Luma

Where does one stay while you wait for container with belongings to arrive in Australia?

How long does it usually take from the time they pack it on this side to the time you can unpack it on the other side?

Thanks

Jonahs_mummy

usually most people either stay with friends/rellies or get a short-term furnished rental.

ABCDiamond

Some people get the cheaper unfurnished rentals, and live rough in an empty house. Or they buy cheap furniture packages for it.

Sometimes the 2nd option can be good, IF you don't have enough furniture to fill the new house, and would need to buy new things anyway.

also: Garden table and chairs can be used temporarily in the dining room.

Garden seats, the comfy type, can be used in the living room.

Get a $90 TV, and use it later in a bedroom.

etc.

Others ship their stuff early, and live with relatives in UK before flying. That way the goods are there waiting for them.

Luma

Thanks

Hubby suggested we buy a caravan and live in that until our stuff arrives and then we can rent a place. But I don't fancy staying in a caravan during winter with 2 small kids.

I guess we'll have to do a cost comparison for the various alternatives.
- Caravan
- Renting empty house and buying just the basics to survive
- Renting a temporary furnished appartment

Bella Donna

Where are you going Luma? We emigrated last August. Our container left on 12th August, bound for Fremantle, and arrived 27 days later. Took 8 days to clear customs.

I think this was quite quick, but we didn't benefit as we were in Sydney at the time.

Sue

mumomonty

rent somewhere, you'l;l manage. we bough plastic plates and knives and forks, think camping but in a house! we had 2 rocking chairs and one double b ed and a chair on a tv for ages. you wonder why you have to hav eall the other stuff in the end. It's liberating. I didn't miss any of it.

Luma

We're off to Perth - around May/June.

h2oskineil

Hi
We left the UK on 5th Jan, the container left Tilbury Docks 13th Jan and went to Rotterdam, where it was off loaded. It was put on another ship on 30th Jan and then went to America, then south through the Panama Canal and is now in Papetee (South Pacific I think). It will then go on to New Zealand, Sydney, Melbourne & Adelaide before it gets to Freemantle sometime early April. Then it will have to clear customs etc, so over 3 months for us.

Luckily for us we are house sitting a lovely house almost on the beach, until September, which is fully furnished with everything from 100's of great CD's and a very good sound system, to bottles of spirits and wines!
We are very lucky to have the house while we wait for the container!

Neil.

Weasy

Someone on another thread said that caravans are really expensive over there so it might not be a viable option anyway. We're going to rent a furnished apartment for a couple of weeks until we find an empty house to rent and buy the basics. Sounds like fun to me....

Lou

leigh&ivan

PMSL
Only read '27 days' & said to husband, "Oooh thats good". Then he said, "you dozy cow, read the rest of it"!!
Leigh

Mrs Jackaroo

[QUOTE=ABCDiamond]Some people get the cheaper unfurnished rentals, and live rough in an empty house. QUOTE]

Yep this is what we'll be doing. We're planning on staying in a hotel for a week or two and then will move into unfurnished rental accommodation. We've sold a lot of our things and so will make a few trips to IKEA to stock up on bits and bobs and probably get to a camping shop to buy some camping chairs etc to get us by until the three piece arrives. Its all part of the adventure!

Rach xxx

suzimc

Where do you find furnished apartments? We're still a while away yet, but I am just doing my research and testing the water while i have free time on my hands.

Luma

Where in Australia are you going to?

suzimc

Most likely Sydney, but Brissie is still a small possibility too

stacey and jordan

Hi just wondering no one has mentioned children, has any one tried renting an unfurnished house with small children. It was hard enough last year when we went camping for the first time (never again) and we didn't have our youngest son then. I can't imagine trying to live with just a few things with children until our furniture arrives.

Stacey xx