i would like to visit Riyadh Saudi Arabia this year and i would like to find out what to expect while traveling on my own is it allowable for a woman to do this and where could i stay if any one has any advise i would be most grateful

Hello Milan what do u mean is there any "Flirt girls " in Riyadh

Malen - yes, there are plenty of prostitutes in Riyadh. Mostly women from eastern Europe and Russia.

These girls are brought in by bad people in government for the specific purpose of working as hookers. The Arabs in Saudi can be very hypocritical - on the outside they are good muslims, but many like to drink booze and use hookers. Is it not the same all over the world? So why should it be any different there..

Sergio, how did you know about all these things about prostitutes in Riyadh?
I thought the laws in those Arab countries, particularly laws concerning women are very brute..

I am truly amazed to have such response from every one thank u for ur enlightenment on this subject especially u Sergio do u live in Riyadh ?

How about the issue that men are also being raped there by the Arabs? Is that true?

My fiance lives in a western compound in a 2 bed flat - i want to go visit but we are getting conflicting storeis - would I be allowed to travel to saudi as a tourist and stay with im for a week or is this not allowed???

Thank you. I am being met at Dubai airport, so I am hoping I will be okay!

hey, anyone who knows about the culture and the way of life in Al khubar? Are men not allowed to talk to women., or else they will be arrested? How true is that? Thank you.

Can someone guide for the culture for someone to work for say 2 years. I have got an oppurtunity to work there. Is it a decent place to live in and is there any racism of not being a muslim

@Amit
If you just consider moving to Saudi for temporary work please do keep the following in mind.
- Expect Saudis (or Arabs in general) treating you based on your nationality at the outset and your success depends mainly on how quickly you make your mind up to fit within a different work culture and environment. (It’s not just the output or quality of your work that matters!)

- UK & US citizens command better salaries, even better than locals (historic reason being - OIL & weapons :)

- Work place won’t be as exciting; Arabs are considered lazy gooses, but they make people work hard, depends on who/how your immediate boss is. Bear in mind that you will have at least 2 bosses, and one or the other is most likely to be a lazy Arab who thinks he is 'overseeing' the shoulder of the other non-Arab boss without any clue on what’s going around him.

- If you are single (since I was) , social life or quality friends networking is almost 'nil' within Riyadh (better drive to Bahrain on weekends if you see what I mean)

3 years ago I was excited when I got hired to work with such a very lucrative day rate. I am a UK citizen and I went there due to my specialist IT skills after having worked in the UK for 5 years (by the way I am born, raised and studied in India ).
I wouldn't return to Saudi now because I have a family now and my wife and baby enjoys a better home here :-) and of course thanks goes to all the tax free Saudi Riyals :-).
Bottom line is, KSA is extremely family-unfriendly for foreigners, so if you are single jump in for the money if you are with family think twice !

Hope this helps.

Hi, my fiance is in Riyadh and I'm planning to visit him in December. My daughter and her baby will join us, as my son in law is also in Riyadh. Will that be possible?

Hi Anne, thanks for the feedback. However, entering Dubai as a single woman is quite different to entering Saudi. I would be interested to hear from any women that have attempted to travel to Saudi Arabia alone and unaccompanied.