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Forum: Malaysia
Jan 4th 2016, 8:05 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,896
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Penang Long Term Quality for Retirement

we are trying to get a feel for Penang now. Not been since the Tsunami but are looking at moving here from Australia Gold coast. Coming for a week in March any tips for where to start looking for a...
Forum: Australia
Jan 6th 2014, 5:32 am
Replies: 199
Views: 29,486
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Where in Australia would you live if your job only required an internet connectio

Country Queensland, specifically the Scenic Rim has a life style that Grand Designs would wax lyrical about. Schools with polite children are a bonus and parents or retirees can integrate very easily...
Forum: Australia
Mar 30th 2012, 2:46 pm
Replies: 199
Views: 29,486
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Where in Australia would you live if your job only required an internet connectio

if you seriously like beautiful country and friendly people then Boonah in the Scenic Rim of SE Queensland ticks all the boxes. Check out the Tourism website to get a feel of the...
Forum: Australia
Dec 15th 2008, 6:56 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,171
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Honda CR-V

We live about 100km South West from Brisbane, down the Cunningham Highway on 75 acres on the side of Mount Greville in the Scenic Rim. The car has to cope with long trips for shopping, because we run...
Forum: Australia
May 27th 2005, 2:28 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,291
Posted By Malcontent

Angry Re: Expat loses pension increase case

IMHO if the ECHR does anything well it does seem to rule against infringements of natural justice, thus Country X pensioners indexed and Country Y not indexed would have a fair hearing. The point...
Forum: Australia
May 26th 2005, 12:58 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 3,291
Posted By Malcontent

Question Re: Expat loses pension increase case

I did not know about the exempred categories until this post. Maybe if every expat told all his friends and relatives that might get it picjed up by a politician looking for the ever increasing grey...
Forum: Australia
May 26th 2005, 1:12 am
Replies: 2
Views: 465
Posted By Malcontent

Realistic Tax Query

I have a mortgaged house in UK rented out at a loss against the income but I cannot redeem the mortgage cause I used it to buy a house in Aus. Any ideas on what to do tax wise.

:beer:
Forum: Australia
Mar 20th 2005, 2:58 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,495
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Where To Retire In Australia

Hi Lesley,

We have thought about it to, but my better half has Reynauds so we worried about cold in the winter. How cold does it get?

Mike
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2005, 6:45 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,495
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Where To Retire In Australia

Does anybody retire to more than few yards from the beach?

What about inland Queensland (no I don't just mean the Noosa Hinterland -there are other places). I've had students here who can't wait...
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2005, 1:26 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,495
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Where To Retire In Australia

We were considering Geraldton in WA as being good value and nice life style. We did worry a little about the wind there as someone suggested it was a real problem but when I asked on another thread...
Forum: Australia
Mar 8th 2005, 1:55 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 602
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Starting Up a B & B in Aus

Does that include Noosa Hinterland or further north as well?
Forum: Australia
Mar 8th 2005, 1:27 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 602
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Starting Up a B & B in Aus

Hi Mr Mover


Thanks for advice foiund the BA site. We are really bad at seeing the downsides of things, far too optimistic. Notice a lot of B & B's for sale in Mt Tambourine area is that a good...
Forum: Australia
Mar 6th 2005, 2:02 am
Replies: 5
Views: 602
Posted By Malcontent

Starting Up a B & B in Aus

I have been intending to migrate to Oz for the last forty years. I worked on the Southern Cross carrying 10 quid migrants. Since then I've lived and worked in a lot of countries but the big blue sky...
Forum: Australia
Feb 16th 2005, 3:30 pm
Replies: 85
Views: 6,933
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Where and why?

Hi

did anyone have any advice re Geraldton and the wind as my better half has contacts and is worried. Is it really windy or just a normal coastal type windy place?

Mike
Forum: Australia
Feb 16th 2005, 2:23 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,031
Posted By Malcontent

Re: malaysia air lines are they any good

Well its a bit of a downer to tell but i was in Noosa when my Mum died back in Uk. I called Malaysian Air and no one could have been better. Then got me, back to Hong Kong via Kl when everyone els...
Forum: Australia
Feb 15th 2005, 8:01 pm
Replies: 85
Views: 6,933
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Where and why?

My wife just asked me to ask if it was because of the wind. This is a dangerous question but seriously meant!

Mike
Forum: Australia
Feb 15th 2005, 6:29 pm
Replies: 85
Views: 6,933
Posted By Malcontent

Re: Where and why?

Hi

Can I chip in and ask why the time limit on your stay in Gero as we are seriously considering Geraldton?
Forum: Far East and Asia
Jan 10th 2005, 12:25 am
Replies: 53
Views: 15,573
Posted By Malcontent

Re: I quit the UK for Malaysia and loving it

Thanks for your concern. We left the beach at Batu Ferringhi for a drive in the mountains about 20 minutes before the tsunami struck. We had felt the earthquake in our hotel on Penang (we were on the...
Forum: Australia
Nov 26th 2004, 12:12 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 4,209
Posted By Malcontent

Thumbs up Re: Your input needed on Removers!!

Hi All

Surfing and found this board. Just wanted to add another thought. We are thinking of having a container of our stuff shipped to Freemantle and then get a trucker to bring it to Geraldton ....
Forum: Far East and Asia
Nov 24th 2004, 2:12 am
Replies: 53
Views: 15,573
Posted By Malcontent

Re: I quit the UK for Malaysia and loving it

Hi Shriver

Hope you don't mind but I saw your post and took the liberty of emailing each one on the list for details of any land they had for sale but didn't get a single reply.

Does this mean...
Forum: Far East and Asia
Nov 2nd 2004, 6:14 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 15,573
Posted By Malcontent

Re: I quit the UK for Malaysia and loving it

Hi Viceice

Thankjs very much for all your info.

I looked at the programmes for the Malaysian Philharmonic and I have emailed them to ask if I can book for Sat 18th Dec. Cannot find a booking...
Forum: Far East and Asia
Oct 30th 2004, 1:53 am
Replies: 53
Views: 15,573
Posted By Malcontent

Re: I quit the UK for Malaysia and loving it

Hi


Thanks very much for your time and trouble in answering. my wife and I will spend some of the weekend fixing a route based on your advice. If we can do anyth :) ing for you in return just...
Forum: Far East and Asia
Oct 27th 2004, 6:39 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 15,573
Posted By Malcontent

Re: I quit the UK for Malaysia and loving it

Thanks very much I've booked the flights and I'll start looking for hotels. I hate 5 star hotels where the manager is more important than the guests, any suggesdtions for good hotels to use as we...
Forum: Far East and Asia
Oct 27th 2004, 1:47 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 15,573
Posted By Malcontent

Re: I quit the UK for Malaysia and loving it

Hi Aragorna

We live in Hong Kong and have been thinking about Malaysia for early retirement as the falling US$ has made Australia so expensive. we also love Asia. We are coming to KL for the...
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