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Surprising, Unsettling, Surreal: Roaming Through Saudi Arabia

Baua Electric

I was chauffeured around in an electric golf cart — past 43 beachside “dune” villas and onto two long boardwalks that connect the rest of the resort to 47 “coral” villas, built on stilts over shallow turquoise water. Citing the Maldives, he mentioned the kingdom’s plans to claim a share of the same high-end market.