Got it, smuggling in cases of Dr Pepper in our lift. Check. Do you prefer your kickback in cans or cash?

I appreciate the commentary, especially about loading up on the Mexican food. I had a sneaking suspicion that we’d end up having to make our own more often than not.

Totally thought this was a screencap from dashcam owners Australia at first

Holy crap dude, I hadn’t seen that one yet. That was nuts!

That’s… impressively comprehensive. Many thanks!

Ouch. Naturally, we’re going to have to sample all the different flavors.

Had some house made pho and the kids monopolized the pool and trampoline

Nice, thanks for that!

Appreciate heads up on the superannuation. I understand the company to pay 14% of base pay into super, on top of “normal” pay. I’ll verify though. All the tax stuff as an expat has me spinning. Fortunately we shouldn’t have to worry too much until next year.

It’s on my to-do list, for sure. So far those lovely choccy biccies get devoured well before they are able to get close to the tea and coffee

Partner made a chiffon cake yesterday for a trifle we’re bringing to our neighbors’ New Year’s Eve dinner. House made custard and whipped cream too. Blueberries and strawberries from the local Colesworths though.

So far, trying to buy Australian-spec adapters in the US is like asking a fish for lasagna. I was barely able to find power cables for the few electronics we’re bringing with us. I briefly thought about getting a handful of travel adapters, but they’re silly expensive for what you get, and the others seem super sketchy.

I figured, worst case scenario, we’ll grab a couple at the airport or the local shop and order more from Amazon or something later

My wife appreciates your suggestions there. She’s all about the Thin Mints. I lean heavily towards the Samoas/Caramel deLites.

Yeah nah, I was definitely surprised to see this in the store. I’m sure there’ll be some opinions on whether or not that’s legit Vegemite or some shady impostor

Appreciate the suggestions. I thought to start here since we’ll be setting up home in Brisbane. Posted now in those other communities.

Seems to be very similar to the US system. Not quite sure why I was expecting any drastic differences. Thanks!

I love me some Hypermarket, but that collection of intersections is trash. I can’t imagine trying to ride a bicycle through there

TIL, thanks!

Is there any sort of official bike trail map available, or is it all mostly relying on g-maps or Apple Maps these days?

Once I can get my grom outdoors and hopefully riding a bicycle, we’ll be able to explore a bit more

That’s incredibly comprehensive! Thank you so much for that!

Thanks! We are very much looking forward to introducing our little one to the glory that is IKEA. We expect to furnish with a fair amount from there, initially.