The Journal

Writing for families who keep coming back.

Notes on the city, on what a registered lease actually grants you, and on the ordinary details of returning to the same residence every year.

Latest The City

Why Madinah, and Why Now

The Haram expansion, the new transit links, and what a decade of building has meant for families who keep returning.

4 August 20266 min read

Ownership

Registered under Saudi law, documented in your name, transferable to your heirs — and what it deliberately does not include.

21 July 20268 min read

The Experience

What changes when the flights are the only thing left to book — and why families say the second year feels different from the first.

2 July 20265 min read

Ownership

The months you are away are let on your behalf. Where that income goes, who manages the booking, and what it realistically covers.

18 June 20267 min read

Family

Grandparents, parents and children in the same residence for a month — how families divide the month, and what they wish they had known.

30 May 20266 min read

Regulation

Two terms that appear in every contract in the Kingdom, what each one protects against, and why a foreign buyer should care.

12 May 20269 min read

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