Mum's gone 2 Aus

The image many of us have of Australians is of a sporty, sun-kissed, healthy nation. This image could, and perhaps should, be entirely accurate of the way people are in Australia given the favourable climate, outdoor lifestyle and ingrained love of sport. This image is true for many people. However, like other industrialised countries, Australia is in the middle of an obesity epidemic. The Australian National Preventative Health Taskforce confirms that “Australia is one of the most overweight… Read more

When relocating to a new home in Australia a significant dilemma families are faced with is “What to ship?” The options range from everything (the entire contents of your current home), to nothing (just clothing and personal items), and somewhere in between.

Your decision about what to ship will be influenced by some critical factors relating to your move.

- Are you keeping a property in your country of origin?

- Are you renting your property… Read more

It’s been a while since we’ve posted a Photo Friday article but Mum likes the opportunity to share a fun or quirky moment from life in Australia so this week we’re reinstating Photo Friday and hope to post a weekly photo as we did before. You can view previous Photo Friday articles here.

Today we’re sharing something topical and typically Australian; it’s also something that Mum is a little dumbfounded by: Showbags.

Sydney Royal Easter Show

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Relocating to Australia is expensive and no end of people will tell you that the cost of living down under is high. All this talk of money and budgeting means that you need to find the right bank and products to manage your finances during and after your move to Australia.

What did we do?

When planning our relocation to Australia we discussed opening an Australian bank account whilst we were in the UK, with a… Read more

Over the Easter weekend we have had some much needed family time, and some beautiful mild autumn weather (also much needed in Sydney). As we hung out at the beach, went walking in a local national park and took the children’s scooters along a nearby coastal walk; I was reminded again and again how Aussie our London-born kids are becoming.

We spent a lovely afternoon exploring a nearby coastal esplanade. The children on their scooters with… Read more

Happy Easter to all Mum’s gone 2 Aus readers! We hope the Easter Bunny has found your garden or living room and that you’re enjoying some family time over the public holiday weekend.

This year, in Australia, Mum’s been wondering when Easter got so big and whether Easter is celebrated more in Australia than other parts of the world.

When we were a children…

As parents we often find ourselves thinking back to how… Read more

The countdown to the London Olympics is on. There are just over three months to go until the start of the London 2012 Olympics. The opening ceremony is on 27th July and the games are on until 12th August.

If you’re travelling to London to watch the Olympics and you’re taking children with you we’d recommend travelling with a Trunki.

Trunki for travelling kids

Mum is a Trunki fan. When we travelled from the… Read more

Is Surry Hills on your shortlist of Sydney suburbs to explore during a visit or relocation to Australia? Are you moving to Sydney and hoping to call Surry Hills home?

We’ve lived in Sydney for over two years and although we have heard a lot about Surry Hills – it has good bars and restaurants and is known as a fashionable suburb; we had never walked the streets and taken a look for ourselves, until recently.… Read more

March has been a slightly leaner month in terms of the number of articles we have published but it has been a HUGE month in the variety, relevance and importance of the topics we have discussed.

Australian relocation dilemmas: Can you afford to live in Australia?

This month we wrote about one of the most important questions families ask themselves before relocating to Australia; can they afford to live here? The cost of living in Australia… Read more