The Blog of Rob Eaton » Food http://www.robeaton.org Tales of an Englishman abroad Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:21:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc The Cost of Living in the UAE http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2009/11/25/the-cost-of-living-in-the-uae/ http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2009/11/25/the-cost-of-living-in-the-uae/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:59 +0000 Rob http://www.robeaton.com/?p=1018 The cost of living in the UAE, is quite interesting – after all there is no vat/gst on purchases.

So for those curious types here are some price comparisons. Very loosely there are 6AED to 1GBP or 3.4AED to 1AUD.

If you look at the table below you’ll see that 9l of water cost 1.08 GBP or

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We headed down to South Bank for lunch followed by my really brief tour of what was what, and of course a token

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I came across this great article on the Menshealth website…. eggs for breakfast anyone?

 

Bulk Up! Think Big Benedict

If you’re trying to pack more muscle than the weights floor at your local gym, then breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And with

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Andreas was in town so we headed off to Rob’s Place for a bbq and a touch of cricket before heading down to the infamous Story Bridge Hotel to

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]]> http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2009/01/27/australia-day/feed/ 0 Food Fit for a King http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2005/10/22/food-fit-for-a-king/ http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2005/10/22/food-fit-for-a-king/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:53:25 +0000 Rob http://www.robeaton.org/?p=59 It’s Labor Day Bank Holiday weekend. Today has been the first real day of good weather, warm enough to lay out in the sun and relax, with a slight breeze to take the heat out. It has at present been a bit of a gastronomic affair. I have been reading up on various recipes to do

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