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OldAsiaHand

The really big issue is likely to be housing.

Rents just keep going up.

OldAsiaHand

Thanks for the info.

How about costs?

I asusme the resorts on Kish are not as expensive as Dubai.

OldAsiaHand

Depending on where you are coming from certain types of over-the-counter medicine that you might be used to would be unavailable. For example, I like to use "NyQuil" (or something similar) when I come down with a cold, but you can't find that here. The pharamcies only sell stuff like "...

OldAsiaHand

Are there any birth and parenting classes available in English for expat couples in Dubai?

OldAsiaHand

Thanks for the messages.

Anyone else out there with info on Kish?

OldAsiaHand

What are some ways that I can get to Doha, Qatar from Dubai other than airplane travel :lol: oh and no driving... isn't there a ferry or something? Somewhere I read that there were plans to build causeways between Bahrain and Qatar as well as between Qatar and Abu Dhabi. However, Saudi Arabia was (...

OldAsiaHand

GCC nationals seem to be able to drive from Dubai to Doha, but can Westerners/Asians (expats on UAE residence visas) do the same? Although the UAE and Qatar are near each other, I understand that one currently has to drive thru a small part of KSA after leaving the Western part of the emirate of Abu...

OldAsiaHand

Actually, I've looked at the Dubai Explorer map and a number of others in various guidebooks. In general, such maps can be confusing. Some of the maps do give the misleading impression that there is a de facto Qatar-UAE border (as opposed to perhaps a de jure border), but the better maps and more se...

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Meds ink cartridges etc.

Birth and parenting classes

Kish

Re: Doha, Qatar

Driving from Dubai to Doha (Qatar)?

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