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Forum: The Barbie
Jun 1st 2008, 5:14 am
Replies: 385
Views: 28,225
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Is it a good time to move back to the UK?

We came back because we had to. I would say visit but dont dream of returning. The employment situ is good but the lifestyle and cost of living is terrible. Britain has seen its best years, the...
Forum: The Barbie
May 10th 2008, 2:56 am
Replies: 9
Views: 774
Posted By stevieuk123

Sunny in old blighty today

At last some sunshine here in England. Actually just mowed the lawn and about to sit and catch some rays! Dream about paying all those bills!
Forum: The Barbie
May 10th 2008, 2:53 am
Replies: 127
Views: 7,527
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: House goes on market tomorrow

Hope it goes well. We had our new home on the market for 3 years and had to go home because we could not sell! Visa runs out this August, hate it here!
Forum: The Barbie
May 10th 2008, 2:49 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,384
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Who else keeps changing their minds on where to settle in Oz!!! LOL

Just get out there, all the cities have something to offer! I had to come back to the UK twice and have regretted it ever since! We lived near Brisbane for a while.
Forum: The Barbie
May 10th 2008, 2:46 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,331
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Anyone make their own pizza?

Hi mate, I am a baker and often make pizzas for the kids at home. Some olive oil in your dough and lightly brush your baking tin with the oil. Good hot oven bake on the tin until nearly done then...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 26th 2008, 12:34 am
Replies: 6
Views: 562
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Any company need a top class baker?

Thanks for that mate. I have already been out there once and did some work in a bakery near brisbane on nights. It was hard work and poor wages but good experience. We had to return to the UK cos we...
Forum: Australia
Mar 25th 2008, 2:09 am
Replies: 5
Views: 634
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Anyone in Derbys / Sheffield area????

We live near Derby, Mansfield actually. We did the move but could not sell the house in Britain and had to return. You are definatly in the right job for OZ and it is a great place to be, but be sure...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 25th 2008, 2:02 am
Replies: 6
Views: 562
Posted By stevieuk123

Any company need a top class baker?

I am living in the UK, got a permenant residency visa for Australia. I am a highly skilled baker having opened seven retail bakeries in the Uk in the past. I have experience in marketing having been...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 25th 2008, 1:54 am
Replies: 121
Views: 8,536
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: help visitors from uk..nightmare

Give them a double dose of sleeping tablets, then lock them out in the midday sun!
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 25th 2008, 1:51 am
Replies: 42
Views: 2,463
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Homesickness

We had to return to the Uk from Australia two years ago. When I was in OZ I used to miss silly things like pork pies, Sainsburys, some of the TV programmes. When we returned I soon realised that it...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 25th 2008, 1:45 am
Replies: 137
Views: 9,754
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Australia V UK

Forget the Supermarkets and specsavers. All OZ needs is up to date Coronation Street and no one would be homesick or miss the UK!
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 25th 2008, 1:41 am
Replies: 70
Views: 5,868
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Sick of UK

I could not agree more. I lived in Oz for ten months but had to return, just could not sell the house in Britain. It was not all perfect in OZ, we found some of the locals in rural areas to be...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 20th 2007, 5:59 am
Replies: 102
Views: 4,351
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Why Australia ?

Big decision, and the expense of visiting for research makes it difficult to do an in depth examination. We moved to Brisbane following a visit on holiday. We chose the area because of the sunshine...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 20th 2007, 5:48 am
Replies: 102
Views: 4,351
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Why Australia ?

well said mate!
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 20th 2007, 5:45 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,535
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Considering returning to the uk permanently

Dont do it mate.I had to, could not sell the house. Its horrible, 5 below tommorow, dirty grey days, tax crazy government, 17% gas price increases on the way, road pricing soon to follow. Its like...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 13th 2007, 10:25 pm
Replies: 16,131
Views: 620,088
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Whinging Pom House seller

been there got the T shirt mate. British house agents are poor. Oz has a better system the agent always arrives with the buyer.
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 13th 2007, 10:18 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,287
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: House on the market.

Hope it goes well, we could not sell ours and had to give up. Back in Britain now and hate the place!
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 13th 2007, 10:16 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 392
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: arriving in Brisbane end of Feb

We lived on the Sunshine coast, Mountain Creek. near the beaches, lots to do and not too far from the city.
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 18th 2007, 5:08 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,400
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Christmas lunch in Oz

Our first family xmas in Queensland, the kids demanded hot xmas dinner. It was the hottest day of the year, the poor missus worked all day cooking. 3pm we all sat down but just didnt feel like...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 18th 2007, 5:03 am
Replies: 68
Views: 3,531
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Top tips for surviving the first 12 months in aus.

Got to 6 months, had to go back, financial reasons ( couldnt sell my house in the uK ) Trust me its shit! Cold raining today, great job but no spare money thanks to the bills. If u dont need to...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 20th 2007, 7:17 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,098
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Try to secure employment before you arrive

Correct! I certainly did not want to put anyone off trying, just to be aware that it is more difficult than the UK because it is a smaller economy. I witnessed both scenarios, some people getting...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 20th 2007, 2:30 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,098
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Try to secure employment before you arrive

Good on ya mate! I admire and fully understand anyone who is prepared to make the sacrafice on work. I had 2 teenage daughters in exam years, so they were in school and settling in so our options to...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 20th 2007, 2:25 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,098
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Try to secure employment before you arrive

Hi the plumber, we did all the logical stuff. As I said there is a lot more to it all. We had a developer contact us in the UK and offered to pay all the set up costs of a bakery. He was true to his...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 19th 2007, 7:13 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,098
Posted By stevieuk123

Re: Try to secure employment before you arrive

If I had of sold the house in the Uk it would have given me the time I needed to find work. It seems to be a difficult area to sell at the moment. Lots of new build. Its very true about having money...
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