Hi all - we're at the end of week one and it's been a really strange mix of familiar (Debenhams, Macdonalds, Marmite, Cadbury's, english voices) and very unfamiliar (camels, warm weather, luxurious apartment, Sheikh Zayad Road, huge towers) - the list goes on.

I guess we're both settling in OK. Scott started work on Sunday and I've been hard at work finding properties for me and Scott, and also Scott's two colleagues Steve and Arif. As we all came over from the UK on the same day we've all been in the same boat so we've been discovering things as we go along.

You'll be pleased to hear that Cadbury's is proper here, so no need to load up your suitcases when you come over. Also Marmite is readily available although I haven't seen any of the squeezy bottles, and haven't seen any Yorkshire tea bags yet (will keep looking!).

Hopefully you should all have our contact details here now and I will let you know as soon as we move. Property searching is also very different here as the renter has to pay the agent 5% of the annual rent for finding the property!

Anyway - more soon.
Love Scott & Elanor x