April 2009

Interesting Facts About Australia – #1

20 April 2009 Australia vs UK

Any of you who have watched my videos about driving down the M1, firstly between Brisbane and Sydney and then from Sydney to Melbourne will already know how quiet these roads are. Why were they so quiet? I’ll take a guess. The population of Australia is about 20,600,856. The UK would fit into Australia approximately [...]

Surfin’ Australia

17 April 2009 Australia vs UK

Today I want to talk about surfin’. Image Courtesy of monkeyc No, not that surfin’ – the other one! For some people, one of the first considerations when moving to a new home, let alone to a new country, is “can I get an Internet connection?” – so I thought this may be of interest [...]

Moving to Australia – Part Five

16 April 2009 Moving To Australia

A Recap on the Moving to Australia Series. In Part One you have the idea. In Part Two you decide on the basis of your application having looked at the various Visa options. In Part Three we looked at the paperwork and using a MARA approved Migration Agent. In Part Four you agreed the basis [...]

Strange Australian Back Garden Beastie Sound Explained

15 April 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Remember this? With extraordinary timing, a reader has posted a comment on a previous post. Why is the timing significant? First we need to go back in time about five or six months …….. I am sitting in my living area, or lounge as I used to call it, it is a late at night [...]

The Universal Law of Bank Holiday Mondays

14 April 2009 Entertainment Australia

Last Thursday I mentioned that we had arranged a very special day out on bank holiday Monday. I promise you I would post about it today, so here I am. True to my word. A Day at the Races Where is our racecourse? We had a day at the races at…… No, not Ascot! Eagle [...]

Easter in Australia

9 April 2009 Entertainment Australia

Tomorrow is Good Friday and the beginning of the long Easter weekend. So what are we going to be doing with ourselves? Well, as far as I know, not a great deal tomorrow. But Saturday we have some friends coming round for a barbecue and on Monday we are going somewhere completely different. I hope [...]

The Diversity of Brisbane Wildlife

8 April 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Welcome to the most miss named category on BobinOz. Yes it’s time for another entry into Australia’s Bad Things. This category was originally started so that I could provide you with photographs, descriptions and the stories behind the intruders that invade my property on a daily basis. In order to give a balanced view, I [...]

Australia – A Nation of Immigrants

7 April 2009 Australia vs UK

Those are not my words, I saw them on a TV advert. I can’t even remember what the programme or product was, but I knew how true those words were as soon as I saw them. After all, I’m one! I have no wish to get into the history of Australia here, there are plenty [...]