The things we end up explaining on WhatsApp anyway: the iqama, the metro, which school, whether to bother with a car, what Riyadh Season is actually like. Written from Al Sahafah, kept current, no fluff.
Five months of concerts, rides, championships and 80-restaurant evenings, from October into spring. What is free, what is ticketed, and what is confirmed for 2026–27 so far.
The districts north of KAFD, the compounds that keep coming up in expat forums, what a two-bedroom costs, and the one rule that saves you an hour a day: live near work.
Six driverless lines, 85 stations, SAR 4 for two hours including the buses. Which line you will actually use, how to pay, the carriage rules, and what the Blue Line gives the north.
SIM, apps and a supermarket on day one. The medical and the iqama in week one. Bank, Absher, National Address and a car after. The order that saves you doubling back.
The birthplace of the Saudi state is twenty minutes from north Riyadh. At-Turaif opens at five, Bujairi Terrace holds the restaurants, and the light at sunset is the point. Here is how to do it.
Under two hours in the air, two nights on the ground. Hegra on one day, Old Town, Elephant Rock and Maraya on the other. The flights, the bookings, the hotels and the bill.
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