{"id":46951,"date":"2024-11-21T11:59:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/?p=46951"},"modified":"2024-11-21T11:59:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T08:59:35","slug":"expats-kashta-adventure-inspires-flood-of-invites-across-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/expats-kashta-adventure-inspires-flood-of-invites-across-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Expat\u2019s Kashta Adventure Inspires Flood Of Invites Across Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Dr. Mark C. Thompson, a prominent X user, shared his grand kashta plans through Saudi Arabia, he probably didn\u2019t expect his post to blow up!<\/p>\n<p>His route, starting from Riyadh and looping through Zulfi, Hafar Al Batin, Arar, Al Qurayyat, Tabuk, Tayma, Hail, AlMithnab, and back to Riyadh, instantly gained attention, racking up thousands of likes.<\/p>\n<h2>But what truly stole the show? The outpour of heartfelt invitations from Saudis all along the way<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0632\u0628\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0648\u062c\u0627\u0647\u0632\u0629 \u0644\u0631\u062d\u0644\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0639\u0629! \u0633\u062a\u0623\u062e\u0630\u0646\u064a \u0631\u062d\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0644\u0641\u064a \u062b\u0645 \u062d\u0641\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0637\u0646 \u0648\u0639\u0631\u0639\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0648\u062a\u0628\u0648\u0643 \u0648\u062a\u064a\u0645\u0627\u0621 \u0648\u062d\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0630\u0646\u0628 \u0648\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0648\u062f\u0629 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636. \u0645\u062a\u062d\u0645\u0633 \u0644\u0631\u0624\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u062f\u0642\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u0627\u0645\u0649 \u0648\u0645\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0644\u0629 \u0623\u0635\u062f\u0642\u0627\u0621 \u062c\u062f\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u062c\u0645\u064a\u0639 \u0645\u0646\u0627\u0637\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629.<br \/>\nMy &#8216;kashtah&#8217; packed in\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3lqb7lCrrV\">pic.twitter.com\/3lqb7lCrrV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Mark C. Thompson (@ThompsonMarkC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThompsonMarkC\/status\/1859122788239314948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From Riyadh to Arar, and everywhere in between, locals chimed in with open arms (and maybe some freshly brewed gahwa). one user from Hail offered to be his official host, and another in Hafar Al Batin offered him a home cooked meal!<\/p>\n<h2>The invites were endless for Dr. Mark!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/21112207\/feature-images-saudi-cities-26.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46952\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/21112207\/feature-images-saudi-cities-26.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/21112207\/feature-images-saudi-cities-26.png 800w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/21112207\/feature-images-saudi-cities-26-medium.png 250w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/21112207\/feature-images-saudi-cities-26-large.png 700w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/21112207\/feature-images-saudi-cities-26-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/21112207\/feature-images-saudi-cities-26-120x60.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t just about one man\u2019s journey; it\u2019s a testament to Saudi Arabia\u2019s legendary hospitality. 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