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Middle East Beast · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 836 Location: Up a tree

When I think of the best views I've ever had, somehow the Tragic Kingdom misses the mark. I think of places like Seattle, Paris, Holland, Hawaii, and even parts of Manama.

To each his/her own.

The Lathe of Heaven · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject:

The one most memorable moment for me in Saudi was out in the desert in the midle of nowhere on a camel ranch. There away from all the traffic, city structures and noise I felt a peace that I never experienced in the cities.

The sun setting on the horizen, dunes taking on a redish color and the sound of silence. That's priceless and was worth my trip to Saudi.

TLOH

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

Stephen Jones · Joined: 21 Feb 2003 Posts: 4124

And I back the Lathe of Heaven regarding views at night in the desert

lucreziaborgia · Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 177

With increasing wealth comes trash. Vietnam is an example. Rivers, mountain roads winding through forests, beaches and country lanes are littered with refuse. The event of the obnoxious plastic bag, aluminium cans and disposable food containers have cursed this country. I found an interesting thing happened to me after the shock of seeing a rubbish lined mountain road on the way to Da Lat; I became desensitized.
I asked an obvious question in my early days here: 'Why do you leave your rubbish in gutters?' Answer: 'If we didn't, rubbish collectors would be out of work.' That response may have relevance in cities, but obviously not in the countryside where mountains and beaches are liberally littered with trash.
A recycling campaign has just been intiatied and a question in a local newspaper is indicative of the prevailing mindset: 'How can I tell then difference between organic and inorganic material?'

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:03 am Post subject:

007 · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:16 am Post subject:

Y'all must be playin' with your own ding a ling! Laughing

I want you to play with my ding a ling................ Laughing

Cleopatra · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:36 am Post subject:

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject:

littleoldlady · Joined: 06 Apr 2009 Posts: 286 Location: knitting heaven

NCTBA - are you feeling ok? Rolling Eyes

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

johnslat · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:37 pm Post subject:

Maybe I'm the only one here old enough to remember the attitude towards littering that was prevalent in the US back in the 40s and 50s.
The attitude basically was - the great outdoors in my personal trash bin. People though nothing of throwing stuff from car windows or just dropping garbage anywhere on the ground as they were walking.
It took a number of years, a number of laws, and a lot of "public education" before the general citizenry had it hammered into their collective consciousness that littering is NOT such a great idea.

Let's cut the Saudis (and other littering nations) a little slack and see how they're doing in, say, twenty or thirty more years.

Regards,
John

007 · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject:

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject:

Roger Miller may have died in 1992. But, today, his memory is enshrined on the pages of Dave's.

I'll jes' bet, never in his wildest dreams... Crying or Very sad

NCTBA

Middle East Beast · Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 836 Location: Up a tree