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Forum: Australia
May 12th 2009, 11:40 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 2,575
Posted By sciencemonitor

Drive through funeral home

That's nothing - along with the drive through wedding chapels, I saw a drive through funeral home in Las Vegas when I was there in the early 90's - wonder how long it will take to get to the UK or...
Forum: Australia
Mar 12th 2009, 1:10 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,526
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Camping in NSW (coping with the nasties)

We have been camping with the kids - never had anything in the tent.

Best snake repellant? Kids! They make such a racket the snakes keep well away.... lol!
Forum: Australia
Feb 19th 2009, 12:37 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,416
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Aus Education Standards

Agree with the 2 previous comments - Oz school kids about 1 year behind the UK - but they work much more on creating a more rounded personality and kids that can get on with each other socially!
Forum: Australia
Feb 19th 2009, 12:34 am
Replies: 8
Views: 4,846
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: PE teacher hoping for work in Oz?

Hiya

You may consider doing a teaching exchange so you can check out if you really want to emigrate. This would also put you in touch with local schools and you may find a job that way.

I went...
Forum: Australia
Feb 19th 2009, 12:30 am
Replies: 8
Views: 813
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Any issues with shipping a hard drive???

Shipped 3 hard drives in hand luggage - checked at airport and treated as a laptop would be i.e. had to be scanned separately.

Suggest using an online storage solution as well - can be accessed...
Forum: Australia
Jan 22nd 2009, 10:14 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 453
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Car Insurance in Australia

www.ratecity.com.au/car-insurance/

www.choice.com.au/viewArticle.aspx?id=101155&catId=100292&tid=100008&p=1&title=Compare+car+insurance+policies
Forum: Australia
Jan 22nd 2009, 9:55 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,279
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Training to be a teacher UK or OZ?

Just to echo the other replies - a 4 year teaching qualification is required for Oz, not 3 - make sure that she does a degree plus PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate of Education) and not a GTP...
Forum: Teaching
Dec 17th 2008, 11:32 am
Replies: 1
Views: 702
Posted By sciencemonitor

Gaining teaching experience in Oz via a teaching exchange

If you'd like to find out what teaching is like in Oz, then consider a teaching exchange.

I am just at the end of a year's teaching exchange from the UK to NSW in Australia through the League for...
Forum: Australia
Oct 20th 2008, 8:07 am
Replies: 39
Views: 3,910
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Who'd ya fly to Oz with and were they any good?

Check out:

www.airlinequality.com (http://www.airlinequality.com)
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2008, 12:56 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,029
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Eithad Airways

Flew with them last year on Christmas Day, based on cost (cheaper on that day, and much cheaper than other airlines.) Good in-flight service and food, and good AV system on the plane, stopover at Abu...
Forum: Australia
Oct 15th 2008, 12:53 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,026
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Xmas Day Flights

We flew Christmas Day last year with Etihad - LHR --> SYD - because many of the passengers were Middle Eastern, there was no celebration, which was refreshing, as our kids didn't then get upset. Also...
Forum: Australia
Oct 14th 2008, 12:31 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 3,910
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Who'd ya fly to Oz with and were they any good?

Etihad - often the most competitive on prices (we flew LHR to SYD Jan 08), good leg room, good service, went via Abu Dhabi non-stop (not a very large airport, ok if you're only there a few hours...
Forum: Australia
Sep 15th 2008, 5:51 am
Replies: 5
Views: 569
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Touring Australia and internet access??

Try here for more details - communications section of the ExplorOz website:

www.exploroz.com/OntheRoad/Communications/Default.aspx
Forum: Australia
Sep 14th 2008, 4:32 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,033
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Anyone toured Australia? Pros n Cons??

Again, ExplorOz.com probably has the answers:

http://www.exploroz.com/OntheRoad/Communications/Default.aspx
Forum: Australia
Sep 12th 2008, 9:41 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,033
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Anyone toured Australia? Pros n Cons??

Check out www.exploroz.com for lots of advice on where to go / what to see / where to stay
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2008, 8:36 am
Replies: 9
Views: 967
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Holiday trip - advice please

Regarding the car insurance and not being sure whether you are covered or not - rather than taking out the insurance with the car hire company (which can be expensive and not include the most...
Forum: Australia
Aug 23rd 2008, 9:03 am
Replies: 11
Views: 799
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: UHF radio - do I need one?

Lots of advice on this website:

http://www.exploroz.com/Default.aspx

Would suggest hiring a satellite phone, as that has the best coverage of course!!
Forum: Australia
Aug 22nd 2008, 11:55 am
Replies: 24
Views: 8,055
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: moneysaving expert - could this site be the oz equivilent??

Try

www.moneymanager.com.au/ (http://www.moneymanager.com.au/)

for info on best loan / credit card / mortgage rates.

Don't know of any shopping tips websites, though.....
Forum: Australia
Aug 19th 2008, 1:13 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 2,270
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: HSBC card & Coles

I think they are clamping down on fraud - is you account still in the UK, like ours? We had been using ours with no problems for about 8 months, and then suddenly a couple of weekends ago, whilst out...
Forum: Australia
Aug 9th 2008, 4:25 am
Replies: 38
Views: 4,477
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Etihad flights

Also, regarding the toilets at Abu Dhabi airport - these toilets are squat toilets, as in most African and Middle Eastern countries - and the water on the floor was probably from the hoses that are...
Forum: Australia
Aug 9th 2008, 4:23 am
Replies: 38
Views: 4,477
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Etihad flights

Regarding the 'being ignored' responses from the flight attendants - we are white British, with 2 young boys. The service was excellent - they bent over backwards to help us, even allowing the boys...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2008, 2:47 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 882
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Anyone hired a Motor Home?

Agree with previous post - Lane Cove was the first campsite we stayed in in Oz! They will give you lower rates if you stay for longer.....

Also, if you get BIG4 membership you will save 10% (up to...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2008, 2:40 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 736
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Cheap flights over Christmas

Try booking for Christmas Day - we found this saved us a few hundred pounds - as less people want to travel on Christmas Day. We also found that there were spare seats on the plane - great for...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2008, 1:35 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 4,477
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Etihad flights

Sorry - my mistake - it was a 777 on the 1st leg and then a A330 - just checked my tickets! Seems like a long time ago now!
Forum: Australia
Aug 6th 2008, 1:08 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 4,477
Posted By sciencemonitor

Re: Etihad flights

We flew with Etihad last Christmas (Christmas Day!) London - Abu Dhabi - Sydney - chose them because they were the cheapest and also had (mostly!) good ratings on the skytrax and airlinequality.com...
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