pesplin
English expat in Saudi Arabia
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English
Lives in Al Khobar
Speaks German
Registration: 11 July 2010
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Info on Al khobar compounds by Daisymurphy
Hi As i am due to move to Al Khobar in approx 18 weeks I have been avidly reading and digesting any information I can get on compound life and facilities. To my dismay a lot of the information. Can be 3,5,7 years old and reading through them what ...
Thanks I'll look into it. Read More
Info on Al khobar compounds by Daisymurphy
Hi As i am due to move to Al Khobar in approx 18 weeks I have been avidly reading and digesting any information I can get on compound life and facilities. To my dismay a lot of the information. Can be 3,5,7 years old and reading through them what ...
It is pretty run down if you take a flat. But the villas are good. My employer will not pay the rent for a villa for single people (British Council). Also there are no amenities. A pocket size dark gym a bus daily to shopping malls, as I work full ... Read More
Info on Al khobar compounds by Daisymurphy
Hi As i am due to move to Al Khobar in approx 18 weeks I have been avidly reading and digesting any information I can get on compound life and facilities. To my dismay a lot of the information. Can be 3,5,7 years old and reading through them what ...
Moved from Jeddah to here What a comedown! Anyone had dealings with Al Rabwah Village or Rehab compound? Employer leased apartments for singles in these. They are furnished!! I have seen better in second hand shops. They are not cleaned for handover ... Read More
I am already @ Tripoli by Hilton
Hi Guys i arrived yestrday to Tripoli throught Istnbaul and my first impression is good and I am still discover the life around me.
Here in Amman Jordan we hear our employer(Britih Council) could be recruiting in the new year to open classes for April 2012. We have to re-apply for our job even though on arrival in London after evacuation,they asked and noted those willing to ... Read More
Text messages by AAAfrica
If anyone can get online in Libya, I was wondering if you could tell me .. I've sent text messages through to Libyan friends in Benghazi - I'm in France, the last one (10mins ago) went through & was immediately 'delivered' ... makes me suspicious, ...
My SMS FROM Tripoli to Bengazi have not been delivered but I could contact colleagues there by phone. Just sent message via Skype out of Libya. Read More
The "elephant in the room" - staying safe by Íæż½ã½ãLibyan
I am sure everyone is concerned about thursday and the romours of a possible uprising. Maybe we should all share advice on ways to stay safe....
Have kept up with the above. Grab bag ready,copy of passport(its in for new residency permit at this moment) phone charged and credit on.Hard cash Food in All just in case. Used to be a girl guide. All just in case, lets hope demos go off ok . Read More
Gym for Ladies by Wend
4 Seasons Gym is a fab place to spend an afternoon swimming in a small but clean pool, relaxing in the Hammam or having a treatment ranging from facials to cellulite treatments. There's also a fitness centre. Membership for 1 month is around 100 ...
Pesplin, 700ld is less than 250/month. not much really if you consider the options of the market you're in and what you'll be getting. One's health and peace of mind is too valuable to be quantified. Anything less than 100ld/month will be too ... Read More
Gym for Ladies by Wend
4 Seasons Gym is a fab place to spend an afternoon swimming in a small but clean pool, relaxing in the Hammam or having a treatment ranging from facials to cellulite treatments. There's also a fitness centre. Membership for 1 month is around 100 ...
On this site we are still looking for a reasonabley priced fitness centre/gym for women. Corintha at 700Lyd per 3 months plus taxis from Janzour is out of my league. Anything else around. Read More
Jet Ski's on Janzour beach ? by Clansman
As the title says, I have been told you can hire them at Janzour, anyone know if this is true ?.
As the title says, I have been told you can hire them at Janzour, anyone know if this is true ?.I Now this I have to see! In Janzour.Hope to see an answer. Read More
Lost in Cyber space
OK for the moment those of you can have a laugh for the moment. But how do I chat on line and how do know my FN name. I have respect for some of the wit I read and a laugh but I need simple answer. So keep your wit in your pants and give this ... Read More
Libyan Women/Women In Libya by MoEl
From another thread: IMHO life is much simpler and less stressful in Libya. Especially for women.Waah.. such a statement. from a women's perspective, from my chats with my female libyan colleagues, who i thought were happy living simple lives, ...
I must say when I read the orignal thread I wondered who the author conversed with, where did he get the ideas on Liybian women and stress. I totally agree with you that women here work hard and often at the hurdle of marriage are often told to ... Read More
Things you miss from your homeland by Clansman
I will start with TV that is watch able and decent internet speeds.
The wafting aroma of bacon being fried, not grilled for a good bacon buttie. As for Starbucks over priced, and is that really coffee? What about a good plain cup of black coffee. If God meant coffeE to be vanilla flavoured the bean would have it ... Read More
Warning to (primarily) ex-pat Women by Clansman
Over the last couple of days, two women I know have had their handbags stolen by a couple of guys driving past in a car. Now the theft is bad enough, but one of the women suffered a fractured femur after being pushed over by the thieves. Now these ...
Clansman, it seems we have at least one friend in common. Ari, who was recently the lady mugged that you mention, is currently doing well in the UK.This info came in an email to the BC. I was told that this crime is now the new trend in ... Read More