Jordan99

Hi all,

I'm moving to Al Ain in August, first time ever going to the middle East and I'm going to be living there for just under a year

accommodation and rent is sorted I would just pay for the costs of living there

any advice or tips on what to do, what to bring. Things to do there etc.

reddiva

It is much quieter than Dubai and Abu Dhabi
https://www.google.ae/search?q=things+to+do+in+al+ain&oq=things+to+do+in +al+ain&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.7458j0j8&sourceid=ch rome&ie=UTF-8

If you are from the UK then bring everything as everything is more here expensive than at home.

carcajou

I personally have never been to Al Ain City, but knew many people who lived there. Most quite liked it.

Can you advise where you will be working - "Al Ain" can mean the city or the region, at which case your housing will be in Al Ain City but you could be in for a long daily commute to a village somewhere.

scrubbedexpat141

Hire a car and drive to AD / Dubai for weekends.

Bluelionesse

What are your hobbies? Golf, gym, driving, cycling, kayaking, rugby, football, history, art, music, cinema, shopping are all catered for in the garden city.

That being said, the main AA to Dubai road is busy in botg directions at the weekend - Al Ainites heading for a busy city and Dubai folk heading to somewhere a bit more real.

i have quite a few Al Ain based posts on my blog - lived there for 7 years - https://thedesertdiva.com/tag/al-ain/.