I took this picture last week (click on thumbnail for a larger image) to give you an idea of the size of some of the plots of land that you can pick up here in …

Since announcing we were pregnant a number of weeks ago the ‘bump’ has been growing large and strong.
We had our 19 and a bit week scan today and I’m chuffed to bits to say that …

I’ve gotta admit that when it comes down to managing our money and making the most of what we have, I’m a little to laid back for our own good
Case in point, in …

Hoons, a strange old word and a word I’ve been hearing a lot of since moving to Australia.
Hoon is an Australian and New Zealand colloquial term applied to normally young individuals who typically drive fast …

Federal Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews has announced changes that he says will require higher standards of English among people coming to Australia to study and work.
The changes to the General Skilled Migration programme (GSM) will …

As those of you who have been following the Blog for some time will already know, one of the main reasons why we choose to move to Australia when we did is because we wanted …

Nearly a year ago I blogged about the wonders of Laura Bingle (a name I have since found our is spelt Lara Bingle) and how the topless comment I made attracted a lot of extra …

The 19th of November 2006 was a pretty momentous date for us as it was the day that White and Company packed and removed 96 boxes worth of stuff and we finally felt that we …

Well, it’s been a while since I blogged about the furry felines so I thought I’d write a quick update to let those of you interested know how the cats have settled in down under.
To …

Firstly, because of the number of questions normally raised in response to these updates I have turned comments off.
Please use our forums for any visa related enquiries. You’ll get a much quicker response this way. …