<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Jennie, we'll miss you here in 'Murca!<div><br></div><div>From the way you write your email, it sounds like you've rejected the idea of just selling your stuff and replacing it in Australia. Can I humbly suggest taking another look at that? Moving the contents of a household internationally isn't just an Allied Van Lines kinda thing: you're basically going into the import/export business. Australia will assess import duties on everything you ship, and getting it all through the bureaucracy of customs will be complex and time-consuming. My brother spent six months in London, and did not get to enjoy the use of the trunk of clothes he shipped until three months into his stay; his trunk was stuck in customs that long. By then he had replaced all his clothes.</div><div><br></div><div>Another thing to keep in mind: the Australian dollar has been sinking against the U.S. dollar. This summer, an American dollar bought A$1.05 or so, but now it buys A$1.50. So everything in Australia is on sale! </div><div><br></div><div>Hope this is helpful--</div><div>Brian</div><div><div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 29, 2008, at 12:24 PM, jennie day wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hi out there –<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">I am considering taking a job in Melbourne, and am trying to price out an international move to Australia so I know how much I need to negotiate for. Does anyone recommend a company that does moving to Australia and temporary storage while I resettle? I want a company that does the packing for me – I just want to sip tea and watch. If you’ve had a good experience with any moving company that does international moves, please let me know – I can check to see whether they go Down Under…<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Also, I am going to Melbourne next week – any recommendations for stuff to do in and around the city?<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Jennie D.<o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; color: rgb(33, 88, 104); ">J</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; color: rgb(33, 88, 104); ">ennifer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; color: rgb(33, 88, 104); ">D</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; color: rgb(33, 88, 104); ">ay<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; color: rgb(33, 88, 104); ">Doctoral Candidate<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; color: rgb(33, 88, 104); ">Department of City and Regional Planning<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; color: rgb(33, 88, 104); ">University of California, Berkeley<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif; color: rgb(33, 88, 104); ">415 613 4969 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Social mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Social@lists.deeptrouble.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">Social@lists.deeptrouble.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.deeptrouble.com/listinfo.cgi/social-deeptrouble.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://lists.deeptrouble.com/listinfo.cgi/social-deeptrouble.com</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>