Articles tagged ‘Basic Info on Oz’

Daily Dose- Useful Surf Stuff, Zoos, and Community Radio!

By Heather | October 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »

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, he