Blue Cat

hiya Lucky, if all goes to plan we might be coming up this week for a couple of days, I will post on here if it comes off so we can all meet up for a coffee or something.

lucky13

Hi Larnie. Its nice to hear from you. Would you like to meet for coffee tomorrow, around 12 noon, Al Ain Mall, Gloria Jean's ????

larnie

Sounds good to me. See you at 12

Amazing Grace

Enjoy your coffee ladies, I am jealous

Aussieoverseas

Hi Larnie - I called your phone this morning but it rang out - I assume you were in the pool or the gym! I'll call again this afternoon.

I have recently arrived in Al Ain (one full week today) and have finally sorted the apartment, the suitcases and the boxes! (Not that there were that many, we travel light!)

I am living only a short distance from Al Jimi Mall and I would be interested in meeting anyone in Al Ain for coffee any morning, anytime, any place...have a rental car for now so can find my way around. Also found a dodgy unsecured wireless network that has allowed me to access internet....Yee Ha!...until we have our phone and ADSL connected.

Where do I buy stamps for letters? There doesn't appear to be a local post office. AND where can I have duplicate keys cut???

Cheers

Blue Cat

stamps you will get in Gulf Greetings, keys - no idea!

shakh your bootie

If it's an apartment, it's a good idea to get your locks changed instead of just having keys cut - you never know about the last tenant. My doorman arranged this for me - he also keeps a spare key for those "oh sh*t" type moments.

Aussieoverseas

Thanks for the advice - fortunately we are the first tennants of a new building so we should be OK. I hear I can get keys cut at AL Ain Mall and a nice Czech lady is going to tell me where!

Thanks also for the tip on the purchase of stamps - I think there is a Gulf Greetings in AL Jimi Mall - I'll have a look tomorrow........

Ta from a grateful Aussie

Amazing Grace

Do you have facilities like a pool and gym in your apartment block, are they quite big, sorry i just grab hold of someone who is already in AA as I am starved of information about the place re accommodation

beebee

Hello Gracie.. when you here?

Amazing Grace

Still not sure yet, still in UK but the baby will be here for sure in the next week so after that i can start to make plans hopefully. I just like to know these things as I get very impatient sometimes and I suppose it keeps me going. Are you planning a visit to AA soon.............

larnie

Hi Grace

I am having coffee with Aussieoverseas and lucky13 tomorrow so I will see if I can get a phone number for an Agent or something like that for you. Al Ain is not very IT savvy and a lot of accommodation deals apart from those organised by the employer are a matter of who you know and word of mouth but I will see if they have any info which may help.

Cheers

Blue Cat

try this guy too - Khalid 050 7137714, he apparently has real estate connections, he will meet you at the Hilton, that's where I met him

Amazing Grace

Hi Larnie good to see you online, hope you are settling down nicely now, thanks for info BC, will add it to my list

lucky13

Hi Grace. There are villas in a compound for rent 3 B/Rs, with garden, gym, s/pool, garage (not sure about the price range). Call: 050-6410155.
I also have a number for Jamal 050-4936488. He is nice, just let him know exactly what u need.
And Home Finder in Al Ain: 050-3312981, 037-517335.

Good luck. Hope you will find the right place for you.