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Forum: Australia
Nov 12th 2010, 11:24 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 3,604
Posted By SydneySwede

Thumbs up NEXT The thread. No not the next thread........

Finally Next is shipping to Australia! www.nextdirect.com
Prices are quoted in US dollars and postage is only US$7.50:thumbsup:
I put in a large order today- happy days :thumbup:
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 20th 2010, 2:20 pm
Replies: 67
Views: 17,636
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Bored of Target, where to shop online?

Top Shop and Dororthy Perkins both have excellent clothes for tall people, I'm 6 ft and always order trousers online for one or the other.
Next have also got a tall range but it's not as good as the...
Forum: Australia
Dec 21st 2009, 8:52 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,222
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: New born on the way.....

CONGRATULATIONS!!! How could I forget....
Forum: Australia
Dec 21st 2009, 8:52 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,222
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: New born on the way.....

I had our daughter in Sydney in Feb 07 in a public hospital. I went for all the appointments at the antenatal clinic and saw a combination of midwives and obsteatricians. I was very happy with the...
Forum: Australia
Dec 8th 2009, 12:56 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 3,059
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Adding infant to ticket

I'm not married to my partner and my daughter has his name as well as an Australian passport (I've got Swedish passport). Every time I've flown with her by myself I've been asked to prove she's mine....
Forum: Australia
Dec 5th 2009, 4:58 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 3,059
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Adding infant to ticket

I did the same thing with Virgin Atlantic when I was pregnant with my daughter. Booked Sydney- London and when she was born (approximately 2 months before departure) called up and added her to my...
Forum: Australia
Nov 2nd 2009, 8:09 am
Replies: 9
Views: 992
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Arriving with my 1 year old baby...

I've got a 20 month old girl and I was very happy to find that Coles have started to sell Pampers nappies (only in Vic and NSW I think). Slightly cheaper than Huggies but more expensive than Aldi and...
Forum: Australia
Aug 29th 2009, 12:40 am
Replies: 14
Views: 5,976
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Any negative views on Sutherland Shire, NSW?

Agreed, but do turn off the highway and have a look around, it's actually quite nice :-)
Forum: Australia
Aug 24th 2009, 11:25 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 5,976
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Any negative views on Sutherland Shire, NSW?

I live in Engadine and I don't agree with traffic noise...sure the Princes Highway which runs past Engadine is very noisy but once you turn in to Engadine it's pretty quiet.
I agree that the...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Jun 22nd 2009, 10:11 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 924
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Subclasses 309 (spouse temporary visa )... how long ?

I'm from Sweden and lodged our visa application in London in 4 June 06 and got the Visa 3 July 06 so pretty fast. Good luck
Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2008, 4:55 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 5,318
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Mayonnaise in Oz

Sugarfix in Miranda Fair (lower level) sells Hellman's as well as UK chocolate & sweets. I sometimes use S & W too and that's ok.
Forum: Australia
Dec 19th 2007, 1:55 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,782
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Sydney Rentals/Suburbs

I was just going to write "the pies in Kareela bakery are awsome!!
We bought a house in Engadine, Sutherland shire in March and love it there. It's about an hour commute to the city and about 20 min...
Forum: Australia
May 7th 2007, 3:20 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,762
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Urgent Sydney suburb advice

My OH is from Oyster Bay and we live in Engadine which is about 20 min away. Oyster Bay is green and leefy; beautiful Como is down the road with a nice marina, a few cafees, a good Thai and several...
Forum: Australia
Apr 18th 2007, 1:10 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,588
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Advice on Sydney areas please!

We've recently bought a place in Engadine and love it there. We've got a nice house with pool backing on to the bush and it's only around 20 minutes drive to the beach. I am not sure about schools...
Forum: Australia
Apr 18th 2007, 12:50 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,290
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Suggestions for Sydney Suburbs?

We live in the Sutherland shire, recently bought a house (with a pool :thumbup: ) and we've got a managable mortgage of $370 000
We live in Engadine which is great, quite bushy but still about 20...
Forum: Australia
Apr 4th 2007, 6:36 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 5,149
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: $600,000 What can it buy in Sydney?

Hi there, we've recently bought a place in Engadine (4 bedroom with pool for 460k but need some cosmetic work, will probably end up spending around $50k), Sutherland shire and there are quite a lot...
Forum: Australia
Mar 29th 2007, 3:16 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 4,339
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Anyone live/lived close to a train line?

We rented a place in Cronulla which backed on to the train line (no freight trains) and we were woken up by trains most nights. Never again.......
Forum: Australia
Feb 20th 2007, 1:20 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 3,737
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Sydney suburbs, anything cheapish and nice?

We checked out other areas too, we liked Yarrawarrah too and Woronora Heights (although a bit hard to get too/from without a car). OH doesn't want to live in Heathcote although I can't see anything...
Forum: Australia
Feb 12th 2007, 11:21 am
Replies: 43
Views: 3,737
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Sydney suburbs, anything cheapish and nice?

Hi there,

We've just bought a place in Engadine in the Sutherland Shire! It's green and leafy, great for families, 45 min to Sydney but maybe not that good for restaurants, bars and shops....
Forum: Australia
Jan 30th 2007, 2:00 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 879
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Mortgage on a temporary visa

A quick update. It wasn't as easy as it seemed....we had to fork out a 20% deposit in the end. The mortgage insurers wouldn't accept that us with less than that because of the visa situation . In our...
Forum: Australia
Jan 23rd 2007, 4:27 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 879
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Mortgage on a temporary visa

Hi there,

We went through a mortgage broker that was recommended by a friend. We met up with him in the evening (at our convenience) and he explained the whole procedure. We are putting down 15%...
Forum: Australia
Jan 22nd 2007, 4:49 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 879
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Mortgage on a temporary visa

Hi,

I am also here on a De-facto Spouse visa, we arrived in early September and applied for a mortgage yesterday so I should be able to let you know the outcome by the end of this week. Fingers...
Forum: Australia
Dec 17th 2006, 8:42 am
Replies: 10
Views: 5,908
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Cheapest flights to Oz via the USA please

Try Austravel 08701662020 or Trailfinders 08450585858. We booked with Austravel and went Heathrow to Los Angeles to Auckland to Sydney (just a few hours in each place) for about 550 pounds. It was a...
Forum: Australia
Dec 13th 2006, 1:51 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,660
Posted By SydneySwede

Re: Has anyone travelled via America to OZ?

We went London-LA-Auckand-Sydney in August with Virgin Atlantic/Air NZ.
We had 4 hours in LA and an hour in Auckland. A little longer than the eastern route but were allowed 46kg luggage each (do...
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