Life in Australia – What it is Really Like – By BobinOz — What it’s Really Like Living in Australia

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 [...]

Tropical Cyclone Hamish. Cyclones? Brisbane?

9 March 2009 Australian Climate

It’s been a hectic but fun weekend here. As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, it was my daughter’s fifth birthday this week. On Saturday we had a party. We kicked it off at about 6 p.m. and had 12 adults and nine children around. I fired up the barbecue and we all sat [...]

Barbecuing – An Australian National Pastime

6 March 2009 Entertainment Australia

Barbecue Areas Are Everywhere. Barbecuing areas are everywhere, all are free and most have gas, also free. There are barbecue areas in the mountains, in parks and on the beaches. When we had breakfast on the beach at Redcliffe, the free barbecue area was like a home from home. The kitchen at the back, dining [...]

The Meter Maids of Surfers Paradise – An Update

5 March 2009 Australian Climate

I made a post about the parking space trick a short while ago in which I mentioned the Meter Maids of Surfers Paradise. I didn’t have a photo of any of them at the time, but I did promise you I would get one. Well, today we went to Surfers Paradise to chill out. And, [...]

Picnic On Mount Nebo, Brisbane, Australia

4 March 2009 Australian Climate

As the UK enters spring, we have just begun autumn. The 90°F heat of today, if our usual weather patterns prevail, will gradually fall down to a steady 75°F (24°c) by the end of May. Then it will be winter. Brisbane’s autumns are just fantastic.

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