G'day!
Thought we'd write an entry as we haven't wrote for a while.
We broke our camera, and the pictures we do have are still on our mobile as we lost the cable to upload them.. How great are we!! This weekend we did however buy a new camera, so we will be flooding you with photo's as soon as we start doing the touristy bit again.
We have been working so hard the past few months, trying to build our funds back up so we can start our road trip over to the east coast. Fingers crossed we can start in the new year!
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Friday, 3 September 2010
Sun Set
It took us a few days to catch the sun set. It was well worth the wait. Although the picture's don't really look it due to being took on the mobile phone.
We will be going again with the camera.
Kings Park
The day after we sorted all the boring stuff done, it was time to go see what Kings Park had to offer. We had both heard about the park and it would be a great start to seeing Perth.
We spent the afternoon walking around looking at all the sights. In Kings Park they have many war memorials. It also has the best views of the city and great views over the Swan River. Kings Park one of the largest inner city parks in the world.
After looking around the memorial reading the 1000s of names we decided to have a walk around the park. We found an information centre and asked them is they could direct us to the glass bridge. They pointed the way and off we went.
Kings park also has a botanical garden, which is free and plenty of fountains and chill out spots.
Great place for a picnic!
We spent the afternoon walking around looking at all the sights. In Kings Park they have many war memorials. It also has the best views of the city and great views over the Swan River. Kings Park one of the largest inner city parks in the world.
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| Craig is standing in a memorial for the people killed in the Bali bombings. |
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| Kings Park War Memorial One of the most beautiful memorials I have ever seen. |
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| Aimee on the Glass Bridge |
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| The walk up towards the Glass Bridge through the tree's |
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| This little fella greeted us with a nice little chirp |
Great place for a picnic!
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Perth...Day 1
Our first day in Australia and we had to start the fun and games by opening up a bank account with a superannuation fund and start to apply for a Tax File Number (TFN).
Opening a Bank Account
Opening a bank account couldn't be easier. We walked into the bank (we chose Westpac) we told the cashier or the "teller" as they call them here, and told them we was backpackers on a working holiday visa and that we needed a bank. The only information she asked for was an address we was staying at, our date of birth, a photocopy of our passport and if we had a tax file number.
Our teller was a girl called Jasmin, she talked more to us about her trip to Bali than our bank account itself. We had to put a deposit in there as soon as possible.
Superannuation
This is like the UK pension scheme. People with working holiday visa's can have a rebate when they leave the country. So for us it's more like a savings account but we only get a percentage back.
Tax File Number
Before we can start work we needed to apply for a tax file number. To apply for a TFN you can apply online like we did via this link "Apply for TFN" or you can call "13 2861" or you can apply in person by going to one of the office's.
You give you TFN to your bank so they can control your "superannuation" and how much tax you pay. This number is usually 8 figures or 9 figures.
Opening a Bank Account
Opening a bank account couldn't be easier. We walked into the bank (we chose Westpac) we told the cashier or the "teller" as they call them here, and told them we was backpackers on a working holiday visa and that we needed a bank. The only information she asked for was an address we was staying at, our date of birth, a photocopy of our passport and if we had a tax file number.
Our teller was a girl called Jasmin, she talked more to us about her trip to Bali than our bank account itself. We had to put a deposit in there as soon as possible.
Superannuation
This is like the UK pension scheme. People with working holiday visa's can have a rebate when they leave the country. So for us it's more like a savings account but we only get a percentage back.
Tax File Number
Before we can start work we needed to apply for a tax file number. To apply for a TFN you can apply online like we did via this link "Apply for TFN" or you can call "13 2861" or you can apply in person by going to one of the office's.
You give you TFN to your bank so they can control your "superannuation" and how much tax you pay. This number is usually 8 figures or 9 figures.
August 2nd 2010 - Hello Perth
We finally arrived in Perth, Western Australia on the 2nd August at 00.45am. Luckily for us, we did not have jet lag (as people kept asking us) as we was in Singapore and they are in the same time-zone.
After a brisk walk through the airport to pick up our bag's and getting another stamp in our passport we was free to leave the airport. We walked into the arrivals lounge to be greeted by Aimee's aunt and uncle Rachel and David.
We are going to stay with David's sister Annie and her family until we can find work, and a house to share or a small flat of our own.
We would love to do a bit more traveling but due to spending so much money on stupid things in South East Asia we have decided to stay put in Perth for a few months to build the funds back up.
After a brisk walk through the airport to pick up our bag's and getting another stamp in our passport we was free to leave the airport. We walked into the arrivals lounge to be greeted by Aimee's aunt and uncle Rachel and David.
We are going to stay with David's sister Annie and her family until we can find work, and a house to share or a small flat of our own.
We would love to do a bit more traveling but due to spending so much money on stupid things in South East Asia we have decided to stay put in Perth for a few months to build the funds back up.
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