First impressions of Riyadh 🇸🇦 Diriyah, Edge of the World, Old City | Saudi Arabia Travel Vlog

What is traveling Saudi Arabia really like? I had the same question so I came here to find out. Join me as I discover Riyadh and its wonders (Masmak Fort, Deera Square, Sky Bridge...), the historical town of Ad Diriyah, and Edge of the World in the middle of the desert.
0:00 Troubled arrival (I don't have a room)
3:56 Discovering Ad Diriyah
5:52 Visiting the mall
6:47 Edge of the World
7:25 Riyadh's Old City
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Пікірлер: 73

  • @tek.95
    @tek.9512 күн бұрын

    Welcome e to Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 ❤ have nice day

  • @user-bi4pl6mb6v
    @user-bi4pl6mb6v25 күн бұрын

    Hello Eva, sorry for the problem you had with the hotel. There is a problem with the Booking website here in Saudi Arabia, and the same problem happened to me. I wish you had filed a complaint against the hotel to The Saudi Ministry of Tourism on the number 930, as I did. They solved the problem quickly, fined the hotel, and the Booking management contacted me and gave me an extra day. I hope this problem does not affect your impression of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its hospitable people. I wish you a happy life and hope to meet you again. 🇸🇦❤️

  • @andreap2406
    @andreap24063 ай бұрын

    Eva you are the best

  • @hassanalzaid9269
    @hassanalzaid92696 ай бұрын

    I was born in Riyadh and it seems you have been to places which I have never been ! Good for you

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Wow really? That usually happens though, I haven't seen half of the must-see places in my own country 😂

  • @lfarishamzi2077
    @lfarishamzi20776 ай бұрын

    I thought that ATMs for cars existed all over the world. Welcome to Saudi Arabia and I hope you have an enjoyable visit

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Unfortunately not, I personally had never seen them but they're great 😬 Thanks a lot 😊🙏🏽

  • @user-eh8ny6nd3d
    @user-eh8ny6nd3d7 ай бұрын

    When you talked about ATMs that do not require getting out of the car, and you said to me: Look, this is the future, I was surprised as a Saudi girl. It's an old idea, not a new one, and it's been around for a long time. Maybe in the future we won't need them for a moment. I don't know why you told me this was the future. It made me wonder whether you have this in your country or not

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    7 ай бұрын

    We don't have that in my country so for me it was something very interesting to see 😀 I loved it haha

  • @neiltravelvlogs1255
    @neiltravelvlogs12556 ай бұрын

    Beautiful vlog 👍

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @mystyle_gy
    @mystyle_gy6 ай бұрын

    Welcome to Saudi, but you haven't seen anything, only Riyadh? And only 3 days? Saudi is a big country and full of beautiful locations worth visiting, hope you come back again.

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤️ Next week I'm coming to Jeddah, so I'll be seeing a bit more of the country 🙂

  • @user-eh8ny6nd3d
    @user-eh8ny6nd3d7 ай бұрын

    Did you really cry? I am a Saudi girl. You are like my sister. It seems that the video was four days ago and it seems that you are still here, among your family and your second country. If you need anything, just let me know and don't worry, you're all welcome to join us, and it's true that I wanted to correct that we don't wake up at 4:00 p.m. 10:00 I wake up and I don't know, but here we are, and especially those who live in Riyadh like to go out at night. As a Saudi girl, I go out at 10:00 and don't come back until 4 or 3 in the morning, and sometimes I'm late, so don't worry. Saudi Arabia is a safe country, especially for women. Being a woman in Saudi Arabia means that you are a queen in their eyes. Everyone will take care of you as much as possible and welcome you back among us🙆‍♀️💛💛🇸🇦

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    7 ай бұрын

    Aww thank you so much, you're so sweet 🤗 This was back in April, but I'll be back in Saudi soon, but Jeddah next time! The best thing about your country was the people, they really do treat you like a queen ❤️

  • @user-eh8ny6nd3d

    @user-eh8ny6nd3d

    7 ай бұрын

    @@evacotenescu العفو 🙆‍♀️💛💛

  • @Brightlight-bd9jc

    @Brightlight-bd9jc

    6 ай бұрын

    @@user-eh8ny6nd3dhello,sister ignore those kind of people,they just do it for drama,so that they get sympathy,there are problems with every country, in many countries people are harassed,robbed,scammed still I don’t see them crying like a child she does not have a true traveller spirit👎 Yes,your country is beautiful More progress to this beautiful kingdom ❤❤ your Arabic language is perfect You don’t need to speak english be “careful “ of those tourists

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Brightlight-bd9jc Thank you so much, I appreciate your kind words 🙏😊

  • @syzr-_-6113
    @syzr-_-61136 ай бұрын

    أستمري متابعج من العراق تحياتي الج. 🧡🇮🇶💚

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Shukran ktir 😊🙏🏽

  • @Mk-rd1xd
    @Mk-rd1xd6 ай бұрын

    The drive-through ATMs are from the 80s, and they have been reduced in the last few years because most of the ppl pay with digital methods, or in another way, saudi is becoming a cashless county. The only problem is that not all the merchants provide Visa n Master cards. But for sure all of them use MADA which is the national payment scheme of Saudi Arabia.

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    That's pretty interesting. The only drive-through thing we have in my country are McDonald's 😂

  • @Mk-rd1xd

    @Mk-rd1xd

    6 ай бұрын

    @evacotenescu Oh ha, We took it to anotha level. Right now we have a drive-through square or mall, where you can find all kinds of food coffee dessert and more, in one place, but the twist is that all of them are drive-through branches.

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Mk-rd1xd that's awesome, pretty Saudi I would say 😂

  • @evacotenescu
    @evacotenescu7 ай бұрын

    UPDATE: I was told by a friend that she had the same situation where the hotel didn't have rooms left but in Booking they still appeared available (in a different location and 3 times in a row), so it must have been Booking's issue all along, not Riyadh hotels'!

  • @JALproductionss

    @JALproductionss

    7 ай бұрын

    You should have booked in Expedia, no big problems and good custommer service if so.

  • @ABDULLAHAIi
    @ABDULLAHAIi6 ай бұрын

    The drive-through ATM is the past, currently we are paying by mobile like Apple Pay, I don't remember the last time I paid in cash

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Well to me it still felt like the future 😂😍

  • @SaraGarcia-of3ms
    @SaraGarcia-of3ms7 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @amulraj2858
    @amulraj28587 ай бұрын

    Very nice❤❤❤

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🤩🤗

  • @amulraj2858

    @amulraj2858

    7 ай бұрын

    @@evacotenescu are you from....?

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    7 ай бұрын

    @@amulraj2858 Spain 🇪🇸

  • @amulraj2858

    @amulraj2858

    7 ай бұрын

    @@evacotenescu 💜

  • @khalidalrashed8916
    @khalidalrashed89165 ай бұрын

    I am sorry to hear your story and what happened to you regarding the hotels you booked and did not find your reservation This is not good when any tourist comes for the first time and something like this happens to him in any country In general, these things do not happen often, and perhaps they increased the challenge and adventure in the story Welcome to Saudi Arabia and we hope that you will come to visit Saudi Arabia again

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    4 ай бұрын

    Traveling wouldn't be traveling without those kind of setbacks, but the kindness and hospitality of Saudis made up for all the challenges I encountered 🥰

  • @Ra57ra
    @Ra57ra6 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤🎉

  • @ahmadyahyal
    @ahmadyahyal6 ай бұрын

    Welcome 💌💌

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Shukran 🤗

  • @c.navarrovalenzuela8189
    @c.navarrovalenzuela81894 ай бұрын

    Hi! Which tour did you book for edge of world?

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi! I went with RiyadhTrips. Everything was perfect but keep in mind that the tour guide didn't speak English 😅 That was the only downside but anyways there's not much history to know about the place, so I guess it's ok 🙂

  • @pablotrillovaleiro3093
    @pablotrillovaleiro30937 ай бұрын

    Dejo por aquí mi support

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    7 ай бұрын

    Grande mi homeboy 🙌🏼

  • @AbuDeem1985
    @AbuDeem19856 ай бұрын

    Why you didn't tell us before coming in SA? Any way it's ok are you still here?

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Not anymore, but I would love to come back and explore more!

  • @Brightlight-bd9jc
    @Brightlight-bd9jc6 ай бұрын

    Of course,if you are in Saudi Arabia,Arabic is their language,same is true for other countries,like Italian speaking Italian I really don’t understand where did you got that idea that they should speak english Learn the basics of language of the land which you are visiting This is one of the basic traveller etiquettes

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    If you work in the tourism industry, especially in a hotel, you are expected to speak English, that's a universal fact. And even if I knew the basics of Arabic, that wouldn't have been enough to understand what was going on...

  • @Brightlight-bd9jc

    @Brightlight-bd9jc

    6 ай бұрын

    @@evacotenescu no that is not true always, if you really wanted english language,what you could have done is applied for tour package ,hosted by saudi,and what you are doing is solo travel,you have to take risks and be a part of adventure if doing solo travel so it is really unwise to complain Before visiting any foreign country,one must always have a idea about its culture,language,beliefs,rules etc Further,saudi has recently become open for international tourism,you can’t expect them to be perfect in a fast paced way

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    @@Brightlight-bd9jc if you go to a homestay or something like that sure, but if you go to an international hotel, they must speak English. But you just said it, they recently opened up to tourism, which is the reason why they're still developing and getting there. Also, it's unwise to assume that I'm complaining or that I didn't have any idea about the place; I'm just narrating my experience 🙂

  • @Brightlight-bd9jc

    @Brightlight-bd9jc

    6 ай бұрын

    @@evacotenescu ok dear traveller have a nyc experience When most people visit saudi,they just see desert,just some pro tips You can visit Abha region,which is green ras al tanuara Damman Riyadh fort Saudi mueseum Umluj beach Al wabah creater ancient city of salih mirror building Medina city which is open for every visitor just tips,rest your choice ,they are less travelled places You will definitely enjoy,it will be your worth,there is chance your videos may become viral by posting less travelled places Best of luck

  • @nuriaricofreire9197
    @nuriaricofreire91977 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @user-kj8yl6sn2z
    @user-kj8yl6sn2z4 ай бұрын

    The most important officials to visit Saudi Arabia: Why are you Muslims? Why do you oppress women? Hahahaha. Much of the biased information in the Western media can only be addressed by asking Muslims. Try to visit Al Rajhi Mosque in Riyadh to experience Islamic culture and ask about everything about Islamic culture

  • @Brightlight-bd9jc
    @Brightlight-bd9jc6 ай бұрын

    they don’t speak english Maybe you should speak Arabic apparently 😉

  • @Yayahooooo
    @Yayahooooo2 күн бұрын

    Dear You should have pressed a complaint on booking for what happened to you ‼️ They are responsible for dealing with the hotel they are making reservations with ‼️ laws will get your rights + an apology‼️

  • @thomasdeturk5142
    @thomasdeturk51426 ай бұрын

    Everything is Saudi Arabia is Halal. The dress code is halal The Banking system is Halal and All Foods are Halal and All Drinks are Halal. No Haram drinks no haram foods.

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    True, halal country as a whole 🙂

  • @Ra57ra

    @Ra57ra

    6 ай бұрын

    No alcohol, no drugs Therefore, we depend on fit and healthy bodies This is culture😊

  • @BobWoolmer-kx3ym
    @BobWoolmer-kx3ym6 ай бұрын

    How much Saudi Arabia paid you to make video ?

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    0 😂

  • @alialahmari

    @alialahmari

    6 ай бұрын

    you seem to me that you are ignorant person and depression ,see the DR.

  • @adami.

    @adami.

    3 ай бұрын

    BRUH u so pathetic

  • @raniaal-ashqar7276
    @raniaal-ashqar72767 ай бұрын

    Wer ist die riyadh was ist das versamlung ##

  • @user-ku8iu8we5u
    @user-ku8iu8we5u6 ай бұрын

    Women😅😅, why are you crying? You could have used the translator

  • @evacotenescu

    @evacotenescu

    6 ай бұрын

    Clearly that was not an option, I didn't have internet and there was also no wifi in the hotel 😉