Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Rijal Almaa: 3 visits in 8 days!

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Bryan Keith

Saudi Arabia has huge plans for tourism.  According to an article in the January 2020 issue of DirectionsKSA (published in Riyadh), Saudi Arabia plans to be “among the top five tourist destinations in the world by 2030”.  They predict “the … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Saudi Arabia: Aseer’s schist villages?

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Bryan Keith

The scenery between Jeddah and Qunfudhah was pretty uninspiring, and overall I was disappointed with the snorkeling as well.  I had a nice rest in Qunfudhah with Sultan and his friends, but I wasn’t super optimistic when I left.  Who knew … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Saudi Arabia: the Red Sea snorkeling report

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Bryan Keith

This snorkeling report only covers the places I snorkeled while cycling between Jeddah and Qunfudhah.  In brief, it was disappointing, not worth the effort.  Maybe the snorkeling is better north of Jeddah.  Maybe I didn’t find the right places — … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, Al Qattan, Mujairmah

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Bryan Keith

On the day that Ferda and I rolled into Seoul, Saudi Arabia, without much fanfare, swung their doors open wide to tourism.  It’ll be a flood, I’m sure.  Doesn’t everyone want to go to Saudi Arabia??!!  Googling for information in … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring South Korea and Japan: a comparison

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Bryan Keith

First, to conclude our journey: In contrast to our quick 21-hour trip from Antalya to Seoul (with one short stop in Moscow), it took 44 hours to return from Miyazaki to Antalya.  We had an overnight in Incheon — fun … Continue reading →

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