November 2009

Had Enough of Australia, Want to Move to England!

18 November 2009 Australia vs UK

No, not me…….. And now for something completely different……. There are always two sides to every coin, of course. One of my more controversial categories has been “Cost of Living — Australia” which has attracted several comments doubting the validity of my findings. As if! One woman in particular, Vivienne, felt that Australia was NOT [...]

Scared of Australian Snakes and Spiders?

17 November 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Many people would love to live in Australia and dream of moving here at some point. But also for many the fear of snakes and spiders in Australia may just be enough to put them off the idea. So what’s it really like when you do live in Australia? Acclimatisation – getting used to Australian [...]

An Australian Weekend Break: Camping V2

16 November 2009 Entertainment Australia

As I mentioned on Friday, we wanted to do something “special” to celebrate our two year anniversary living in Australia. We decided to go camping at my wife’s favourite place, Mooloolaba. Now, this was only our second camping trip but I really think I could get quite into this. Like the last time, we gave [...]

Two Years of Living in Australia: The Official Anniversary.

13 November 2009 Life in Australia

…..Nearly Yesterday we celebrated two years since we left England. Tomorrow we will celebrate two years of living in Australia. Today, we are on our way to the destination of our second celebration. We decided it would be nice to mark the anniversary by doing something special. But we thought it would be a little [...]

Moving to Australia: It’s Two Years Since We Left England

12 November 2009 Moving To Australia

Two years ago to the day, almost to the hour as I write this, (its 6:30 p.m. here in Australia, so it’s around half eight in the morning back in the England), I was waking up in the UK for the very last time. So today I am celebrating two years since we left England. [...]

The Cost of Living in Australia: Buying Toys.

11 November 2009 Cost of Living - Australia

Oh My Word It’s Nearly Christmas! If you think Christmas creeps up on you in the UK, imagine what it is like living here in Australia when, during the middle of the summer, Christmas trees start sprouting up in the shopping malls. It frightened me the other day I can tell you. I’ve already given [...]

Australia Versus the UK: Time Zones Explained

10 November 2009 Australia vs UK

“What time is it in Australia?” – I’m so glad you asked! Anybody considering coming here to live in Australia will probably be leaving friends and family behind somewhere. With the huge time differences between the major English speaking nations, staying in touch isn’t easy. Today I will attempt to simplify the time differences between [...]

Eating Out in Brisbane: We Go for a Chinese

9 November 2009 Entertainment Australia

You may recall we had a night out on the town barely 3 months ago when our daughter had her first sleep over since we came to live in Australia. On Saturday Elizabeth had sleepover number two, so we felt it was only right that we had night on the town number two. We’d never [...]