BromleyKent
English expat in Saudi Arabia
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About me
English
Lives in Riyadh
Registration: 14 August 2010
find more about life in KSA. by JoonNam
Hello This is Joon, currently living in Seoul, Korea. Due to my profession, I will be relocated to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in near future. I just don't know when exactly. Anybody who is in Korea and wants to make new friends or maybe need some help ...
Saudi Arabia is like no other place on this planet. The culture is alien even for Muslims. Prepare yourself mentally, it WILL be tough. I hope they are rewarding you extremely well for this experience. Best wishes. Read More
Why is there no bus service or metro in Riyadh? by eveningstar
We all know there is no bus service or Metro in Riyadh. However does anyone know why not? Evening star
because of extremely cheap petrol! Read More
Granada Compound
Dogs are not allowed BUT I do know one of resident when I lived there who had a dog. Not sure how he managed this as the dog went for walks etc around the compound. You should ask Mr Abdullah (the compound manager) prior to moving....may be you can ... Read More
Brand new UK family in Riyadh! by BromleyKent
Hi All! I have recently moved with my young family to Riyadh for a 2 year stint. We are from Bromley, Kent (a suburb of London). This is our first time living out of the UK. We live on a compound in Riyadh called Granada Village and would like to ...
Sladepa - we left Granada and Saudi Arabia about 4 months ago. Now live in Hong Kong! Granada was a nice place, we lived in Villa 175. We met some geneuniely nice people. Most of the hospotal staff are non GCC Arabs, South Asian and Filipino. They ... Read More
Compounds in Riyadh
Brilliant Pinky! Hi there, I will move to Riyadh after one month and I am searching for a good compound, it doesn't matter whether it is near down town or not. I need an apartment in an active compound with a two bedrooms in a range from 65 to 75 ... Read More
I'm new and need a bit of help
Hello One more compound to add to the list above; Granada Village. Its also about 10 minutes away from the BISR and they provide transport for the kids to/from school. You can contact the manager, Mr Abdullah on +966 1 248 8387. Regards, Khalid. Read More
Satelite tv in riyadh
On and forgot to say....OSN has plenty of live cricket too. Read More
Satelite tv in riyadh
Hi and welcome to Riyadh. You should get OSN, they have plenty of movie channels, SKY News from UK as well as English Premiership Rugby. They used to have the Premier League until last season apparently but not this requires additional subscription ... Read More
New Car/Suv by oraclefusions
I am planning to buy a new car. I am inclined towards Toyota Prado (4 or 5 cylinder) but I can also for for GMC Acadia or Mazda CX-9. Any one has had experience with driving suvs, please share it with me. Cheers
MaserMan - I agree with you - the Armada is a top car!! ;-) Read More
Brand new UK family in Riyadh! by BromleyKent
Hi All! I have recently moved with my young family to Riyadh for a 2 year stint. We are from Bromley, Kent (a suburb of London). This is our first time living out of the UK. We live on a compound in Riyadh called Granada Village and would like to ...
Thank you Arlette, clearly I am new to this!! I'll certainly ask my wife to put an ad in the classified section. Best regards, Khalid. Read More
Brand new UK family in Riyadh!
Hi All! I have recently moved with my young family to Riyadh for a 2 year stint. We are from Bromley, Kent (a suburb of London). This is our first time living out of the UK. We live on a compound in Riyadh called Granada Village and would like to ... Read More