Australia vs UK

Cheap Australian Beer Anybody?

20 March 2009 Australia vs UK

That may have got your attention. Well, it certainly got mine. For two reasons. Beer is not particularly cheap in this country and, of course, most of it is a lager. They call it a bitter, as with “Victoria Bitter” or “XXXX Bitter” but it’s not. It’s lager. Living here in Australia I often find [...]

Emigrating to Australia. Elizabeth’s Story.

10 March 2009 Australia vs UK

I have a Tropical Cyclone Hamish update for you later. But first…… We nearly didn’t come here to Australia, we were always going to go to France. That was our plan for 5 years. But that was before Elizabeth was born. She is such a lively outdoor little girl that in some ways, France seemed [...]

Australia vs England at House Prices

26 February 2009 Australia vs UK

About a month ago the fifth annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey (I must have missed the first four) claimed that Australia has some of the worlds most expensive housing, quoting the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast as being in the top five of the least affordable areas in the world. I don’t get [...]

Is Australia In Recession?

25 February 2009 Australia vs UK

Well I know it’s old news, but as I mentioned them yesterday, I do want to get this one out. Although I am now far, far away, the demise of both Woolworth’s and MFI has still saddened me a great deal. These two stores were British icons. Woolworth’s, the wonder of Woollies, is no more. [...]

The Parking Space Trick and Other Parking Stuff

24 February 2009 Australia vs UK

A very wise man, back in the UK, once told me the secret to finding a parking space. Let’s call it the parking space trick. The Parking Space Trick. Location: England. We have all been in this situation before. You want to pop into your local busy town to do some quick shopping. You are, [...]

A Walk Down Memory Lane

17 February 2009 Australia vs UK

I explained what we’d got up to on Sunday in yesterdays post, but what of Saturday? Saturday was a very grey day, weather wise. All day it was just grey, cloudy and dull. I can’t remember if it rained or not. I don’t think it did. It will come as no surprise to you that [...]

The Australian Healthcare System

10 February 2009 Australia vs UK

I have a lot to learn about the Australian healthcare system. But I’ll tell you what I do know. As soon as we arrived, we had to register for a “Medicare” card. This card has the appearance of a credit card but doesn’t work in Kmart. I’ll tell you about Kmart another time. We registered [...]

Hot & sunny in Australia. How’s the weather where you are?

6 February 2009 Australia vs UK

The holiday is over. Now I am reduced to talking about the weather. But hey! I’m English, and that’s what we do. As I write this I know that the whole of the UK is covered in a blanket of snow. As usual schools, buses, trains and, it would seem that life in general has [...]

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I'm BobinOz and I moved to Australia in November 2007 after living in England for a very long time. Why did I move and what's it like here? All this and more answered right here at Bobinoz. Click here to read more on my about me page.