So, you were in Saudi too. I guess we could have a few tales to tell if ever we met up. I was there 92 to 96, not long after the war when the mutawah went mad and restricted all male/ female interactions between us white people ( unless married ). It sounded like a great place prior to the US arrival in the Kingdom, with females running around without an abaya etc.
Obviously, with LOS only 6 hours away it was the place to go after a few months of the cultural desert of Saudi.
I have no idea how many rials I spent in LOS, but it was a lot.