For me, one of the most daunting parts of moving to Australia was moving all of our stuff. We’d lived in our house for ten years so had a lot of junk, we had three kids under five who had (and still have!) a lot of
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If you have friends or family living in Australia, the chances are you might need to send gifts to Australia sometimes for Christmas, Easter, birthdays, weddings and other special occasions. Or if you are the one who has moved to Australia from another country, then... Read More
Deciding to move your life to the other side of the world is HUGE. It’s overwhelming, stressful, happy, sad and exciting all rolled into one. There is so much to do, from deciding whether to take your pet with you to completing the English language test, from... Read More
When you are going to transfer large sums of money abroad, it’s essential that you not only get the best money transfer deal but also that you get a great service as some money transfer companies are definitely more reliable than others. Moving abroad soon? Have... Read More
The aim of this post is to help you decide which English language test to do for your visa while also providing you with resources that will make your revision for the English proficiency test easier. If you are the start of your journey and haven’t yet worked... Read More
If you’re moving to Australia, you’ll probably already be thinking about how you’re going to say goodbye to your friends and family. That subject was on my mind from the moment we decided we were going to make the move abroad because I knew it was... Read More
So you’re moving to Australia from the UK. Is there really any need for travel insurance when the two countries have a reciprocal agreement on health? And if you do need emigration travel insurance, should you just take out one way insurance to cover the journey... Read More
At the beginning of every year, I like to look back over the year before and reflect on everything that I’ve achieved. I’ve also just started a new tradition: Instead of just writing up my list of goals for the year ahead, I’ve written my ten-year... Read More
Back in 2014, we were planning our move to Australia. My hubby was working long hours. We had three kids aged one, four and four. I was working part-time as a writer and juggling my work and writing my family blog around our pre-school kids with limited childcare... Read More
