Good luck in the 'Gan' mate, keep your head down and don't trust anyone at the gate of the compound waving their arms in the air repeatedly yelling 'dirka dirka'!!
Advice taken Fox!
I recieved reply and forwarded my details. Looks like everythings booked up for now but maybe soon I'll be making the trip over.
Are many 'yanks' over there

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Also I was wondering a bit more about the dog situation, I followed the links posted earlier in the thread but one was broken. Are you limited to certain places to live with a dog?