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Forum: Canada
Jul 21st 2004, 7:06 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 541
Posted By Goose

Dual band is 1800mhz and 900mhz. North...

Dual band is 1800mhz and 900mhz.

North America operates on 1900 mhz.

So you'll either need a locally made phone or a Triband. As someone already said, your Motorola might already be Triband.
Forum: South Africa
Jul 20th 2004, 5:55 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 3,597
Posted By Goose

Why on earth would you want to ship a car to SA? ...

Why on earth would you want to ship a car to SA?

South Africa's ports are a haven of criminal activity. By the time you clear customs chances are your car will be stripped of its stereo, spare...
Forum: Canada
Jul 17th 2004, 4:49 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 2,446
Posted By Goose

Forget making a killing in either the UK property...

Forget making a killing in either the UK property market or the Canadian one.

If you can keep your UK property, do so. Moving to a new country and adjusting is not easy. Too many folks return to...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 7th 2004, 6:25 pm
Replies: 102
Views: 8,534
Posted By Goose

I've had the wonderful good fortune to see some...

I've had the wonderful good fortune to see some of the most beautiful and idyllic places in the world. I've chased rainbows around the world and its cost us tens and tens of thousands of pounds...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jul 7th 2004, 5:45 pm
Replies: 102
Views: 8,534
Posted By Goose

To the dreamer in maljpc and his wife: ...

To the dreamer in maljpc and his wife:

You've been given some exceptional advice from folks who've moved to Australia...some who've returned to the UK...some who are returning... and some who are...
Forum: Europe
Jun 28th 2004, 10:32 am
Replies: 5
Views: 852
Posted By Goose

My wife and I camped Europe in 2002. Belgium,...

My wife and I camped Europe in 2002. Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Prague, Holland and UK by campervan over a period of 4 months.

The most exceptional resource for a trip...
Forum: Canada
Jun 16th 2004, 6:24 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 620
Posted By Goose

I just checked www.expedia.ca The Plaza 500...

I just checked www.expedia.ca

The Plaza 500 Hotel, one mile from Downtown, is available June 30 - July 3 at $120 a night plus taxes.

I merely typed in arbitrary dates but you can type in your...
Forum: Canada
Jun 16th 2004, 6:16 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 4,184
Posted By Goose

Not all Radio Shacks are the same. I wanted...

Not all Radio Shacks are the same.

I wanted a 1500W step up transformer - enough to handle our pricey Siemens toaster, our Italian coffee machine, my power drill etc.

I tried a couple of...
Forum: Australia
Jun 14th 2004, 8:33 am
Replies: 2
Views: 2,691
Posted By Goose

We lived in Hobart for 3 months. I'm not...

We lived in Hobart for 3 months.

I'm not sure I'd want to live anywhere else on the island. But that depends on whether you enjoy remote living, rural etc. Launceston was also a nice little city...
Forum: Canada
Sep 27th 2003, 6:21 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 658
Posted By Goose

Why pay international mobile phone rates when...

Why pay international mobile phone rates when your daughter can buy a $10 or $20 prepaid phone card and use it from a landline or a call box and pay 2,5c a minute to phone the UK?
Forum: Australia
Aug 24th 2003, 4:35 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,699
Posted By Goose

Having spent a good amount of time in Australia,...

Having spent a good amount of time in Australia, the UK, Europe and now Victoria, BC, Canada, I would choose to live in Australia, the lifestyle is awesome. It just depends on what suits one...
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2003, 6:20 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 3,184
Posted By Goose

HI PB how's the UK

Enough arguing about trivial things like the weather. The last time I spoke to you PB was when I was in Hobart in March and you were in Perth about to leave for the UK in June/July. We have since...
Forum: Canada
Jun 21st 2003, 8:39 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,916
Posted By Goose

Check out www.statcan.ca and click on...

Check out

www.statcan.ca and click on "Families, households and housing" under "People". You should find all the info you require.

Good luck.
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jun 11th 2003, 8:25 am
Replies: 55
Views: 1,852
Posted By Goose

I have no wish to get involved with the junk that...

I have no wish to get involved with the junk that is currently taking place between some on this thread other than to suggest that if people didn't respond to the drivel the troll dishes out he...
Forum: Canada
Jun 5th 2003, 8:25 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,230
Posted By Goose

Coming from a Kiwi, where New Zealand is often...

Coming from a Kiwi, where New Zealand is often regarded by its people as "God's Own Country", you have done Vancouver island some serious service with your accolades!

Yet, travelling-kiwi, you are...
Forum: Canada
Jun 2nd 2003, 8:34 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,582
Posted By Goose

I wouldn't get too excited over your foreign...

I wouldn't get too excited over your foreign qualifications. Ultimately every country moulds and educates its students according to a set of requirements and definitions that are peculiar or unique...
Forum: Canada
Apr 30th 2003, 10:05 am
Replies: 6
Views: 989
Posted By Goose

Methinks Wizzard provided some wonderful insight...

Methinks Wizzard provided some wonderful insight as to why Canada would be the best option. Not sure whether "us people" can actually provide an answer to what doesn't appear to be a genuinely...
Forum: Canada
Apr 28th 2003, 10:04 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 631
Posted By Goose

Moving money from the UK to Canada

Hi,

I asked this question on the immigration forum recently when it perhaps should have been asked here.

Does anyone have experience or advice with moving largish sums of money from the UK to...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 22nd 2003, 8:56 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 518
Posted By Goose

Thanks for the advice. We are going to...

Thanks for the advice.

We are going to transfer a fairly substantial sum and a mere fraction of a difference in the exchange rate provided will equate to a significant amount of money.
...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Apr 21st 2003, 9:22 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 518
Posted By Goose

Moving money from the UK to Canada

Hi,

Has anyone researched moving money from the UK to Canada? We are close to landing and would greatly appreciate advice on who to use to get the best possible conversion rates and least possible...
Forum: USA
Feb 28th 2003, 10:54 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,481
Posted By Goose

Hi Dotty, pomijean and pommiesheila, I have...

Hi Dotty, pomijean and pommiesheila,

I have done so much research over the past few weeks and there is no doubt in my mind that the Aus $ is going improve significantly against the pound (perhaps...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 26th 2003, 10:56 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 972
Posted By Goose

Thanks Herman and Captain Cook, I had a look...

Thanks Herman and Captain Cook,

I had a look on the internet today at Tetbury, Slimbridge and Oldbury-onSevern. They look like lovely villages with plenty of rural surroundings and good quality of...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Feb 26th 2003, 5:53 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 429
Posted By Goose

Hi Ravi007, we applied April 2001 - still waiting!

Hi Ravi007, we applied April 2001 - still waiting!
Forum: rec.travel.europe
Feb 25th 2003, 10:49 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 347
Posted By Goose

Gary, this forum allows you to search on...

Gary, this forum allows you to search on keywords. type "Sorrento" into the search box (top right of the rec.travel.europe index page) and you'll come across a lot of postings recently made on...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 25th 2003, 10:40 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 972
Posted By Goose

Captain Cook, Herman and others...

Captain Cook, Herman and others, I read your posts some time back about Gloucester (was it?) and the other parts of the UK you are all keen to return to. My wife and I are planning a slow camping...
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