Sprocket_2011
English expat in Norway
Forum posts
12
About me
English
Lives in Stavanger, Rogaland
Registration: 08 July 2011
About
My expat journey
Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Houston, USA
Back in the USA
Houston living is easy
London, England
Living in the counryside on a farm, very different from what we are used too.
Same thing, different country.
Rural engalnd is a challenge but in the end great fun.
Texas, USA
baby arrived, has the party ended or just begun only time will tell.
still oilfield
US is easy living, have some good friends here which makes life good.
Tripoli, Libya
Lived on a compound
Tripoli was fun, great people who don't deserve what is happening to them now
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
back to KL
much the same as last time
lived walking distance to everywhere i needed to go so no taxis's
nothing
Sakhalin , Russia
Lived in town and found small town russia fun if a little remote.
Ops manager in sakhalin
Small Russian town, made lots of good friends know where near as tuff living as we thought
long long winters
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Back to big city living
Business development for Asia Pacific region, lots of travel in Asia
KL is cool, lot's to do, great people
Taxi's
Perth, Australia
Married living in a suburb
Business development for Asia Pacific region, lots of travel to Asia
Great weather, wine, food, generally a good life
living in a suburb, perth is miles from everywhere.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
single, work hard party hard
Oilfield, working offshore and onshore all over the middle east
met "she who must be obeyed"
Not much,
Liverpool, England
At school
leaving, although as time goes on the rose tinted specs means we might go back
Activity
Thoughts and Input on Houston by cforsdyke
Hi Everyone, I was hoping that I could get some input on the lifestyle in Houston from expats but especially South Africans. My husband and I are thinking about moving to the USA and Houston is the most likely place as my husband is a commodity ...
We are just in the process of moving back to Houston, this will be our second assignment there so here are my thoughts 1.) Is Houtson really that ugly and polluted? We currently live in Johannesburg which isn't the prettiest or cleanest city ... Read More
Eeeeeeek help ... Looks like I'm moving to Texas ! by itsmejlg
Hey everyone ! So I've been offered a job in Texas ... I currently live in London I need to know everything !! Where should I live ? I'll be working in Houston. I hear the drivings pretty crazy ? How to I avoid that in the first few months if ...
Where to live, this is probably going to be driven by were you work, Houston is a big place and the traffic can be bad if you have to commute to work. Personally we live in an area called the Heights which is closer to downtown and has a nice feel ... Read More
What is the most unusual thing you have taken in suitcase abroad by haggishunter
The first time i went to Pakistan to visit i have took.... 1 computer 1 printer and extra ink. Surround sound system. Then last year i went back to visit i took.... 2 remote controlled helicopter toys 2 remote controlled all terrain jeep ...
Took some tools for a job into Sanaa in the early 90聮s, packed in a rush and only wanting to take one bag the two bottles of JD went in the same bag not a good idea. Took a while to explain what the tools were and what the strange smell was !!!! Read More
Child care in Kuala Lumpur by Armand
Hi, when settling in a new country, working parents are mostly concerned about finding child care services for their children. What can you share with us about the child care system in Kuala Lumpur ? How much is daycare in Kuala ...
We are going to be moving back to KL early next year and would be interested in cr猫che type places in the KLCC area, we have lived in KL a couple of times in the past but now we have a small child and while I know the norm is to have a full time ... Read More
how to buy a used car in Texas if you are a newbie? by jankyb
We will be shortly starting our new life in texas and wondering if anyone can help me please with what the costs are of buying a car, I have read that you need your drivers licence to buy a car then there are different registration fees, taxes and ...
When I looked at it about 6 months ago you end up paying in dollars what it would cost in pounds for similar cars, but in Houston all the mileage is high as everything is so spread out and it is almost compulsory to drive, as long as your usage is ... Read More
how to buy a used car in Texas if you are a newbie? by jankyb
We will be shortly starting our new life in texas and wondering if anyone can help me please with what the costs are of buying a car, I have read that you need your drivers licence to buy a car then there are different registration fees, taxes and ...
also you do not need a license to buy a car, bought both mine on my UK license but you will need proof of insurance before they will let you take the car Read More
how to buy a used car in Texas if you are a newbie? by jankyb
We will be shortly starting our new life in texas and wondering if anyone can help me please with what the costs are of buying a car, I have read that you need your drivers licence to buy a car then there are different registration fees, taxes and ...
best bet is to look on Carmax that would give you a pretty good idea of coost. this being the Texas there is never any tax put on the sales price (it is bloody annoying they do it on everything here) so you need to factor in that. The Carmax site ... Read More
Where Is Everyone? by saifizlhr
Hi Guys, Where is everyone? No replies as before...
Could not get my old account (Sprocket) reinstated as I changed jobs leaving Libya in December which turned out to be a good decision anyway ended up in Houston, not bad place cold beer, great BBQ but the driving is as bad as Tripoli!! Need to get ... Read More