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Banking in Oz- How do you say…Painful?

Date: October 5th, 2006 | 1 comment

After trying to find an Apartment, this will be the second most shocking item of setting up housekeeping to most of you- setting up a bank account. Not far off Neanderthalic- lately it has gotten a little better- but not much. The banks in Oz are some of the most profitable [read more]

Northern Territory- Science stuff!

Date: September 28th, 2006 | No Comments

Ok- bit of science cool stuff. While “Doing the Triangle” you will see MASSIVE Termite mounds. Infact one of the main tourist Draws to Litchfield NAtional PArk- are Their ENORMOUS Mounds. Why are they here you ask….
The Australian subcontinent is missing a vital player that all of the other [read more]

Australia- Moving in on a budget!

Date: September 19th, 2006 | 1 comment

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.
Instead of going broke- Try [read more]

The ‘Green Bag’ phenomenon

Date: September 17th, 2006 | No Comments

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… A green bag! The Aussies have really put together a great to drastically reduce their plastic bag [read more]

The ARIAs! Aussie Music of the year!!!

Date: October 4th, 2006 | No Comments

The ARIAs are the Aussie equivalent of the Grammies, except they are riddled with all kinds of goofy drunken behaviour by celebs and fans alike. The TV generally cronicals past silliness and speculates what the newest faux pas of the year will be. Over all they are pretty fun to watch on TV, [read more]

Northern Territory- “Doing The Triangle”

Date: September 28th, 2006 | 1 comment

When visiting the Northern Territory- a very common route is called The Triangle This is basically Darwin to Jabiru to Pine Creek or Katherine and back up to Darwin via Litchfied Park. When taking on this Great driving route many people are apprehensive envisioning vast kilometers of nothingness.
While it [read more]

Darwin- Dress Guidelines

Date: September 18th, 2006 | No Comments

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…
I was generally surprised at how non-casual the dress was. I brought some fun tropical-location-loungewear- however, upon walking down the street, I instantly realized it would [read more]

Darwin- food intolerance info

Date: September 15th, 2006 | No Comments

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. If you like your toast in the morning I suggest bringing your own along. The Star City Casino [read more]