MNH,
I like your spirit, nothing ventured nothing gained.
But we live in the Information Age where all is accessible remotely.
You can do a lot of door knocking from an iPad & and a phone - not just in the ME but also in Africa & Asia
You would be better off at finding out the hotels the African/Asian/ME carriers stay at in UK, wait in the lobby of said hotel and introduce yourself to these guys and offer them a beer if they wouldn't mind chatting to you about the local situation, not necessarily asking them for a job but more importantly building rapport & intel...I did something similar years ago and it worked.
Contrary to what you might think by the reaction on this forum, the vast majority of pilots admire determination and drive and I'm sure many would gladly sit with you for an hour or so. We too walked in your shoes.
There's an awful lot of beer/coffee money you could save by not taking a trip trip out here.
Never, ever, ever, give up...but always work smart.
Good luck.
f.
Last edited by fliion; 19th Mar 2014 at 16:51.