Today we finalized the (hopefully) last, big transaction of our move: a new car. It’s a blue one. 🙂 Continue reading “A new(ish) car”
Author: Oliver
Back to nature
Today we took a day off from trying to organize everything and headed out to the Maroondah Reservoir, about an hours drive from where we live. The weather was nice, and since it’s Friday, we were more or less alone. Continue reading “Back to nature”
School
Today was a special day for the kids: they were able to spend two hours in school this morning, getting to know their new classmates and teachers. Quite exciting. Continue reading “School”
Up the money tree
Transforming an empty house into something livable is turning out to be quite the task. And an expensive one at that. Luckily, we’re having some help. Continue reading “Up the money tree”
A new home…
The day has arrived. We have now officially moved into our new home in the suburbs of Melbourne. Continue reading “A new home…”
What a trip
We have finally made it! Four people, 6 pieces of checked luggage and 8-ish pieces of hand baggage have reached Melbourne, after spending almost 24 hours in the air. We’re home. Continue reading “What a trip”
We’re underway
We’re finally underway! We’ve packed our last bag, said our last good-byes and are now spending the night at the hotel close to Schiphol airport, so that we can check-in tomorrow morning and not have to fight with the rush-hour. There’s no way back, now. Continue reading “We’re underway”
Flight baggage
Packing up the household is progressing polepole, at its own convenient pace. The house is still quite a mess, but at least we managed to fill our bags, boxes and suitcase today.
Packing
Packing up your household can be a daunting task, especially if, like us, you have lived in one place for a while. Cr*p just keeps piling up and it looks like quite a challenge to wade through all of it. But to me, going through old picture and boxed I haven’t seen the inside of for the past few years, it’s quite the cathartic experience. Continue reading “Packing”
Rent
Today marked another step towards moving Down Under: we paid our first ever rent in Australia! Yes, we’re still four weeks away from actually going there, but our rental agreement started anyway. Continue reading “Rent”
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