Tourism in Saudi Arabia - Yanbu Saudi Arabia - 2017
Last Friday Saudi Arabia announced that they are introducing 90-day e-visas for tourism. According to Financial Times the tourist visa will cost $117 plus VAT, will be valid for one year and will allow for a stay of up to 3 months. This will be available to citizens of 49 countries, including all EU members. So, I decided to upload a few photos from my business trip to Yanbu, Saudi Arabia two years ago and to write down a short text. I was also in a need to practice my posting skills. Unfortunately, no great photos as I only had my old phone camera and just half a free day. On that half a free day I took an Uber ride to check out the corniche and grab a lunch. Corniche in the Middle East is any waterfront passage really. Apparently, my Uber driver turned out to be a local student with good English named Muwafaq. He asked me where I was from, what I did here and in the end offered to drive around and show places for a price of what he could make by few m...