Articles tagged ‘Basic Info on Oz’
Daily Dose- Useful Surf Stuff, Zoos, and Community Radio!
By Heather | October 11th, 2006 |
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Surf Forecasting- check out those waves before you get out of bed.
http://www.surforecasts.com/australasiaeast/index.htm
Brilliant site- full of good site specific info, history, and gear links!
http://www.surfinfo.com.au/pages/surfzones.htm1.
Three Great Zoos - Melbourne Zoo, Healesville Sanctuary and Werribee Open Range Zoo
http://www.zoo.org.au/
Three D Radio - 93.7fm - Adelaide Community Radio
http://www.threedradio.com/
Cell phones are for Texting! A Must have.
By Heather | October 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you are moving to or even just visiting Australia for more than 2 weeks, a mobile phone is basically a must have. You will end up meeting people you want to contact, making hotel reservations, needing to send a message home. these little babies are a fully integrated piece of Australian culture. [...]
Moving to Australia- General info
By Heather | October 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Be aware- most of the buildings in Australia do not have AC, central heat- or for that matter screens on the windows. This means you will need to purchase a heater, fan and a mosquito net depending on the season you are here.
The weather is glorious most of the time and 95% [...]
Australia- Moving in on the Cheap!
By Heather | October 8th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
As one person has wisely pointed out- Sydney is a very expensive place to live… to help battle that, here are a couple more suggestions for moving to Australia and setting up house on the cheap. Council Clean Up and Garage sales baby! On the North Shore of Sydney and in several on [...]
Finding an Apartment in Sydney…Ready.. Set.. Go!
By Heather | October 5th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
This will more than likely be the most horrifying experience of arriving in Australia. Customs, quarantine, and visa officials have got nothin’ on the apartment-hungry-maddened-hordes and indifferent real estate agents.
In Sydney- the housing market is extremely competitive- if you are moving from overseas- bring along past landlord contact information and [...]
Australia- Moving in on a budget!
By Heather | September 19th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
OK- so you’ve arrived into Australia and you need to buy a few housekeeping items- Tupperware, toilet paper, cleaners, extension cords, etc. The first thing you will notice is how ridiculously expensive all the things are in the stores you are used to going to such as Target.
Darwin- Dress Guidelines
By Heather | September 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
While the climate is tropical this is not a resort town. Darwin is still a city and the most metropolitan one around. The dress is casual…kind of…
The ‘Green Bag’ phenomenon
By Heather | September 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Want to be part of the cool crowd? Want to fit in like a local? Seriously- to go to the beach, to a rugby game, to the grocery, on the train… you can’t live without…
Darwin- food intolerance info
By Heather | September 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Coeliac/Gluten Free General Note- While almost all of the Cafes/restraurants were knowledeable about Gluten Free requirements and quite good at working with you on gluten free products, the supermarkets have a very slim selection.
Darwin- getting around town
By Heather | September 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Taxis: For a taxi in Darwin a useful number is 08 8981 3777 or as in all Australian states you can call 131008. In Darwin, taxis only really work on a call out basis during the peak times of the year. Just because you are at a taxi rank- your chances of getting [...]
