I worked there for a couple of months, and I've passed through many times, and I think it is the best Gulf state I've visited (not done UAE, Yemen, or Qatar though.) Although it's always been uneasy and unfair Sunni over Shia (like most places) it has always been welcoming, and I too would like to see some peaceful reform - every article in the news on Radio Bahrain was 'somebody Al Khalifa'.
And the price of beer needs to be drastically reduced!
