Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster.
My husband has been working from the UK on a consultancy contract for a few weeks, has been across to Riyadh where his work is currently based and will be going again.
He has now been asked if he'd be willing to relocate at the end of this current contract and continue the work over there. We have to decide by the end of next week.
He has no interest (and neither do I) in us moving to Riyadh but has voiced that we could move to another area and he can split his week between the two places (he currently does this a bit between Wales and London so that's ok ish)
What I need to understand, and fast, is how life then looks for us out there. He'll be on a very good salary so that's not a concern although I'm trying to get my head around cost of living and what we could be putting away in savings.
The places he's suggesting we look at are Jeddah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
We have two children, DD9 and DS6.
If anyone has any real experience of living in these places I'd be really keen to hear from you please. What is schooling like? What kinds of extra curricular activities are available? What does a typical weekend look like/what activities can you enjoy as a family?
And the major one, would you recommend it??
If anyone has any tips on where I can look at rental properties to get an idea of what we'd get for our budget that would be great!
Thank you