[Covenantor]

True...but, Sir Richard Francis Burton managed to make the Haj to both Mecca and Medina in disguise and published a book about that journey.

"Burton's best-known achievements include: a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise, at a time when Europeans were forbidden access on pain of death...."

Fascinating character...more at:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis_Burton

[Albion Wilde]

...but, Sir Richard Francis Burton managed to make the Haj to both Mecca and Medina in disguise and published a book about that journey.

But that was before electronic chip passports and ID cards, facial recognition technology and viral social media lynchings.