RIYADH: The Kingdom has a distinctive charm that envelops you, according to award-winning iPhone photographer and traveler Anna Aiko.

French-Japanese Aiko was the latest guest on 鈥淭he Mayman Show鈥� and had nothing but praise for the Kingdom following a recent visit.

She said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 the mix of everything: the moment, the energy, the people, the beauty, the bonheur.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how to say鈥t just rubs off on you.鈥�

Aiko, who has been traveling around the country, added: 鈥淚 really like how the architecture is. It integrates with nature and keeps the heritage.

鈥淭he heart of people, how people are welcoming you, the hospitality. Each time I come I discover so many things and I know that there鈥檚 lots of hidden sites, hidden beauty in 萝莉视频.

鈥淚 really wish to discover more and more. This is my dream.鈥�

Aiko is excited about the Kingdom鈥檚 burgeoning tourism sector after traveling in the Arabian Peninsula on the back of a camel, while taking photographs.

She said: 鈥淚 am really happy that Saudi is opening [up], and growing.

鈥淚t is bringing technology and heritage together. This is similar to Japan, which is looking to the future while conserving heritage.鈥�

Aiko believes Saudi hospitality is unmatched, but shares similarities with Japanese customs.

She said: 鈥淚n Japan, when somebody is coming, it鈥檚 like first we鈥檒l have tea, coffee and dates, and then maybe Japanese sweets.

鈥淸萝莉视频] is really, really similar and all about respect for people and respect for the family.鈥�

One of Aiko鈥檚 most memorable journeys was when she experienced the Darb Zubaydah.

She said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a trail most important in the Arabian Peninsula, a trail from Kufa to Makkah.

鈥淭here were some ancient sites and mosques that I really want to rediscover because 萝莉视频 is very big and I traveled a lot in Saudi in 2019 and I know that there are lots of gems in 萝莉视频.

鈥淭raveling in the Kingdom is always amazing because I discover different parts of the regions.

鈥淚n Hail I had tears in my eyes when I discovered the landscape. A huge landscape, infinite, and lots of mountains and colors. And it was springtime so there was nature and lots of flowers.鈥�

Aiko left her career as a director in the luxury fashion industry in Paris to start traveling in 2015.

She said: 鈥淚 traveled the Silk Road, taking pictures by iPhone. Then, since 2018, I鈥檝e won lots of iPhone photography awards, international photography awards.鈥�

The chance of traveling by camel came when a friend was looking for a man to cross the Empty Quarter in the Arabian Peninsula.

Aiko said: 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 know how to ride on the camel, but I said it鈥檚 going to be me as a woman, and 72 hours later I was flying to 萝莉视频 to cross the vast desert on camelback.

鈥淚 wanted to travel like our ancestors to have this deep connection with nature and the camel. It was natural; we became one.鈥�