jeddah has many textile shops like this that sell carpets, linens, prayer rugs, and towels. Shopkeepers tend to hover too closely to offer assistance in hopes of making a sale. Many shops are crammed with merchandise stacked from the floor … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Buildings, Culture, Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia, Shopping
Tagged carpets, prayer rug, retail, textile
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Workmen
I’m continually amazed at the seemingly unsafe working conditions of so many workers here in Saudi Arabia. Safety equipment and other safety products are rarely used. Most of the blue collar positions are filled by foreign workers from very poor … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Middle East, Photo, Saudi Arabia
Tagged construction, Jeddah, work conditions, workers
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