Has anyone here ever travelled to the Middle East?

[Koba St]

I’ve been getting the travel bug now that lockdown is coming to an end and I want to travel to the Middle East.
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel etc. Try the food, culture, historic sites etc. Anyone been there and would you recommend it?

 

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[MikelArteta]

I’ve been to israel

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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Bethlehem/West Bank

dope place, hotels are cheap, lots to see and do, easy to walk and very safe I recommend you do a tour . Falafels are

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

I’ve been getting the travel bug now that lockdown is coming to an end and I want to travel to the Middle East.
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel etc. Try the food, culture, historic sites etc. Anyone been there and would you recommend it?

Been to Dubai and SA...

I don't recommend either places if you don't know anybody, these are tough cities to get around as a foreigner due to restrictions...

Both were business trips so there wasn't much site seeing and non-Muslims are forbidden from entering the historic sites in SA so that was never happening for me...

The food and lodging was exceptional in both places...

As far as people and culture, SA is very strict and I don't recommend it to anyone who is a habitual line stepping ignorant mothafukka...
Dubai is more chill but I did get stopped in a park for jogging while black...

 

[Tom Foolery]

Travel to the middle east?
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[SAINT]

No thanks

 

[JackRoss]

Been to Dubai and SA...

I don't recommend either places if you don't know anybody, these are tough cities to get around as a foreigner due to restrictions...

Both were business trips so there wasn't much site seeing and non-Muslims are forbidden from entering the historic sites in SA so that was never happening for me...

The food and lodging was exceptional in both places...

As far as people and culture, SA is very strict and I don't recommend it to anyone who is a habitual line stepping ignorant mothafukka...
Dubai is more chill but I did get stopped in a park for jogging while black...

SA? Do you mean South Africa? I'm a bit slow

Edit nevermind Saudi Arabia

 

[RAX 010]

Yes

 

[BLAZO da GAWD]

SA? Do you mean South Africa? I'm a bit slow

Edit nevermind Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia I think.

 

[hood b. goode]

Been to Dubai and SA...

I don't recommend either places if you don't know anybody, these are tough cities to get around as a foreigner due to restrictions...

Both were business trips so there wasn't much site seeing and non-Muslims are forbidden from entering the historic sites in SA so that was never happening for me...

The food and lodging was exceptional in both places...

As far as people and culture, SA is very strict and I don't recommend it to anyone who is a habitual line stepping ignorant mothafukka...
Dubai is more chill but I did get stopped in a park for jogging while black...

saudi Arabia has become more liberal. there are movie theaters, parks, music festivals, etc

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

saudi Arabia has become more liberal. there are movie theaters, parks, music festivals, etc

Foreigners still got heavy restrictions though, especially Americans...

Ain't nobody traveling half way around the world to watch a movie...

I couldn't imagine getting around Riyahd without my business associate...Every spot he drove me to dude literally had to vouch for me...Some of these were public places to like a park where he told me several times, if someone uses a specific greeting term I had to respond back in a specific way or that could be trouble...

My last trip was back in 09 so maybe things changed but I doubt that much...

 

[Koba St]

Foreigners still got heavy restrictions though, especially Americans...

Ain't nobody traveling half way around the world to watch a movie...

I couldn't imagine getting around Riyahd without my business associate...Every spot he drove me to dude literally had to vouch for me...Some of these were public places to like a park where he told me several times, if someone uses a specific greeting term I had to respond back in a specific way or that could be trouble...

My last trip was back in 09 so maybe things changed but I doubt that much...

Thanks for the tip. I think I’ll cross Saudi Arabia off my list.

 

[killacal]

I’ve been getting the travel bug now that lockdown is coming to an end and I want to travel to the Middle East.
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel etc. Try the food, culture, historic sites etc. Anyone been there and would you recommend it?

They all go to turkey to hang out so i suggest you go there

 

[mbewane]

Only place I've been is Israel Jerusalem is a must-see, if you can put politics, racism and massive human rights violations by the colonizers aside .
Would like to go to Lebanon, would have to go with this Lebanese friend of mine.Turkey and Iran too, if you consider those the ME.
Heard is nice.

 

[mykey]

Go to UAE and maybe Qatar... The rest of the Middle East is shyt. Also, go in winter when the weather is glorious. In summer you might die of the heat (no exaggeration)

That said, I've been to Tehran, Iran once and was pleasantly surprised. The city is really naturally beautiful.. close to the mountains.. and the women are closet freaks..


Problem is, anything fun is banned under the strict Islamic sharia they follow there in Iran. You can get anything you want underground but I don't think it's worth the risk.