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Forum: Australia
Oct 31st 2006, 11:09 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,412
Posted By Poppy

Re: Singapore Airline

Hi Stacey

I just booked today, one way for 2 adults and 3 children going on November 14th from London to Sydney for £2045 via Asdatravel.com which was cheaper than going via Singapore Airlines...
Forum: Australia
Oct 26th 2006, 10:18 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 533
Posted By Poppy

Re: Passport renewal in uk

You need to send your old and new passports to the same place you originally got the visas with a covering letter explaining with contact details, email address and phone number etc and include a...
Forum: Australia
Oct 26th 2006, 7:05 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,921
Posted By Poppy

Re: The Aus exchage rate,again

That's just what two separate oz/uk tax advisers told me! Oh well, just proves you shouldn't believe all you hear, but you expect it to be right from the professionals!!!!

I know that we have got...
Forum: Australia
Oct 25th 2006, 9:21 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,921
Posted By Poppy

Re: The Aus exchage rate,again

One thing which I haven't looked in to is whether we are likely to be taxed on any large-ish sums of money brought in to Australia (possibly up to about £50,000) - also whether the situation would be...
Forum: Australia
Oct 25th 2006, 9:08 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 3,902
Posted By Poppy

Re: 40 kgs Baggage Allowance, confused abt other threads on here saying you cant get it??

Nice one, good for you! I'm going to do the same and i have also got a fax from DIMA in London confirming we are emigrating with all our names and date of births and a paragraph on how we should be...
Forum: Australia
Oct 25th 2006, 7:27 am
Replies: 50
Views: 3,902
Posted By Poppy

Re: 40 kgs Baggage Allowance, confused abt other threads on here saying you cant get it??

There doesn't seem to be any consistency with what they allow! but good for you anyway. Do you still have the number that you phoned, if so, | woud be really grateful if you can let me have it? It...
Forum: Australia
Oct 24th 2006, 12:29 pm
Replies: 50
Views: 3,902
Posted By Poppy

Re: 40 kgs Baggage Allowance, confused abt other threads on here saying you cant get it??

That's good, we've done the same because hopefully with the weather, the kids will have those UV tops on most of the time which we won't buy until we get there as they are so cheap - strange to think...
Forum: Australia
Oct 22nd 2006, 9:57 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,404
Posted By Poppy

Re: Living in Australia: UK property rented out

We have rented our house out in London and leave for Oz in three weeks. We are in the process of changing to a Buy To Let Mortgage and realeasing some equity to pay off debts and take some with us....
Forum: Australia
Oct 22nd 2006, 9:41 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 550
Posted By Poppy

Re: The central coast

Me too, I've read a lot of the threads on Central Coast and they are mixed. We are moving out to Oz in three weeks! A few Ozzie's recommended it when we did our reccie, but we didn't have time to...
Forum: Australia
Oct 22nd 2006, 9:34 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 878
Posted By Poppy

Re: best sites for flight deals ??????????

www.asdatravel.co.uk or .com, can't remember, but they get good prices, well they did for November anyway on Cathay Pacific and Singapore although Cathay wouldn't give more than 20kg on a discounted...
Forum: Australia
Oct 22nd 2006, 9:27 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,076
Posted By Poppy

Re: It really is NOT easy

I feel for you, we are leaving in three weeks and I am constantly clenching my teeth to stop the tears. We had a party on Friday night, organised by friends and I told everybody they couldn't say...
Forum: Australia
Oct 22nd 2006, 8:25 am
Replies: 50
Views: 3,902
Posted By Poppy

Re: 40 kgs Baggage Allowance, confused abt other threads on here saying you cant get

I have spoken to Singapore Airlines and they said because we validated a couple of years ago, we would only be allowed 30kgs and she said that if they gave more, they would check our visa when we got...
Forum: Australia
Oct 16th 2006, 2:13 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,318
Posted By Poppy

Re: Cheap flights ?

I have spoken to Asda and they said that we can't get the 40kg luggage allowance with that cheap fare with Cathay as it is a special price. She said the fare with Cathay that does allow 40kg for...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2006, 10:55 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,318
Posted By Poppy

Re: Cheap flights ?

THanks for that, just checked out prices at Asda for November and for 5 of us one way its £1758.93 with Cathay Pacific which is excellent, especially when I went directly to the Cathay Pacific...
Forum: Australia
Oct 14th 2006, 9:19 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 396
Posted By Poppy

Re: Australian Offshore Banks-Foreign Currency

I am in the process of opening an HSBC account in Oz, not sure if it works the same as an offshore TSB account, but you can get in touch with this lady who is very helpful and emails the forms to you...
Forum: Australia
Oct 14th 2006, 8:42 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 798
Posted By Poppy

Re: What happens when UK passports expire?

For those of you who are still in the UK and have your visas, but passports have expired, you can send your new passport, your old passport with Visa in, a covering letter to explain why you need it...
Forum: Australia
Oct 10th 2006, 9:26 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 924
Posted By Poppy

Re: Can anyone recommend a Financial Planner who knows UK & Oz Finance Systems?

I used Prism Expats, haven't got their number to hand, but you should find it on google. They cost just over £500 and that is for a meeting to tell them what you have, in my case it was three...
Forum: Australia
Oct 10th 2006, 8:59 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 3,998
Posted By Poppy

Re: What items do you wish you could buy in Oz (other than food & alcohol)?

Oh good, at least you have some coming.

I can't get my head round the fact that these companies, that make all these different things that people would like to be able to buy in Oz, don't get...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2006, 6:19 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 613
Posted By Poppy

Re: Reccie trip and pleasure booking help

We booked our internal flights online from UK when we did our reccie trip.

Go on to both of these and get the cheapest prices:

www.virginblue.com.au

www.qantas.com.au - you need to put...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2006, 6:07 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 369
Posted By Poppy

Re: import tax?

As far as I know, if they pick up on it, they may ask to see the receipt to see when it was bought, then I think you do if its less than a year and if you declare it, the same thing. Have you...
Forum: Australia
Oct 9th 2006, 6:01 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 3,998
Posted By Poppy

Re: What items do you wish you could buy in Oz (other than food & alcohol)?

Would you like me to send you some over? I can get them tomorrow and then send them airmail - is that allowed? Otherwise, I'll bring some with me and post them when I get there if you like -...
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2006, 9:18 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 3,998
Posted By Poppy

Re: What items do you wish you could buy in Oz (other than food & alcohol)?

Thought I'd send this link regarding online books in Oz, if you scroll down, it does give lots of websites that do sell books online there. You may find them cheaper. We are lucky in the UK with the...
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2006, 9:00 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 3,998
Posted By Poppy

Re: What items do you wish you could buy in Oz (other than food & alcohol)?

Might forward this to the Directors of Matalan, Primark and TK Maxx! There's no reason why they can't open all over Oz - is there...!!! That goes for Borders, Walkers crisps and Bravissimo too! ...
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