Hello Burj Al Arab

Hello Burj ~ We’ve finally got a place to live. So we decided to take some time out from house finding and furniture shopping to finally meet the Burj Al Arab up close and personal. It was pretty surreal to see this with our own eyes.

Things I Have Learned . .

Things I Have Learned ~
1. The rent listed in the paper is not the rent you should expect to pay it can be up to Dhs 20,000 above the advertised amount.
2. Don't play hardball with a "leasing agent", it will get you nowhere.
3. North, South, East and West are not words used in Dubai.
4. "ya" may be the only word your leasing agent knows.
5. If your leasing agent says they will meet you at 10:30am they actually mean 'If I feel like it, I'll be there.'
6. Life does not happen without a mobile phone.
That being said, finding a home in Dubai is not easy!!!! Currently we are waiting for someone to call us back (that was 2 hours ago . . . still waiting).
Rental prices went up about Dhs10,000 the day after we arrived.
Okay, done venting, the weather is great, so great in fact that my face is burnt from walking around sketchy areas of Bur Dubai because our leasing agent decided to not show up.
If we get the call we are waiting for, I'll be on Al Mina Road (with a view of work).
I hope to be in a home Thursday.

Some Things Remain the Same

Some Things Remain The Same ~ Barry started work almost immediately and I struggled with what they call jet leg - wow. Here are some pictures of what we have seen in our first week. As you can see that although there are a lot of differences, some things remain the same.