Allwyn's Blog- The Journey

Schools are closed for Academic year break for the year 2016-2017 We have been exploring new places of interest in and around Jeddah (Read previous post “ Visit to Dhaban Marine Park ”). One such place is the man made forest (Grove) in Jeddah which is known as Eastern forest. It is not a natural forest, the trees are planted and maintained in vast area (Quite vast). Location: Eastern forest is 21KM from Jeddah and it will take around 30min to reach there. It’s off the highway from Jeddah to Jumum. Take Bariman exit towards Jumum and drive for around 14km, then take the small side road (drive slowly as there are no clear sign boards) and proceed down the road for 4km to reach the Eastern Forest. If you are using Google maps search for “Forest East” which guides you to the exact location. Entrance fees: Entry to the forest is free of cost and entry is allowed only for families. As I understand, the park is open for public only on Thursday and ...

Life is short and precious to be wasted and spent worrying. we all deserve to have a happy and fulfilled life but in most of cases life has its own plans than what we intend to have.. In this materialistic world we live a stressful life running behind wealth, power and pride. One who is healthy doesn't have enough money to be cheerful and the one who is wealthy is not healthy enough to enjoy his life. Having said all these... you might be thinking How to have happy, fulfilled and cheerful life. Read through the post.... Listen to yourself: It is very important to appreciate yourself and listen to your body, mind and soul. Listen to your Inner calls, neglecting those could end up in a stressful life and force you to drift away from happiness and fulfillment. Your body may need rest after a long week or it may need better nourishment. Mind may need calmness and soul may need soothing. Listen to you inner calls and fulfill them. Keep It  simple: When your solvi...

Schools are closed for Academic year break for the year 2016-2017 and yesterday was the first weekend in the academic year break. Kids will be moving on to their next grades this April. We decided to do the weekend differently by visiting the Dhaban Marine Park instead of going to mall or to the cornice in Jeddah . Location: Dhaban marine park is about 40KM from my place.. After Reheily petrol station take the next exit to king Saud Road and follow the Road. You can find sign boards written" Zahban Marine park" which guides you. We started at 3:45PM from Jeddah and reached Dhabhan marine park at 5:10PM.  On the way you can find deep blue colored back waters which gives a real cool feeling to your eyes.. The best time to be there is around 4:00PM Entrance fees: Dhaban marine park is maintained by Rabya group and entry to the marine park is not free. SR 7/Person is collected as entry fees, but it worth to mention this fees is nominal as the whol...