Younger Expat club?
#16
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Re: Younger Expat club?
Hi! If you PM me I will send you my number and we can arrange to meet up when you get here. New members always welcome.
Susan.
Susan.
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Re: Younger Expat club?
Hi Susan...
I'm having problems "PM" you..... any suggestions on what to do ??
Hope all is well with you.
Tracey
I'm having problems "PM" you..... any suggestions on what to do ??
Hope all is well with you.
Tracey
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Re: Younger Expat club?
You have to post 4 times before you can PM, i'm know it's a nuisance but put up another three topics this week, I'm away to Bahran until Friday anyway. Anyone fancies a pint Friday night, I'm definitely up for it!!!
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Re: Younger Expat club?
Hi Susan
Thanks for your message... I'll send a few more posts !!! Not joining you until the 26th, so have a little time left.
Hope all well with you, speak soon
Tracey
Thanks for your message... I'll send a few more posts !!! Not joining you until the 26th, so have a little time left.
Hope all well with you, speak soon
Tracey
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Re: Younger Expat club?
So anyone up for a few drinks this weekend?
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Re: Younger Expat club?
I've managed to blag eight weeks leave starting first week in October so I'll be coming over on my own, the wife can't get as much leave but will join me in week six.
I've booked the flights, but is it still easy to walk in and rent an apartment? It was 20 years ago but have times changed?
The plan is for me to land, book in a Hotel for a day or two and then rent a furnished place.
If we like what we see then our 'most of the year' move will be late 2010.
Any idea of the typical cost of renting a house with pool in the Paphos area for a year?
I've booked the flights, but is it still easy to walk in and rent an apartment? It was 20 years ago but have times changed?
The plan is for me to land, book in a Hotel for a day or two and then rent a furnished place.
If we like what we see then our 'most of the year' move will be late 2010.
Any idea of the typical cost of renting a house with pool in the Paphos area for a year?
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Re: Younger Expat club?
I've managed to blag eight weeks leave starting first week in October so I'll be coming over on my own, the wife can't get as much leave but will join me in week six.
I've booked the flights, but is it still easy to walk in and rent an apartment? It was 20 years ago but have times changed?
The plan is for me to land, book in a Hotel for a day or two and then rent a furnished place.
If we like what we see then our 'most of the year' move will be late 2010.
Any idea of the typical cost of renting a house with pool in the Paphos area for a year?
I've booked the flights, but is it still easy to walk in and rent an apartment? It was 20 years ago but have times changed?
The plan is for me to land, book in a Hotel for a day or two and then rent a furnished place.
If we like what we see then our 'most of the year' move will be late 2010.
Any idea of the typical cost of renting a house with pool in the Paphos area for a year?
It's a good idea to book viewings with a few different agents, tell them exactly what you want and that you want to see more than one property when you are with them. We had to stipulate that we only wanted to see houses that were completely finished and ready to move into and not on a bouilding site. We still got taken to half fiished buildings but that only happened twice before they got the message.
Don't be fooled by promises of,"it'll be finished in a couple of days." If it's not ready to move into today, it can stay that way. Oh and fully furnished here means the very bare essentials. Check that there is decent bed linen, crockery, pots and pans, etc. We moved in without looking at the details and had to fight to get some towels and matching plates. The plates when we moved in were old, chipped odds and sods and there were no towels or linen. As it is we still spent a lot on extra towels, linen, crockery, knives, pots and pans, kettle, glasses, blender.... oh the list goes on.
I've heard a few stories of people renting from the UK and getting here only to find the landlord has rented to someone else despite having paid a deposit. If you're here already, you'll see what you're getting first hand and be able to move in right away.
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Re: Younger Expat club?
Hi, We've been in Cyprus for about 6 months and we're loving it but it's taking time to meet people closer to our age. I'm 38 and my fiancees 43. We've joined a couple of clubs and people have been very kind and generally, very old. No offence to the older generation but we'd like to make some friends our own age. Is there a club or anything aimed at working aged people?
Himself works abroad and is away a couple of months at a time so if anyone else is in the same boat maybe be could start something up?
Thanks.
Himself works abroad and is away a couple of months at a time so if anyone else is in the same boat maybe be could start something up?
Thanks.
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Re: Younger Expat club?
I'll be 55 when I get there in October, trust me, I don't do bingo although I am good at backgammon; but once you start beating the locals they get the hump and stop playing with you
I'm still into the outdoors, love the hills and mountains and am looking forward to spending time up in the Trudos Mountains, any climbing clubs in the area? Also, are there any rifle clubs and clay pidgeon shooting clubs near Paphos? I'd also like to try a little sailing, not done that in many years.
Your as old as you feel, when I lived there 20 years back there were a lot of 'old' people, not old in body, but old in mindset, such a waste of your life really.
I'm still into the outdoors, love the hills and mountains and am looking forward to spending time up in the Trudos Mountains, any climbing clubs in the area? Also, are there any rifle clubs and clay pidgeon shooting clubs near Paphos? I'd also like to try a little sailing, not done that in many years.
Your as old as you feel, when I lived there 20 years back there were a lot of 'old' people, not old in body, but old in mindset, such a waste of your life really.
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Re: Younger Expat club?
Hey! I was invited to a rifle club in Pissouri but never took it up. I'm sure there are shooting clubs in the area. My partner is back on Friday. Give me a shout by PM and we could have a get together with the others who want to get out and enjoy the island!