Did you like my website? Well, if you want to visit Kuwait, in order to discover a new world, or simply to spend a fortune in a jeweller's shop or in a beautiful local "souk" , read carefully the following advice!

Read... carefully the following advice! and listen the beautiful Boccelli's song "Time to say Goodbye"...

 

Before leaving...

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Be sure that your passport and your visa

are valid ...

 

To obtain the visa, call the Kuwaiti Embassy of Rome (Address: Via Archimede, 124 00197 Rome; Tel.06/8077352-8083181; Fax 06/8078415)

 

You can obtain the visa through a Kuwaiti sponsor as well.

 

If you are leaving from Rome, you can choose the Kuwait Airways or the Olympic Airways The Olympic Airways planes are cheaper, but they stop over at Athens.

 

 

Time zone: + 2 hours in winter, +1 hour in summer.

 

Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar . A Dinar is worth three Euros.

 

 

Kuwait, telephone international code: 00965...

 

Gasoline in Q8 is rather cheap... (approximately 3 euros for a full tank) for a Jeep...

 

Prophylactic vaccinations are not compulsory.
You can find all the medicines you want in the pharmacies of Kuwait City..

 

Main religion: Islamism.People: majority of Sunnites from Arabia; Shiites of Iranian origin.

Respect the Saint month of "Ramadhan", while you are visiting the country ... Don't eat, drink or smoke in public... But there are no problems after the sunset. You can have fun then!

 

Official language: Arabic (but English is spoken everywhere).

 

There are no discotheques in Kuwait: they are places of.. "Haram" (if you have read the previous pages of this website, you certainly know what this Arabic word means ..

 

Alcohol and pork are against the Koranic rules.

 

 

Every man can marry four women in Kuwait ... but the new generation is changing. Boys often choose to marry one wife only.

It is difficult to live with a wife... So they don't want to deal with a harem.

Nowadays girls do not want to share their men with other women. A girl can even take her husband to court if he has another woman!

 

 

There are many restaurants, and fast food in the country .

 

So it's easy to get fat like that...

 

There are a lot of beautiful places in Kuwait where you can play with your children, especially the beaches.

 

Kuwaiti women love big families and their children.

 

 

Kuwait, is full of private clubs. There are modern gyms and beautiful swimming-pools where you can take the sun...

 

If you like eating fish, try the schrimps; they are delicious!

 

 

At the souk you can find the famous palm dates and a lot of spices (such as cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom).

 

If you like perfumes (as I do), pop into a perfumery...Try to burn the "boukur"the bark of the incense tree. It exudes an unforgettable musky and wooden scent. It is... unforgettable also because it is very expensive..

 

If you like silver, carpets and sumptuous fabrics go to the

"Friday Market".
If you have time to haggle, you will strike a real bargain.

 

 

Do you like pearls? Go to the " aljoma souk" then. You can buy oysters there! Open them and if you are lucky you can find some pearls!

 

Italian people in Kuwait.

They are about one hundred. They are engineers, managers, architects, designers, teachers and navigators. They like having dinner together.
The first thing they buy in Kuwait is the dish aerial...That's how they fight against homesickness.

We can say they are happy to live in Kuwait, even if they always look for mozzarella cheese , scamorza, tortellini, bresaola, peeled tomatoes and coffee (the typical Italian products).

The 4th of November is a very important day for the Italian community. An exclusive reception takes place at the Ambassador's residence , in Salmiya. They celebrate a public holiday. In Italy the same holiday is celebrated on the 2nd of June ...but in Kuwait June is such a hot month... So they prefer to wait for November. ..

 

Kuwaiti hotels are so comfortable that you will forget your problems and your stress. You will be deals very well.

 

If you have to work in Kuwait for a long time, why don't you rent a beautiful house with a swimming-pool? (prices start from one thousand dinars).

 

The areas where to find beautiful houses are between the first and the fourth Ring, near the center of Kuwait City. The areas are:Shuwaikh, Shamiya, Kaifan, Faiha, Nuzha, Dai'ya, Rawda, Surra, Jabriya, Qortuba, Yarmouk, Adaliya, Qadsiya, Mansuria. Beyond the forth Ring, far away from the center, you can find beautiful houses at a low price. They are in the following areas:Salwa, Mishref, Bayan, Rumathiya.

Do you prefer a flat and share a swimming-pool near the sea with other tenants?

You can find beautiful apartments in the Bneid Al Gar area, near the Kuwait Towers. The price (from 400 up to 600 dinars) increases if the flat is furnished.

 

How can you find an accomodation? Ask a building society or read advertisements on local newspapers!

By the way: don't forget the air conditioning. It must work properly. You really need it, especially in summer!

 

Go to the souk of fabrics (called Block 9) is in Kuwait City, near the Chamber of Commerce. There you can find every kind of fabric, wool and yarns. It is difficult to choose an item... Everything is wonderful... There are a lot of tailors as well. They come from India, Pakistan and Iran. Their clothes are made to measure and their prices are excellent ("Tama 'am").

 

Do you like shopping?
Remember the following names, then: Saliya Complex (in the center of Kuwait City, near the offices of the Kuwaiti TV) Souk Shark, Zara and Fanar. These shoppin' malls are rather expensive.You can meet vips and sheiks in these places..

If you want to save your money, you can go to the following areas: Hawally, Fahaheel and Jahra. In these boroughs there are many traditional souks, where you can buy all you need : new or second-hand clothes, carpets, furniture, antiques. Surely you will strike a bargain! Indian, Pakistani and Iranian sellers are always very nice

 

In Kuwait you can find lots of supermarkets. Their products and brands are really international.

 

 

Supermarkets are usually expensive and full of foreigners (Italians too...) We can say they are meeting places... but if you are in a hurry... and you don't want to chatter, waste your time or be disturbed ... you can disguise yourself...

Every area in Kuwait has a big supermarket (called Cooperative Society jam'eeyah). The Government controls the prices of these markets. That's why vegetables, fruit and meat are cheaper here. On the contrary international shopping centers are very expensive.

Supermarkets are generally open 24 hours a day. You can find many ethnic supermarkets in town as well. You can buy Philippine, Thai and Sri Lankan items there.In every street you will see the Baqalas. They are small and cheap shops and sell almost all: cigarettes, cookies, fruit, vegetables. Pop into one of them if you have to buy something...


In Kuwait there is not an Italian school. Anyway there are many schools in which your children can study. You can find American, British, French, Indian, Philippine, Armenian schools...

Now, Inshallah, I think you're ready to leave.

 

But if you want to know something more about this country, please do not hesitate! Send me an email to the following address:

 

Have a good journey...

 

 

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