Fogo De Chao

Well, it started out with my love for beef and the lack of it for the coming couple of months. You see I am in India now. As you all might be aware, beef is banned in India owing to the religious status of cows. Now, staying in Saudi, I have become quite inclined towards...

My First (But definitely not the last!) Scuba Diving Experience

Have you ever felt the world completely still? As if everything had been put into slow motion, so you could capture every movement. So calm, that you could forget every worry you ever had. That's about an ounce of what it feels like to experience scuba diving. It all started off spontaneously, my friend Huda...

Big Chefs

One among the many of the latest restaurants to come up in Jeddah is Big Chefs. It is located in Khayyat Centre, newly opened on Prince Sultan Street.  Two weeks ago, as we passed by it, it made for such a pretty sight with tiny yellow lights hanging off the ceiling. I decided immediately that...

A Drive Through the Clouds

After the season of Hajj gets over, all the pilgrims start to return home and the rush is somewhat decreased. There is a period of 15 days, when there are NO pilgrims from outside the country in Makkah and Madinah. I have found myself thanking God so many times to be able to make use...

Jeddah Adventures – Quad Biking (in Abaya :P)

Living in a desert without quad-biking is just not done! While I am not a very adventurous person, T is. And we do complement each other perfectly. I have gotten him to read books and enjoy the quiet intellectual life, while he has got me addicted to our regular doses of adventure. So he planned...

The Many Shades of Jeddah

We have shifted to Jeddah since almost 2 years now. And I am proud to say that I have become a true Jeddawi. I have discovered places here, new and old, that people living here since ages aren’t even aware of. Call it the young blood, I suppose! Not to sound biased to my city,...