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eMail To Vodafone AU

December 30th, 2010 | View Comments

Just wrote this self-explanatory eMail to Vodafone AU. I am so upset about the way they treat their customers. In addition, they advertise free Twitter access and still charge me for using it. Dear Vodafone Support-Team, since I have been on hold on your hotline for over 40 minutes now, I can as well use the time that I have to listen to the music to simultaneously write you a complaint email. I am still being charged for accessing Twitter from my mobile, although I did exactly as I was told. I am using a Nokia 6303 Classic. To acces Twitter, I go to Menu -> Internet -> Bookmarks, where I have saved http://m.twitter.com as a bookmark. Every now and then, the Twitter mobile website redirects me to http://mobile.twitter.com, which … Read entire article »

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iPhone 4 Or HTC Desire HD? [iOS Versus Android]

December 27th, 2010 | View Comments

Since I am now new in Australia and not bound to a contract anymore, I am thinking about what my next mobile phone will be. I do not think I am the typical BlackBerry user. It’s definitely going to be a smartphone. I always liked the iPhone, especially with the new enhancements of the iPhone 4, but since the sale of Android-driven smartphones seems to increase permanently (see this post for instance), maybe I’ll get one of those, since it seems to be a lot more open than the iOS when it comes to apps. The HTC Desire HD caught my attention: A new iPhone 4 (32GB) without contract would be AU$999 from the Apple Store. The HTC Desire HD is around AU$630 without contract according to Shopbot.com.au and gets … Read entire article »

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Shopping In Down Under

December 15th, 2010 | View Comments

Thought I’d just recommend some (online) shops for people living in or migrating to Australia so they can profit from my experiences. So far, I find Dymocks to be the best store for books. You can order online or buy in one of their many retail stores. There is one close to where I live, so I decided to choose that one as my new book store. Just like Amazon, you can create wishlists, which was very important to me, since I like to keep a list of interesting books. You can also become a Booklovers member, which means that you get a rewards card to collect points whenever you buy there. So far, it has also been the cheapest store I could find. You can also buy books at … Read entire article »

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G’day From Melbourne

November 23rd, 2010 | View Comments

Well, it is not as easy as I thought to keep two blogs about “down under” up to date. That is why my German blog will probably get priority over this one – meaning that I will probably report in smaller doses here. After my family and friends said good-bye to us at the Frankfurt airport last Thursday, our first aim was Singapore, where we arrived approximately 13 hours after take-off in Frankfurt. After 2 hours waiting time at the Singapore airport, it took us another 6.5 hours to arrive at Tullamarine airport in Melbourne, Australia. Everything went quite smoothly – we had only 74 kg luggage altogether, which gave us an emergency reserve of 6 kg (since we ordered our tickets with the IOM, we had 40 kg + … Read entire article »

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Off To Australia – For Good!

November 18th, 2010 | View Comments

This might be the last time I am writing something onto this blog in Germany. At around midnight, I will be on the Qantas plane to Melbourne – with a one way ticket! I only just managed to set up my new German blog, marco-in-australien.de – so, if you are German and you are interested in how Australia appears to one, have a look at it. I don’t quite now how I am going to handle blog posts about Australia on two different blogs (one in English and one in German)… but you will find English posts under this page/category named “Down Under”. Hope we’ll stay in touch – I’ll certainly miss the one or the other… … Read entire article »

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Finally Married!

June 9th, 2009 | View Comments

On June 7th, 2009, we finally got married in Australia! [Update from 2009-06-23] I started uploading some wedding pics on my Flickr account (and will be doing that until the end of time, I reckon). They are not public (only for family and friends), so you will need a (free) Flickr account – contact me within Flickr. Also, thanks to Diana who provided her pictures in a nice album at tabblo.com here, here and here. … Read entire article »

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Off To Get Married In Australia

May 16th, 2009 | View Comments

I have just finished packing most of my stuff, so now I am sitting here, trying to realize that we will be off to Australia tomorrow (plane starts @ 15:25 from Hamburg) as kind of “bachelor and bachelorette” – and we will be coming back as a MARRIED couple… can you believe that? Suzan is already asleep – she is somehow more focused on getting things done. I am always trying to do several things at once, which leaves me with not finishing a single one of them in time. Maybe that’ll change when we come back. I was thinking about changing some things in my life, anyway… maybe I will even try to cook some chicken in the future? You never know… *LOL* I will try to keep you … Read entire article »

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Christmas, Engagement, A New Year And Future Plans

January 4th, 2009 | View Comments

Well, that was an interesting ending of 2008: On Christmas Eve 2008, Suzan Summer Ghantous said “Yes” after I asked her the magic question (which I am sure you can figure out yourself)! Suzan Summer Ghantous, I love you from the bottom of my heart! After she had recovered from the shock, we had some nice holidays at my parents and a lovely New Year’s Eve at Tim’s. Now, we have to plan our wedding which is supposed to happen in Australia in June 2009. I wish all my readers as much luck as I have and a Happy New Year 2009! … Read entire article »

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Home, Sweet Home – Back From Melbourne, Australia

January 20th, 2008 | View Comments

On Thursday, January 17th, 2008 @ approximately 13:20 local time, my flight from Australia (Melbourne -> Singapore -> Dubai -> Frankfurt) was over when the plane landed safely on German grounds with about half an hour delay. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to catch my ICE train at 14:42, but everything was easy: I arrived at Göttingen station at 16:45, where my Mum was already waiting for me. Yesterday evening, I drove to Hannover where I am now sitting at my beloved PC, uploading some pictures of Melbourne. They will be available on my Flickr account – as usual. It will take a while until all photos of my journey to Australia will be uploaded, so please be patient. I am planning to create a new page about … Read entire article »

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