March 2009

6 Ways to Emigrate to Australia

19 March 2009 Moving To Australia

Gone are the days when you just jumped on a boat and turned up. Now things are a little more tricky. In this very straight forward and quick guide, I’ll run through 6 ways to emigrate to Australia. Employer Sponsored Workers If you can find an employer who is prepared to offer you a job, [...]

Intruders I Didn’t Expect

19 March 2009 Australia's Bad Things

I expected to see quite a varied range of wildlife cross my path now that we live here in Australia. But my next two intruders were probably the strangest and most unexpected guests I have seen. I was working in my study a short while ago as a thunderstorm was gathering outside. As the rumbles [...]

Scuba Diving at The Great Barrier Reef Anyone?

17 March 2009 Entertainment Australia

As I mentioned in a previous post about Hamish, my son, Tom, who is here on holiday, was off to Cairns for a week on a diving course. Today he got back. He has completed his six day course, four days of which were spent at sea. He did 14 dives and hit a maximum [...]

Tropfest – A Slice of Australian Culture

16 March 2009 Entertainment Australia

On Sunday the 22nd of February, Tropfest 2009 was shown live on Movie Extra, one of the film channels on Foxtel, the Sky equivalent in Australia. What is Tropfest? I am glad you asked. If you already know what it is, then you were ahead of me. I love films and consider myself a minor [...]

Moving to Australia – An Idea.

13 March 2009 Moving To Australia

As with anything in life, it begins with an idea. It’s a simple idea, which, in this case, is “I think I’ll move to Australia”. Yes, it’s a simple idea but it’s also a very big one. It is a very big move. One that for some time was too big for us. We felt [...]

Kangaroo Intruder One-Upmanship Alert

12 March 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Starting Tomorrow – Moving to Australia “How did I get here?” – David Byrne 1980 How do you emigrate to Australia? What is it really like to go through the whole process? Some of you visiting this blog will know what you need to do and some of you may have no clue at all. [...]

Intruders Into My Australian Home

11 March 2009 Australia's Bad Things

As I said last Tuesday, I am going to feature some of “Australia’s Bad Things” on weekly basis. When most people think of the bad things in Australia, then snakes and spiders, crocs and sharks spring to mind. But I will be delving into Australia’s bad things at a deeper level. There are more bad [...]

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 [...]