Archive for November, 2006

MMMM Tuurrkkeeeeyyy! See you in December!

Date: November 21st, 2006 | 2 comments

OK Gang! Happy Thanksgiving! I will be State Side until the beginning of December. But don’t worry! I’ll be working on new and exciting things to post for when I get back to OZ!!! if there are topics you would like to see covered, please feel free to post a comment. MMMMM [read more]

Microsoft Office To include Aussie Slang! S’truth!!!

Date: November 20th, 2006 | No Comments

Fair Dinkum! Believe it. Microsoft Australia has decided it is high time to add Australian slang to it’s dictionary. Nothing is more pitiful than an Aussie trying to write about chucking a Sickie, his Ute, or Trackies and not knowing how to spell it now is there!
Microsoft has created a [read more]

Daily Dose- G-20, Aussie’s top Box Office, and The Opera House: 7th Wonder of the World?

Date: November 19th, 2006 | No Comments

>Melbourne’s G20 summit has been hailed a success and the friendliest held since the group’s inception seven years ago

Australian director George Miller and his troupe of fluffy tap-dancing penguins in Happy Feet, earned an impressive $US42.3 million and have topped the North American box office, knocking off James Bond and sending Borat back to [read more]

Australia Forum Thread for the week of November 13, 2006

Date: November 17th, 2006 | No Comments

Check out this topic currently being discussed on the Australasia forum at BootsnAll:
Badly Drawn Girl is living and working in Auckland… And wants to go to Sydney for New Years. She asks, “Anyone got any rants/raves about the city this time of year? Are there any hostels that don’t have the 7-day minimum stay requirement? [read more]

Sydney- Need Internet? Head to the Rocks!

Date: November 13th, 2006 | 3 comments

Everyday Thousands of people visit and conduct business in the most Historic Precinct in Sydney- The Rocks. Honestly- this is one of my favorite parts of town. When I first arrived I avoided it because I thought there would be too many tourists. Man was I missing out!
What I [read more]

Know Before You Go: 29 Abandoned Uranium Mines to be Incorporated into Kakadu!

Date: November 20th, 2006 | No Comments

Kakadu National Park is a major destination and highlight for many travellers to Australia. One of the issues surrounding the park that travellers should be aware of is Uranium Mining. From the road trains to the environmental impact, the mines are a major part of the Northern Territory and it’s tourism.
The [read more]

Aussie Translation Guide #2

Date: November 20th, 2006 | No Comments

One of the fun things of Travel is learning the local lingo. Australia has innumerable terms that are as unique in the world as their very own Platypus (which I saw in the wild just recently- fascinating little creatures!). This is the second in a series to come. Feel free to add [read more]

Yeee Haaaa! Learn to be a Jill-a-Roo or Jack-a-Roo!

Date: November 19th, 2006 | No Comments

Giddy up little doggies! Grab your RM williams and your best cowboy hat! No Horseback riding experience necessary! If you ever had a dream as a child be a real Jill-a-roo or Jack-a-roo, here is you chance! You can take the class to fulfill those childhood fantasies or better yet to get [read more]

Yea! I’m off to see U2 in Adelaide!

Date: November 14th, 2006 | 2 comments

Hello Hello…. There’s a place called Vertigo! Hey gang- I am utilizing a concert as a GREAT excuse to go visit a part of Australia I have not yet been to. This is actually a really good strategy (in my humble opinion) for two reasons.
First, if you are living and working [read more]

Watch out for the Tax Man! Working in Australia you guide to Tax matters.

Date: November 13th, 2006 | No Comments

OK- So you Got your Visa, arrived in Australia, earned your additional Australian Certifications, and are now looking for a job. There is one more thing you are going to need…a Tax File Number (TFN)! You don’t have to get one but it is DEFINATELY in your best interest. Without one you [read more]