Re: Moving to Sydney need advice
 

A lot of people stay in serviced apartments or holiday lets when they first migrate or relocate - I think a month is quite normal, especially if your company is relocating you. (We went straight into an unfurnished rental so leased furniture until ours arrived.)

www.stayz.com.au is handy for holiday lets.

You can furnish a place quite cheaply from somebody like Fantastic Furniture who do packages but as somebody who started from scratch the first time (when we moved from the UK to Asia) I would say, get the bare essentials and take your time with the rest, choose things you like and that will last. Look in local papers or Gumtree, freecycle, etc., too. (Save the Planet! ;) )

It's the white goods that cost big money - we had to get all those when we moved to Oz as they're included in rentals in Singapore and we were shocked at the prices, especially having not bought any for many years :D

Re: Moving to Sydney need advice
 

Thx Seasider,

Those apartments are looks fine for me a bit pricey but at least they are furnished! Do IKEA expensive over there? I am deffo gonna have a look into Fantastic Furniture like the prices . So Au is not your first move then, we are from Hungary so actually this is our 2nd move but UK is only 2,5 hours from HU, and We had friends over here…

What about car rental? Did you rent a car before?

sorry to ask lots of question but I am very stressed right now

thx
Em

Re: Moving to Sydney need advice
 

I am not too knowledgable on the suburban transport line in Sydney but the suburbs that would probably be the nicest for you are:
* Around the inner west - Balmain, Five Dock, Alexandria, Newtown etc I know they have great transport into the city but I am not sure how it is out of the city (Ryde) so you would have to look into it.
* North shore- It can be a little hard for transport depending, but it is exactly what you would expec of living in Sydney. The lower north shore is the nicest place in Sydney IMO but with that comes the price tag. Places like Neutral bay are ideal but may be hard (not impossible) for the price and transport needs you have. Otherwise maybe try Chatswood area, its a bit closer to Ryde.
* St Ives area - this is more the 'leafy suburb' area and can attract higher prices but not always. It is pretty nice around that area and I think its quite easy to get to Ryde from there. It can be a little bit far from the CBD but not more than 40mins by car.

Just one thing you have to consider is that the Ryde road at 7am on a weekday morning is like hell in a traffic jam. It can literally take 1 1/2 hours to get where you need to go. Absolute gridlock. That is going into the city so if you were to live closer to the city and drive "out" to Ryde then the traffic is a lot better. You haven't been in a traffic jam until you have been on the Ryde road:blink::rofl:

Re: Moving to Sydney need advice
 

Well I did suspect English was not your first language :)

You would have to be superhuman not to be stressed before such a big move! Our first move happened within 6 weeks of my husband getting the job and we had a house and all the contents, car, etc., to cope with so know how it is. The move to Oz was relatively straight-forward by comparison.

I'm led to believe Ikea is expensive compared to the UK; it's too long since I left to comment but I know it's a lot more expensive than Singapore. Other options are Freedom and Harvey Norman. Howards Storage World is great for accessories, bathroom and kitchen things, etc., and since we bought our own place I virtually have shares in KMart and Bunnings!

We rented a car for a couple of months when we first got to Sydney. Thought it would be shorter but we wanted to buy (actually, to lease) a manual car and it took some time to arrive. I can't remember prices, TBH, our company paid.


(I know there's more to Hungary than Budapest but I went there a few years ago and absolutely LOVED it. I felt an emotional attachment, too, as some of my cousins had a Hungarian father - he fled the country along with many others in the mid 1950s and ended up working at ICI in the NE of England. I went all the way from Singapore for a George Michael concert :lol: I don't even like his music much but my friend wanted to go and it seemed like an adventure.)

Re: Moving to Sydney need advice
 

If you have to get an unfurnished place my advice would be to buy the very bare minimum and slum it out until you are more settled.

Get a decent patio furniture set, for example: this will do as a dining room set and can then be used in its normal role when you are established somewhere else.

Those folding canvas chairs cost peanuts and are more comfortable than many armchairs! (We bought four at $6.99 each from KMart and they were used for years!)

If you think ahead and only buy decent stuff that will be used permanently later on, and either cheapos or rent for the other essentials you won't go far wrong.

(Just back from Budapest - loved it. And the Hungarian crew on the river boat were delightful.)

Re: Moving to Sydney need advice
 

Thanks a lot, I will check all the areas ...

Em

Re: Moving to Sydney need advice
 

I am very pleased you loved Budapest did you try the food as well? - some special one? even Hungarian relatives...:-) How about Sydney, Do you like over there? Do you think it was the right decision to move there? We always wanted to go to AU but now, only in three weeks away, i dont know- are we ready or not???:huh:

We have bought our tickets anyway lets JUMP in...and lets see down under.


Have a good Monday thanks to your replies I am very appreciated!

Em

Re: Moving to Sydney need advice
 

There is a Train station for the Epping/Chatswood line on Herring Rd which is not a very long road, most business is at Innovation park which is part of Maquarrie University. The Maquarrie shopping centre is just opposite... there is a very good bus network as well. You would be better looking for a suburb on a train line like Epping, Dundas and Carlingford.


If you don't have a car then don't bother with the hills, there are buses that go directly to Maquarrie park from the top of my street but its better suited if have a car for the weekends and yourself.