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Forum: Australia
Dec 10th 2017, 4:16 am
Replies: 39
Views: 11,395
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Perth or Adelaide

We moved to Adelaide from Scotland 10 months ago, and I can't recommend it highly enough.

We live in Semaphore - a beach suburb a few miles north of the CBD- and I was just watching the skydivers...
Forum: Australia
Dec 9th 2017, 6:48 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,450
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Moving Adelaide to Gold Coast - Advice?

Thanks for your post astera, that's a lot of good information - I'm glad you've found the 'good life' there.

I believe the weather's a bit more steady through the year than Adelaide - but perhaps...
Forum: Australia
Dec 6th 2017, 7:45 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,450
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Moving Adelaide to Gold Coast - Advice?

Hi rammygirl,

I do feel a bit bad 'dissing' Adelaide because it really is a fabulous place to live in many respects. We've found the climate mostly perfect - today it's blue skies, low 20's, a...
Forum: Australia
Dec 6th 2017, 7:13 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,450
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Moving Adelaide to Gold Coast - Advice?

Thanks for your reply GarryP,

Between 2006-2011 we had a holiday home in Noosa, where we'd spend 6 weeks a year over Xmas, so we do realise the trade we'll be making regarding the humidity in...
Forum: Australia
Dec 6th 2017, 4:29 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,450
Posted By Aussielover

Moving Adelaide to Gold Coast - Advice?

Hi all,

We're a retired couple in our early fifties, still fit and young at heart, and we came to Australia looking to find our place to grow old in. We moved to Adelaide from Scotland about 10...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 6th 2017, 9:32 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,539
Posted By Aussielover

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

A quick update:

Having spent most of the afternoon trying everything to get BBC iPlayer to work via NordVPN, I ended up in a live-chat with an online representative; he said that NordVPN are...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 6th 2017, 5:46 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,539
Posted By Aussielover

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

Thank you for your suggestions Quiltman/JohnWoo.

NordVPN seems to have 117 UK connections, so I've chosen 'No 29' at random; iplocation.net shows that my location is Gosport UK, so this appears to...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 6th 2017, 1:54 am
Replies: 62
Views: 23,539
Posted By Aussielover

Re: VPN for BBC iplayer

Having moved to Adelaide from Scotland six months ago, this thread prompted me to finally sign up for a VPN service yesterday; I chose NordVPN, which seemed to get very good press.

Having spent...
Forum: Australia
Feb 12th 2017, 5:32 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,081
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Where to go?

Just two weeks ago today we arrived in Adelaide after emigrating from Edinburgh, Scotland. Our logic for Adelaide was quite similar to yours, but we had been to Oz several times previously and kind...
Forum: Australia
Jan 13th 2017, 10:22 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,607
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Eye Tests and Spectacles in Australia

So, an update: I bit the bullet and went into Specsavers here in Edinburgh today and bought two pairs of sunglasses - £89 for both on their 'buy one get one free offer'. Of course they ended up...
Forum: Australia
Jan 12th 2017, 12:14 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,206
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Medicare - Practical Question?

Glad to hear Atenolol is so inexpensive in Australia, ianandhelena; I used to pay £8.20 (ca. AUD12?) for 60 tablets when I paid for my NHS prescription in England. In Scotland all prescriptions are...
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2017, 3:10 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,206
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Medicare - Practical Question?

That explains something Carcajou/Polyanna; I've often visited Queensland, and whilst our friends there grumbled about Healthcare and Costs, I never heard anyone mention Ambulance charges - I suppose...
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2017, 7:27 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,607
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Eye Tests and Spectacles in Australia

It sounds like good Eyecare won't be too much of an issue - free basic eye-tests and access to inexpensive glasses sounds pretty good to me!
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2017, 7:22 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,206
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Medicare - Practical Question?

That's great news that we don't have to use a permanent address to apply for Medicare; is it best to go into a Medicare office, or apply online? - I don't know exactly what documentation we'll have...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2017, 10:42 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,607
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Eye Tests and Spectacles in Australia

Thanks SoCalDon, I don't have a strong prescription but still worth thinking about the Chinese route for glasses,; I would've been concerned that my payment might vanish into the ether, so a positive...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2017, 10:29 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,206
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Medicare - Practical Question?

Thanks for the reply Grayling...

So anyone, have I got this right?

When I arrive I need to apply for Medicare - but I'll have to wait a few weeks until I have a permanent address before they'll...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2017, 4:09 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,206
Posted By Aussielover

Medicare - Practical Question?

I appreciate that Medicare has been widely covered on the forum, but I'm struggling to understand what to do in my own case; if I give a practical situation could someone please advise?

I'm...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2017, 1:12 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,607
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Eye Tests and Spectacles in Australia

Thanks for that; I think I'll just get a pair here then, since we've yet to even contemplate understanding Medicare - the more I read, the less I understand...!

{By the way, the best Optician in...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2017, 12:31 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,607
Posted By Aussielover

Eye Tests and Spectacles in Australia

Any comments on the cost of Eye Tests/Prescription Spectacles in Australia versus UK?

I'm moving to Adelaide at the end of the month and need a new pair of prescription sunglasses; should I take...
Forum: Australia
Jan 7th 2017, 1:06 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 730
Posted By Aussielover

Re: Best area in maryborough in move to?

Have you thought about going the other way? The Noosa/Tewantin area at the top end of the Sunshine Coast is about an hour south of Gympie; it has good infrastructure, some sophistication if you need...
Forum: Australia
Jan 7th 2017, 11:29 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,778
Posted By Aussielover

Re: What to expect at the Immigration Desk

It's OK - we've already packed the Vegemite and we'll rub it into our armpits as soon as we're out of the Arrivals Hall; you can't be too careful with those pesky Drop Bears I hear...
Forum: Australia
Jan 1st 2017, 11:35 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,778
Posted By Aussielover

Re: What to expect at the Immigration Desk

As long as they don't frog-match me somewhere for a strip-search, I don't mind what they do!
Forum: Australia
Jan 1st 2017, 5:47 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 8,769
Posted By Aussielover

Re: UK 'No Claims Bonuses' in Australia

That's good advice Tom Sawyer & Moneypenny - I'll see if I can get them to email me it and I'll try to save it in my inbox so I've always got a copy.
Forum: Australia
Jan 1st 2017, 4:23 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,778
Posted By Aussielover

Re: What to expect at the Immigration Desk

Ha Ha...

My nightmares have been filled lately with a Burly Aussie Border-Guard saying something like:

"You forgot to bring your First Year Primary School Report - Get back on the plane!"
...
Forum: Australia
Jan 1st 2017, 4:05 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,778
Posted By Aussielover

Re: What to expect at the Immigration Desk

Thanks Grayling - That's very reassuring!

I suppose its a big deal to me having never emigrated before, but something hundreds of others will be doing on the very same day without any fuss..
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