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Forum: Australia
Jan 20th 2014, 11:30 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 24,894
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Living on the Sunshine Coast but work in Brisbane...

Another popular option is to drive to Caboolture and take the train from there as the train service is more frequent than travelling from Nambour. Also it means you miss the worst of the traffic. ...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 19th 2014, 6:02 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,492
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Victoria University

I can't offer advice on the uni, but I do have experience of the age issue.

My daughter started at USyd last year and turned 17 only a week before she moved. Her other preference was Melbourne,...
Forum: The Update Forum
Nov 28th 2013, 3:50 pm
Replies: 72
Views: 14,787
Posted By Famous 5

Re: A whole decade.

I know the feeling!

Unless my husband and I just set a date to move back to the UK and work to it (regardless of finances and other issues), I think I'll be here forever as there is always a...
Forum: Australia
Nov 9th 2013, 11:15 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 6,626
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Your experience moving to Oz?

I don't agree that this is the case for everyone.

We came to Australia for a year to try real life here (having previously enjoyed several holidays in Oz), so we didn't sell up. Over seven years...
Forum: Australia
Nov 6th 2013, 2:27 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,720
Posted By Famous 5

Re: schools in sydney

This was an issue I was concerned about, but in practice most UK unis will consider Australian qualifications - the bigger problem is being classified as an international student thus being charged...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 22nd 2013, 11:07 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,079
Posted By Famous 5

Re: London (Pollyanna)

As I recall the Oyster card was phased in. I worked three days a week when the Oyster card was introduced and to start with only monthly or annual passes were available on Oyster, so I couldn't take...
Forum: The Barbie
Sep 22nd 2013, 4:30 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 5,079
Posted By Famous 5

Re: London (Pollyanna)

You can use them on the overground in London, just not the wider rail network.

See:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14869.aspx
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2013, 3:12 pm
Replies: 75
Views: 9,667
Posted By Famous 5

Re: 2.5x salary to achieve same standard of living as UK?

I can only talk about Sydney as I have no experience of the Melbourne market, but there has been recent downward pressure on rates and the main 4 banks tend to use rate tables that dictate the rate...
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2013, 10:51 am
Replies: 66
Views: 8,282
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Finding meat free products in Brisbane?

I still use my ancient copies of Sarah Brown's Vegetarian Kitchen and New Vegetarian Kitchen, although I think she has some more recent publications. Also Rose Elliot's vegetarian cookbooks are...
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2013, 9:46 am
Replies: 66
Views: 8,282
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Finding meat free products in Brisbane?

Back to the original topic - as well as Quorn, Woolworths stock some of the Linda McCartney meat free range in their freezer section.

Coles and Woolworths stock the Vegie Delight range which has...
Forum: Australia
Aug 20th 2013, 7:40 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,636
Posted By Famous 5

Re: over 80 travelling to Australia

As others have said, insurance is essential in case something happens which requires medical repatriation.



You just need to check the small print as some credit card travel insurance has an...
Forum: The Update Forum
Aug 20th 2013, 5:40 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,834
Posted By Famous 5

re: 6 years in.....

Congratulations on your 5 years in Australia and on your 25th wedding anniversary.

Do you have any regrets or are you glad you made the move?
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2013, 8:28 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 31,082
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Mortgage in the UK and living abroad soon

Yes, Halifax effectively told us the same thing. The first call we made was not very positive, but we asked for a couple of weeks to consider our options and then called back, got someone who seemed...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2013, 8:02 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 31,082
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Mortgage in the UK and living abroad soon

Although this might be their official policy, they seem to have some flexibility in relation to existing customers and appear to be willing to judge each situation on its merits, particularly if the...
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2013, 12:23 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 10,784
Posted By Famous 5

Re: House asking prices / what you actually paid

I just hope your daughter lives at home when she goes to uni. Unlike the UK, there are no student loans for living costs so it is all down to the bank of Mum & Dad supplemented by part-time...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 7th 2013, 5:54 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 4,400
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Old fashioned, or....?

Yes and card games too. I think we have 6 different versions of Monopoly.


No, sadly not.


Every day.


In some cases thank you emails, but their grandparents prefer thank you calls...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2013, 4:06 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,838
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Singapore stopover - help running out of time

This thread is a bit out of date, but there are lots of recommendations, some of which might work for you price wise.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=683281

Best of luck with...
Forum: Back Home
Aug 5th 2013, 8:48 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,471
Posted By Famous 5

Re: 8 months in

Fantastic update - thank you.

All the best for the future.
Forum: The Update Forum
Jul 29th 2013, 1:00 am
Replies: 42
Views: 9,459
Posted By Famous 5

Re: 4 years today!

Congratulations on your citizenship which comes with the added benefit that your daughter will now be eligible for a HECS-HELP loan for her uni tuition fees.

I hope you have better luck with your...
Forum: The Update Forum
Jul 17th 2013, 8:43 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 9,459
Posted By Famous 5

Re: 4 years today!

You can vote in UK general elections for 15 years after you leave the UK.

There was a legal challenge to this limit in the European Court of Human Rights, but in its ruling earlier this year the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 9th 2013, 12:47 am
Replies: 2
Views: 910
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Mortgage

We have used London & Country Mortgage Brokers in the past. Their website is at:

http://www.lcplc.co.uk/

However, I was reading that the mortgage market for expats has become a bit more...
Forum: The Barbie
May 29th 2013, 1:29 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 2,383
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Changes in citizenship act

Now also being reported by the ABC

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-30/fawad-ahmed-on-alert-as-parliament-moves-for-citizenship-law-ch/4722380
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 22nd 2013, 2:26 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 5,396
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Are the current generation of kids/young adults namby pamby

I think it all depends on the child - my oldest two started making independent trips in Australia (by air) at 16 and one of my children flew to the UK and back alone at 16 (without a chaperone...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 21st 2013, 5:58 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,828
Posted By Famous 5

Re: One Year In

Thank you for all your posts, which I have enjoyed reading. You will be missed.

I hope things continue to go well for you.
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 21st 2013, 4:15 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 5,451
Posted By Famous 5

Re: Blood Donating and Mad Cow Disease

It's possible that they might have unwittingly eaten meat products (such as gelatine). Alternatively it is possible that they had received a contaminated blood transfusion themselves.

See this...
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