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Forum: Canada
May 15th 2004, 12:43 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,961
Posted By dunk

Re: IT in Canada

Not true.
Forum: Australia
May 13th 2004, 11:49 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,908
Posted By dunk

Re: Victorian Driving Theory Test

??

What i was getting at was that i read here somwhere that your UK license only lasted 3 months here - and if you didn't take the aussie test within 3 months, then you would have to do the...
Forum: Australia
May 13th 2004, 11:40 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,908
Posted By dunk

Re: Victorian Driving Theory Test

Just to confirm this bit for anyone who (like me) is not sure how this works.

When you first get here, if you are a "permanent" resident, then you can only drive on our UK license for 3 months.
...
Forum: Canada
May 11th 2004, 6:00 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 2,961
Posted By dunk

Re: IT in Canada

Not sure where you got those numbers from, but it's nonsense. I have worked in Vancouver for the last 10 years as a software developer - the last 5 of them I consulted, and usually charge between $65...
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2004, 12:30 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,526
Posted By dunk

I just had 3 pieces of toast and marmite for...

I just had 3 pieces of toast and marmite for breakfast - lovely!
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2004, 11:33 am
Replies: 10
Views: 3,230
Posted By dunk

Re: Moving to Vancouver/Canada from Scotland

Wow what a small world - I'm poster #3 in this thread who moved from Aderdeen to Vancouver...

I'm 32 too - I moved here after Uni back in 1993. All I can say is - Vancouver rocks.

Place to...
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2004, 11:07 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,526
Posted By dunk

Re: Missing Marmite

You can buy Marmite in Safeway - same price as in UK. Same goes for lemon tea - loads of the stuff. About the only thing that you are going to miss is the variety of crisps (they are all nacho-style)...
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2004, 10:58 am
Replies: 6
Views: 748
Posted By dunk

Re: Hopeless Realtor Photographs

Not sure if it's any better, but have you tried: http://www.realtylink.org
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2004, 10:56 am
Replies: 14
Views: 750
Posted By dunk

Iain, When you get to the border, you will...

Iain,

When you get to the border, you will have to go inside and fill in a form and pay the $6 that everyone talks about. This will get you a green piece of paper stapled into your passport, which...
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2004, 6:48 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,937
Posted By dunk

Re: Where to live in Sydney

We have just moved to Sydney (Feb) and are living in Pyrmont - 10 min walk into city center/trains etc. Pretty swanky area, but we are paying $390/week for a 1-bedroom. You can definately get...
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2004, 6:13 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 598
Posted By dunk

Re: Container arriving on Tuesday!

Heheh - I know exactly how you feel - take a look at the pics of our place when our stuff arrived:

http://www.duncanandsarah.com/duncan/pictures/moving_in_april_2004/

Good luck!
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2004, 8:23 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

Nope, that's not true - anything under 18mths i...

Nope, that's not true - anything under 18mths i was supposed to claim. Of course whether you ACTUALLY claim is something else.. :-)
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2004, 7:21 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

I would question whether a tv costs more here -...

I would question whether a tv costs more here - they seem pretty close to me.

Good point on the duty though - we got nailed for a computer and a mountain bike when our stuff arrived.
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2004, 6:54 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

Re: Sydney - 3 months in

Not sure about the TV, but as for DVD, I use my computer with an s-video out and it plays fine on the TV.

i would sell your tv/dvd and buy new ones when you get here..
Forum: Australia
May 3rd 2004, 3:19 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

Re: Sydney - 2 months in.

There were a lot of mozzies back in Feb, but they have all but gone now. Everyone here has these little things that you plug in the wall with a bottle of citronela attached - these keeps about 90% of...
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2004, 10:31 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

Well I can see Darling Harbour from my balcony -...

Well I can see Darling Harbour from my balcony - the water is about 300m away..

But as for "real" beaches - Bondi is the best, Clovelly is great and so is Coogee. You can snorkel at Clovelly in a...
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2004, 9:59 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

Oh yes, we rented a furnished place for the 1st...

Oh yes, we rented a furnished place for the 1st week we were here - called the "Goldsborough". DON'T RENT A PLACE HERE! it looks great in the pics, but is full of tiny little apartments, drunken...
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2004, 9:53 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

We are in Pyrmont - just next to Darling Harbour...

We are in Pyrmont - just next to Darling Harbour (yuppie part of town) - our place is expensive: $390/wk for a 1-bedroom - although it's hard to find anything nice for less than about $350 in the...
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2004, 8:49 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

Re: Sydney - 3 months in.

More...

Weather: The weather is GREAT. Sunny and warm, not too warm. It was a little on the hot side when we first got here, but it's cooled down nicely now. There is definately something to be...
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2004, 8:43 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,160
Posted By dunk

Sydney - 2 months in.

Hi folks. My wife and I have been here since Feb 11th - I thought I would share some info for those moving here (this is in no particular order - i'm just spewing):

Mobile Phones: Go with Virgin....
Forum: Australia
Dec 31st 2003, 10:52 am
Replies: 14
Views: 769
Posted By dunk

Moving from Vancouver to Sydney

My wife and I are moving Jan 11th to Sydney from Vancouver.

We both love Vancouver - and will likely move back - but since my wife was born in Sydney (left when 2 yrs old, never been back - I have...
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