Destination KSA - Your Guide to Saudi

Destination KSA - Your Guide to Saudi
Dalia El Abd
Dalia El Abd

Arts & Music

Spatial Reasons to #STAYHOME

The designers behind interiors you love. Admit it, the quarantine has probably had you re-evaluating your living arrangement and sparked a dozen home improvement projects. As we spend more time indoors, we’re all inspired to reinvent our spaces to make more room or simply give it a new flair. Need an interior design consult? We’re […]

By Dalia El Abd
Spatial Reasons to #STAYHOME
Offbeat

At Home, At Large: Kids

Keep the kids at bay. The school closures in the Kingdom have sent a ripple effect into parent communities as many battle to find ways to smoothly transition kids into at-home life. Now that many parents have started adjusting to the new homeschooling system, they have found their children bored most of the time. This […]

By Dalia El Abd
At Home, At Large: Kids
Healthy Living

Attention Surfaces!

The things you should clean every day and probably don’t. We’ve all neglected cleaning a few items in our homes at some point. There are things we know we have to clean daily but always put it off. Well, now is the time to go back to whatever it is you wanted to get to […]

By Dalia El Abd
Attention Surfaces!
Book Review

Reading While Staying Comfy Our Top Picks for a Fun Quarantine Read

Since we’re all stuck in our homes for the next 21 days, we thought we’d recommend our top 5 books to keep you all accommodated during these shutdown days. Stay safe and entertained, everyone! Married to a Bedouin by Marguerite van Geldermalsen This is a true story of a New Zealand born nurse’s marriage to […]

By Dalia El Abd
Reading While Staying Comfy Our Top Picks for a Fun Quarantine Read
Activities

That’s a Stretch

Keep your fitness focus going with this list of virtual trainings. The COVID-19 pandemic has obliged many people to adjust to life indoors. Meaning that many companies and businesses have adapted to the ‘work from home’ method, including  gyms and fitness trainers. With all the social media platforms we now have access to, trainers can […]

By Dalia El Abd
That’s a Stretch
Beverage Corner

Coughee, Bless You!

Let’s be real, we all need our caffeine fix no matter where we are working from. Going to a coffee house to get your favorite drink right now goes against the rationale of working from home, so instead we brought the coffee to you. Here are a few creative and simple coffee recipes to try […]

By Dalia El Abd
Coughee, Bless You!
Events & Happenings

Social Distancing: Finally, introverts have an excuse!

What you need to know about flattening the curve and social distancing. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to make headlines, offices and work spaces are developing work from home policies to contain the disease and prevent further spread within the Kingdom. Schools and universities have already shifted to e-learning, restaurants have closed in-house dining options, […]

By Dalia El Abd
Social Distancing: Finally, introverts have an excuse!
Arts & Music

Jihad Al Khalidi: New CEO of the Music Authority in Saudi

Minister of Culture appointed first-time Music Authority CEO to develop the music sector in KSA. His Highness Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Culture in Saudi Arabia, issued a decision appointing Saudi Musician Jihad Al-Khalidi as CEO of the Saudi Music Authority for the first time in the Kingdom as an […]

By Dalia El Abd
Jihad Al Khalidi: New CEO of the Music Authority in Saudi
Dining

Top 5 Restaurants for 2020

You voted – here are the top restaurants to watch out for this year. Our New Year’s resolutions have been made and we usually feel ready to conquer the world this time of year. Since we are finally in 2020, it’s only fair to start it right with the top restaurant picks so you don’t […]

By Dalia El Abd
Top 5 Restaurants for 2020
Dining

Top 7 Restaurants for 2020

You voted – here are the top restaurants to watch out for this year. Our New Year’s resolutions have been made and we usually feel ready to conquer the world this time of year. Since we are finally in 2020, it’s only fair to start it right with the top restaurant picks so you don’t […]

By Dalia El Abd
Top 7 Restaurants for 2020
Dining

Top 8 Restaurants for 2020

You voted – here are the top restaurants to watch out for this year. Our New Year’s resolutions have been made and we usually feel ready to conquer the world this time of year. Since we are finally in 2020, it’s only fair to start it right with the top restaurant picks so you don’t […]

By Dalia El Abd
Top 8 Restaurants for 2020
Fitness

West to East

How Hamad Al Hawesh took on new challenges. Graduating from civil engineering and breaking a cycling record across the Kingdom, Hamad Al Hawesh has proven to the young generation that with will power, anything can be achieved. Hamad lives for the thrill of extreme challenges, and this is why he took it upon himself to […]

By Dalia El Abd
West to East
Arts & Music

Rising Above Ground

Saudi DJs cast local sound cloud over MDL Beast. The music scene in Saudi Arabia has been around for decades— although admittedly, most artists would have done it in past within the confines of their living rooms, bedrooms, and basements. At some point, that evolved into rare gigs in cafes and certain establishments or traveling […]

By Dalia El Abd
Rising Above Ground
Arts & Music

A Beast to Say The Least

MDL Beast festival breaks records in Riyadh. Riyadh hosted MDL Beast, the biggest music festival ever held in the Middle East from the 19th till the 21st of December 2019. With over 400,000 visitors attending the three-day rally, the festival scored soaring records in comparison to other international festivals. With iconic international and local attendees […]

By Dalia El Abd
A Beast to Say The Least
Healthy Living

Dealing with Addiction

Different types of addiction we tend to fall under. Addiction is a wide spectrum of toxic behaviors that we sometimes are victims of. Most of us don’t realize we are addicted to several toxic habits in our lives, such as digital addiction, compulsive spending, unhealthy diets, or toxic relationships. Occasionally, we even find ourselves hooked […]

By Dalia El Abd
Dealing with Addiction
News

The Techtile Experience

Tried and tested service apps to save your time. We’re the generation that surf the internet for basically any life necessity. However, mobile apps make our internet experience more gratifying. There’s an app for any thought that comes to mind nowadays. The app world transcended convenience and left us no room for real life trial […]

By Dalia El Abd
The Techtile Experience
Business

A Brave New Saudi: Ziad Al Najdi

A close look into Ziad Al Najdi’s pioneering journey. Embracing entrepreneurship is not an easy path to take. But Ziad Al Najdi, inventor of the Nadie product and having his own organic farm project in Riyadh, did not succumb to life’s hardships, and held his ground in the face of adversity. Growing up, Ziad and […]

By Dalia El Abd
A Brave New Saudi: Ziad Al Najdi
Business

Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say

Uncomfortable conversations at the office bring us together, I guess? Not all heroes wear capes, some follow office dress code and go by the name ‘Human Resources.’ We all have a love/hate relationship with HR and we know it. They force us to follow office regulations and more often than not when we aren’t on […]

By Dalia El Abd
Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say
Business

Practicing Resilience in A Workforce

How to let go of anxiety when it comes to your work life. Sometimes you’re lucky at a job you love. Other times you’re looking for the next big move. On a more challenging event, you find yourself stuck at a job you revolt and can’t find the right time to call it quits. We […]

By Dalia El Abd
Practicing Resilience in A Workforce
Dining

Going On An Adventure with Less Than 20 SAR

Food in the Kingdom is irresistible. So many different cuisines are 24/7 on the table. But you don’t need to spend a fortune on gourmet and international restaurants just to please your stomach. We’ve discovered the best restaurants and dishes to devour for less than SR20 for you to check out. Dekkan 90 Boataires Metaktek […]

By Dalia El Abd
Going On An Adventure with Less Than 20 SAR
Dining

Going On An Adventure with Less Than 20 SAR

Food in the Kingdom is irresistible. So many different cuisines are 24/7 on the table. But you don’t need to spend a fortune on gourmet and international restaurants just to please your stomach. We’ve discovered the best restaurants and dishes to devour for less than SR20 for you to check out. 50 Fruits Sneaky Snicker […]

By Dalia El Abd
Going On An Adventure with Less Than 20 SAR
Dining

Going On An Adventure with Less Than 20 SAR

Food in the Kingdom is irresistible. So many different cuisines are 24/7 on the table. But you don’t need to spend a fortune on gourmet and international restaurants just to please your stomach. We’ve discovered the best restaurants and dishes to devour for less than SR20 for you to check out. JEDDAH Kooz Karak Butter […]

By Dalia El Abd
Going On An Adventure with Less Than 20 SAR