Solo Motorcycle Camping in the Desert | Saudi Arabia | [E54]

Okay, time to leave Kuwait and enter to Saudi Arabia. Hopefully, let's see. I went to the first one and they said that they can't find my visa number. So it might be that he broke the wrong number. Let me try another one if that doesn't work. I have to go back to the border. Well, that didn't really work as planned. I tried first my Swedish credit card to pay for the fuel and then with my other card but it didn't work. It is so quiet. I can hear my own thoughts. Good morning, all my beautiful people. I hope you're doing well. I have packed everything for Sadek. I ate some breakfast and time to go. Time to leave Kuwait and go for Saudi Arabia. So, packed, done. Let's go. Saying goodbye to Kuwait City. I had a lovely time here with my friend Khalaf. Sorry, my pronouncing is terrible. But he's like one of the best guys here. Seriously, he took me for so many things here to see and learn. It was incredible to meet him. He's an epic guy. And I met him through Couchsurfing. Really happy I met him. But now we gotta leave Kuwait City. For Saudi Arabia. You know, Kuwait is pretty small. Tiny, tiny. I think it's like maybe two hours end to end from the border to Iraq to Kuwait. Oh yeah, there we go. We will see. I need to get some fuel as well before we leave. Fuel for Sadek. I have fuel in my belly. Ah, these towers, they're so massive. And this is the tallest one. Yeah, it was nice to be at the sea as well. Dipping my feet in the sea was such a good feeling. Next time I will do that, perhaps in Saudi Arabia. So I learned a little bit about Kuwait. And what I realized is, I mean, they are in GCC. It's like the European Union, similar. But the whole GCC is trying to become the biggest tourist destination in the world. Bigger than Europe. And Kuwait is putting a lot of effort in this. They're trying to be big at everything. So they have the biggest mall, shopping mall. They have the highest towers soon. They're trying to beat Dubai. They will have, or they do have the biggest cultural center. What else was it? I probably forgot something. But they're trying to beat Dubai a lot to become the number one. There you have the Liberation Tower. So before they found the oil probably in the maybe 50s, 60s. They, in Kuwait, they used to go for the pearls. So they used to sell pearls. They dive into the sea and picked up all different kind of pearls and sold them here. So that was a big thing before. Before the oil came. You don't pay any tax here when you work. Zero taxes. What else? The bridge that crossed when I came here. The one who's going on the other side of the Kuwait Bay. It's apparently the fourth longest bridge in the world. And it's very rare to meet a local, a Kuwaiti person. Because 70% of the population are from outside. India and Egypt, Filipinos. And I saw a lot of those all over. In the hotel, everyone is almost from India. Very kind. But I was lucky. I met Kala and he's an original Kuwaiti person. That was great. My first fueling up here in Kuwait. I wonder how it works. It looks like someone is there. Maybe I can go there to that guy. I don't even know. Try it. There. That should be okay. Assalamu alaikum. Full tank? Yes, please. Yes, exactly. That's okay. That's good. Perfect. That's okay. Thank you so much. Well, that didn't really work as planned. I tried first my Swedish credit card to pay for the fuel. And then with my other card. But it didn't work. They didn't take MasterCard or Visa. So I was on my way into the supermarket to get money. And one of the guys who fueled Sarika ran into the store. And said, no, no, no, no, no, no. Don't take money. I said, yes, I'm going to take money to pay you. And I said, no, no, no. The guy before, like after you, he's paying for you. I said, no, he can't. So I went to talk to him. Like, you don't have to. He said, yes, I want to do that for you. I said, no. He's like, already paid. Okay. People, people. Thank you. Oh, I forgot to tell you. I paid or the guy paid 1.2 Kuwaiti dinar. For almost a full tank. I would say maybe 50 liters. Pretty good, right? The camel guy is running after his camel. He's going to the road. He's on the way to the road. No. He's the naughty one. Okay. Time to leave Kuwait and enter to Saudi Arabia. Hopefully. See. Very smooth exit from Kuwait. I only gave my passport and two Kuwaiti paper. The visa. And it's all good. You show them and they stamp you out from the Canada Passage. They call it KT. And that's it. You're out. Took me 15 minutes. Now Saudi Arabia. Welcome to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Just gotta go and fix my visa. Oops, stuck. Guess where I am. Saudi Arabia. I'm in Saudi Arabia. Let's go. I'm going to this place. Hafr Al Batan. And they're gonna get my SIM card. Oh yeah. Into Saudi Arabia we go. You see the buildings here? There's a lot of them. More than 100. They're empty. They're building new houses for the town. The city I'm going to, I guess. But it's a lot. Wow. What a project. So plan is to go and get myself a SIM card. I think the company is called SMC? SCM? Something like that. There we'll see what I have to offer. Maybe something. I have something on the way. If you saw the video. Sneaked it in under my helmet. Something else. I need something for tonight. It depends where I'm staying. I'm not sure where I will sleep tonight. So I should buy something. In case I wild camp. Which I think I will. I'm trying to find that SIM card place. This is my first city in Saudi Arabia. I'm alive. I am excited. I have 1.2 kilometers left it says. I went to do the first one. And they said that they can't find my visa number. Because he wrote the number in my passport. So it might be that he broke the wrong number. Let me try another one. If that doesn't work. I have to go back to the border. It's one hour away. I mean he was really kind. But they said you should come with a paper. I don't know. Yeah I am. Believe it or not. But it worked. It worked. I have a SIM card that is working. So I don't have to go back to the border. I think they didn't know what to do. In the other office. The only thing is that. That company has much better internet. And you can be out in the desert with internet. Which would be great. This one doesn't have that. Not super good reach. But yeah. What can I do? Alright in my first supermarket here. I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I want something salty. Yes yes yes yes. I'm on my way out in the desert again. I will try to reach a place. To pitch my tent. Around six when the sunset is. I think that would be a good timing. Yeah. Just to pitch my tent earlier. It's gonna be really warm. Depends if I can find a tree. That's another thing. If I can find some shade. But I'm aiming for six. Six o'clock. And then have dinner by then. Pretty good plan. I'm really tired today. I don't know why. I didn't sleep that good this night. Usually when it's border crossing I get a little bit nervous. Might be that. Happiest girl right now. I'm in the place where I belong at the moment. Like I totally need this solitude. I want it. I can hear my own thoughts. Okay everything is set up now. So it's good. I'm just gonna eat. And then I probably just go to sleep. Because I'm really tired. And a good day. I was tired. But I'm in Saudi Arabia. First day. First night in Saudi Arabia. And I'm camping again. I'm very happy. But yes. Tomorrow the journey continues to a place. And I will tell you more tomorrow. So thank you so much for joining my adventure from Sweden to Nepal. Like, share, subscribe, comment. And join my Patreon family as well. There's more behind the scenes and exclusive material. Take care. And I'll see you soon.