Hello Riyadh.

I've just been looking at the Cluster Map and noticed that I have had a visitor from what looks like Riyadh. Ahlan Wasahlan.

I spent 2 years working in Riyadh for an insurance company called United Commercial Agancies. I don't know if they are still going, it has been 28 years since I left. They used to be on Airport Road (that is to the old airport, not the new King Fahad one. Mind you, after all this time that can no longer be classed as new!!(grin).

I then spent 8 years in Bahrain working as a Loss Adjuster and travelled the area extensively. That company (Robins Davies Middle East S.A.R.L) is no longer in Bahrain, but they were good days and I occasionally hanker after going back. It will not be the same, I can tell that from Google Earth and by following the blog called Mahmood's Den. (see the link to that on the right).

The one constant thing is change (getting a bit deep there!!).

Byeeeee

Flash Earth

I have just added a link to Flash Earth, it's a system that uses several satellite imaging systems to look at the earth. It uses Google Earth (and others) and the imaging is quite good. At least in the areas I looked at , my house (which has lost 2 trees, and gained a conservatory since the photo was taken) and where I used to live in Bahrain. The quality over Bahrain was quite good and I easily tracked down where I used to live and where I used to work. It has been some 20 years since I left and it is interesting to see how much land reclamation there has been and how many 'open sand parking lots' are now buildings or covered parking lots.

I even looked at Riyadh and Jeddah and mainly found my bearings from the airports. If I visited now I would definitely get lost. Both cities have expanded greatly.

Byeeee