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Forum: Australia
Oct 7th 2011, 8:30 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,090
Posted By ittakesages

Re: 6 hrs in Abu Dhabi this week, 12 hrs next week ... suggestions please!

If you get the chance I would definitely visit the Grand Mosque. We stayed in Abu Dhabi for 3 nights on the way back from the UK in July and the Mosque was the absolute highlight - stunning.
Forum: Australia
Sep 11th 2011, 9:07 am
Replies: 66
Views: 6,124
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Best beer in Australia

Little Creatures is the only lager for me :)
Forum: Australia
Jul 5th 2010, 8:31 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 9,175
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Pros and cons of Geelong?

We started off North East of Melbourne and lived there for 6 months but found it too busy. We have lived in Geelong for nearly 18 months now and never looked back. There is a good selection of...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 3rd 2010, 8:30 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,004
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Hovis

It's just called original so I guess that makes it large,
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 3rd 2010, 10:49 am
Replies: 25
Views: 2,004
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Hovis

I can buy this in our local coles - they have a very small section that sells pretty random 'English' foods and Branston Pickle is one of them. Marmite, Ambrosia custard and other things I've never...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 26th 2010, 9:27 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,689
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Toy Story 3

Absolutely fantastic film. All five of us were crying at the end :eek: You're never too old to watch Toy Story :thumbsup:
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 22nd 2010, 10:26 am
Replies: 43
Views: 24,679
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Soreen Malt Loaf in Woolies....yay!

mmmm Soreen toasted and spread with Lurpak - now you're talking!
Forum: Australia
Feb 21st 2010, 2:23 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,296
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Thinking moving to Geelong - anyone living there to comment?

Living here and loving it!! We started off in Eltham which is North East of Melbourne which was beautiful but busy with traffic. We also love the Great Ocean Road and the Bay Beaches weren't for us...
Forum: Australia
Jan 18th 2010, 8:26 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,886
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Schools in Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula

Hi
We live in Geelong and our three boys go to Christian College which has just been fantastic! They have a campus in Highton and at Drysdale which is on the Bellarine. I simply cannot fault the...
Forum: Australia
Sep 1st 2009, 6:29 am
Replies: 9
Views: 581
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Holiday apartment/house/unit for oct/nov

Hi

When we moved here last year we used this guy

http://www.accommodate-oz.com.au/

We rented a three bedroomed place in South Frankston which was fairly basic but everything you needed. ...
Forum: Australia
Aug 24th 2009, 10:20 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 1,564
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Geelong

I'm living in Wandana Heights and absolutely loving it. Highton is lovely too - super veggie shop and cafes there!

There is a beach (Eastern Beach) in Geelong. It has a large sea water swimming...
Forum: Australia
May 10th 2009, 8:45 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,699
Posted By ittakesages

Re: any pingponging thoughts welcome

Hi
Those two words 'friends' and 'familiarity' are the two I use the most!!

Very briefly, we moved here in Sept 2008 and spent the first 6 months in Eltham on the East side of Melbourne. We...
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2009, 8:33 pm
Replies: 97
Views: 6,951
Posted By ittakesages

Re: any one in melbourne,

Hi
Just wanted to say good luck with the move and to let you know that we used this guy for our initial short term accommodation in the Frankston area. We are a family of five and although the...
Forum: Australia
Mar 25th 2009, 3:24 am
Replies: 71
Views: 7,295
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Are you glad you moved to Australia?

I'm not even sure I was fully over the jet lag in the first couple of months!! As I have said before, we are now at the 7 month mark and friends are just starting to click into place. Everyone...
Forum: Australia
Mar 24th 2009, 10:52 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,630
Posted By ittakesages

Re: sold house at last!!!!

Yep, we flew out with Air New Zealand and all got to bring on two cases each. We went via LA. The leg room with them is about 2" more too so pretty good!
Forum: Australia
Mar 24th 2009, 10:46 pm
Replies: 71
Views: 7,295
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Are you glad you moved to Australia?

Just wanted to tell you that our boys (11, 9 and 5) have handled the move better than us. They settled really quickly into their school and have hardly mentioned the UK - although they do want to go...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 24th 2009, 1:22 am
Replies: 2
Views: 416
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Geelong advice!

Hi Ant and Jackie

It's a shame that you haven't had any responses to this as I am interested too so I thought I'd bump it up the list again.

We currently live in Eltham which is North East of...
Forum: Australia
Jan 5th 2009, 9:07 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 970
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Short term Rental in Melbourne(when you first land)

Hi
We used these http://www.accommodate-oz.com.au/ Very good - you can be picked up at the airport and taken to the house and they will even arrange for groceries of your choice to be at the house...
Forum: Australia
Jan 5th 2009, 9:12 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,620
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Banking - ANZ or WESTPAC?

Have to say, we went with Commonwealth. We opened an account in the London Branch and then validated it upon arrival in Melbourne. We are with the main city branch - we have a personal banker...
Forum: Australia
Nov 13th 2008, 9:13 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,057
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Driving In Melbourne - Uk Holder

Sorry didn't come over on a student visa - ours was a permanent one but just to let you know, we didn't have to resit a test we just booked an appointment at Vic Roads, filled in forms, had a photo...
Forum: Australia
Nov 11th 2008, 8:56 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,262
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Complete change of plan!!

Hi Mary
Remember me? We arrived in Melbourne just 7 weeks ago and the first 3 weeks were a nightmare :eek:. Things finally slowing down now and we are actually getting time to look around the...
Forum: Australia
Oct 24th 2008, 3:45 am
Replies: 13
Views: 646
Posted By ittakesages

Re: Camping in Vic - any recommendations?

We're going to Philip Island to camp this weekend - chickened out of camping at the last minute because the Getaway programme last night advertised half price villas so rang up and booked!! So we...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 21st 2008, 7:59 am
Replies: 5
Views: 510
Posted By ittakesages

Re: We are now....

FANTASTIC!! My hat off to you for having to be soooo patient! Great timing in the end though eh?
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 21st 2008, 7:57 am
Replies: 13
Views: 766
Posted By ittakesages

Re: medical ststus?????

Don't panic!!! I'm not an expert on this but I do know that ours changed to finalised at different times. Meds with a 'b' listing take a couple of days longer to process. These can be something as...
Forum: Australia
Oct 18th 2008, 7:54 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,525
Posted By ittakesages

Re: how do you stop yourself looking at the visa update thingy ??

Impossible - only cure is visa approval I'm afraid (even then you check it a couple more times to make sure it's true!).
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