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Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 08:25 PM

Might be moving there for a year this fall, with my g'friend and just looking for a bit of info...and possible work.

If you have time to chat ICQ me, thanks.

Centurion · 05-28-2003, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by Trolleater
Might be moving there for a year this fall, with my g'friend and just looking for a bit of info...and possible work.

If you have time to chat ICQ me, thanks.

Nope, Aussies aren't allowed on the U.S. GFY board..they have to use the GFY board in New Zealand!

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 08:51 PM

Australia rocks!

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 09:38 PM

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 09:40 PM

Where in Australia are you thinking of going? For how long?

d0se · 05-28-2003, 09:48 PM

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Originally posted by Centurion

Nope, Aussies aren't allowed on the U.S. GFY board..they have to use the GFY board in New Zealand!

shut the fuk up

uh yeh! Theres hundreds of us here.... Movin to east or west?

\/\/estside motherfucker

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:20 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK
Where in Australia are you thinking of going? For how long?

Going to be living in Sydney, but will be travelling all over.

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by Trolleater

Going to be living in Sydney, but will be travelling all over.

I live in Sydney, what do you need info about?

spool · 05-28-2003, 10:27 PM

Well I would recommend Perth ... middle of winter her today abd blue skies and around 23c ... Summer can be very hot dry and long .... thank god for the beer gardens on the beaches

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:29 PM

I'm going for a Crown Lager in 3 hours!

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK

I live in Sydney, what do you need info about?

Maybe hit me up on ICQ when you have chance

spool · 05-28-2003, 10:32 PM

Just knocked the top off a Boags to go with lunch.

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:34 PM

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Originally posted by Trolleater

Maybe hit me up on ICQ when you have chance

My ICQ is farked, I gotta uninstall and re-install.

What do you need to know?

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:34 PM

Right now everything depends on if my girlfriend gets accepted into med school this September.

She had her interview a bit ago...and in that they told her she should try and get more life experiences and travel more and just live more really, before she dedicates herself to that.

So from hearing that she thinks it might be another year before she's accepted, though we're still waiting to hear back.

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:36 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK

My ICQ is farked, I gotta uninstall and re-install.

What do you need to know?

Just different things about the area that anyone going there would ask...especially stuff about living accommodations, etc.

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:36 PM

So if she doesn't get into med school she wants to go to Australia for a while?

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:37 PM

We need to find a flat/apartment and everything I've come across online has been useless. Just looking for a simple place.

Everything I've found online has been around $700-$1000 a week. We're not looking for anything like that. Seems pretty high for a 1 bedroom apartment.

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:38 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK
So if she doesn't get into med school she wants to go to Australia for a while?

Well we both do, and this would be a good opportunity to do so. She has a job lined up already to work in a lab down there.

spool · 05-28-2003, 10:41 PM

$1000 a week ... thats BS ... I could get you a 4 bed house with a yard for under $250 a week in Perth

go here www.realestate.com.au

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by Trolleater

Just different things about the area that anyone going there would ask...especially stuff about living accommodations, etc.

You can see thousands of places to rent on these websites:

www.realestate.com.au

www.domain.com.au

(make sure you choose the rental section and not the for sale section)

In Sydney, the nicest areas are in the north side and the east side. The south is ok, and the west side is generally considered the least nice side of the city, although its not that bad, but its also the cheapest.

Lots of travelling people live in and around Bondi beach.

Rental rates are quoted by the week here, not by the month.

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:43 PM

You can get a decent 1 bedroom apartment in Sydney for $250/week easy

For $700/week you can get a penthouse apartment.

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:44 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK

You can see thousands of places to rent on these websites:

www.realestate.com.au

www.domain.com.au

(make sure you choose the rental section and not the for sale section)

In Sydney, the nicest areas are in the north side and the east side. The south is ok, and the west side is generally considered the least nice side of the city, although its not that bad, but its also the cheapest.

Lots of travelling people live in and around Bondi beach.

Rental rates are quoted by the week here, not by the month.

Thanks for the info, going to check it out now for a bit, soon heading to bed, 2:45am here.

and yeah I noticed that (about the rent per week), different...by the month/year around here.

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK
You can get a decent 1 bedroom apartment in Sydney for $250/week easy

For $700/week you can get a penthouse apartment.

Yeah we're looking to spend around $1000-$1200 a month hopefully.

We don't need anything to extravagant...at the longest we're only staying for a year...and we'll only be buying the minimal amount of accessories/appliances for our place, since it would costs a small fortune to ship them back with us.

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:47 PM

You might want to consider an area called Potts Point, its between downtown sydney and bondi beach and there is a subway kindof thing that is near there that can take you into the city in 5 minutes

Potts Point is where alot of travelling people live as well

Also, Canadians are eligible for the working holiday visa

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:49 PM

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:49 PM

If you want online maps of neighborhoods and shit, go here: http://www.whereis.com.au

Sydney is in the state of NSW (New South Wales)

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 10:52 PM

I haven't talked to anyone about it yet and I'm not sure if you'd have any idea...

but since I'm a graphic designer and can have a computer setup anywhere in the world as long as I have an internet connection...would I still need a visa? It's no different than what I'm doing here...and in no way am I taking a job away from someone there.

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 10:57 PM

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Originally posted by Trolleater
I haven't talked to anyone about it yet and I'm not sure if you'd have any idea...

but since I'm a graphic designer and can have a computer setup anywhere in the world as long as I have an internet connection...would I still need a visa? It's no different than what I'm doing here...and in no way am I taking a job away from someone there.

You will be fine as long as you DO NOT TELL THE IMMIGRATION PEOPLE AT THE AIRPORT.

Tell them you're coming to Australia under the working holiday visa, if they ask if you have a job lined up already, say "not yet"

Don't bother getting into the details of your situation with them, just tell them you're planning on looking for work once you're here and they'll just assume you'd get a job at some pub or something.

There isn't anything technically wrong with working for yourself though, but if you try to go that route with immigration it can open up a whole world of annoying questions you don't want or need.

They might not even ask you anything though

Centurion · 05-28-2003, 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by BRISK
You can get a decent 1 bedroom apartment in Sydney for $250/week easy

For $700/week you can get a penthouse apartment.

Could you export a few of those to Seattle?

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 11:01 PM

Yeah, that's pretty much the plan we had made up already for me...lol

BRISK · 05-28-2003, 11:02 PM

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Originally posted by Centurion

Could you export a few of those to Seattle?

Those numbers I was giving were in Australian dollars by the way.

$1 USD = $1.60 AUD

Trolleater · 05-28-2003, 11:23 PM

those sites are a great help, thanks again!

Swoit · 05-28-2003, 11:37 PM

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\/\/estside motherfucker

dont listen to him..

Eastside is da best

Trolleater · 05-29-2003, 12:05 AM

night

HardProfits · 05-29-2003, 12:56 AM

South East Queensland is THE most beautiful part of Australia

Add to that most of the major porners are based there

So my picks would be:

1) Surfers Paradise
2) Brisbane
3) Sydney

In that order

Dj Furious · 05-29-2003, 01:08 AM

I came from Vancouver, Canada and I'm staying in Manly, across the harbour from Sydney. It's pretty sweet here, super touristy tho..

<img src=http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9606/4649606mm1053401567.jpg>

d0se · 05-29-2003, 01:25 AM

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Originally posted by Swoit

dont listen to him..

Eastside is da best

Ahahaha

Westside is de best

Centurion · 05-29-2003, 01:39 AM

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Originally posted by Dj Furious
I came from Vancouver, Canada and I'm staying in Manly, across the harbour from Sydney. It's pretty sweet here, super touristy tho..

<img src=http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9606/4649606mm1053401567.jpg>

That HAS to be the "gay ghetto" of Sydney..right?

dd2 · 05-29-2003, 01:47 AM

If you getting a 1 year working visa can you only work for one employer for a maximum of 3 moths? then you have to change jobs? Might add complications if you work for yourself

bhutocracy · 05-29-2003, 02:58 AM

west australia doesn't exist for 90% of australians... it's so hot they all live in holes in the ground like hobbits. westside aint shit.. seriously. if you're not on the east coast you're in the middle of fucking nowhere. if perth was an ice cream flavour, it would be "pralines and dick".

bhutocracy · 05-29-2003, 03:01 AM

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Originally posted by BRISK

west side is generally considered the least nice side of the city, although its not that bad, but its also the cheapest.

except the inner west... which is a little trendy and bohemian... i've lived in glebe, annandale and lilyfield.. the former two being quite nice.. the latter more industrial red brick, but it'll get there in 10 years.

potts point is a little expensive no?

richard123 · 05-29-2003, 04:39 AM

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Originally posted by BRISK
If you want online maps of neighborhoods and shit, go here: http://www.whereis.com.au

Also check http://www.nowwhere.com.au/ Excellent site!

05-28-2003, 08:25 PM	#1
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	Anyone Here From Australia? Might be moving there for a year this fall, with my g'friend and just looking for a bit of info...and possible work. If you have time to chat ICQ me, thanks.

05-28-2003, 08:51 PM	#3
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	Australia rocks! __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

05-28-2003, 09:38 PM	#4
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	bump

05-28-2003, 09:40 PM	#5
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	Where in Australia are you thinking of going? For how long? __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

05-28-2003, 10:27 PM	#9
spool Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 105	Well I would recommend Perth ... middle of winter her today abd blue skies and around 23c ... Summer can be very hot dry and long .... thank god for the beer gardens on the beaches __________________ a Nice growing sponor thats HONEST!

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BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	I'm going for a Crown Lager in 3 hours! __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

05-28-2003, 10:32 PM	#12
spool Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 105	Just knocked the top off a Boags to go with lunch. __________________ a Nice growing sponor thats HONEST!

05-28-2003, 10:34 PM	#14
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	Right now everything depends on if my girlfriend gets accepted into med school this September. She had her interview a bit ago...and in that they told her she should try and get more life experiences and travel more and just live more really, before she dedicates herself to that. So from hearing that she thinks it might be another year before she's accepted, though we're still waiting to hear back.

05-28-2003, 10:36 PM	#16
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	So if she doesn't get into med school she wants to go to Australia for a while? __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

05-28-2003, 10:37 PM	#17
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	We need to find a flat/apartment and everything I've come across online has been useless. Just looking for a simple place. Everything I've found online has been around $700-$1000 a week. We're not looking for anything like that. Seems pretty high for a 1 bedroom apartment.

05-28-2003, 10:41 PM	#19
spool Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 105	$1000 a week ... thats BS ... I could get you a 4 bed house with a yard for under $250 a week in Perth go here www.realestate.com.au __________________ a Nice growing sponor thats HONEST!

05-28-2003, 10:43 PM	#21
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	You can get a decent 1 bedroom apartment in Sydney for $250/week easy For $700/week you can get a penthouse apartment. __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

05-28-2003, 10:47 PM	#24
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	You might want to consider an area called Potts Point, its between downtown sydney and bondi beach and there is a subway kindof thing that is near there that can take you into the city in 5 minutes Potts Point is where alot of travelling people live as well Also, Canadians are eligible for the working holiday visa __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.

05-28-2003, 10:49 PM	#25
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it

05-28-2003, 10:52 PM	#27
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	I haven't talked to anyone about it yet and I'm not sure if you'd have any idea... but since I'm a graphic designer and can have a computer setup anywhere in the world as long as I have an internet connection...would I still need a visa? It's no different than what I'm doing here...and in no way am I taking a job away from someone there.

05-28-2003, 11:01 PM	#30
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	Yeah, that's pretty much the plan we had made up already for me...lol

05-28-2003, 11:23 PM	#32
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	those sites are a great help, thanks again!

05-29-2003, 12:05 AM	#34
Trolleater Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,441	night

05-29-2003, 12:56 AM	#35
HardProfits So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: BrizVegas Posts: 346	South East Queensland is THE most beautiful part of Australia Add to that most of the major porners are based there So my picks would be: 1) Surfers Paradise 2) Brisbane 3) Sydney In that order

05-29-2003, 01:08 AM	#36
Dj Furious Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Living the life of diamonds and guns Posts: 505	I came from Vancouver, Canada and I'm staying in Manly, across the harbour from Sydney. It's pretty sweet here, super touristy tho.. <img src=http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/9606/4649606mm1053401567.jpg> __________________ <a href="http://www.pornkings.com/default.php?id=800443" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.easymack.com/pornkings.jpg" width="377" height="32" border="0"></a> Start using a fucking quality sponsor.. one that converts at 1:25 - <a href="http://www.pornkings.com/default.php?id=800443" target="_blank">Porn Kings</a> - Insane Conversions Last edited by Dj Furious; 05-29-2003 at 01:12 AM..

05-29-2003, 01:47 AM	#39
dd2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Owned !! Posts: 419	If you getting a 1 year working visa can you only work for one employer for a maximum of 3 moths? then you have to change jobs? Might add complications if you work for yourself

05-29-2003, 02:58 AM	#40
bhutocracy Not making A Comeback Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 10,218	west australia doesn't exist for 90% of australians... it's so hot they all live in holes in the ground like hobbits. westside aint shit.. seriously. if you're not on the east coast you're in the middle of fucking nowhere. if perth was an ice cream flavour, it would be "pralines and dick".