Moving to New Zealand Instead of Australia
As you probably know, there is a great deal of rivalry between Australians and New Zealanders. It’s mainly in sport, which is most obvious with the Bledisloe Cup; the annual rugby league battle between...
View ArticleA Tasmanian Ten Day Tour with Itinerary
In July 2011 my family and I went for a winter holiday in Tasmania. We were there for a week, spending four days in Hobart before driving north to Launceston to spend a further three days there. During...
View ArticleBondi to Coogee Beach: A Sunday Walk Unlike Any Other
At the end of last month, when the school holidays began, the Bobinoz family jumped on a plane to Sydney for a four day break. Top of our list of ‘things to do‘ this time was to walk from Bondi Beach...
View ArticleCommunity Events in Australia
Regular readers will probably remember that back in the day, I used to reprint articles I’d written for Australia and New Zealand magazine, here on my website, about once a month. Well, that was...
View ArticleSpring in Australia and an Early Start to Bushfire Season
In November of last year Mrs Bob and I went to Binna Burra Lodge for the weekend, just to chill out. There is no doubt, it is a great place to do that, the views are just spectacular. If you look...
View ArticleWhale Watching in Hervey Bay, Queensland
The first time I went whale watching in Australia was in July 2010. We got the ferry out to Stradbroke Island, which is off the coast of Brisbane. From there we stared out at the sea from the beaches...
View ArticleAustralian Cuisine and Some Foods I’ve Managed to Avoid
Those of you who are regular readers of Australia and New Zealand magazine will know that I no longer write a monthly article for them. My final piece for them, which appeared back in February 2018,...
View ArticleDivorce: Australia and the UK Compared
“Our D-I-V-O-R-C-E becomes final today…” No it doesn’t. You’ll be pleased to hear that Mrs Bob and I are still happily married and I’m very lucky to have her. She is the best. I just wanted to quote...
View ArticleLatest Visa News Update: February 2020
The following content has been written by Simon Earles, a MARA registered migration agent with whom I have been working closely on this website since March 2014. Simon has already helped hundreds of my...
View ArticleMigrating to Australia: Latest Visa News Update June 2022
It’s been a long while since I last wrote anything on the blog section of this website, and I’m not sure that this entry today will break that duck, being (mostly) written by my MARA registered...
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