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Latest post on 14 January 2012 - 13:47
When did she leave? I made an appointment for her for next week??
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Latest post on 14 January 2012 - 13:44
Debbie is definately at Pastels Mercato. But now confused as read another thread saying she has left. Maybe call the salon but I only made an appointment this week for her?? <em>edited by TimTam on 14/01/2012</em>
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Latest post on 07 January 2012 - 09:23
A few people have recommended flying Malaysian airlines, just to let you know Malaysian cease flying here on Monday, shame :(
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Latest post on 07 January 2012 - 09:20
Hi, Malaysian stop flying to Dubai as of this weekend, so that won't be an option. You could use Emirates to Kuala Lumpur then Air Asia, who have really cheap fares KUL/Hanoi and then out of Saigon/KUL. Emirates sale fares are on unitl Monday. Otherwise Qatar airways.
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Latest post on 02 January 2012 - 17:18
They are Qantas low cost airline, a little like Fly Dubai is Emirates low cost option.
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Latest post on 02 January 2012 - 15:07
Hi, for anyone that is interested they have lunch boxes for 25-40dhs, backpacks 40dhs down from 190dhs. Also christmas stockings, mainly girls ones for 20dhs. Lots of other stuff too. This was at the Mirdiff store today, not sure what Dubai Mall has, but stuff was going pretty fast.
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Latest post on 02 January 2012 - 14:58
I think he is still at Cooper Health Clinic http://www.cooperhealthclinic.com/contactus.htm
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Latest post on 13 December 2011 - 13:10
Fida in Satwa have a good selection but the best shop is in Deira near the gold souk. You can easily get the metro to the gold souk stop and walk. http://www.mab1925.com/HomePage.Html They supply stores in Satwa. Tons of ribbons in one shop and then you ask them for directions and literally behind this store is their other one. Beads, glitter, haberdashery galore. Also sell sealable plastic bags, I bought some to put christmas cookies in, 200 bags for 30dhs. Great for school baking sales etc. <em>edited by TimTam on 13/12/2011</em>
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Latest post on 08 December 2011 - 12:30
Maybe a soup or a chicken liver pate. A salad like maybe proscuitto, pear and figs or crab and avocado tian.
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Latest post on 07 December 2011 - 17:50
What year is she in? How long until she goes to high school? JESS secondary is at Arabian Ranches, JPS most feed onto JC and some go to DC. JESS, JPS, would be my choices When we arrived 6 years ago there wasn't much choice, we had to go with who had a space. edited by TimTam on 07/12/2011
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Latest post on 07 December 2011 - 16:25
Yes, all pharmacies sell them. Depends on the brand you are looking for as you can't get all brands here.
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Latest post on 07 December 2011 - 15:48
Cadoo, kids pictionary, rummy-o, battleship (we have boys), mastermind, kerplunk, connect 4 <em>edited by TimTam on 07/12/2011</em>
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Latest post on 07 December 2011 - 08:03
Michelle-Dubai Podiatry, she is excellent. If you do a search with the correct spelling of Podiatrist you'll see her come up nearly everytime. There is another good one, yet not sure of their name. http://www.dubaipodiatry.com/ <em>edited by TimTam on 07/12/2011</em>
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Latest post on 07 December 2011 - 07:57
Redlesley, I had a friend used hers last year, not problems, saw 3 cars with them on the way to school this morning. Anyway mine aren't for here, so not an issue.
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Latest post on 06 December 2011 - 18:22
Hi Purple31, how much do you want for them? If you have already sold them I can order form Amazon. Thx
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Latest post on 06 December 2011 - 10:13
They are clip on antlers that attach to the window and they aren't for this county. Thx <em>edited by TimTam on 06/12/2011</em>
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Latest post on 06 December 2011 - 09:00
I've seen a few cars that have reindeer ears and really want to get some for my mum's car, she will love it. Where can you buy them, Thx
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 19:20
Spongemonkey they deliver, but I suppose you would still need to go and pick them. The garden shop near spinneys is down the road at the side of spinneys, you follow it around the bend and the plant place is near the corner.
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 18:40
At the plant souk out past Dragon mart. I think that is where the municipality moved to. There are quite a few places that sell them out there. Do a search on here for directions. From memory you go past dragon mart on the al Khail Rd (44), turn right at the round about, then left at the next round about on that road. You can see all the plant places off to the left.
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 12:33
My boys made vouchers for their grandparents, like "free hugs, wash the dishes, make a cuppa tea" Stocking stuffers- magazines, food items. This is very checky but you can go to Sephora and they will give you sample perfumes for free, you can pop these in. Favourite ground coffee, nuts or tea.
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 12:27
Check with Minutes they key people as they did a Lancruiser one for me at a 1/3 of the cost of dealership. Audi may be difficult though.
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 12:19
Debbie at Pastels Mercato, previously Salon Inc, fantastic with blonde hair. Friend is blonde and tried several salons including Toni and Guy and was so happy with Debbie.
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Latest post on 03 December 2011 - 15:52
Thanks girls!
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Latest post on 02 December 2011 - 16:48
I have a friend that moved there in Jan from Dubai and another friend has just arrived in Dubai 2 months ago from Beijing (our husbands all work for the same company). Her children are at the IB school, can't remember the name but I can ask if you like. She is really happy with it. Her children are in Year 1 and 4. She said it is very expensive and imported brands of clothing like Massimo Dutti/espirit are heavily taxed with what they call luxury tax. I think most things are taxed at 30% luxury tax. She was looking for self raising flour the other day and ended up paying 14usd for a bag. She said if you buy local chinese it's cheap. Even though everything is made in China it's not necessarily sold there for expats to buy. There are factory outlets in other cities that she heard are really cheap. Bikes are cheap, she bought a Giant bike for a great price. She bought lots of clothes here in the sales before she moved. People are rude and language barriers are difficult. They love travelling though and had some amazing experiences.
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Latest post on 30 November 2011 - 10:33
Have seen it in Spinneys and Choithrams
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Latest post on 30 November 2011 - 08:48
I send cards at Park n shop, they sell stamps and have a post box outside the shop
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Latest post on 29 November 2011 - 19:09
Try exiles or hurricanes http://www.dubaiexiles.com/ http://www.dubaihurricanes.com/
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Latest post on 29 November 2011 - 19:05
GEMS TA's get a very samll discount on school fees for 1 child only. It's around 3000 dhs I think
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Latest post on 29 November 2011 - 10:48
we have bought 2 second hand guitars here, one from dubizzle and one from turning pointe. My husband just looked so see if it had been dropped, or any cracks in the casing. Stick to a known brand like Yamaha and you can't go too wrong. Here is turning pointe's website http://shop.turningpointeuae.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=82&vmcchk=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=80
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Latest post on 29 November 2011 - 10:44
I bought my son a winter like ski jacket, polar fleeces, thermo gloves, socks, water proof pants for when we went home in winter and they run about in the mud. All has been great. It all comes form Germany and a German friend says it's great value for money. As homeward bound said, you can't go wrong!
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Latest post on 27 November 2011 - 17:10
Check out emax, they have all sorts of things in that store, they might sell them.
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Latest post on 27 November 2011 - 17:08
I'm sure others will have some thoughts too. Personally I think 6 nights Disney is long unless you plan on doing Universal and San Diego from there, they do have day trips by bus. We did 2 full days at Disney but with little ones you will move slower, so you may want 3 full days. We don't mind moving hotels, but others like to stay in 1 spot and do day trips from there. We did 2 nights Hollywood you may prefer Beverly Hills, there is the Beverly Centre for shopping http://www.beverlycenter.com/ and in Hollywood above Mann's chinese theatre there is a mall http://www.hollywoodandhighland.com/ We didn't find many great toy stores in this area though. The best place for kids things was target. San Diego we went to Fashion Valley http://www.simon.com/mall/?id=765 we had 4 nights, but it was then end of our trip and we were happy to do seaworld, zoo and then chill. Here is the link for the outlet malls http://www.premiumoutlets.com/ If you can't already tell, I'm a die hard shopper!
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Latest post on 27 November 2011 - 16:45
We bought a device that you run the slides through and it saves them as JPG, either straight to your computer or to a memory card. It was brilliant, but it does take a bit of time. Ours did negatives and slides. last summer when I was at home I put over 500 pf my parents slides onto their computer then we watched the slide show on the TV it was lots of fun. I have lent it to my father in law so not sure what the brand was. I bought it in Australia but I think it was around 350dhs-400dhs. Well worth it if you have then time to plough through them all. Found it http://www.kaiserbaas.com/kaiser-baas-product-page/converters/photomaker-pro there are many different ones. <em>edited by TimTam on 27/11/2011</em>
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Latest post on 27 November 2011 - 14:37
Hi SuzyDuzy, we went to California with our children over the summer, but they were 10 and 13. Keep in mind if you are staying at the Disneyland hotel this is in Anaheim. To get to Universal Studios/Hollywood this is about 1 hr away from Anaheim, can take longer depending on traffic. San Diego Zoo, Seaworld and Legoland are in San diego area. Legoland is about 20mins out of San Diego. It will take you about 1 1/2 - 2hrs again depending on traffic to get from Anaheim/Disneyland area to San Diego. If you want to do more than 1 thing in the San Diego area I would stay down there. We had 3 nights and loved it there. Also a great outlet mall on the way down. Sandiego has some great shopping and beaches, but you would need a car. Hope this helps a bit.
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Latest post on 25 November 2011 - 19:51
Hi Trigg, we went over the summer (Australian passports) and did the etsa online, which is the visa waiver, very easy and you get confirmation straight away otherwise you go back online and check a few hours latter and it should be confirmed. You must do this before you travel. I think it was $10usd each. You also need to have the biometric? passports, the ones with the chips in them. <em>edited by TimTam on 25/11/2011</em>
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Latest post on 24 November 2011 - 17:00
In primary school it is around 4700dhs per month, some schools pay more. Not sure what KS3 would be, but you would hope it would be more?
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Latest post on 24 November 2011 - 11:58
Park Hyatt Saadiyat Island just open it's gorgeous. http://www.abudhabi.park.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?null But you will need a car as it's a bit isolated
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Latest post on 24 November 2011 - 11:56
It's on a break in the US and won't be back I think until after christmas.
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Latest post on 23 November 2011 - 18:18
It isn't compulsary for school, both my children have been in school here for 6 years and haven't had the vaccine. I asked several doctors here and overseas and have been advised that the vaccine won't cover all strains of TB and it is unlikely the the vaccine will protect you against current strains. It's not a nice vaccine and your arm comes up in like a boil and I really didn' want to put my children through that unnecessarily. I know many will shoot me down and say that getting TB is worse but that's the choice I made based on discussions with several doctors.
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Latest post on 22 November 2011 - 20:47
This is for Victorian license http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Licences/RenewReplaceOrUpdate/LicensingWhenOutOfVIC.htm
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Latest post on 21 November 2011 - 08:58
We see Michelle at Dubai Podiatry and she is wonderful. It has made such a difference to my son now he has orthodics. Do a search on the forum but this clinic and one other come up all the time as excellent. Can't remember the name of the other one.
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Latest post on 21 November 2011 - 08:55
Sole Meuniere is my favourite fish dish, not light on calories though. Here's a recipe to give you an idea. It's pretty much butter,lemon and parsley. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Classic-Sole-Meuniere-357949
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Latest post on 20 November 2011 - 21:16
Check strawberrynet, you can order online and they deliver free to Dubai. Have been using them for years. http://us.strawberrynet.com/skincare/decleor/
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Latest post on 20 November 2011 - 13:51
Carrefour at MCC have huge Turkeys up to 10kg, they were around 150dhs.
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Latest post on 20 November 2011 - 10:31
I love Lynely Dodd books like Hairy Mclary. There are a whole series of them. Magrudy's don't have that many but Kinakoya (bad spelling) in Dubai Mall always have a great selection. These were my childrens favourite.
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Latest post on 19 November 2011 - 19:49
Candylicous in Dubai mall have it. Last saw it over the summer as we had just been to San Fran and I remember seeing it in there when we got back. Price not that different. <em>edited by TimTam on 19/11/2011</em>
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Latest post on 19 November 2011 - 18:36
I just started another thread about Maison Chic, they have lovely furniture, we bought some from their RAK shop and I'm trying to see if their Dubai shop is now open. http://www.maisonchicdubai.com/#axzz1eAL3wqjx
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Latest post on 17 November 2011 - 20:48
Magrudy's Festiaval Centre and Jumeirah sell it, also Carrefour at Mirdiff has some. <em>edited by TimTam on 17/11/2011</em>
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Latest post on 14 November 2011 - 18:05
Love it Spongemonkey, you are absolutley right. Thx girls
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Latest post on 14 November 2011 - 17:10
Thanks Cherry ripe, just wanted some feedback which is great, we have met with him once and your right about personality, but he does seem straight down the line and honest with his opinions. :)
 
 
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