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Forum: The Barbie
Sep 29th 2012, 10:06 pm
Replies: 609
Views: 68,428
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Depression / anxiety

haven't read through all the messages on here, but am wondering ' how did depression affect your emigration to Oz ' ??
HB has been suffering for a few years now, getting worse...and it has cast a...
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2010, 3:57 am
Replies: 26
Views: 4,528
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Renting out UK property while in Oz

I may be very naive and probably have some clever people explain this to me - but what if nobody was willing to lower their asking price below a ridiculous amount-
wouldn't the banks eventually have...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 14th 2010, 7:52 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,204
Posted By ozbaz

Re: 3 week reccie in campervan...our thoughts

Originally we decided to want to be near , ie an hour outside, a big city. But having been over now and seeing and feeling other places, ( still only a couple of hours outside Brisbane, which is...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 13th 2010, 1:08 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,204
Posted By ozbaz

Re: 3 week reccie in campervan...our thoughts

a 4WD would have been nice to go off-road more...With a large van you are stuck on sealed roads, though we did manage to get stuck in sand once.
Parking is a bit of a problem, as you will need to...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 12th 2010, 7:18 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,204
Posted By ozbaz

3 week reccie in campervan...our thoughts

Hi

Arrived back in Ireland 2 days ago afetr a 3 week reccie .
Flew to Brisbane where we stayed a couple of days before we picked up our
Apollo campervan ( for 6 of us).
Somehow we managed to...
Forum: Australia
May 10th 2010, 8:23 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 7,452
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Help...?emigrating to Oz & leaving my teenage kids

Hi

I really feel for you. A dilemma always has an outcome which in some way is not satisfactory, but its a choice you have to make based on which solution is the one you can live with more...
Forum: The Barbie
May 8th 2010, 8:33 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 3,556
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud Flight Poll

phew...will do that straight away !
Thanks
Forum: The Barbie
May 8th 2010, 9:17 am
Replies: 51
Views: 3,556
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Volcanic Ash Cloud Flight Poll

it would be funny if we hadn't booked a flight for 22nd out of Ireland to validate visas ....what happens if we miss our last validation date ( 27th of may) due to
flights not being able to leave...
Forum: Australia
May 4th 2010, 3:24 am
Replies: 3
Views: 769
Posted By ozbaz

Re: What clothes to take for 3 week reccie

Enjoy we will. Good point about the thermal PJ's!
Thanks
Forum: Australia
May 2nd 2010, 7:58 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 769
Posted By ozbaz

What clothes to take for 3 week reccie

Hi

We are validating visas i a couple of weeks, hired campervan and will travel from Brisbane down to Sydney - well , thats the plan, but who knows- and back up again. Want to travel as light as...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 30th 2010, 11:37 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 985
Posted By ozbaz

Re: What are the things needed to take for validation ??

Hi

we are validating on 22nd of May. No visa sticker though. I think I read once that it wasn't necessary ????? Or else we'd better hurry up !
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 19th 2010, 9:04 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 436
Posted By ozbaz

chesp family accommodation

Hi

we are currently planning our 2 week reccie to Oz. Would anyone recommend a campervan with 6 people in it ??? ( too stressful? ;)

We are on tight budget so if anyone knows of family friendly...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 7th 2010, 11:56 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 3,863
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Selling the dream to the kids

Hi

Buncrana here!
Might even run into you this afternoon when I go shopping!

Mrz Ozbaz ( well, not a native , but been here long enough!)
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 4th 2010, 3:35 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,987
Posted By ozbaz

Re: and suddenly...second thoughts !

so its all normal then?? Phew...never thought it would happen to me though !( becaus I am not normal??:lol:)
Thanks for all the replies , I will indeed sit under a Coolabah tree!
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 1st 2010, 9:03 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,987
Posted By ozbaz

and suddenly...second thoughts !

Hi

After spending the last year and a bit being totally excited and focused on everything OZ, crying with joy when all six of us got visas, spending hours researching places, properties,...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 16th 2009, 10:13 pm
Replies: 90
Views: 5,588
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Is there something wrong with me??

I don't think growing your own veg and knitting your own jumpers is ' backward'...I'd call it being self sufficient which is actually great feeling.
Having siad that, nobody should feel pressured...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 15th 2009, 2:33 am
Replies: 4
Views: 738
Posted By ozbaz

Re: US 6 yr old in cutlery trouble...

Its a bit like this story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/11/morrisons-wine-ban-mother

People follow rules , not common sense. It's absurd, stupid, laughable but also scary. That's...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Oct 2nd 2009, 10:50 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 827
Posted By ozbaz

Resident return visa question

'Residence requirement :You must have spent two of the last five years in Australia as a permanent resident.
Substantial ties and compelling reasons for absence You can provide evidence of...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 8th 2009, 8:03 pm
Replies: 127
Views: 8,473
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Where are you from

Hubby from North London/ Muswell Hill

Me...Germany

2 kids born in Islington , North London
2 kids born in Ireland

accents: all posh ;)

Mrs Ozbaz
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 7th 2009, 1:29 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,040
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Brisbane affordable suburbs

just repeating what my Assie friend said..I have no idea myself, don't even know anymore what is menat by 'culture'.:huh:
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 6th 2009, 10:32 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,040
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Brisbane affordable suburbs

[QUOTE=ABCDiamond;7909781]A copy of yesterdays courier mail "Property Prices" section would help.

It shows the median prices of every suburb in the Greater Brisbane area, and many other QLD...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 4th 2009, 8:57 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,040
Posted By ozbaz

Re: Brisbane affordable suburbs

Hi

I have found a couple of houses within our budget around between 22-30 km outside Brisbane. ( Kingston/ Riverview . Browns Plains )???OK, so I mean ' outer' Brisbane, but I thought 'distance'...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 4th 2009, 1:31 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,040
Posted By ozbaz

Brisbane affordable suburbs

Hi

Brisbane is climbing up on our list of places of choice after hearing many say we shoild not dismiss it. Don't know why we have. I think its the weather..it sounds too good. I'd like about 8...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 31st 2009, 8:38 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 708
Posted By ozbaz

strange attitude...

HI

last week I went 'home' to Germany and was very surprised , if not slightly takem aback by some of the attitudes I encountered regarding our emigration plans.
One person ( not family)...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 31st 2009, 8:12 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 577
Posted By ozbaz

Re: your experiences with emigrating young adults

Cheers for that. Will PM you !
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