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- Category: Arriving in Al Ain
- Category: Challenges
- Category: Children related
- Category: churches
- Category: cost of living
- How to buy used/secondhand mobile phones in Al Ain
- Al Ain Distribution Company: how to pay your electricity and water bill
- How to pay your Etisalat bill in Al Ain
- Tailoring, stitching and sewing work in Al Ain
- Pinkberry non-fat yoghurt in Al Ain
- Looking for a vet / veterinary clinic in Al Ain?
- Apple Store opens in the UAE, selling iPads, iPhones, Macs etc
- Directory enquiries via Etisalat in Al Ain
- Sophie Studio for printing photos in Al Ain
- Buying spectacles in Al Ain: Al Hakeem Opticians
- Renting property in Al Ain
- Refilling ink cartridges in Al Ain
- Boys and men's haircuts in Al Ain
- Getting help with household jobs
- Comparing shopping prices with the UK
- Accessing the internet in Al Ain
- Utility bill prices in Al Ain
- Category: Driving directions
- Category: Driving related
- Car accidents in Al Ain
- Where to get your car electrics checked or fixed, and your air conditioning too
- Renting a car from Fast Rent A Car in Al Ain
- How to renew car registration in Al Ain
- Car insurance in Al Ain
- Getting your UAE driving licence in Al Ain
- Avoid this parking mistake in Al Ain!
- How to get a UAE driving license if your UK etc one has expired
- Driving on the roads in Al Ain
- Garmin nuvi 1410 GPS navigation
- Fill 'er up
- Category: Dubai
- Category: Evenings out
- Taj Spices Indian, Chinese and Arabic Restaurant, Al Foah, Al Ain
- Steak and Grill at the Palm Golf Club in Al Ain
- Grand Cinemas at Bawadi Mall, Al Ain
- Al Ain Mall cinemas
- Classical music concerts held in 2011 in Al Ain
- WOMAD Festival, Al Ain
- Grand Cinemas Rotana, Al Ain
- See a good movie for free at the Alliance Francaise, Al Ain
- Al Ain Choral Society
- Category: Hospitals
- Category: Hotels
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- Category: Oman
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- Category: Schooling
- Category: Shopping
- Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi
- Abela Supermarket in Al Ain
- Sharaf DG store in Al Ain for electronics
- Buying alcohol, wine, beer at Spinney's in Al Ain
- Buying rugs in Al Ain
- Buying indoor and outdoor plants in Al Ain
- iStore in Al Ain selling Apple Macs, iPhones, iPads and iPods
- Al Ain artist: Mohab Abdul Ghaffar
- Noticeboards in Al Ain for buying/selling cars, furniture, etc
- Buying from ebay
- Spinneys and La Brioche, Al Ain
- Choithrams in Al Ain
- Daiso in Al Ain for knick knacks
- Buying jewellery in Al Ain
- Buying alcohol: the Al Ain Hilton Liquor Store
- Bawadi Mall in Al Ain
- Chocolate lovers
- Shopping locally
- Bottled water
- Comparing shopping prices with the UK
- Mobile phones
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- Where to buy English books
- Category: Sport
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- Category: Weekend fun
- Falconry Festival in Al Ain in 2011
- Al Ain Palace Museum
- Jahli Park, Al Ain
- Al Ain Paintball paintballing
- TEDxAlAin TEDx conference, Al Ain
- Ice Land Water Park, Ras Al Khaimah review
- UAE Digest magazine, Dubai
- Al Masaood travel agent in Al Ain
- Journey from Al Ain to Fujairah
- Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Hotel, Fujairah - views from balcony
- UAE Offroaders
- Hili Fun City, Al Ain
- Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort
- Palm Resort / Rugby Club, Al Ain
- Intercontinental Hotel, Al Ain
- Al Ain Wildlife Park Dinosaur Exhibition
- Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort Hotel, Fujairah
- Le Meridien makes our 10th wedding anniversary extra special
- Green Mubazzarah in Al Ain
- Al Ain Wildlife Park Bird Show
- Hili Oasis
- Al Ain Paradise Hanging Gardens
- Hilton Hotel in Al Ain
- Weekend activities
- Category: Where to live
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Hello Chris, I’ve read lots of your website over the past couple of months and appreciate all of your hard work putting it together. I’ve read through your site extensively over the past couple of months and received the ebook a couple of days ago. We thought we would be living in Al Ain and that information was just confirmed last week. We have been in Abu Dhabi since 8/13 awaiting our apartment in Al Ain to be complete. Now we must buy a car, furniture and appliances. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Nice to hear from you John. Thanks for your kind words!
Congratulations on your move to Al Ain.
Buying a car: I’m no expert, I’m afraid. I bought mine from dubizzle.com. We bought my wife’s car from a poster at the Hilton Hotel. If I was you, I’d recommend renting a car from someone like Fast Cars. If you ask, you can rent for a month, then if you return the car early you will get a refund on the unused days. While you have the car, drive round Sanaiya and see the cars there, and the road running east-west just north of the Oasis Hospital.
Buying furniture: see the many pdfs in the Niala News google groups area. We bought a lot of stuff from IKEA in Abu Dhabi (Yas Island) too, and places like HomeMart in Al Ain.
Buying appliances: Niala News/hotel noticeboards. Some things like a TV and a gas cooker can be as cheap or cheaper to buy new — then perhaps plan to sell them when you leave the Emirates.
I hope that helps!