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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 13th 2007, 11:20 am
Replies: 34
Views: 4,287
Posted By bloofox

Re: I need some good advice from my fellow expats.

Stress keeping you awake ? Worrying about the opinions of others outside your own home? It sounds familiar to me....but it's running away from something you can alter without the lifechanging...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 29th 2007, 12:58 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,408
Posted By bloofox

Re: Going back to the UK - financial help please!

I know this isn't what you want to hear but everyone can't be wrong....If you take a Mustang GT to the UK you'll regret it for every reason...running and spares will cost more than you imagine,...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 18th 2007, 2:12 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 612
Posted By bloofox

Question Business partnerships

Long time no post...
Over the past 12 month we've re-located from the Gold Coast ( great but not for the kids) found a nice town and bought a nice house,even though the dollar was expensive and the...
Forum: Australia
Apr 6th 2007, 9:01 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,818
Posted By bloofox

Re: Buying without residency

We're on a Temp Visa but bought a house rather than rent...it' easy but does make you wonder how tricky it gets if the Visa for Permanent Residency is refused....

At the moment we've been here 16...
Forum: The Update Forum
Apr 6th 2007, 8:35 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 10,556
Posted By bloofox

Thumbs up Re: Frustrating and desperate

Mick,

Good to hear things are straightening out, I think we met you at Coolum Woolies...Gav the Mackem and Paul, the Leicester fan....if not there's at least two Geordies running around on the...
Forum: Australia
Mar 21st 2007, 12:44 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,040
Posted By bloofox

Post Re: How much were your AQIS fees etc for a 20 foot container?

Be careful.

Check just one more time that your 20 ft container is booked for handling by a company that does personal effect imports.

At both ends. A UK exporter and an Aus importer will start...
Forum: Australia
Feb 15th 2007, 10:29 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,008
Posted By bloofox

Re: Tewantin - Any thoughts?

Coolum Beach for the quiet life....ammateur drama, theatre, yoga all there and more besides...no good pubs but a good slsc club, a top bowls club, and a decent enough pub ( good by Aussie standards...
Forum: Australia
Nov 27th 2006, 11:42 am
Replies: 47
Views: 5,093
Posted By bloofox

Smile Re: its official, QLD driving test is no more!!

Yes indeedy........just make sure you have a passport, the uk licence, something with your home address in Aus on it, and one other form of ID like a Bankcard with your name printed on it..oh, and...
Forum: Australia
Nov 25th 2006, 8:05 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 5,093
Posted By bloofox

Re: its official, QLD driving test is no more!!

At some point this week I am going to fire up the bike and fly it to Tewantin up the back highway....this is, without a doubt, the very best post I have read in 3 years....

It's been on what's...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2006, 10:36 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,243
Posted By bloofox

Re: Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast

After many years visiting both we preffered the Sushine Coast when it came down to buying a house and schooling the kids...The Gold coast is busier,and so there's probably more work but for us it was...
Forum: Australia
Sep 9th 2006, 12:15 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,924
Posted By bloofox

Re: S.E. Queensland, where to live?

I've lived on The Gold Coast, have a brother who's lived on the Gold Coast for 18 years and have several ex-pat friends who have done so for the last 20 years...I've spent the last 18 years staying...
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2006, 11:34 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,924
Posted By bloofox

Re: S.E. Queensland, where to live?

Don't buy a house on either Gold or Sunshine Coast until you know the difference.... If the kids are the priority have another peek at the Sunshine Coast, not Mooloolaba because it's as Costa del Sol...
Forum: Australia
Aug 30th 2006, 3:19 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 833
Posted By bloofox

Re: nambour hospital

We won't be working at Nambour Hospital but Justine will be having our third baby there around November....we also live in Coolum Beach and after 6 months I have to say it's just the business...Every...
Forum: Australia
Jul 26th 2006, 9:50 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,008
Posted By bloofox

Re: I feel like I'm going mad

It's sad to read about your 8 year old, but whatever it is that's going on at school it's only temporary, it's not serious in the long run and he has some great people on his side....I think the same...
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2006, 10:33 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 926
Posted By bloofox

Re: mitsubishi magna

It's a good idea to make sure they're not repair jobs too...the wreck repairs / Smash shop business is thriving here...and it's easy to see why with the pertol head culture and state of the...
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2006, 12:27 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 784
Posted By bloofox

Re: Car dealers on Gold Coast!!!

Park & Sell on Pacific Ave, Miami.... private sales of good second hand cars at excellent prices...test drive and make a silly offer...hours of fun, and if you hate it afterwards you can always sell...
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2006, 12:23 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 3,201
Posted By bloofox

Re: anyone going to or already on the Sunshine Coast?

If you're not too fussy you can find a nice enough Bungalow with three bedrooms and a Garage for under $300 a week in Coolum...in fact you can have this one, we've bought a house here !

After 4...
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2006, 12:01 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,458
Posted By bloofox

Re: am i crazy

There are plenty of reasons to come out here....unfortunately if you worry about crime statistics you'll never go anywhere...for the kids it's a great place... to work and live it's a geat place......
Forum: Australia
May 20th 2006, 11:20 am
Replies: 12
Views: 926
Posted By bloofox

Re: mitsubishi magna

We neeed a car as soon as we arrived...I suppose everyone does..so we bought the Falcon Wagon...think Granada with a 4 ltr thirst. Anyway, as much as I like it ( not really a car freak but with a...
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2006, 10:48 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,363
Posted By bloofox

Re: pregnancy costs

Hi Mrs bloofox here....firstly congratulations!

As Paul has already said we are here on a temp resident visa so no medicare! But you do get reciprocal health care for immediate and necessary care....
Forum: Australia
May 18th 2006, 6:24 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,363
Posted By bloofox

Re: pregnancy costs

Congratulations.....don't worry...

My wife is in the same club and we're out here on a 160 Visa...
I got "quotes" from a few medical centres for the whole show....between 12 and 15,000 AUD for a...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 12th 2006, 9:12 pm
Replies: 4,359
Views: 291,157
Posted By bloofox

Re: business visa 163 anyone got a visa yet?

If it's of any consolation you're not alone...we've been here on The Sunshine Coast for 4 months now, after wasting* three months on the Gold Coast, and we still don't know what business to go for......
Forum: Australia
May 10th 2006, 9:22 am
Replies: 40
Views: 3,960
Posted By bloofox

Re: Shipping motorcycle to Australia Question

The bike needs to be in a crate, surrounded by everything soft and cuddly that you own....clothes, bedding, soft toys, anything.... I made mine from new and treated timber, dead easy to do and worth...
Forum: Australia
May 9th 2006, 12:15 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 3,960
Posted By bloofox

Re: Shipping motorcycle to Australia Question

The ZX10R is available here too...check redbook.com.au prices to see if importing a Jap is worth it, S1 Buells are harder to find so it made sense for me to bring mine....also check Aussie...
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2006, 12:04 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 3,960
Posted By bloofox

Re: Shipping motorcycle to Australia Question

In the container, in a crate....you can make one yourself but use clean wood...Come to think of it you could just ride one of those BMW's across ! Send the wife on 1st class Quantas and tell her...
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