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Forum: Australia
Jul 31st 2006, 11:08 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,586
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: How long from first thoughts to landing in OZ?

We decided to move in 2001/2002 and will finally arrive on 9th Sept this year. So around 5-6 years!

Now that is getting so close I am really getting a bit nervous, but we have done as much as we...
Forum: Australia
Jul 31st 2006, 3:39 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,477
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !

Good luck with the house sale.

If you are stying over for any lenght of time and need any info on Singapore just pm me, we lived there for 3 years, so I could give you some suggestions if you...
Forum: Australia
Jul 31st 2006, 3:37 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,477
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !

Hi Lorraine,

Thanks for the message.

It could be fab to meet up somewhere with the kids.

We will be in South Yarra from the 16th Sept for approx two weeks (service apartment). The week...
Forum: Australia
Jul 31st 2006, 1:56 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,477
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !

Hi Tanya,

Our flight leaves at 12.00. We are going with Singapore Airways. What about you?
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2006, 9:46 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,477
Posted By MummyKarin

Leaving the UK on 18th August - finally !

We applied for our visa in Dec '02 and we are finally leaving the UK for Melbourne on the 18 August, only 3 weeks away tomorrow.

I am really excited, but also a little scared. We have been...
Forum: Australia
Jul 23rd 2006, 10:32 am
Replies: 6
Views: 675
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: So, Where Do We Begin?

Firstly, good luck with everything.

I will not be in Melbourne till 9th September, but I have done some research on suburbs mainly using the internet and also getting lots of help from BE.

To...
Forum: Australia
Jul 23rd 2006, 9:24 am
Replies: 0
Views: 406
Posted By MummyKarin

Question Childcare for 4 year old in Bayside, Melbourne?

We will finally be arriving in Melbourne on the 9th September, and I have started to worry about childcare for my youngest daughter.

She will be 5 in November and will therefore be able to start...
Forum: Australia
Jul 16th 2006, 9:46 am
Replies: 11
Views: 578
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Melbourne Maps!

Hi,
I got some maps from Amazon, they have a small selection so you can just choose the best option for you.

I got the Melbourne Fleximap, it shows Melbourne, the CBD in detail and the region...
Forum: Australia
Jun 25th 2006, 9:41 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,532
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Claiming Tax back when leaving the UK

Thanks for the link and info, I have to claim mine back as well, it is not a lot of money but better than nothing, I guess.. :) :)
Forum: Australia
Jun 18th 2006, 8:56 am
Replies: 4
Views: 490
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: have u used a shipper and packed yourself? experiences please!

I am not sure but worth checking if your property is still insured if you pack it yourself. I think that if you pack it yourself and it gets damaged during the journey you may not be covered by the...
Forum: Australia
Jun 6th 2006, 9:06 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,167
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Australian Suburb Profiles

Great - thank you very much.

We aremoving on 18th Aug and have pretty much settled on Beaumaris for initial rental, but it is nice to get see some statistics on an area to see if we would fit in....
Forum: Australia
May 29th 2006, 9:56 am
Replies: 7
Views: 613
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: cats to australia.

Hi,

I just booked our two cats with Airpets, approx £ 1300,- for two, not including quarantine fee the other end.
Forum: Australia
May 29th 2006, 9:51 am
Replies: 9
Views: 557
Posted By MummyKarin

Smile Re: Help, moving next month!

We are moving to Melbourne in August, and had four shipping companies in to quote. We got a quote for a mix of both a 40 ft and a 20 ft container as we wanted to check the cost of including our car...
Forum: Australia
Mar 6th 2006, 4:04 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,429
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Planning to move to Melbourne August 2006

Thank you for all the replies, it has helped give me a bit more of an idea of the different areas.
We will definetely concentrate on Bayside, probably not Beaumaris (it looks quite expensive on...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 1st 2006, 10:21 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,810
Posted By MummyKarin

Smile Re: Buzzy’s 10 things to do before leaving England

Love number 3) Visit Denmark. I am Danish and it is a wonderful place to visit, but a bit boring tlive there. I would recommend going in May, it is the start of real spring in Denmark and the best...
Forum: Australia
Feb 15th 2006, 8:58 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,622
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Anyone else having trouble making up their mind where to live?

I don't think you can compare any cities in Australia with European cities in terms of culture and history. Europe has medival cities, churches and royal history whereas the comparable "history" in...
Forum: Australia
Feb 15th 2006, 9:59 am
Replies: 41
Views: 2,838
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Sell or rent out the house?? Help Needed!!

We have decided to rent. Basically we bought the house a few years ago relatively cheap, so don't have much of a mortgage. We have re-mortgaged so that we can take some more savings with us to...
Forum: Australia
Feb 15th 2006, 9:51 am
Replies: 62
Views: 5,677
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: O.M.G Huntsman in my drinking glass!!!!!

:eek: I have just changed my mind I am not going to the land of gigantic spiders, I will stay right here in England, I was on my way to bed, but now I don't dare go cause iI will just have...
Forum: Australia
Feb 14th 2006, 10:26 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,622
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Anyone else having trouble making up their mind where to live?

Just wondering; why don't you like Melbourne?????? :confused:
Forum: Australia
Feb 14th 2006, 8:24 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,622
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Anyone else having trouble making up their mind where to live?

Please don't tell me this is true... I really can't stand bugs, and am really worried about how I will cope with my first Huntsman. If I see one, I am just gonna scream and run out the house.........
Forum: Australia
Feb 14th 2006, 9:19 am
Replies: 45
Views: 4,622
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Anyone else having trouble making up their mind where to live?

I know what you mean about deciding on where to live, it is such a big decision.

We have been to both Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, and have decided to go to Melbourne (leaving the UK 18th August...
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2006, 9:56 am
Replies: 89
Views: 20,347
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Great info - we are exporting our two cats in August and have oly got one quote from Airpetsso far, so your information will come in very handy, thank you :)
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2006, 9:50 am
Replies: 43
Views: 7,381
Posted By MummyKarin

Cool Re: What sort of spider is camping outside my house?

I do hate all creepy crawlies and really worried about what to do when I arrive in Australia, until I worked out what to do!
Every second day at work I find a picture and description of a really...
Forum: Australia
Feb 8th 2006, 9:33 am
Replies: 73
Views: 4,396
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Sussex people going to Oz ??

Hi, we are from Redhill, Surrey and will be moving to Melbourne in September!

Can't wait - I actually like unpredictable weather, and we chose Melbourne for that reason - I tried to live in a very...
Forum: Australia
Jan 3rd 2006, 1:20 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,429
Posted By MummyKarin

Re: Planning to move to Melbourne August 2006

Thanks for all your help. I am gathering as much info as possible on places to live to make a Short list of 4/5 places to concentrate on upon arrival in Melbourne.
For anyone else who is looking...
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