David Bottomley

Whoops - sorry forgot to put on our timescale! 12 weeks for us - flew out 12 Jan 10 and landed back 4 April 10.Our boys were 7 and in Y2 - they thought their Aus school was fab - me and David thought it was far too laid back. They missed their football tho, and the novelty of our swimming pool soon wore off!! I had dreadful guilt for a long while afterwards - even about our poor cat who we took with us. He spent 6mths in quarantine (locally fortunately) and became diabetic. Thankfully, his bloods have settled now he's not stressed and he's off the insulin. On the whole though, I/we are all feeling a lot more human (if that makes sense) and are settling back well. David's better than he was before we went ( it was all his idea - we moved to be close to his sister and her family amongst other things) - I miss his sister and my nephew terribly. Sorry for the ramble but it does feel good to write it down!! And Snaith - small world innit - we're in Pontefract, Glad to hear that everything is working out for you - hope your children have settled back well. Take care and keep smiling, Di Apologies Ph0en1x for diverting from original thread

Hi Becky, I can't help personally, but if you send Laura G a PM I'm sure she might be able to point you in the right direction. All the best, Di

Hi Connie, yep, I think we are back in Yorkshire for good - David found it extremely hard to settle and his health began to suffer - so we cut our losses and came back. How quick was your turnaround? Regards, Di

Morning, we just went to ASDA and got really cheap adapters for them!!:wink:

Morning Amy, We chose to take our cat from Yorkshire down to Heathrow ourselves - rather than using the courier people. Its very straight forward and a lot quickly than I thought it would be. We got to stay and talk to the blokes that Xrayed the cat in his container and we had a quick chat with the duty vet too. Good luck whatever you choose, Di x

Morning Louise, just wanted to say good luck and all the best for the future. We flew out with Korean Air with two 7 year olds and the check in/ground staff were fab. They took us out of the queue and ushered us through check in very quickly - I'm sure Singapore Air will not leave you struggling with two tots. Again, best wishes and ENJOY Di x

For me it has to be Scarborough and the North Yorkshire Moors - York also has loads to offer visitors. Happy travels, Di

Hi Rach We use Mike Price Mechanical, Glenora Street, Wynnum, 4178. He's a good bloke and didn't rip us off! Regards, Diane

Hi Sharon, I'm not sure how far you want to travel or if you've tried here already, but we used Mark Gamble at Manly Road Veterinary Hospital, 219 Manly Road, Manly West 4179, Tel 3396 9733. Good Luck, Diane

Hi Physmum, Can't remember the exact details, but Letton Percival were first class with our claim. Quite a few large items of furniture were damaged during our shipment and after a couple of emails and scanned photo's showing damage, Lettons settled the claim very quickly. If my memory serves me right, they settled in GBP into our British bank account. Would definitely recommend them. Regards, Diane