Geordie1968

Cheers for the excellent advice fellas, it's late here now so gonna hit the scratcher. Catch ya very soon!

flood2

I stay in the Al Liwan and have done since November. It's a slight step up from the Ezdan where I first landed, but only just. The area around is a shithole and has raw sewage leaking out sewar covers, but that is a bit of a feature of backstreet Doha.

Internet is utterly crap and I have been getting 10kbs download this week at peak times! They say it works OK as I get three bars of Wi-Fi on my macbook! Food is pretty crap and a bit hit and miss as it is never the same 2 nights in a row.

Crowne Plaza is my local (Brazilian bar) and I go in most weekends when I am not in Dubai, however they have just put the price of stella up to 45 Riyals after the 2 hr happy hour(5-7), with tip it is roughly £9 a pint! Not sure what other bars are in the Hotel and if they are any cheaper or not

Geordie1968

Cheers Flood. looks like the Al Liwan has been knocked on the head in favour of shared accommodation... probably going to be 2 bed units somewhere in the same suburb. there is a crew of us coming over form Oz so we'll be doubling up... was originally going to be for 5 weeks but has already been extended to 3 months... and not even there yet! Wife is over the moon.... Not. Still, gotta be done I suppose.
45QR works out at roughly AU$11-12 not good, nightclub prices! what's it cost during happy hour?
terms are pretty ordinary too, we're getting an QR800/week allowance so I'm guessing I'll still be dipping into the funds back here in Oz. We do get a 15% uplift on our regular salary but not keen on touching too much of that.... or the missus isn't I should say! lol

flood2

Half price during happy hour, but only from 5-7

Geordie1968

At what time do ppl normally clock-off in Doha... office hours that is? Basically if I'm going to miss the happy hour I'm not coming!

flood2

Many reasons not to come to be honest! I miss happy hour every day except saturday( where i finsh at 5) and friday when I am usually lucky enough to be in Dubai by then!

britexpat76

I work until half 7/8 so never get a happy hour..........

co durham boy

You don't need it with the amount of high end motors on your forecourt

britexpat76

I am like a Lebbo, I haven't got a pot to piss in but look at my wheels................

commander

nice one. Bet your shoes are pointy and shiny also..brylcreem hair?

britexpat76

That's Scamp mate. I cant afford those designer pointy shoes from the jingly markets.

commander

come to think of it, when I met him in Stables bar, he had the whole pointy shoes thing going on.

scrubbedexpat141

I definitely didn't you bandit.

To be fair, you were actually quite nice...

Geordie1968

Got in last night, gasping for a pint now!

britexpat76

1st bar to open is Cellar bar in Oryx rotana at 12. 10 riyals and 5 minutes in a taxi. They also do a great homemade burger.