Hilary McCormack
The Petroglyphs of Masil and the surrounding Quartz fields
November 2023: I would like to share a photo journal of my weekend exploring the Wadi Masil area, which is an approximately...
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Hilary McCormack
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Bran's Castle Transylvania
The Transylvania region in Central Romania boasts medieval towns, mountainous borders, and grand castles such as Bran Castle, the Gothic...
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Hilary McCormack
- Sep 13
- 4 min
The Sultanate of Oman
This quietly sophisticated Arab country is situated on the southernmost coast of the Arabian Peninsula, at the convergence of the Gulf of...
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Hilary McCormack
- May 12
- 3 min
ad-Dir'iyah, the seat of power.
Around the world, some of our most important global cities are defined by the homes of their royal families. Today, many of these...
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Hilary McCormack
- Feb 28
- 3 min
Jazan clean, green, and blessed with natural beauty
In nature, nothing is perfect, and everything is perfect. What can be more enjoyable at the start of a trip than an airport experience...
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Hilary McCormack
- Feb 4
- 1 min
A photo journal of a day trip to the Wild Iris of Al Tumayr
"The earth laughs in flowers" Ralph Waldo Emerson February 2023 Selected Reading: Wild Iris Flowers in Saudi Arabia 4x4 Driving...
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Hilary McCormack
- Jan 15
- 2 min
Dakar Rally 2023
Friday, January 6th, 2023: Marhaba to the now annual Saudi Dakar Rally and to a wet and wild start to the year. . It rained Irish-style...
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Hilary McCormack
- Dec 30, 2022
- 6 min
An Alternative Kenya
I, too, am convinced that our ancestors came from Africa. Dr Richard Leakey, Kenyan Paleoanthropologist and Conservationist. Nairobi...
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Hilary McCormack
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
The Pyramidal Star Dunes of Ad Dahna
November 2022: The season is just right to load up the car and head back out into the beautiful wind-manicured desert of the Saudi...
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Hilary McCormack
- Sep 6, 2022
- 2 min
Falcons of Arabia
August 2022: I went to check out the annual Saudi Falcons Club Exhibition that invites falcon breeders from across the region and as far...
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Hilary McCormack
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
Eating out in Riyadh
"I am on a seafood diet, I see food, and I eat it." The tradition of gathering together to 'break bread' is an ancient habit that...
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Hilary McCormack
- Jun 3, 2022
- 2 min
Heet Cave Day Trip
Ein Heet Cave is located in Al-Jubail Mountain, about 40 kilometers south of Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is an effortless...
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Hilary McCormack
- Apr 27, 2022
- 2 min
Eid Mubarak from Saudi Arabia
This year the holy month of Ramadan, the Christian festival of Easter, and Jewish Passover overlapped for the first time in my lifetime,...
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Hilary McCormack
- Mar 22, 2022
- 2 min
Saudi Cup 2022
The Saudi Cup, held annually on Saturday 26th February, is run over nine furlongs (1800 meters) on a dirt track and is the richest horse...
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Hilary McCormack
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Saudi Diamond Hunting
This fun day out is easy to arrange whether you have a 4x4 or an SUV with city tires (if you drive with caution on the rough stuff). You...
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Hilary McCormack
- Jan 20, 2022
- 1 min
Adrenaline junkies and music fans
The Saudi leg of 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship kicked off in Diriyah, Riyadh, for two nights of spectacular e-car racing...
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Hilary McCormack
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
Dakar 2022
"A challenge for those who go. A dream for those who stay behind." Thierry Sabine The Paris Dakar (or Dakar Rally as it is known today)...
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Hilary McCormack
- Jan 3, 2022
- 5 min
Dubai, home to dreamers & believers
"If you can dream it, you can do it" Walt Disney. Having navigated the various covid travel hoops and hurdles for a weekend in Dubai, I...
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Hilary McCormack
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
A full moon 'party' in the Ad Dahna super bowl
"Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars." J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Don't think Thailand is the only place you can...
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Hilary McCormack
- Sep 26, 2021
- 5 min
“Wild” camping and hiking in Jebal Ibrahim, Makkah Province
"Wild" camping is camping outside of a traditional managed camping site. It is allowed across much of Europe, especially near scenic...
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