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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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 After Tunisia in 2015, we moved to Saudi Arabia. Actually, Darko went straight to Arabia, and Nina and I went back to Serbia to get our visas for Arabia. It took us three months to get visas. I don't know how much you know about Saudi Arabia, but this is a very conservative country. There is no tourist visa, and you can only enter this country for work or if your spouse work there, and you are going to visit him/her. It is a very religious country, and it is known as the birthplace of Islam. Both, Meca and Medina are located in the Saudi Arabia. The entire country is run by Sharia law ( it is derived from the religious precepts, the Quran and the Hadith). The country is very rich, since they are very famous for oil producing. They are world's largest oil producer and exporter. The climate is not the best. At least, I didn't like it. It is too dry, too hot, and too much sand. Arabian Desert is dominating in Saudi Arabia's geography, so the dryness, hotness, and the s...

Rades, Tunisia

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This city is our home for now. It's located 9 km (around 6 miles) from the capital Tunis. It's not far, but since we don't have a car, we didn't go to Tunis yet. I was in Tunisia for my vacation two years ago. I was in the tourist area, and I didn't go far from our hotel so I couldn't get the real picture of this country.  What makes one place good or bad, pretty or ugly, are not the buildings, streets, stores, but people who live there. What makes you fall in love or hate one town, mostly are people who you get in touch with and the way they treat you. To get a real feeling of one country  is to get involved with its culture. This is Africa. We didn't know what to expect from this place. We have been to five continents already, so we have seen a lot of different cultures. We are easy to adapt. Sometimes it's easier (when we just blend in from the beginning ), and sometimes it's harder (when we need some time to get used to everything).  Whe...