WEB DESIGN, LAYOUT, PHOTOGRAPHS AND ARTICLES

Mohammad Nowfal
The Author

The idea behind designing this site is to extend my travel and trekking
experiences in Saudi Arabia among those enthusiasts who love to travel through
the land and learn its people, culture, evident histories and appreciate its
exquisite landscapes.

Ever since I explored this land, its pages were increasing.
The wealth of sights and sounds this part of Arabian
Peninsula bestows is rewarding.

Born in India and completing my 12 years in the Kingdom as an expatriate, the wonders that Saudi Arabia gifted me in a decade are more than my words can express.

I tried my best to blend my travel and photographic experiences in this site. With very limited time available, I don't find it easy to bring all my travel stories into life at a stretch. Instead, I will populate the site's pages on a regular basis as time permits. Moreover, there is a lot more to be explored in the Kingdom.

This site is compliant with Internet Explorer and so, you may find a few layout issues while viewing it using browsers like Mozilla Firefox & Safari.

Hope you enjoy...

TRIBUTE

All my praises are to God Almighty, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful and Ever Living.

I am so grateful to my Mom, Ayisha Mohammadali, and to my Dad, Mohammadali, a lexicographer, both of whose love and guidance kindled my interest in traveling.

To my wife, Shijna Nowfal, for all her assistance and inspiration through the journey of life.

To my brothers and sisters for their constant love and companionship.

To my uncles for their guidance and support since I was young.

To Mohammad Haseeb, a web developer, with whom I cleared the obstacles in the initial stages of my study of web designing.

My sincere gratitude to the local people (Saudis) of the respective area of my visit, for their love, hospitality and interest in outpouring information.

To the Bedouins of the desert who are a symbol of confidence and survival.

To Dr. Ahmed, dept. of Archeology and Museology of King Saud University for providing abundant information on Qaryat Al Fau and other Archeological sites and to Dr. Abdullah Al Amri, prof. of Geophysics of KSU for identifying the fossils and providing related information.

Finally to Mr. Mohammad Al Qahtani and his little son, Sanad, of Jelah who took us and our vehicle out of the desert storm where we were exhaustedly trapped for more than three and half hours.

CO-TREKKERS

With impressively great travel awareness and curiosity, my co-trekkers (randomly) play a great part  in making each trip a pleasant experience. Qaid Jowhar, Ashraf Thenari, Sadaruddin, Hassan, Jim Norton, Arun Kumar, Saleem, Mohammad Sajid, Ashoor Babu, Muzafer Ahmed, Shanoj, Noushad, Nijas, Najeeb, Ziyad and Ajoob are to be remembered here. I do thank my friends in the other locations of Saudi Arabia, for their unsolicited support and proper guidelines in their respective areas. Shihab Vilayil (Najran), Haris (Jizan), Kunhi Mohammed (Farasan Islands), Mohammad (Khamis Mushayt), Mohammad Kutty (Bisha) and Shihab (Al Ula) are a few of them.  And of course, last but not least, I am so grateful to those co-trekkers that are missing in the list.