Too many taxi tales to not merit a category in its own right.
I have written a volume of words already on taxi-related capers from my time out here in the Gulf region, but the first trip in Saudi Arabia was different gravy entirely. It occurred some time ago now, Q4 last year, but will live long in the memory, filed under the section entitled “nearly kicking it”.After …
Half-inched from Blackadder, but grand for illustrating this tale of accent nuances. This journey, not too long back, saw the need for a relatively short trip to the Saudi visa centre and posed no directional difficulties. The journey there was an uneventful 15 minutes with only the need for an occasional glance at Google Maps, …
First time here was eight years ago and I vividly recall the taxi ride from the airport, mainly because I thought it might have seen me shuffling off this mortal coil. The driver seemed vague on the destination – standard, now understood – but shot off and reached 140kph within a blink of an eye …
