tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422155868960184007.post2108055157135166189..comments2023-08-19T01:03:08.113-07:00Comments on 3 Beekman Place: Random Facts about the UAEUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422155868960184007.post-65694332016226514162011-01-22T19:24:15.164-08:002011-01-22T19:24:15.164-08:00That $1000 visa is only for a month long visa! I ...That $1000 visa is only for a month long visa! I heard if you book a flight through Etihad or Emirates, the two national airlines here, they arrange the visa and you get a break. I guess they'd have to do that to keep the flights they do have from Toronto full!<br /><br />The tree was dripping with diamond jewelry. I'll be honest I never even noticed it. The tree is massive and it has all these oversized balls, a necklace or bracelet would just be lost.<br /><br />House prices are falling fast at the moment, as some of the larger housing projects finish up and more units come on the market. <br /><br />As for me and the visa situation, I have a resident visa, which the university arranged and paid for, so I can come and go as I like with no problems.Renéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919864087922815927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422155868960184007.post-8339519457087598252011-01-22T10:38:39.967-08:002011-01-22T10:38:39.967-08:00Ah, I was wondering if the current spat between Ca...Ah, I was wondering if the current spat between Canada and UAE was going to have an effect on your teaching job.mariekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139628976306803184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6422155868960184007.post-8439258188045986602010-12-31T19:36:53.179-08:002010-12-31T19:36:53.179-08:00Interesting info and pictures. I would like not ha...Interesting info and pictures. I would like not having left hand turns... until it meant having to drive 10 km out of my way. $1000 for a visa! Are there shorter term ones? And what is the story on the 11 million $ tree?<br /><br />Last night we were watching an episode of House Hunters International in which a Canadian teacher goes hunting for a 2 bedroom apartment to rent in Abu Dhabi. The prices were in the range of $55,000-60,000 a year!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04962779763002519098noreply@blogger.com