What to buy someone who is emergrating from UK to Sydney, Australia?

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StoryGirl

For our boss who moved to Oz, we got him some vouchers for local tourist sites etc there - most people arrive in new places and will be doing the touristy bit. You can buy them online (check Sydney guides for ideas). Or vouchers for a nice restaurant in Sydney to celebrate his arrival? My other thought is getting him something that he can't get over there once he's moved.
Try posting this question on gumtree.com - site that lot's of aussies use so they might be able to suggest a shop for the vouchers.

Honeybun

If his spelling is as bad as yours buy him a dictionary

nicko

a big fluffy Koala bear(stuffed of corse)for a girl
a boomerang for a boy

Neerdowellian

Not sure about what to buy ahead of time. But we had friends who moved from the U.S. to South Africa for a few years, and we sent a care package a few months later that had items in it that they couldn't get there. They absolutely adored it and spoke of it often even after they returned home. It had been a welcome taste of the U.S. while they were so far away.

I'm not sure if that would apply in this case, as you might be able to get anything in Australia that you could get in the UK. But think of it in terms of any move someone might make. Perhaps a gift certificate from a housewares store in Australia would be helpful.

angel louie

a hat with corks hanging off it and some 4x! wicked comedy value

topcelt

a return ticket

erikthebold

i emergrated (sic) once. it left a rash for a week.

lopezbonita12345

Doyle's fish restaurant is the best in Sydney. you can defiantly get vouchers. a guide book would also be use full and i agree with just getting dollars.

jojo78

just convert it into aussie dollars or you can buy digi cameras now for 50 quid

Nix

Get him something really useful or special that is actually pretty difficult to get in Sydney.

Actually - all I can think of is marmite. Lucky bloke.

mesun1408

yidaki

Paul Rules

get him some ear plugs to drown out their stupid accents

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

An excellent idea.
You can forget the return ticket, the dictionary and what ever else they said except the slip slop slap. Great idea
Here are a few web sites I have been on and I have found.
http://www.shopsafe.com.au/Categories/Fashion_Men.htm
http://www.gift-basket-australia.com http://www.ozjetboating.com
http://www.sydneysurfcamp.com.au/1day.html

http://www.perfectgiftcertificates.com.au/PG/sydney-gift-certificates.aspx?cs=1
Good luck

FairyHoaxster

An mp3 player (doubt your Â£50 would stretch to an iPod) and fill it with men at work, INXS, Midnight Oil and Rolf Harris classics.

old lady

What a great idea! Maybe to go with the voucher, you could give him a bottle of sunscreen, a sunhat, and a tee shirt that you have all signed. The UV index is VERY high in Australia, especially for someone from the UK, and one of the most popular slogans down under is Slip Slop Slap -- slip on a shirt, slop on the sunscreen and slap on a hat, as protection again sunstroke and skin cancer.
Maybe instead of a voucher from a particular shop in Sydney, you could give him a money order, so he could shop around the many surf shops in Sydney and get exactly what he wants. You could even go to the bank and get it in Australian dollars, if you wanted. It's fun money -- it has little transparent windows in it!
NOTE: That's 'fun' money, not 'funny' money.

tom

Get them some decent chocolate to take over.
I've heard it's almost as bad as the American stuff over there.

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