Things in Jeddah have calmed down considerably.
ASDL Internet is available in some places, dial up can be obtained almost anywhere.
Everything runs through a proxy so you are limited to some web sites. Shopping is good if you are into buying gold or silver.
Latest PC software can be bought for 10 SR. All pirated but works well.
Discovered this only after paying a lot of money to MSN in phone valls to re-activate my legal windows XP account.
Around 30 USD, could have bought the off the street version for 4 USD.
Latest movie DVD'S can be bought for 25 SR. Cinema versions.
If you wait a few days then you can get the latest DVD 9 version.
Thank God the airlines work by the regulations.
Exchange rate is around 3.75 SR= 1 USD.
Changes very little if at all.
Best diving in the world on the Red Sea.
Not a bad life really.
Shopping downtown you have to be careful as you will not only get some strange looks but a few have lost their wallets and such.
No one has been shot in at least 6 months or more.
All though they still have a few problems getting the bad guys,
Not trying to scare you but you have to remain alert when out and about.
Gas for your car is cheap about .70 SR per liter.
If you are single then its agood place plenty of nice looking female F/A and nurses around.
Not many of us pale faces here anymore but those of us that are left manage to have a good time.
Last edited by Earl; 11th June 2005 at 23:16.