Desert ATV

Throwback post originally dated : 11 April 2015

We planned to go to al-Khafji desert ATV play area but the day was windy and a mind sand storm. But this post is to capture my 1st time viewing the ATV playing area and desert camping area. We went to another ATV play area instead which is within Royal Commission Area.


This place is situated midway between Al-Jubail, Saudi and border of Kuwait. I captured some 1st time picture of the desert and ATV area here.

snippets of the desert camping area 

car tyre got stuck in the sand

This is the map location area of the ATV area at al-Khafji

Camel sightings

Eating Out in Saudi - First encounter @ Subway Al- Fanateer

In Saudi, public places are normally segregated into single only and families areas. That applies even when it comes to eating out at any restaurants. 


They also separated entrance door for male only and families eating area. Each family is then  ushered to our own respective eating space/area. Some restaurant have small compartments to segregate each family whilst the other segregate by putting curtains/ blinds. When it comes to ordering at the counters, only male occupants are allowed to order whilst for families, waiters shall be coming to each and every segregated places for each families to take orders, send food or replenishing our new orders. They do not have a bell system but the waiters will be mingling around the outside of the families cubicles waiting to be 'summoned'.  


This is actually my 1st encounter of eating out in the public in Saudi which was 3 months ago. We bought our food at Subway at Fanateer area. At first we wanted to dine in, but since the Fanateer beach is nearly, we decided to take away all the food. 


I will share our first experience of dining in at Saudi restaurant in my other post. 

The family entrance area

The overall look at the family eatery section in Subway Al-Fanateer 

The subway menu- it is different from the one we had in Malaysia

While waiting for the take away food in our 'cubicle'

blueberry with white chocolate cookies

Our take away food