Glynn Smith

one idea you could hire a car here for your stay then your free to go where ever you want in the area instead of paying out for a taxi every time. they can deliver to the hotel or maybe even the hotel have a good deal with a company just a ... Read More

good old google maps or i also use NAVTEQ map24 they are prety good for locating places. that and my GPRS i'm sorted and happy to go anywhere i need in the KSA. Read More

it is 33km from the station to the 1st part of half moon bay have a look here on the route i got from google maps http://g.co/maps/dsjvz hope this helps Read More

saptco do a bus from dammam that goes to jeddah for 200sar then it is an 80 km taxi ride to makkah. http://www.saptco.com.sa/en/services_intercity.htm Read More

if there is a LULU in Riyadh try there the one in Al Khobar has Burgen Bread soy and linseed not gluten free but gluten reduced my wife has it as she has an intolerence to gluten. not perfect but it works for her. also i hear that either panda or ... Read More

i just went on google maps and it seems that most the big name hotels in the city have a currency exchange service. though hotels normal charge more than any airport, if you have a bank account then try your bank they have the service there. Read More

what about the concurrency exchange in the airport if not in the airport you leave by but the airport you arrive at? just a thought they normaly have them airside in most airports Read More

welcome to Khobar henky i'm in gulf peal 1 out of town in jeddah at the moment but be more than happy to meet for a coffee when i'm back in town. Read More

stc do packages like the uk sky package and some have a free mobile dongle included just thought it might be worth a mention too Read More

for compounds you can contact right-compound.com they charge 5% of the annual rent as commission for getting you the information. the sort of money i found them to be was anything from 60K SAR/yr for an apartment (brand new furnished) to 120K ... Read More

If you were given three wishes, what would you wish for?1/. my Iqama (with this comes everything i really need my wife, car, bank acc and my wife. 2/. cheap flights from the UK with emirates (it's always nice to save some money) 3/. to be able to ... Read More

hi guys yes i'm in the compound and finding what i need got bedding cooking equipment just need a car lol waking is good for you but it's a bit dicey crossing the road to hyperpanda lmao not tried to get back with a shopping trolly yet ... Read More

ok here's one cars i see driving around why do they always have the import stickers on the windows and why do the never seem to actually unwrap the car from the delivery crate with all the plastic still on the seats and even the outer protective ... Read More

hit the local Ikea store. give me a pm if you need a ride next weekend.thanks will do Read More

ok. so how was the meeting?don't think anyone went in the end al khobar is kinda dead....:( i'm new in town and gonna try and build a group that want to do things like going into the desert ....not deep just off the road out of town and have BBQ ... Read More

hi i never looked at the 2 you mentioned but i have looked at ferdous village (75k sar)which is very near the saad specialist hospital it's a nice place. they have a 1 bed villa coming up the end of nov, euro village is good but expensive and they ... Read More

I think the boys should meet in the single section and the women in the family section. Because a boy alone may have problems to enter in the family section. I don't know. What you think?ok so we have telephone conference call at the same time so we ... Read More

more info https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=119320:( so i can't come then i gotta pave the way for my wife when she comes out here i'll be a good boy and sit in the corner as tmaesaller i'm a good boy honest :D Read More

mind if i come too please could do with some company as my wife will be working so not available on skype till she has done Read More

i have hardly met any people that are actually westerners in khobar where are they all hiding?? not that it is a problem for me meeting with people from other parts of the world but i'm sure there are british people here just where are you all ... Read More

hi mojo79 welcome .....back to the k.s.a. lol i don't like football either like to swim and should do more as my wife says i have gotten fat in the 3 months i have been here ha ha but the food is so nice and they put so much on the plate i can't ... Read More

Hi everyone. I'm back in Jubail. So what about the meeting? Still just two persons? What you think if we make a meeting in Khobar for women expat? So the women from Jubail, Dammam and Khobar can meet all. The boys too if they want to.if it's in ... Read More

when you get a cab just get their number and call them when you need them that way he'll know where your hotel is and he might even give you a good deal if you use him alot. Read More

so tell me guys If you could commit any crime and get away with it, what would you do? lets see the evil wild side in you ppl haha!!bring pork chops and bacon into the country...really missing my bacon sandwiches atm and it's only been 2 months ... Read More

OK so no-one here knows anyone in the gulf pearl 1 compound? Don't sound good, hope i haven't made a bad choice here for my wife to live with me there, was kinda hoping there were SOME westerners there. well i suppose not all expats in Saudi are ... Read More

If someone's underwear was showing, would you tell them?well if it someone in a thobe i think they would notice themselves tbh lol but really no i wouldn't unless they were in my group/part and even then only if i knew they weren't being all ... Read More

thanks everyone for your help I've been to several compounds now and got a short list for our Saudi partner to consider, i just find it amusing that a Saudi living in khobar with staff from khobar can't find in several weeks what i found in 1 week ... Read More

I know the smart guys do not need more details, so it's for the others. If a man ever need to buy a present from that section , in KSA it was the easiest because that section always empty ...with the new law it is expected to be busy always, and ... Read More

hi armondo2012 i was where you are 4 weeks ago and i am still missing my wife but it all comes together in the end and if you need to meet anyone then i'll meet you for a coffee just pm me if you feel the need for some European contact Read More

it's not really for me it's for my wife really so she does at least have people living near her that are able to communicate and socialize with while i'm working. but thanks for the info Read More

thanks for the heads up BTM though really it looks like i'm the guy in the office our saudi partners have given up so my mrs and i are teaming up on either side of the world and we gonna get this thing beaten lol mind you not sure ahmed realises ... Read More

I was gonna say Steve jobs but.....!who is he then never heard of this guy?you are kidding right?!OK found out who he is and OK he is pretty big but not some one i think of as being in my life circle if you get me . lol and no still never heard of ... Read More

I was gonna say Steve jobs but.....!who is he then never heard of this guy? Read More

ray mears not one everyone would know him but he is a fantastic bloke Read More

The best part of waking up is?for many years now people have asked me why i'm always so happy my reply " because i woke up this morning " lets face it if you don't wake up it's gonna be a bad start to the day. cancer gave me a very different out ... Read More

so will me saudi partners they need the driver more than me and i need him to be able to take me all over the place so it works more for them to get me sorted out Read More

yes i'm sure as my saudi partner whos company owns hanco was told no and my car is coming from them when i get my saudi license Read More

problem there my friend is that i can't hire a car without a saudi license and as soon as i get that there is a company car waiting for me....great idea though and thanks for the suggestion. Read More

Is a picture worth a thousand words?it depends on whether they are words people want to hear. only then do the words have worth and so the picture also would have worth. though i'm reliable told that art is not about the words it invokes but the ... Read More

THE SKY :up: LOLvery old school :Pthat my dear maya maya is because i am old school lol and proud of it too lol i have the best dad jokes around ha ha ha Read More

I can understand what you mean . I intend to be in the Middle East not just Saudi necessarily for the next few years , especially when work prospects in the UK are so iffy and will remain so for some time. I am seeing the move as an adventure ... Read More

not really strange but i had a clove tea in a yemeni resturant when in dubia last month. i would never have thought of putting cloves in tea...apple pie maybe but not tea lol.. it was actually very nice and refreshing Read More

as the awkward silence is usually due to one of my rather bad dad jokes i just carry on digging a bigger hole ha ha ha and hope someone will help me out of it....enter my lovely wife he he he Read More

for route planning in ksa and uae i find the navtac map24 route planner works well google doesn't seem to be able to do the routes where navtec map24 does Read More

yep they are right Andy that's why i got married so that the woman i love can be with me as soon as we get the accommodation and visa sorted Read More

well just got my hotel details where i'll be for the next 4 weeks the hotel Midhal looks good anything nearby there to go see Read More

Nope, its boring, nothing to do and nowhere to go. Better for men of course but even then not too much fun when it s all men, why not join the British Business association? Its a start and things tend to snowball as you meet other people with other ... Read More

OH NICE SUMMER TIME LOL NICE AND WARM THEN? go on what is the temp there atm? just so i can tell everyone before i leave tomorrow for khobar Read More

hi and welcome to Expat.com i come to al khobar on wednesday with my boss maybe i will see you about somewhere have fun Read More

well i have driven all round europe and they are prety crazy in italy and france i'm hoping that it's not too much worse than there lol well i'm in kohbar wedneday so will get my first experience then lol what ever it is like i will have to get ... Read More

we'll find that out when i get there. fingers crossed it will be on the higher level Read More

lol ok got the message detective hat on and fingers crossed i get it right Read More

wtg hope to be there myself soon. Read More

yeah so ner nerni ner ner lol i ride because that is what i do i live my bike there isn't much in the world that i treasure above the joy and pleasure of riding being around those that ride. and also i don't own a car Read More

ok vicks will do btw what sort of bikes are there and how much? i would like to be able to get something similar to my baby here at home and would like to go off road a bit too learn some sand riding (is that allowed/ill-advisable? Read More

if kohbar to riyadh isn't too far i'd be in for a day out on a bike as soon as i can sort one out, though could be a little while as i don't get out there till early march Read More

OMW thank you for the reminder befor i get out there think i'll invest in a cord for mine as i tend to lose things al over the place and atach it to some part of my body :dumbom: permanently at least then i will have to lose the body part to lose my ... Read More

date was brought forward from 1st april to 1st march visa sorted out by the arab partners will just have to sort the rest out when i get there lmao as well as set up the new company from scratch i love a challenge but OMW i gonna have alot on my ... Read More

*looks about sheepishly* MUTAWA?...HERE?......thought there was somewhere to hide :lol: Read More

R8og's - What job are you going to be doing and for what company ??? Look forward to hearing from you ! Regards Taniacan't realy say atm though there is no other company doing anything in KSA that we do, when we are there i'll be able to post ... Read More

working.....though the date has been brought forward now to early march looking forward to getting out to al khobar and doing some work Read More

Hi, I'm a 37-year old non-single female with two kids. Can I get some guys to write to me too? :shy :heart:lol done :D Read More

feeling left out here so i'll post anyway :cool: hi everyone and i too have had a really good giggle :cheers: reading down through this thread lmao :top: glad i'm getting my wife to come out with me as soon as i get sorted that is IF they go ... Read More

well just got a call from my boss he says it's all getting sorted by the saudi partners. so fingers crossed all i gotta do is just get there and do the job and by the sounds of it i'm hitting the ground running. still might not have time to think ... Read More

thanks you have made me feel a bit happier, only he doesn't seem to have researched the visa application and i was getting worried, i just hope the saudi partners can make sure i'm ok once i am there Read More

vicks as you might guess by my name i have a bike here in the uk with me and when i'm sorted it would be nice to think i could get my baby out there. :-) do you have any idea on whether it will be a good or bad thing to get it to saudi with me? Read More

hi been reading with interest i am coming out to khobar on the 13th feb and i was looking online for bike hire with a view to going out for a ride while my wife and i are out in khobar but found nothing would love to have the chance to go out for ... Read More

yes please help us on the books front as i love reading terry pratchett books and if i can't bring them over then i have no reading material lol. also we're not too sure about how strict the music is as we lice the group "bare naked ladies" which ... Read More