Hmmm, you could walk to al Yasmina from parts of Al Raha Gdns but agree with other poster that you'd be best to come and stay in a hotel as information on website is usually out of date/wrong. Internet information here is not like in the UK - often you need to 'know someone', here to find out things here. Do consider the weather - IMO walking anywhere is not an option May to October as it is upwards of 35 degrees and gets horribly humid.
Walking to shops is not really an option (well, not around Al Yasmina) as life is designed around huge shiny 4x4s (way too hot most of the year) but taxis are cheap and plentiful. BUT hiring a live-in driver is a possibility - around 2000 dhs a month if your provide a car, 5000 dhs a month if they provide the car. Houses often have a room for driver/maid to live in. Also drivers advertise their part-time services in supermarkets etc.
Not meaning to be negative, there are some lovely things about living here - very welcoming expat community being just one :-)
Any more Qs, ask away,
C x
My husband has had an interview for a job in AD, we should know in around a week whether he has been offered the job and if he has he will have to say yes or no on the spot. So we are trying to do our homework to make sure we can afford to move there. So I am hoping you will answer some questions for me, I am afraid some will probably be daft.
1) The kids will be going to Al Yasmina school so I would be looking to live some where near the school as I don't drive. Not driving means I would also need access to the shops fairly easily.So which is the best area to look at for property? Which are the best websites for property? Is it best to find somewhere on the web and sort before we come over, sight unseen? Or wait until we arrive and then look for somewhere?
have you got places for yasmina, if so, then kca or raha gardens or al reef or kcb or mbz or town people come from all over. if not driving then you would need across the road from yasmina in kca or yasmina gate of raha gardens. shops if not driving look for the bus routes, there are shops in pink shops in kca, there is a small complex in raha gardens but its further up from yasmina school. things on website do not actually exist you should wait go into a hotel etc and have a proper look around.
My husband has had an interview for a job in AD, we should know in around a week whether he has been offered the job and if he has he will have to say yes or no on the spot. So we are trying to do our homework to make sure we can afford to move there. So I am hoping you will answer some questions for me, I am afraid some will probably be daft.
1) The kids will be going to Al Yasmina school so I would be looking to live some where near the school as I don't drive. Not driving means I would also need access to the shops fairly easily.So which is the best area to look at for property? Which are the best websites for property? Is it best to find somewhere on the web and sort before we come over, sight unseen? Or wait until we arrive and then look for somewhere?
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