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Forum: Australia
Feb 13th 2010, 11:49 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 12,860
Posted By rparsons66

Re: Ping Pong Pommes , where are you??

I hate to admit that after my years of complaining Perth was too hot that I miss the warmth! Not the heat but the warmth and the ease of drying clothes and the fewer clothes to wash!!! I do miss the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 13th 2010, 11:39 pm
Replies: 74
Views: 9,064
Posted By rparsons66

Re: 8 month's back in Uk, probably ponging back to Oz!

Hmm, this wont be much help but we walked a similar path. Were in Perth for 8 years before moving back to the UK with our two kids. Came back for similar reasons to you but we found it just as you...
Forum: Australia
Feb 13th 2010, 11:10 pm
Replies: 56
Views: 12,860
Posted By rparsons66

Re: Ping Pong Pommes , where are you??

I think we were the ultimate in ping pong poms!

We lived in Perth for 8 years, came back to the Uk intending to stay, was not prepared for how homesick for OZ we would be and everything seemed to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 30th 2009, 4:39 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 857
Posted By rparsons66

Re: Taking a dog to the UK from Perth

Oh, I spoke to soon. I have just been on the phone to Rollen and they no longer do pet transport. They recommended two companies to me both of whom I already contacted and been given the quotes of...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 30th 2009, 4:33 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 857
Posted By rparsons66

Re: Taking a dog to the UK from Perth

Oh thanks for this, it sounds far more doable. My daughter is desperate to take Jessie back, offering to sell her things and give up all treats to do so.

I shall ring them now.

Thanks again.
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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 30th 2009, 3:31 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 857
Posted By rparsons66

Taking a dog to the UK from Perth

Hi,

I know there are various threads about relocating with a pet but a while back I read somewhere that someone had discovered a reasonable company in Perth who cost less than the other, but I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 30th 2009, 3:23 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,579
Posted By rparsons66

Re: Going back to school in the UK

HI,

In answer to your question, no you dont need to have done gcse's in order to do A levels in our experience. We have been chatting to a school in the Uk and they are happy to take my son into...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 5th 2008, 7:25 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 883
Posted By rparsons66

Oz to Uk schooling question - yrs 10/11

Hi

We have been in Perth for 9 years (apart from a year back in the UK last year). My kids are in Years 10 and 8 in the Perth system. We had been intending to stay until my son finished high...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 1st 2008, 8:22 pm
Replies: 76
Views: 7,158
Posted By rparsons66

Re: We're going back (yippee)

Wow, you were lucky. I was generalising and I apologise that I am obviously wrong. However it took us two months to find a rental for a family of four. We looked in Oxfordshire/Berkshire/Wiltshire,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 1st 2008, 5:52 pm
Replies: 76
Views: 7,158
Posted By rparsons66

Re: We're going back (yippee)

Hi,
Double check the bank deal as we tried that but when we got to the Uk they said that they couldn't transfer the account .... that we were in the same situation as anyone else coming from abroad...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Feb 3rd 2008, 1:31 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,461
Posted By rparsons66

Re: Passports for returning

Hmmm, I could and I will, but it's a long story and right now I dont have the time or the energy to try and put it down into coherent thoughts!!!

Will try and get to it .... :)
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Feb 1st 2008, 10:53 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,461
Posted By rparsons66

Re: Passports for returning

HI Tracy,
We have just done this. You cannot re-enter Aus withot an Australian passport even if you are a citizen if you have had your PR cancelled. We learnt the hard way. OH had to fly back to the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 31st 2008, 1:44 am
Replies: 86
Views: 21,979
Posted By rparsons66

Re: Allied Pickfords, any opinions?

Well, I wish they had told us that! It would have been far more helpful!!

We still have our quote which states a 6-8 week time frame and they are considering compensation. However the Perth office...
Forum: Australia
Jan 31st 2008, 1:13 am
Replies: 86
Views: 21,979
Posted By rparsons66

Thumbs down Re: Allied Pickfords, any opinions?

Hi
We used them ... we have been really unhappy so far. The quote was good and the packers in the UK were good enough. However, we were told it would be 6-8 weeks transit ... 10 weeks later and we...
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