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Forum: Australia
Apr 25th 2008, 7:04 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,642
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Commuting into Brisbane

Hi ... I work in CBD and live in Cleveland ... I normally train it in ... but sometimes have to drive ... Trigger's got it spot on re timing ... but watch if you drive - parking in CBD is expensive...
Forum: Australia
Mar 27th 2008, 9:44 am
Replies: 2
Views: 412
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Sydney Airport Hotels

Either the IBIS as Red suggested or the probably better the Holiday Inn ..
it has got a good bar with Sports on with decent bar food, also a reasonable restaurant, the room service menu is a bit...
Forum: Australia
Mar 25th 2008, 9:59 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 4,322
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Canberra

Hi pomref ... intersting point you've made ... I've gone for a copuple of contracts in Canberra with Govt bodies and it's the Agencies that I'm going thru who tell me they will only take Citizens ......
Forum: Australia
Mar 25th 2008, 9:14 am
Replies: 47
Views: 4,322
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Canberra

Hi there ... not going to comment about living in Canberra as I've only visited when we've been on holiday (the war museum is stunning by the way) ... but just beware ... a vast amount of the ICT...
Forum: Australia
Mar 25th 2008, 9:02 am
Replies: 21
Views: 1,995
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Best place (sigh - another one!) in Aus

Hi Dunkin ... Raby Bay (Cleveland) has a lot of what you're looking for ... nothing there at $10m but a few at $3 - $5m+ ... all with facilities / pontoons for big yachts ... and there's a marina as...
Forum: Australia
Mar 4th 2008, 8:14 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 943
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Renting in Brisbane

Hiya ... no problem with rent ... you will need to put down a bond (4-6 weeks rent) and if you pay say 3 months up front you shouldn't have a problem ... but you will need to move quickly when you...
Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2008, 7:52 am
Replies: 27
Views: 2,289
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Fraser Island Advice

For those who don't want to camp, there's a really good resort called Kingfisher Bay ... it's where the ferry from Hervey Bay goes to ... been there twice though admittedly it's about 5 years since...
Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2008, 7:41 am
Replies: 49
Views: 5,331
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Frozen Pensions

Nice one ... sent it several folks out here who are not BE members

Cheers ... David
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2008, 12:07 am
Replies: 86
Views: 20,441
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Allied Pickfords, any opinions?

Hiya ... replied to similar vquestion recently but can't remember what thread ... we moved our stuff over in two lots (don't ask!) using Pickfords ... first pickup .. nottingham crew ... excellent,...
Forum: Australia
Jan 23rd 2008, 8:36 am
Replies: 2
Views: 528
Posted By muffinoz

Re: outstanding QLD health service

Both OH and my experience with the health service around our part of Qld has been nothing other than superb ... same or next day doctors appointments ... doctors taking time to properly examine and...
Forum: Australia
Jan 23rd 2008, 8:22 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,280
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Wynnum/Manly/Lota Area Good, Bad, Ugly?

No ... Not been to the Alex ... though my 21 year old son has and he has apparently found some transitory satisfaction with what was there for the picking ...
Forum: Australia
Jan 22nd 2008, 9:42 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,054
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Queensland roundabouts

There was another thread a day or so ago about what's bad about Oz ... if I'd replied one of the few things I would have put down was driving ... especially in SE Qld ... I've driven a fair bit in WA...
Forum: Australia
Jan 22nd 2008, 9:32 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 3,280
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Wynnum/Manly/Lota Area Good, Bad, Ugly?

Hi there ... I live in Cleveland ... currently commute into CBD ... fast trains (eg the 6.31) take just under 50 mins, normally it's between 55 - 60 mins, got the bus once or twice ... much the same....
Forum: Australia
Jan 22nd 2008, 9:03 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,800
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Help, my husband needs to watch 6 nations rugby!

Hiya ... also in Cleveland ... and am a rugby tragic .. Qld Reds member ... even picked up Heineken cup games on EPSN ... all 6 nations games are on Setanta and as predator says $15 pm extra for it...
Forum: Australia
Jan 21st 2008, 9:24 pm
Replies: 123
Views: 8,317
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Scots moving to Australia

Hiya ... originally Edinburgh and Musselburgh via London twice, Mauritius, Hemel Hempstead, Pencaitland, Farnham, East Midlands and now in Brisbane bayside ...

David
Forum: Australia
Jan 21st 2008, 9:19 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 4,477
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Applying for Australian driving licence

Can assure you in Qld you just turn up with proper id (passport / UK driving licence and some sort of utility bill or similar at your new address) and you'll get a licence ... I think you have 3...
Forum: Australia
Jan 18th 2008, 2:59 am
Replies: 24
Views: 3,825
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Cancel or Keep UK Bank Account? What did you do?

Hi ... there was another recent thread on this ... I think since Xmas ...

I've kept and A&L account and UK credit card ... invaluable for buying gifts for folks in UK (M&S, Amazon etc), paying in...
Forum: Australia
Jan 17th 2008, 9:21 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,011
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Increasing Baggage Allowance

Hi - if you're already booked this won't be helpful ... but when we opened a migrant bank account with the Commonwealth Bank (in London) before we came over ... thru that I got relatively cheap...
Forum: Australia
Jan 17th 2008, 9:04 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,187
Posted By muffinoz

Re: What to wear for a job interview?

Hiya ... I've worked in both Sydney and Brissie ... Sydney is a bit smarter in terms of office wear .. probably suit / tie etc for a bloke ... Brissie bit more relaxed ... you could get away with...
Forum: Australia
Jan 16th 2008, 1:50 am
Replies: 45
Views: 2,886
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Barbeques

Hiya ... go to Barbeques Galore (if you got one in Tassie) ... we did that when we came over and the salesman (from Tassie coincidentally) was really helpful, not pushy and we've gone back for...
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 14th 2008, 9:22 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,924
Posted By muffinoz

Re: 18 months on the bayside in Brisbane

Hi there ... there have been a number of threads recently ... mainly in December about Brisbane suburbs .. might be worth doing a search ... my tuppence worth is that the bayside round from...
Forum: Australia
Jan 14th 2008, 8:37 am
Replies: 5
Views: 918
Posted By muffinoz

Re: ICT jobs vs Affordable Housing which city is best???

Hi ... I've just PM'd you ... hope you find it useful

David
Forum: Australia
Jan 14th 2008, 4:28 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,516
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Removal recommendations please!

We moved two separate lots of household stuff over (don't ask!!) ... used Pickfords both times - they were more expensive than a local UK company we ask to quote, but not by that much (a couple of...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2008, 9:12 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 767
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Sydney Transport

Hi ... haven't come into Sydney International for a few years ... as I said domestic is no problem perhaps 1 cab in 20 is a maxi and the taxi marshalls will signal it for you ... would guess there...
Forum: Australia
Jan 9th 2008, 10:31 am
Replies: 12
Views: 767
Posted By muffinoz

Re: Sydney Transport

there's maxi cabs ... they take more than four ... no more expensive from a cab rank, but cost a few bucks more if you pre- book ... when we went to Sydney in November there were 5 of us and we got a...
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