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johnslat
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uɥoɾ
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,,�ɥɐllɐɥs,ɐɯ �ʇɐǝɹƃ sı ɐʎɥɐʎ,,
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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Location: Shhh...don't talk to me...I'm playin' dead...
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| Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:09 am Post subject: |
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uɥoɾ
'spɹɐƃǝɹ
�noʎ ʇ,uop
,,�ɥɐllɐɥs,ɐɯ �ʇɐǝɹƃ sı ɐʎɥɐʎ,,
uɐǝɯ noʎ
'ɐqʇɔu ɹɐǝp |
Do NOT make me hold my tablet upside-down again!!! 
NCTBA
Now, go to bed. |
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Sheikh N Bake
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Location: Dis ting of ours
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For those of us considering an iPad--we have our excuse to get one now! John S will never make me crack my neck again  |
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gibon
Joined: 22 Feb 2010
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Location: Warsaw
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I'm not sure if this is the right thread but since the search function didn't throw up any other, here we go.
I'm moving to Jubail very soon and have a couple of small questions for anybody who's in Saudi now or has spent some time there recently. Presumably there'll be very limited airline baggage allowance and I'll be working quite hard as well as tying up a lot of loose ends right until I leave, so have to be very very organised. Which doesn't always come naturally. 
Firstly, is there anything you'd packed and taken there that you later found you didn't need?
Secondly, is there anything you didn't pack and take there that you really wish you had?
Any advice or the benefit of people's wisdom greatly appreciated. |
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Mia Xanthi
Joined: 13 Mar 2008
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Location: why is my heart still in the Middle East while the rest of me isn't?
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Firstly, is there anything you'd packed and taken there that you later found you didn't need?
Secondly, is there anything you didn't pack and take there that you really wish you had? |
I only wish I had packed less. Everything that you need will be available in KSA, if not in Jubail then in Dhahran/Al Khobar or Bahrain.
If you wear unusual sizes in clothes, especially big/tall men's sizes, then you might want to consider bringing extra clothes. But remember that you can have anything copied, precisely and cheaply, by local tailors. Large sized shoes for men and women are also in short supply.
If I were you, I'd just pack the minimum. If you find you need more, you can always have someone ship it to you. Shipping costs a lot less than you would think, and shipping back to your own country is almost ridiculously inexpensive. Bring little, and buy what you need when you are there. |
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scot47
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| You can find everything you need here. Pork pies and draught Guinness might be a bit difficult. |
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Sheikh N Bake
Joined: 26 Apr 2007
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Location: Dis ting of ours
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| Can always jump over to Dubai for some crispy bacon at the Safestway on Sheikh Zayed Rd. |
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