{"id":33872,"date":"2021-11-03T10:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T07:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=33872"},"modified":"2021-11-03T10:35:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T07:35:29","slug":"he-did-it-a-travel-blogger-finishes-his-mission-to-travel-to-every-country-in-the-world-in-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/he-did-it-a-travel-blogger-finishes-his-mission-to-travel-to-every-country-in-the-world-in-saudi\/","title":{"rendered":"He Did It! 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overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdrewbinsky%2Fposts%2F444323027049922&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>He posted a photo on his Twitter account wearing the Saudi flag.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oct 29, 2021 &#8211; I crossed the border into SAUDI ARABIA, my 197th and FINAL country!!! \ud83d\udc9a\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for all your comments and posts. You guys mean the world to me. Big things coming next! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vbxg5aZ6hV\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vbxg5aZ6hV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drew Binsky (@Drewbinsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drewbinsky\/status\/1454337614442479619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nIt took him 10 years to visit 197 countries.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I MADE IT! COUNTRY #197, SAUDI ARABIA \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 WATCH HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q8ERXqkLYQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/q8ERXqkLYQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G1vMBn3C2M\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/G1vMBn3C2M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Drew Binsky (@Drewbinsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drewbinsky\/status\/1454781159167115264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 31, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nHe shared a photo from Jeddah\u2019s historic heart Al Balad on his Facebook.<br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdrewbinsky%2Fposts%2F447158280099730&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p>Over the next two weeks, Binsky will be traveling around the kingdom so expect loads of Saudi content from him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the 197th and final country on his mega world tour. 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