Sarah

I've bought art materials from a few places: Al Anwar in Tubli (a discount store but has a reasonable range and had easels earlier this week - craft section at back of store) Day to Day (another discount store but has some art stuff there too! ... Read More

There are a lot of people homeschooling here. Some I know have told me about a Facebook group they have to arrange visits etc. If you PM me I can send you a link or 2, or alternatively search Homeschool Bahrain on FB and you should find the page ... Read More

I'm up for a meet up. When and where?? S x Read More

My son got his at the Bahrain National Museum, then we got one for me at Riffa fort (Saffron cafe). I would imagine that you can also get one at the Tourism office in Bab al Bahrain by the souq. Even if we don't do all 21 the passport itself ... Read More

I would suggest that you check out the pinned post Definitive Guide to Bahrain for New Expats as this should answer most of your questions. Please come back to the forum with any questions which are not covered by this post. TTFN S Read More

Good morning, Can I suggest that you have a look at these posts which should help to answer your question. Definitive Guide to Bahrain for New Expats Cost of Living If you have further queries after having a look at these please do ask. TTFN S Read More

I would suggest that you have a look at this thread which addresses the question of driving on an International Driving Permit. Basically you can only use an International Driving Permit if you are on a visit visa. So the answer to your first ... Read More

When would you be planning on moving over here, and how old are your children? The British curriculum schools are operating waiting lists so it is worth looking at more than one (we looked at and applied to both The British School of Bahrain and St ... Read More

I moved here in April to join my husband who had been here for 15 months before that. We delayed our move to wait until our son had a confirmed school place as we felt he would not deal well with multiple school moves. My son (7) has adapted well, ... Read More

I am using Sygic as an offline map system. I download the maps I want before use. When you first install it you get all the features for a while, then there is a lifetime license you can get which wasn't too expensive (less than I would have ... Read More

I think you would have to ask the rental places (Touranco in Juffair were very helpful to us). They should know the ins and outs of this! I have a UK license, and am currently on a visit visa, and was able to rent a car on that for a short while. ... Read More

You might find this link to the British School of Bahrain fees page of use as an indication when considering the cost of schooling out here (different school have different fees!). The fees increase as the age of the child increases!! - ... Read More

Ocfemjc According to the agent we are using you are able to use your UK driving license for a maximum of a year. BUT once I have a residency permit the law states that I need to go and get a Bahraini driving license. For a person who holds a UK ... Read More

You might want to have a look at the Definitive Guide for Expats which gives a pretty good understanding of the types of costs out here. Bahrain is a friendly place and we are happy here. There are various areas of Bahrain where expats tend to ... Read More

Once you have your CPR you will need to go to the traffic office and get a Bahrain driving license. As I understand it the process (for those of us with UK licenses) is very straightforward and doesn't take long! Basic eye check pay the money ... Read More