PhilM

Whats the city of Aberdeen like? Anygood? In particular I guess the area around the airport.

Also, as theres loads of oil workers up that way, anyone know what the score with accomodation is? B&Bs cheap? (would be looking at 4 days up there at a time really - 4 on 4 off shift).

Just considering some options!

Cheers

smitsturbo

premmier lodge mate £55 a nite or the patio hotel is about £100 odd & close to town aswell, plus its good for a sauna & swim the next day

if your not from around here you'll think its pretty good as thats what i usually here from outsiders

clubs depends on what music you like etc

rauri

aberdeen is good,nice choice of pubs/clubs/resteraunts and plenty things to do


out by the airport is a bit quiet but only a ten min bus/taxi ride from town centre (taxis are fuckin expensive tho )

out by the airport (i assume you mean dyce) has quite a few b&bs and is a nice enuff area

topaz

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its a uni city so the nightlife scene is good

we went in revolution and some church place

rauri

pmsl that narrows it down to the college,slains,priory,ministry,charlies or soul

Fraz

Rush hour airport area is a nightmare, but lots of work and good money to be made. Next to 0 unemployment in Aberdeen so good place come to as if it doesnt work out there is another job around the corner.

Best searching for a B&B as it will work out cheaper than hotel, plenty around but are busy. Renting is possibly a good option considering rates paid for B&B / hotel if its long term.

PhilM

If it was to be that way, it'd be longterm (at least a year), so I guess a rent/houseshare would be the way forward.

Sounds good being a uni city though Job wouldnt be a problem, as if the job went I'd go too Ideally would be located around the airport, as that'd be where work is.

Hmm, a few things to consider, its fooking miles away for a start whats the cost of renting/living up there? quiet cheap? Probably try and get a room in a student house to be honest.

Coldo

I was up in the summer with a few mates. We arrived early afternoon and started looking for a room for the night, what a royal pain in the arse!!!

We hadn't thought about the rig workers shift changes so we really struggled to get a room in the centre. We ended up in Dyce (near the airport) in a nice hotel but still 10mins from the centre. Taxi was cheap between the 4 of us though so not a problem.

Nightlife is good, we went to some ghost/ghoul styled church place which was pretty good then went to the priory? club, which was a right laugh, really good night out.

Nice city too if your into that

coco16i

Aberdeen is a great place mate, stayed and worked there for 8 years and would go back there in a flash, wife not keen to move though !!!!

Its changed a lot from when i was there ( about 3 or so years ago ) but overall a great place to go, most folk are really friendly but your almost guranteed to get into a scrap waiting in the fucking massive taxi rank at the back wynd !!!! Some good pubs and clubs though, Ma Camerons used to be my favorite haunt until it got taken over by some other brewery and it completely changed, used to be full of regulars as its one of the oldest pubs in Aberdeen, then it all changed and was full of gobby student dick heads !!!

rauri

http://www.belvoirlettings.com/Aberdeen/properties/

http://martinco.com/aberdeen_letting...y=0&min_price= bottom 2 are near enough airport/easy bus trip/drive

loads more but that gives you an idea....600 ish a motnh for a 1 bedroom in a reasonable area within easy bus/car distance of airport

rauri

aye ma's aint like it was when i was a student,used to be a great pub...as with most of belmont...now its gone to the dogs

smitsturbo

for lapdancers id choose bugsy browns, £3 to get in & £5 a dance plus you could probably pull half the birds in there

for drugs & nutters id say drum & the belmont bar

my personal favourite is tonik as theres loads of stunners plus no chavs & tinks

priory is good aswell if you like loads of people & after a chick

archibald simpsons for cheep drink but no music so its boring i think,

& the gala casino is sometimes a good laugh, not soul casino tho as its empty every time ive been

dazoriginal

mind your hat scarfes n badges cause i'ts cold

fuzzy

aberdeens my favourite uk city apart from my home town obviously. nightlife is good. we build a few clubs in the city, frankensteins and espionage both on union street.lots of b+b's in the city centre.
highest percentage of big titted women per head of population imo

topaz

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priory i think

yes deffo priory

great statistic

Charlie Chalk

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Long trek from St.Athan!

Lambchop

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im an aberdonian mate. not a bad place to live really

if you need any specific help or advice then feel free to ask. theres not much i wont know or could find out

Lambchop

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any news here mate?

PhilM

Well, spoken to the company, they are very interested. It's better money up there, with training and theyre offering a few grand relocation.....but, tbh, I don't want to goto Aberdeen if I can help it, just miles away! (and Katie would rip my balls off ).

My current employer did come back with an offer on the phone that seemed like staying for, until it turned up in writing this morning twats....send them a sh*tty email, so who knows.

At the moment, could go either way, lot more money up there, but hassle. They have offered to fly me up for nowt for a look around and interview, so will probably take them up on that offer!

Keep you posted.

PS. Why is property so expensive - Rent a mint flat down here for £675/mo, up there its all mid terrace stuff. Argh lol, I'd just want a 2bed semi in a nice area with a driveway for two cars, for reasonable money, too much to ask?! lol.

Lambchop

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phil we'll sort you somewhere nice to rent if thats what you want

problem here is oil! prices have gone ballistic in last 2-3 years.

rauri

aint that the truth,who'd have thought inverbloodyurie would be the most expensive place in scotland to live


phil as chop said,finding property aint that difficult if you know where to look,its not all stupidly expensive