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Obesity and Diabetes in Saudi Arabia

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 13/04/2022
  • 6 Comments

All is very quiet on the compound at the moment as a lot of the women have gone on break back to their home countries or on holidays to get away … Continue Reading →

Taif Rose Farm Tour and More

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 28/03/2022
  • 32 Comments

Having booked for the Taif Roses Season Tour after seeing it advertised in the Destination Jeddah magazine, we thought there would be quite a few going.  It turned out that … Continue Reading →

Traditional Handicrafts Souq Tour

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 26/03/2022
  • 2 Comments

Had a lovely morning at the Traditional Handicrafts Souq. A number of us ladies, went on the compound bus, to meet up with our tour guide Bander, from Nomad Arabian … Continue Reading →

Cost of Living between Perth and Jeddah

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 13/03/2022
  • 5 Comments

The cost of living here is considerably lower than WA.  For instance last night we decided to have a drumstick from the compound store. I was surprised that it only … Continue Reading →

Mission impossible? Not for me

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 29/01/2022
  • 9 Comments

Having seen two of my lady friends wearing different bathers in the swimming pool I decided I had better go and get some more bathing suits. The bus was scheduled … Continue Reading →

“Decisions, Decisions” too many things to do

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 26/01/2022
  • 14 Comments

One can’t really get bored here there is so many choices of things to do. I have to say I feel pretty lucky to be here. It is like living … Continue Reading →

Women helping Women

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 20/01/2022
  • 2 Comments

Two nights ago I was at a shopping mall getting ready to get back onto the bus to go back to our compound, when I saw a stall with women … Continue Reading →

Delicious Delectable Morsels

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 18/01/2022
  • 6 Comments

  Saudi’s love their sweets! There is no shortage of sweets to eat. Delicious creamy melt in the mouth chocolates, little sweet cakes, cakes made with fine puff pastry noodles … Continue Reading →

This is the way its done in Saudi

  • By Butterflies & Rainbows
  • 15/01/2022
  • No Comments

Yesterday the maintenance man came around to our villa after I had put in my long list of requests for changes to our villa. He took a look at it and said “I … Continue Reading →

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