Can't see that happening again now, Roger, unfortunately. The (main) reason I left last time was that attitudes had changed out there (unsurprisingly) following the (ill-considered, in my opinion) invasion of Iraq. Let's just say that it's very difficult to convince young Saudi dudes that you're not an American when they're busy throwing rocks at you!
I find too, that with the advent of the internet (something I never had out in the desert), I can remain "internationally active" now without having to budge at all. And don't forget that Modern Britain is a very "international" place, culturally, anyway. So why travel beyond it's borders (especially by air, which isn't a whole lot of fun these days)? And lastly, there are plenty of "adventures" to be had right here (I am only twenty minutes away from the
Peak District between Sheffield and Manchester, for example).
The other reason is that I myself may have changed, too. I'm not really into working "for the man" (whomever he may be) these days. No, I'm more or less resigned now to following my own humble path, roaming around Great Britain (something after the style of the
bedu). And hey, the mosque is less than a mile from where I'm living at the moment ... so I feel right at home (it time to move on soon, though)!
But finally (and this could be the clincher), I never found
bread and dripping in Riyadh (whilst here it is available just across the street)!
