Life in Australia - Moving to Australia - By BobinOz

Post Boxes in the UK and Australia Compared

BobinOz — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:29:06 +0000

As you know, I usually like to end the week with a YouTube video on a Friday. But this week, I’m kind of YouTubed out. We had a YouTube video on Monday when we looked at the Mothers Day Classic at Canberra, and we had another YouTube on Wednesday frighteningly portraying Australia’s future following the [...]

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Post Boxes in the UK and Australia Compared

Coal Seam Gas Explained: The CSG Debate

BobinOz — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:23:50 +0000

This isn’t a “fun” post, but you do come here to read about what it’s really like to live in Australia, don’t you? Well, this is part of what it’s really like… Usually when I write posts here on BobinOz it’s to offer information, to inform people about life in Australia. But with today’s post [...]

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Coal Seam Gas Explained: The CSG Debate

Australian Fun Run: The Mother’s Day Classic

BobinOz — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:38:44 +0000

Yesterday, here in Australia, it was Mother’s Day. Yes, Mother’s Day in Australia is on a different day to Mother’s Day in the UK. If that seems strange to you, you should check out my original post on the subject, called simply Mother’s Day in Australia. So, now that we know it is on a [...]

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Australian Fun Run: The Mother’s Day Classic

Backpacking in Australia: A Simple Guide

BobinOz — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:34:38 +0000

What is backpacking? Well, I’m only taking a really wild guess here, but I assume backpacking gets its name from the notion that you carry everything you need to survive your lengthy tour, in a bag, on your back. A backpack. Backpacking in Australia is hugely popular, probably because the weather is fantastic, the beaches [...]

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Backpacking in Australia: A Simple Guide

Becoming an Australian Citizen: It’s Just a Ride!

BobinOz — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:29:34 +0000

Hello, my name is Bob. I’m an Australian. Well, that may be stretching the point a bit, but I am an Australian citizen. Regular readers will have read about our Australian citizenship ceremony. I was, of course, born in England, so I am British. But now after a very long and sometimes bumpy ride, I [...]

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Becoming an Australian Citizen: It’s Just a Ride!

Labour Day in Australia: May Day 2012

BobinOz — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:07:28 +0000

Today, in Queensland, it is Labour Day, as in May Day 2012….. … and therefore a bank holiday Monday. So we have all got the day off; today is a day to chill. But I can’t! Something is bugging me! It’s been bugging me for six days now, ever since I wrote my post Australia’s [...]

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Labour Day in Australia: May Day 2012

The English FA Cup Final at Wembley

BobinOz — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:01:47 +0000

Tomorrow is FA Cup final day and this post may look as though it’s going to be about the English FA Cup Final at Wembley. It isn’t, it’s about something much more important than that. But for some while it will probably just look like a post about the English FA Cup Final at Wembley. [...]

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The English FA Cup Final at Wembley

UK versus Australia: Mobile Phone Prices Compared

BobinOz — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:53:50 +0000

It’s been awhile since I did a cost comparison post, so today I decided to compare mobile phone plans between the UK and Australia. For this particular comparison, I decided to pick the most popular mobile phone, the iPhone 4S 16 GB, and only look at plans that gave you this phone for free. I [...]

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UK versus Australia: Mobile Phone Prices Compared

Australia’s Labor Politicians: Grey Clouds Are Gathering

BobinOz — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:09:58 +0000

I have got an absolutely priceless video for you today, you have to see it to believe it. I’m so glad it was posted on YouTube; I had intended to just print a text version of the quote. Seeing the video though, that’s another matter, it makes it so much more amusing. But first… The [...]

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Australia’s Labor Politicians: Grey Clouds Are Gathering

Gympie Gympie Ouchy Ouchy: Worlds Most Venomous Plant?

BobinOz — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:37:33 +0000

When I was a small child, playing in the fields, parks and the countryside of the UK, there was one plant that we always had to make sure that we didn’t “literally” bump into. The stinging nettle. Yes, stinging nettles, object of great fear and source of enormous pain. As much as we knew about [...]

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Gympie Gympie Ouchy Ouchy: Worlds Most Venomous Plant?