What is the first thing you do?
#31
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Location: sunshine coast, now back home in Ireland :)
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Re: What is the first thing you do?
Wait an hour for 3 suitcases, non of which arrive, arrive at serviced apartments to find they're over priced crap, go to bottle-O and buy vast amounts of beer/red wine, try/fail to get food at 10pm at night, go back to crap apartments and drink all of the above mentioned alcohol.
One thing I would have done different was kick the customs officer in the crotch and shout BOMB ensuring I would never be able to return to Perth again.
One thing I would have done different was kick the customs officer in the crotch and shout BOMB ensuring I would never be able to return to Perth again.
#32
Re: What is the first thing you do?
When we eventually get our visas and go, we'll be getting picked up from the airport by the husband uncle hopefully. Well he has offered to pick us up and said we can stay with him for a few weeks while we get settled in and sort everything out.
#33
Re: What is the first thing you do?
Don't know what the best thing is, but here is what we did:
We arranged a furnished rental online/by phone before we arrived. However for one night we stayed in a hotel in central Perth.
Then the next morning we trotted off to the bank (Westpac) round the corner to collect cheque book, debit cards, and banker's draft to pay for car.
We then walked to the insurance company's office and paid our premiums for home contents, car, and ambulance insurance.
Then went back to the hotel and had our car delivered there and handed over the banker's draft. We then drove to the estate agent's office and signed the lease for the furnsihed rental and picked up the keys.
The hotel in central Perth was expensive but it was only for one night and it was worth it as it meant we could do all of the above very easily.
Good luck with the move.
Gina
We arranged a furnished rental online/by phone before we arrived. However for one night we stayed in a hotel in central Perth.
Then the next morning we trotted off to the bank (Westpac) round the corner to collect cheque book, debit cards, and banker's draft to pay for car.
We then walked to the insurance company's office and paid our premiums for home contents, car, and ambulance insurance.
Then went back to the hotel and had our car delivered there and handed over the banker's draft. We then drove to the estate agent's office and signed the lease for the furnsihed rental and picked up the keys.
The hotel in central Perth was expensive but it was only for one night and it was worth it as it meant we could do all of the above very easily.
Good luck with the move.
Gina
Jeez Louise, hope I'm as organized as that!!! An inspiration to us all!!!
#34
Re: What is the first thing you do?
Same as whenever I go long haul: go looking for some edible veggie food and a decent cup of coffee....
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Re: What is the first thing you do?
If a smoker, you lite up as ciggie!
#36
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Location: Peterborough, UK - Hopefully moving to Perth, WA
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Re: What is the first thing you do?
Thanks for all the more sensible answers!
I think the idea of a hotel is probably the best one whilst having a rental home arranged before we go. We were looking at saving enough to put 3-6 months rent + bond down on a house so as to secure one.
At the moment, we're looking at southern suburbs of Perth - Armadale seems to be an area which we keep coming back to - no idea why, but we always come back to it in our research.
A hire car sounds like a good idea too ...
Definitely some food for thought - thank you x x
I think the idea of a hotel is probably the best one whilst having a rental home arranged before we go. We were looking at saving enough to put 3-6 months rent + bond down on a house so as to secure one.
At the moment, we're looking at southern suburbs of Perth - Armadale seems to be an area which we keep coming back to - no idea why, but we always come back to it in our research.
A hire car sounds like a good idea too ...
Definitely some food for thought - thank you x x
#37
Re: What is the first thing you do?
Go to furnished accom with hubby and think about how I can finally take up/do that photography course/uni degree/dancing lessons/saxophone lessons/motorbike license/kickboxing that I have been putting off just waiting for me to get 'home'.
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