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Forum: Australia
Sep 18th 2005, 4:47 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,707
Posted By stiv

Re: Feeling low......read on

You ought to visit a bar called Mercury's in Stone Town, Zanzibar...Freddies hometown....& a shrine to the great man....

I was never too keen until last year when I sat there in the sun, beer in...
Forum: Australia
Sep 18th 2005, 4:42 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,707
Posted By stiv

Re: Feeling low......read on

Yep...I know where it comes from & sounds like so do you.... :)

Do you know where the pet shop boys get their name from...?
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2005, 11:26 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 816
Posted By stiv

Re: F*$"!ing house buyers !!!!

After a year on the market...eventually we were due to exchange & complete within a week...my buyer decided to pull out...! ...He knew I was moving to Oz, am currently living in Italy so am paying...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2005, 10:40 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,557
Posted By stiv

Re: Most Haunted - Do you believe?

I bought a very old & horribly haunted house in Sheffield....with many stories involved which I wont go into ... but eventually we went to the spiritualist church & were helped by a medium who came...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2005, 10:24 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 2,336
Posted By stiv

Re: Anyone else going before Xmas?

Ive been here 18months & have enjoyed it but its not the best place for a single bloke...Most Italians seem to make their close friends at school then really dont like to make new ones...so its been...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2005, 10:06 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 2,336
Posted By stiv

Re: Anyone else going before Xmas?

Im moving to Melbourne in 4 weeks from Italy...

...trying to find a shipping company with my poor grasp of Italian is not easy...then have to fly to UK to say goodbye to family...before boarding...
Forum: Australia
Sep 13th 2005, 2:49 am
Replies: 9
Views: 691
Posted By stiv

Re: UK Credit Card in Oz

seems theyre not consistant then...when I moved overseas I had a citibank & marbles....citibank wouldnt allow overseas address, marbles would.... :confused:
Forum: Australia
Aug 24th 2005, 8:23 am
Replies: 28
Views: 1,900
Posted By stiv

Re: Our First Visit To Melbourne - Where To Stay/what To Do??

Remember fathers day in Oz is not the same as in England....so the kid's will have to produce cards twice.....when I lived in Melb before my dad got neither...Great excuse... :)
Forum: Australia
Aug 4th 2005, 6:26 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,573
Posted By stiv

Re: what to take? car ?

...UK spec cars have those requirements too, generally just the speedos need changing & check your wing mirrors are flat not convex.

NB. Import duty for 4WD 'off road' vehicles is half that of...
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2005, 6:04 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,573
Posted By stiv

Re: what to take? car ?

...the difference in prices in buying in either country is often not too great, however the difference between the price a UK car dealer will give you to take your car off your hands & the price the...
Forum: Australia
Aug 1st 2005, 10:37 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,573
Posted By stiv

Re: what to take? car ?

The two most likely modifications needed to bring a modern UK car to Oz spec are:

- rear vision (wing) mirrors – normal flat non-tinted mirrored glass only is acceptable, (i.e. not convex)...
Forum: Australia
Aug 1st 2005, 9:31 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,573
Posted By stiv

Re: what to take? car ?

check out:

karman shipping ltd (http://www.karmanshipping.com)

click on 'australia' then the link 'is it worthwhile to ship my car?' ....this gives you a good idea of the costs involved &...
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2005, 5:35 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 634
Posted By stiv

Re: Playing Footie in Melbourne?!

Sorry I'm no help Chris, but please post on here if you manage to get hooked up with something....I will be moving to St Kilda in early 2006 & will be looking for the same.

I have my visa to...
Forum: Australia
Jul 28th 2005, 2:00 am
Replies: 37
Views: 2,673
Posted By stiv

Re: Selling cars before you go - help

Has nobody considered exporting their car to Oz...?

I was getting fustrated at the amount of money I was likely to lose by being forced into taking the best offer. Then a colleague naively...
Forum: Australia
Jul 19th 2005, 10:50 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 612
Posted By stiv

Re: Housing market in Melbourne

thanks for those links....I will be going for an inner city apartment, so looks like I should hold fire & I'll pick something up cheaper when I arrive... :)
Forum: Australia
Jul 19th 2005, 9:36 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 612
Posted By stiv

Housing market in Melbourne

Ive just sold my house in the UK but am not moving to Oz until July06 as I have a contract to work in Italy for another 12months, which I'd like to see through...

Ive been considering going over...
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2005, 8:28 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,581
Posted By stiv

Re: No more.........

My last ever UK mortgage payment was 2 weeks ago....& my ex-wife has kindly relieved me of most of the collateral ...

however....it is a great feeling of freedom, especially with the house price...
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2005, 6:24 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 514
Posted By stiv

Car Shipping to Oz

...Any experiences....?

Ive done the sums & it looks like its financially worth it for me....basically because I have an English car but am currently living in Italy, so the only practical way of...
Forum: Australia
Jul 11th 2005, 5:33 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 839
Posted By stiv

Re: Melbourne - St Kilda?

I stayed here on my Recce/visa validation trip in April....great position, basic but stylish rooms & a good price. I'm going to book one of their studio apartments for my first month in melbourne...
Forum: Italy
Jul 11th 2005, 5:18 pm
Replies: 95
Views: 21,679
Posted By stiv

Re: Anyone in North Italy

...I've been living in the North of Italy (Torino) for a year & a half now & compared to grey, dreary, overpriced Britain, it IS a great place. Sometimes you don't know what you've got till you leave...
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