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Snakes in Australia: My First Real Live Encounter.

by BobinOz on February 10, 2010

in Australia's Bad Things

The day was Friday, 5 February, that’s when it happened. On that day I had been living in Australia for two years, two months and 22 days, which is nice and easy to remember.
And that was the day it happened, at last! I saw my first real wild snake.
Yes, previously I had seen a carpet [...]

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Death by Dangerous Creatures in Australia 2009

by BobinOz on January 6, 2010

in Australia's Bad Things

I’m sure some of you may have been mildly interested in my video at the beginning of the week about our second full year living in Australia, the highlights of 2009, but I am sure that what you really want to know about 2009 is what did Australia’s Bad Things achieve during the year.
How many [...]

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Our Second Full Year Living in Australia

by BobinOz on January 4, 2010

in Life in Australia

In my last ever blog post of 2009 I foolishly suggested that I’d be back on January the first. Unfortunately, I hadn’t taken into account the hangover I would be battling with after a magnificent party hosted by Andy and Michelle. My thanks to them for a great night.
But there is only one way to [...]

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Cost of Living in Australia and UK: Cities Compared

by BobinOz on December 17, 2009

in Cost of Living - Australia

….and some other cities too.
In my category “Cost of Living – Australia” I have looked at the costs of a wide range of essential items ranging from electrical goods to groceries, from houses to ambulance fees and from toys to booze.
At the start of the exercise I suggested that there wouldn’t be too much difference [...]

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Cost of Living in Australia: Stamp Duty.

by BobinOz on December 10, 2009

in Cost of Living - Australia

The cost of stamp duty in Australia and England compared.
We have already looked at the cost comparisons when buying a house in Australia compared with England, but what about the stamp duty? Which country is cheapest?
And the winner is…………
England!
There, that was straight to the point wasn’t it? No big build up, no mounting tension, no [...]

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Are Australians the Friendliest People in the World?

by BobinOz on December 3, 2009

in Australia vs UK

I woke up in a hot sweat the other night. But that’s something you just have to get used to during the summers here in Australia. But while I was lying there, trying to get back to sleep, I had this thought.
I didn’t actually address Vivienne’s comment when she said “I do love the English [...]

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Cost of Living in Australia: School Fees

by BobinOz on November 26, 2009

in Cost of Living - Australia

In a previous post where I discussed cost of living comparisons, I promised (rather foolishly I think) to try to unravel school fee variations from state to state. I am often saying what a big country Australia is, perhaps I should bear that in mind when I make such rash promises!
The BobinOz rough guide to [...]

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An Australian Weekend Break: Camping V2

by BobinOz on November 16, 2009

in 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 Elizabeth the [...]

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