You’ve spelled spelt wrong.You've spelt Austria wrong.
You’ve spelled spelt wrong.You've spelt Austria wrong.
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bump for my ANZ friends; those of you in or around Sydney, NSW - looking for shops and especially beta on availability of touring gear setups for rent (or purchase)
What's the AT/BC scene like in Australia? Served well by shops or should I ensure we bring desired gear with us? Did some internet sleuthing and hard to know which if any of the many ski shops around Sydney actually do touring gear.
Also any updates on NZ travel? Season is approaching.
Wow. Quite the experience differential from us - yes, back home move is part of the package if we don't opt to stay, ya never know. Plan to apply for permanent residency status visas to have options. We traveled there for 2 weeks as a family in 2019 and did the east coast from Daintree National Park in NQLD, the Great Barrier Reef, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne and Phillip Island. Fell head over heels in love with the country. Have a good many friends down there already from previous companies, professional relationships that became fast friends. I'm South East USA so gotta fly to ski the real deal goods anyway so, not much difference there. Perth in 1998 vs Sydney today is a huge difference too. You should go back and try againI thought about moving to Australia in 1998. Would've been based out of Perth for a fly-in engineering position at a new plant near Mt. Magnet. It seemed rather intriguing, what with the glamour of Crocodile Dundee, Men at Work, Olivia N-John, Foster's beer, and vegemite sandwiches. I thought it would be similar to British Columbia in culture, etc. I did a one week trip down to Perth by myself to check it out before committing to move my whole family.
That country has no decent pickup trucks, none. You can't bring your own cars or pets. The culture was lacking the gentle influence of Canada, although it might have been more due to the place I was working (Fluor Daniel) being filled with expat South Africans. All the miners and engineers there were bailing out of South Africa due to the end of apartheid, and they were/are a rough hewn bunch. The partners in the joint venture were the forerunners of Glencore, who are a sleazy company prone to bribes and creating artificial shortages. The country's politics were fairly strange, and the sports page seemed to focus on cricket and tennis. No real mountains out west, and everyone lives in one town (Perth). I was not enamored enough to stick around.
It was a wise decision, as the plant only ran for a couple of years. If your wife's company is going to move you there, make sure they will move you back to the USA as well. Good luck.
My cousins have dual citizenship in NZ / USA, and are currently in Sydney after spending 3 months in NZ. You can get in, it just takes more effort than it used to.
I'm covered, it's the still growing teenaged boy I need to outfit for a BC tour. You did just validate my thought to fill the quiver holes before I leave though . Thanks for the Jindabyne tip will get to googling.You may have more luck searching for touring equipment in shops at Jindabyne, the main town for the NSW ski resorts. Generally hiring gear is expensive in Oz (short season) so would expect that bringing own would be the better option.
There is a huge difference between visiting a country as a tourist and going there looking for a job and permanent residence. I love visiting foreign countries, but evaluating them in terms of a job and residence requires using a different part of your brain than as a casual visitor.Wow. Quite the experience differential from us -. Perth in 1998 vs Sydney today is a huge difference too. You should go back and try again
What???? Ute’s run all over that place! They got rid of the stupid ‘pickup’ bed and run more utility style flatbeds. Generally smaller than us Americanos(hiluxs and rangers) and Yeah, your golf clubs may fall off if you dont strap them down… Im not a fan of chevy trucks but I stopped by a holden/chevy dealer down there just because I saw the only 2500 size truck, in my entire trip, on their lot. Left hand drive 2500(or whatever chevie calls them) priced at 140k ausie bucks…That country has no decent pickup trucks, none
The things you really want to be careful of are the drop bears.
The country's politics were fairly strange
country has no decent pickup trucks, none.
You may find some things for a lot less at a place like this in the Netherlands. Very good service. I saved a lot on a Mammut beacon.I'm covered, it's the still growing teenaged boy I need to outfit for a BC tour. You did just validate my thought to fill the quiver holes before I leave though . Thanks for the Jindabyne tip will get to googling.
Yeah, nah.
Call 'em utes here. Short for utility.
Awesome tip @James good price and decent coupon. Tried to buy Shift bindings but they can't ship Salomon or Atomic brands to USA they do have Armada, wrong brake size. Thinking about trying to replace the brakes dunno if it's worth the savings.You may find some things for a lot less at a place like this in the Netherlands. Very good service. I saved a lot on a Mammut beacon.
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When I said decent pickup trucks, I was well aware of utes. They are not proper pickups. I know, I've owned a couple of Ford Rancheros. They are cool looking, but not really work horses. Here's my 1975 GT (which I traded in on a 2001 F-150 I still own), and there's a project 1972 Ranchero with a Cleveland 351C Cobra Jet in the driveway currently.
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Ok in Sydney the best place for AT gear is Alpsport in West Ryde. I don’t think they rent though;bump for my ANZ friends; those of you in or around Sydney, NSW - looking for shops and especially beta on availability of touring gear setups for rent (or purchase)
What's the AT/BC scene like in Australia? Served well by shops or should I ensure we bring desired gear with us? Did some internet sleuthing and hard to know which if any of the many ski shops around Sydney actually do touring gear.
Also any updates on NZ travel? Season is approaching.