Because, yes, I'm heading back to the desert. Two years in Saudi wasn't enough, so I've elected to move back to the Arabian Gulf for more wonderment.
Last time I was on the Peninsula, I sent out mass emails. I'm not sure how many of my friends actually read them and how many just sent the note immediately to the virtual circular file (or, for that matter, how many got caught up in overzealous spam filters). This time, rather than bother those kind folks with unsolicited emails, I decided to start a blog. That, and perhaps my hubris allows me to believe that others, outside of my immediate family and group o' friends, will actually read this.
Because I plan to do several things here.
1) Inform on the daily (though don't expect a daily entry. I've got other things to do there) important happenings in the region. Things like this:
2) I'll talk about my own travels and travails. In shah Allah, because the UAE is more welcoming of expatriates, I won't have to talk about things like this:
Because, while I won't be working for the US government this go-round, I'd prefer to not live through another terrorist attack on my work place. The one in Jeddah was plenty for me. Thanks.
c) To offer something resembling guidance for those expats looking to move to Abu Dhabi but were unable to find helpful information on the expat forums.
In the coming weeks, look for info on finding villas, shipping cars, and shipping pets. And, of course, look out for more stuff like this:
Giddy up...
