Travel to Australia, Living in Australia, Relocating to Australia, Expat Life and News https://www.expatify.com Travel & Expat Lifestyle Magazine Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:07:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 https://www.expatify.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-expatify-site-logo-32x32.png Travel to Australia, Living in Australia, Relocating to Australia, Expat Life and News https://www.expatify.com 32 32 Australia is the most desirable expat location for Brits https://www.expatify.com/australia/australia-is-the-most-desirable-expat-location-for-brits.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/australia-is-the-most-desirable-expat-location-for-brits.html#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:06:09 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=7401 A recent survey of potential expats still living in the UK shows that Australia is the most desirable location, but most of the rest of the results are a bit puzzling to say the least. The fine folks at Skyscanner surveyed Brits and revealed that 90% of them would “consider moving abroad in the next […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/australia-is-the-most-desirable-expat-location-for-brits.html/feed 1 Exploring the Parks of Melbourne, Australia https://www.expatify.com/australia/exploring-the-parks-of-melbourne-australia.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/exploring-the-parks-of-melbourne-australia.html#respond Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:03:17 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=6186 Royal Park Royal Park is located in Parkville, and is about 170 hectares (420 acres) in size. It is a wonderful park that is full of various sporting facilities, such as tennis courses, golf courses, football and soccer ovals, cricket pitches, biking paths, walking paths and other courts. Much of the park is grassy fields, […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/exploring-the-parks-of-melbourne-australia.html/feed 0 Museums of Melbourne, Australia https://www.expatify.com/australia/museums-of-melbourne-australia.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/museums-of-melbourne-australia.html#respond Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:59:31 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5654 Melbourne Museum The Melbourne Museum is in the Carlton Gardens, which is adjacent to the Royal Exhibition Building. It is the largest museum in the entire Southern Hemisphere. The Melbourne Museum has a very developed variety of themes to check out in its seven galleries. The famous Science and Life Gallery is full of dinosaur […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/museums-of-melbourne-australia.html/feed 0 Learning the Business Customs of Australia https://www.expatify.com/australia/learning-the-business-customs-of-australia.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/learning-the-business-customs-of-australia.html#respond Fri, 21 May 2010 00:13:45 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=5323 In general, Australians tend to be very direct business people. They communicate in a matter of fact way and make eye contact. They also do not need to develop strong relationships with the people they do business with. They usually will not speak in an uptight way, and may even joke with people they hardly […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/learning-the-business-customs-of-australia.html/feed 0 The Aquariums of Australia https://www.expatify.com/australia/the-aquariums-of-australia.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/the-aquariums-of-australia.html#respond Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:35:13 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4711 Sydney Aquarium The Sydney Aquarium is full of representations from many different types of aquatic ecosystems, some of which seem very bizarre! They have representations of many different habitats around Australia. As it is a very ecologically diverse country, these habitats range from tropical waters to icy currents, as well as rivers that somehow exist […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/the-aquariums-of-australia.html/feed 0 Public Transit in Sydney, Australia https://www.expatify.com/australia/public-transit-in-sydney-australia.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/public-transit-in-sydney-australia.html#respond Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:55:59 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=4416 Sydney, Australia has a wonderful public transit system, where expats, locals and tourists can get around easily without a car. Suburbanites and city livers have many opportunities to get around by ground, rail and water. Buses There are four Metrobus terminals in Sydney, at Circular Quay, Wynard, Town Hall and Central Station. The bus network […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/public-transit-in-sydney-australia.html/feed 0 Learning the Social Customs of Australia https://www.expatify.com/australia/learning-the-social-customs-of-australia.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/learning-the-social-customs-of-australia.html#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:55:16 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3665 Australians are a laid-back, modest people. They do not try to act condescending, and will not brag about things like educational experience or professional success. They do not appreciate people showing pretentiousness, and value honesty and egalitarianism. Australians also hold much significance in relationships with family and friends. The country is pretty unpopulated, so people […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/learning-the-social-customs-of-australia.html/feed 1 G’Day, Mate!: Understanding Australian English https://www.expatify.com/australia/gday-mate-understanding-australian-english.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/gday-mate-understanding-australian-english.html#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:28:15 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=3001 Australian English has an interesting history. The language began to become one of its own around 1788, after the foundation of the colony of New South Wales. This was a British penal colony where they sent convicts, like Cockneys from London and lower-class people from other large English cities. Settlement by others soon followed. About […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/gday-mate-understanding-australian-english.html/feed 0 Navigating the Australian Rivers https://www.expatify.com/australia/navigating-the-australian-rivers.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/navigating-the-australian-rivers.html#respond Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:05:58 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=2974 Murray River The Murray River is the largest river of Australia, and is sometimes called the “Mighty Murray.” It begins in the Australian Alps, and then goes through the plains, and ends up in Lake Alexandria. This river forms the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Its waters eventually empty into the Indian Ocean. […]

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]]> https://www.expatify.com/australia/navigating-the-australian-rivers.html/feed 0 Monday Escape: Cairns, Australia https://www.expatify.com/australia/monday-escape-cairns-australia.html https://www.expatify.com/australia/monday-escape-cairns-australia.html#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 21:02:13 +0000 https://www.expatify.com/?p=681 Everything North Queensland has to offer, you can find in Cairns. Tourism is now the city’s largest industry, but we also can’t think of a better place to live. Nestled in Australia’s tropical rainforests and situated idyllically right along the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns is the launching point for your very own Australian safari. Aside […]

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