tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post716257650334825494..comments2023-04-16T16:49:16.166+03:00Comments on Veeds of Arabia: A long way to Tipperary...and RiyadhVeeds of Arabiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609079024522754584noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post-57844559789620397912009-10-24T21:49:29.186+03:002009-10-24T21:49:29.186+03:00Barbara: I don't get much bowing these days, t...Barbara: I don't get much bowing these days, though students at least call me Mister. I'm not sure my Wikipedia source is any more reliable than your Ask.com source. I'm just going by what a couple Google searches told me<br /><br />Jackie: Glad to hear it. Next up (I think): why you come out in the morning and see a street full of cars with their windshield wipers up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post-80059784265394611782009-10-23T20:04:51.136+03:002009-10-23T20:04:51.136+03:00Great story!. I'm still chuckling.Great story!. I'm still chuckling.jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915760591818144165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post-39290527865904714882009-10-23T17:41:39.130+03:002009-10-23T17:41:39.130+03:00Not to be oppositional :-) Ask.com lists the dis...Not to be oppositional :-) Ask.com lists the distance between the cities at 660.However, I bow to your estimate since you are now a resident of the country.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075586102289524094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post-67640956357454390052009-10-23T00:54:35.014+03:002009-10-23T00:54:35.014+03:00According to my info, it's 525 miles -- um, pr...According to my info, it's 525 miles -- um, presumably the same distance either way. I was a bit surprised the hotel people didn't kick me out though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post-48228660429527174772009-10-22T21:52:34.810+03:002009-10-22T21:52:34.810+03:00Let's calculate.....Riyadh to Jedda is approxi...Let's calculate.....Riyadh to Jedda is approximately 660 miles. Hmmmmm....that's about 9-10 hours' drive time. You could have been arrested for loitering instead of catnapping. No scanners in Riyadh,Jim?Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075586102289524094noreply@blogger.com