Once you’ve decided to move overseas, you’ll probably start thinking about what belongings you might want to take with you and what items you might prefer to leave behind. Ensuring that you declutter before you move overseas means that you…
Recently I discovered Stoneflow Wild African Botanicals Gin, a uniquely South African gin available right here in Australia. After finding out more about how Stoneflow started, and its journey to launch in Australia, I knew I had to share it…
20th March 2021
Getting your head around setting up your energy bills in Australia can seem daunting. But once you’ve worked it out, it’s actually pretty simple. Where you live and what connections are available will determine what utilities you need to set…
7th March 2021
So you’ve decided to make the big move – congrats! And no doubt you’ve got a million things on your emigration to do list. One of the first things you need to start working on are all the essential documents…
21st February 2021
When the Wander out Yonder vouchers were released last year to help the tourism industry in WA, I was one of the lucky 10,000 to snap one up. After much contemplation on where to spend it, I spied something I’d…
2nd February 2021
After the recent closure of The Cheese Barrel, we didn’t have long to wait for a new gourmet cheese venue to make an appearance in the Swan Valley. Officially opened on 27 November, Two Birds Fromagerie is one of the…
5th January 2021
After a few months of being closed this year, Taylors Café in the Swan Valley has recently re-opened under the new name of Taylors In The Valley. We booked a table for brunch late on the Sunday morning of their…
8th December 2020
If you know your South African shops in Perth’s northern suburbs, you’ll undoubtedly have come across the Village Hut Café.
1st December 2020
With yet another Christmas upon us, it’s hard not to start feeling like this one might be the strangest one yet as a migrant in a strange new land. 2020 has been the year that no-one expected and with international…
24th November 2020
It’s true that we have no shortage of mini golf courses in Perth – or putt-putt as we used to call it in South Africa. But by far the most fun one I’ve ever played has to be Holey Moley…
10th November 2020
One of the trickiest things you may do as part of your Aussie emigration journey, is choose a school before you emigrate to Australia. There are so many things you need to get your head around when you emigrate, from…
22nd October 2020
With our state border closed at the moment (2020), now is the perfect time to explore our gorgeous home state of Western Australia. With a state that’s the second largest in the world (second only to a state of Russia),…
9th October 2020
If you’re planning your move down under, you might be wondering ‘can you ship wooden items to Australia?’. It’s a question often asked on emigration forums and Facebook groups so here’s what you need to know about shipping wooden items…
22nd September 2020
If I had a dollar for each time I saw a post on a Facebook group about how to renew your south African passport from Australia, I’d be rich. Mega rich. While there is information online about this directly from…
7th September 2020
I don’t know about you but for me, half of the fun of going on holiday is the planning stage. And when you’re heading south for a getaway, you have to make a plan of where to stop for lunch…
27th August 2020
A few weeks ago we stopped in for lunch at A Patch Of Country cafe in Mundaring. It was a Monday during the school holidays and we’d just been on a trail ride in the Perth Hills nearby and were…
4th August 2020
One of the hardest things to adjust to when it comes to moving overseas is how to cope with the loss of your support network when you emigrate. Prior to moving, it may be difficult to get your head around…
9th July 2020
When you make a big decision in your life, it often happens that you start seeing little signs of inspiration for your journey in everyday life. And your migration journey is no different. I remember meeting a friend in Oxford…
30th June 2020
After the last few Covid-crazy months, when the regional borders started to open, I started looking around at some farm stay options in the south west region of WA. After hours of scouring the internet I hit the jackpot with…
20th June 2020
Now that the regional borders in WA are starting to open I’m sure many of you are, like me, itching to get away for a long weekend at least. That means I’ve been spending some time looking at where we…
28th May 2020
If you’re like me, you might be researching as much as you can online to prepare for your upcoming move to Australia. During your frantic Googling sessions, you may come across the term ‘100 points of ID’. Wondering what that…
15th May 2020
