blumartin
English expat in Saudi Arabia
Forum posts
16
Contacts
4
About me
English
Lives in Riyadh
Speaks English and Italian
Registration: 24 July 2010
Need information please.. by RobertP
Hi everyone. I am soon to start a job with Aramco. I will not be a direct hire, so I assume I cannot stay in the compound. I am excited but very nervous also. I currently live in Alberta. I am wondering what life will be like outside the ...
Hi Robert, First of all, good luck with the job and welcome to Saudi. I think the blog may be a bit quiet this week as a few people have probably disappeared for the Eid holiday (as I will be in a few hours), but here are a few pointers. Hopefully ... Read More
Internet! And a big THANK YOU by blumartin
Well at last I finally have my own internet thanks to the nice people from Go, as opposed to the terrible customer service of another rather large company. And it took a whole 20 minutes to buy... Anyway, now that I can I just wanted to say thanks ...
Yes, I tried to sort out STC but they didn't seem to want my money. If the sales is that bad I would hate to see how bad the customer service would be. The GO package I bought has a maximum speed of 2MB, which I am yet to reach, but it is going ... Read More
Internet! And a big THANK YOU
Well at last I finally have my own internet thanks to the nice people from Go, as opposed to the terrible customer service of another rather large company. And it took a whole 20 minutes to buy... Anyway, now that I can I just wanted to say thanks ... Read More
5-aside football by jameel137
Hi again...kwik intro...Im soon to be in riyadh and I was wondering whether there are any places to play 5-aside football? Obviously you would need another 9 players to play, so... what im askig for really...and now im comito my point.. does anyone ...
Yes, I am defo in for footy if/when it can be arranged. :-) Read More
Introduction by blumartin
Hello everyone. Thanks for all the great info I have seen on here so far. People seem very friendly so hopefully I can join in. So then, I have read the forum a fair few times, accepted the job and read the forum some more. Now I am playing the ...
Wow! As I don't have my own internet yet I can't check too regularly, so to come back to so many responses was a rather pleasant surprise. Thanks! I was living in London but am originally from Merseyside - for the footy fans, the blue half, so it ... Read More
Introduction by blumartin
Hello everyone. Thanks for all the great info I have seen on here so far. People seem very friendly so hopefully I can join in. So then, I have read the forum a fair few times, accepted the job and read the forum some more. Now I am playing the ...
Well, it seems so long since I posted my introduction but after waiting for a couple of months for the visa process I have finally arrived in Riyadh. My first week is just finishing and things are going well. I hope that people are doing well and ... Read More
New member - coming to Riyadh by PeterBeach
Hi - I am coming to Riyadh 3rd week of August. I am looking to meet any ex-pats. I like a bit of Golf, 5-a-side football, Gym when pushed, and looking at possibly learning to fly when I get out. Also looking to learn Arabic. I think I am quiet easy ...
Hi Peter, I am not really well placed to say welcome as I am not in Riyadh yet, but I will be arriving early September. Was it the Adventurists Mongol Rally you did? I looked at that and also fancy doing the Indian Rickshaw one some time in the ... Read More
Introduction by blumartin
Hello everyone. Thanks for all the great info I have seen on here so far. People seem very friendly so hopefully I can join in. So then, I have read the forum a fair few times, accepted the job and read the forum some more. Now I am playing the ...
Sorry about the delay... I've been trying to sort out all of the paperwork and things, which is so much fun. :-) Thanks for the great replies. Dave, that is a great offer and I will definitely give you a shout when I arrive if that's ok. Arriving ... Read More
Introduction by blumartin
Hello everyone. Thanks for all the great info I have seen on here so far. People seem very friendly so hopefully I can join in. So then, I have read the forum a fair few times, accepted the job and read the forum some more. Now I am playing the ...
Hi Allie, You are right and I did do that. Having heard/read that Riyadh can be a rather lonely place at the beginning I was more hopeful of picking up one or two contacts who might be interested in doing those kinds of thing. I guess, for example, ... Read More
Introduction by blumartin
Hello everyone. Thanks for all the great info I have seen on here so far. People seem very friendly so hopefully I can join in. So then, I have read the forum a fair few times, accepted the job and read the forum some more. Now I am playing the ...
Thanks Fee. Not really sure what to say on these types of thing and there are not many responses so maybe I didn't hit the right tone! I will be able to find places to do these things in Riyadh, won't I? And people do do them with?! Thanks, Martin Read More
Introduction
Hello everyone. Thanks for all the great info I have seen on here so far. People seem very friendly so hopefully I can join in. So then, I have read the forum a fair few times, accepted the job and read the forum some more. Now I am playing the ... Read More