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Laura

@lauravw

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Dutch expat in Thailand

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Dutch

Lives in Bangkok

Registration: 24 December 2009

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Laura
lauravw created a thread
14 years ago

Good pub for watching the World Cup?

Hi everyone, Just wondering about suggestions of a good venue for watching the World Cup matches. Anywhere that the Dutch may gather to cheer on their team? thanks! Read More

Laura
lauravw replied to a thread
14 years ago
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How to make friends in Lebanon by expat.com

We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Lebanon :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Lebanon?? Thanks in ...

Laura

Reaching out again to fellow expats: anyone want to come along for a long, lazy lunch in the sun in Byblos this Saturday (1 May). We're meeting up at 12.00 at Starbucks on Sassine Square (Achrefiyeh, Beirut), then catching a bus up to Byblos. Let me ... Read More

Laura
lauravw replied to a thread
14 years ago
englishgirl

Moving to Beirut in April by englishgirl

Hi everyone! This is my first post (of what i am sure, will be many) on this forum. I am due to be moving to Beirut in April and was wondering if you can help with a couple of questions? Are there any things i should bring with me that i will ...

Laura

Hey, Nice to hear that you are preparing for a move to Beirut, have you ever visited the city? What will be bringing you to Lebanon? Anyway, in terms of what to bring that you can't buy / is very expensive here: you can buy pretty much everything ... Read More

Laura
lauravw replied to a thread
15 years ago
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How to make friends in Lebanon by expat.com

We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Lebanon :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Lebanon?? Thanks in ...

Laura

Sam, Phil, Helge, Helen, Thanks for a nice evening out! Looking forward to the next chance to meet up. take care, Laura Read More

Laura
lauravw replied to a thread
15 years ago
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How to make friends in Lebanon by expat.com

We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Lebanon :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Lebanon?? Thanks in ...

Laura

Many thanks to everyone for their enthusiastic reactions. This site seems to be preventing me from sending private messages at the moment, so I hope everyone will read this. Looks like there will be nine of us on Friday: me, my husband Mark, Rabih, ... Read More

Laura
lauravw replied to a thread
15 years ago
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How to make friends in Lebanon by expat.com

We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Lebanon :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Lebanon?? Thanks in ...

Laura

Thanks to everyone who has posted a reply here or written to me directly. Our little social gathering on Friday will definitely go ahead. I will book the restaurant tomorrow and then confirm with everyone who signed up. Do you also want to join us ... Read More

Laura
lauravw replied to a thread
15 years ago
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How to make friends in Lebanon by expat.com

We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Lebanon :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Lebanon?? Thanks in ...

Laura

Great. Through a few private messages, a couple of other people have also expressed an interest. And of course, feel free to bring along friends/family/colleagues and anyone else you have already met and who may be interested. Dunes is the little ... Read More

Laura
lauravw replied to a thread
15 years ago
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How to make friends in Lebanon by expat.com

We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Lebanon :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Lebanon?? Thanks in ...

Laura

Great! How about we just pick a date and see how many people want to come along too... What about next week Friday evening, the 15th of January? We can give a bit more thought to a venue. If we do want to do bowling and dinner, then maybe Dunes in ... Read More

Laura
lauravw replied to a thread
15 years ago
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How to make friends in Lebanon by expat.com

We have been talking about loneliness when you are abroad, let's now talk about how to make friends (locals and other expats) when you're living in Lebanon :top: Which are your best tips to meet people and to make friends in Lebanon?? Thanks in ...

Laura

Anyone thought about organising a (regular) expat meet-up in Beirut? Perhaps this exists already, otherwise we could give it a go with something silly like bowling and dinner and see who's interested? Read More