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Not easy unless you have a residence visa. I heard HSBC might open an account without one. See banks in Dubai for more.

DeeDee wrote:Are there any mentionable areas to stop by on the way?

The border crossing ...

Nizwa is interesting to visit but not the quickest route. Sohar about halfway on the coast maybe. I'd just carry on to Muscat though. About 4 hrs.

fayz wrote:^^^wow did you actually edit that statment 782 times before posting it?

Yes, a long time ago though...

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Was I too subtle when I said the speedo was off?

panaghoy wrote:is there any interesting sites going to salalah? how long will it takes? how many hours? whats to see in salalah?

1. Not much on the way.
2. 12-15 hrs.
3. Trees and beaches.

Go in the summer, it's green but cloudy. Go in the winter, it's warmer than Dubai and sunny.

Possibly, depending on where you work in Dubai. You could avoid the National Paint jam by getting on to the 611 road.

I go direct to insurance company - ever since broker forgot to send me renewal and I drove uninsured for several months.

What center? There isn't one. Do you want a tent or a palace?

100,000 per year gets a decent 1 bdrm apartment.

Higher Colleges and similar usually want Master's degree.

Look for non-profit school as a first indication of somewhere decent. That's not to say profit making schools are bad, there are good ones. GEMS and Beacon are two organisations that run several schools in Dubai. Beacon probably rate better. I thought Raffles ownership changed to a local company? Do...

Without being too crude I think he'd like to meet some girls. Introduce him to your girlfriends? Rock Bottom and Jimmy Dix should sort him out. And things can only get better once you've done those two places. Maybe Zinc, Trilogy, Barasti Bar downstairs (forgot the name), Bar Zar. But C is right, S...

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hamadl wrote:no one will remind you when your car registration expires, you should just know..

My insurance company does. But yes I should know better.

The tenant can argue that they can't find anything comparable for the price they are paying and so they are entitled to stay for at least 3 years. This seems absurd if I am taking out a mortgage and I cant live in it and they are able to stay and pay under market price for rent. Is this really the ...

List of French schools in Dubai (well French, and German, and UK, and ...). Somewhere to start at least.

Visa to Oman is required unless you are GCC national, I think you just wave ID card then. Visa at Oman border easy for some nationalities, probably the same as the list for UAE. Oman visa run might help. Going to Hatta you drive through Oman but no passport & visa office until after Hatta. Simil...

Here's some information about getting a driving licence in Dubai.

Try this also - driving licence in Dubai.

I'd go for a Dubai visa. One reason would be more cars for sale in Dubai, if you have an Abu Dhabi visa you are likely to have to register car in Abu Dhabi which means buying one there, or going through export process with a car bought in Dubai.

Yes, you only get email at emirates.net.ae (or at eim.ae - they are both valid) when you sign up with an internet connection. I have DSL and email address, so don't know how you missed out.

There's a shop in Wafi City that looked like it had a good range - upstairs, forgot the name. I'm not a photographer so I may be talking nonsense.

RAK to Dubai on Emirates Road has a bottleneck at National Paints roundabout in Sharjah. There is a long way around - exit at Umm Al Quwain and find the 611 Road. Or even longer past RAK Airport to Dhaid and then Dubai. Al Ghusais a bit cheaper for rent but you'll be stuck in traffic anytime you wan...

Have you asked the same thing in EVERY driving licence topic you could find? I answered it somewhere... There's also driving licence in dubai information that may help.

I know someone who did, successfully. It was a pain in the ass for the company PRO who dealt with all the paperwork.

Try www.evolve.ae or www.dubaipetrolheads.com

Sunderland PGCE is one I know of in Dubai but I don't know if they do nursery level qualifications.

xty wrote:Ghusais is considered good location for: families (lots of schools), frequent travelers (very close to airport), workers with offices in Deira and surroundings (with slightly cheaper rent).

Ah. Good points.

ZoeD wrote:I keep worrying that something will happen to him, when I live in the UK and it's horrid here!!!

This has anything to do with Israel?

What are you worried about? Dubai is safer than London in terms of crime, not in terms of traffic.

I've been to Singapore a few times. Enjoyed it but would rather live in Dubai.

^ian^ wrote:Water or no water... you'd have to be mad or british to hang out by a pool in this weather.

Ah, confirmation of my madness then

Some info - Ramadan in Dubai

Where can I get Visit Visa at cheap rate? If you're in Dubai already, do it yourself at the visa department. Your restricted to one renewal I think then you have to exit the country. If you're not in Dubai, you're stuck with an agency unless you can find a friend to do it. It's not helpful that you...