British Expats - Search Results
British Expats

Go Back  British Expats > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Search: Posts Made By: VinoVeritas
Showing results 1 to 16 of 16
Search took 0.03 seconds.
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 16th 2015, 1:25 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,422
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: From NZ to Brisbane

Yes I have, for about 3 months. Loved it, but I wouldn't want to live there.
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 15th 2015, 12:49 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,422
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: From NZ to Brisbane

In terms of things to do, if Brisbane and its surroundings are boring after a while (I agree btw), then surely living in NZ was worse?
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2015, 12:46 pm
Replies: 486
Views: 77,583
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Australia is too bloody far away....from everything

I spent a couple of weeks ages ago hitching around Tasmania and I agree it really is beautiful, and also varied, from rainforest to scraped-clean hills (Queenstown? It was a long time ago) to Hobart...
Forum: Australia
Jan 6th 2015, 1:27 pm
Replies: 486
Views: 77,583
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Australia is too bloody far away....from everything

A lot of these stories chime with me; my (SA) wife and (English) I moved from Durban to Briz in 1988 with our (who knows) daughter looking for the English language, a continuation of sunshine and...
Forum: South Africa
Nov 4th 2014, 3:43 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,282
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: To Buy or not to buy... That is the question.

Fiji, 400k is about 240k GBP, for which you could get a decent rental property in the UK, rent it out for 800-1000 GBP per month, and that would give you going on 20k Rand per month.

Mind you, I'm...
Forum: South Africa
Feb 27th 2014, 3:37 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 3,224
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Move to Cape Town - Advice Needed!

Thanks, Martyn, that's a useful link, if a bit frightening. I wonder if the increase in residential crime might be partly due to just increased population North of CT - certainly seemed to be a lot...
Forum: South Africa
Feb 26th 2014, 1:44 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 3,224
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Move to Cape Town - Advice Needed!

Thanks, Alfresco. I see what you mean about Sea Point!

Cheap property in Parklands, but I've heard it's not a salubrious area - anyone know?
Forum: South Africa
Feb 5th 2014, 2:29 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 3,224
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Move to Cape Town - Advice Needed!

We're intending to do the reverse chickenrun towards the end of this year, also to WP, and are currently favouring the area Milnerton - Sea Point - Bloubergstrand. We took a drive through Blouberg...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 8th 2013, 10:59 am
Replies: 49
Views: 4,190
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Waah, I don't wanna go

Nice post, TB. No, I don't want to be a clingy parent, but I do want to be where my family is, so it's a hard choice. And obviously I'm not going to try seriously to stop my daughter moving there...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 4th 2013, 2:43 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,190
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Waah, I don't wanna go

OK, good stuff, thanks for the replies, even the rude ones! Skyping is good and the internet's a lot more advanced than when we were last there, although I don't want to hide in an imginary world....
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 3rd 2013, 1:52 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,190
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Waah, I don't wanna go

You've been counting my posts! You love me, you really love me!

I did my best not to come across as whiny and whingy, without much success I think - the email looks pretty bad to me as well now....
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 2nd 2013, 1:13 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,190
Posted By VinoVeritas

Waah, I don't wanna go

We spent 7 years in Briz in the 90s, which I didn't enjoy, because of the far-awayness of England, the far-awayness of even the next town, the pommy-bashing, the blandness of the country and the lack...
Forum: South Africa
Aug 22nd 2012, 1:18 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,044
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Med Insurance for old returning chickenrunners

Thanks, Brummy, I've just emailed Discovery. The latest news does give extra pause for thought, doesn't it? But we all have a reasonable idea of what to expect.
Forum: South Africa
Aug 20th 2012, 12:27 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,044
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Med Insurance for old returning chickenrunners

We'll probably aim at CT as well. We've got a house in Humansdorp (no sniggering at the back) which we rent out, and family in PE and Knysna. It all depends on our daughter and her husband - if...
Forum: South Africa
Aug 17th 2012, 3:54 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,044
Posted By VinoVeritas

Re: Med Insurance for old returning chickenrunners

Thanks Martyn. Plenty of research needed!
Forum: South Africa
Aug 17th 2012, 2:50 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,044
Posted By VinoVeritas

Med Insurance for old returning chickenrunners

Hi, I've searched the forum for this particular question but haven't found it so: we want to retire back to SA and my wife has heard that we may have to pay in 10 years' worth of Med insurance...
Showing results 1 to 16 of 16


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.