Hey BP,
The ABA website is
www.aba-oman.com/
the British school is
www.britishschool.edu.om
ANSA is correct about the differing corriculae...only thing is that the IB that is studied at ABA is not American Corriculum.
It is in fact farily similar to the Australian system, which is why I placed my two kids there instead of the British School.
As to cars...well....what do you want and how much do you want to pay for it? I'll give you a small hint...they are WAY cheaper than at home, so is the fuel, at present it's about 40c Aussie per litre (we pay more than up the road in UAE).
A for instance, a new Mitsubishi 4WD Nativa (I think it's a challenger in OZ) top of the range all the bells and whistles is about $30K OZ. Saloon cars are very cheap, and if you get a used one, you can pick up a good 4-5 year old 4WD for around 10-15K. A new Hummer is about 100K if you are that way inclined.
Where to live...big place, lots of choices. Look up Cluttons or Hamptons on the internet..they are serving the very top end of the market, so it will give you an idea of where and what everything costs if you have loads!
Very easy to be within a couple of minutes of a beach, or indeed live on the beach if you want to.
I live up near the mountains, looking down on the rest of the city, 120 degree views of the sea (about 5km to the beach I guess) 3 level villa, 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms etc etc..costs 400 rials a month, about $1400 OZ. fox3 can confirm that its a pretty swanky abode
Hey Quokka....(to the foreigners, its a short, fat, stumpy looking kangaroo that can (and was) mistaken for an oversized rat), be nice now...have they dragged you to Melbourne yet?