http://www.greattrek.net/forum/ Making the move overseas. Discussions forum on making the Great Trek internationally, visas, immigration, emigration, travel and living abroad. Australia, the UK, South Africa and New Zealand. en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:11:17 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.greattrek.net/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.greattrek.net/forum/ http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5650-Bright-and-shiny-Hungary?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:57:17 GMT Hungary's history is seen around every corner in Pecs, the Gateway to the Balkans, writes Christina Talcott.

More... ]]> IOL Travel Articles GT TravelBug http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5650-Bright-and-shiny-Hungary http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5649-Business-and-Houses-for-Sale-brilliant-Locations-South-Africa?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:27:15 GMT SOUTH AFRICAN - HOMES AND BUSINESS FOR SALE Business is a wholly-owned growing concern, professional cleaning business with long term serving staff. Secure and reliable client base (all on contracts), including business vehicles, very easily a walk out/walk in arrangement. Current owner prepared... SOUTH AFRICAN - HOMES AND BUSINESS FOR SALE
Business is a wholly-owned growing concern, professional cleaning business with long term serving staff. Secure and reliable client base (all on contracts), including business vehicles, very easily a walk out/walk in arrangement. Current owner prepared to stay on for a few months to assist with transition. Business has very good earning potential as current owner in secure position. Audited financials all available. Johannesburg, Hartbeespoort and Pretoria clientele, domestic and commercial client base.
Home/s for sale; include a 30Ha non-working gorgeous farm in the Cradle of Humankind, with 4 bedroom home in Hartbeespoort Dam (with 2 very reliable staff if wanting them to remain in employ), a fully-furnished 3-bedroom home in exclusive 5-star Golf Estate in Hartbeespoort Dam, a fully-furnished 5 bedroom Beach House on the Durban South Coast in South Africa, and a share in a beautiful Game Farm in the Waterberg Mountains (with its own private home, fully furnished and Landrover vehicle). All 4 homes above sold separately or all together. Plenty photographs and more information available.
All very secure positioning - we are selling as we are going travelling.
E-Mail: heatherp@comp.isdial.net or call +27836343434. ]]> International Living HP Sauce http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5649-Business-and-Houses-for-Sale-brilliant-Locations-South-Africa http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5648-Property-Homes-and-Business-For-sale?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:18:59 GMT SOUTH AFRICAN - HOMES AND BUSINESS FOR SALE Business is a wholly-owned growing concern, professional cleaning business with long term serving staff. Secure and reliable client base (all on contracts), including business vehicles, very easily a walk out/walk in arrangement. Current owner prepared... SOUTH AFRICAN - HOMES AND BUSINESS FOR SALE
Business is a wholly-owned growing concern, professional cleaning business with long term serving staff. Secure and reliable client base (all on contracts), including business vehicles, very easily a walk out/walk in arrangement. Current owner prepared to stay on for a few months to assist with transition. Business has very good earning potential as current owner in secure position. Audited financials all available. Johannesburg, Hartbeespoort and Pretoria clientele, domestic and commercial client base.
Home/s for sale; include a 30Ha non-working gorgeous farm in the Cradle of Humankind, with 4 bedroom home in Hartbeespoort Dam (with 2 very reliable staff if wanting them to remain in employ), a fully-furnished 3-bedroom home in exclusive 5-star Golf Estate in Hartbeespoort Dam, a fully-furnished 5 bedroom Beach House on the Durban South Coast in South Africa, and a share in a beautiful Game Farm in the Waterberg Mountains (with its own private home, fully furnished and Landrover vehicle). All 4 homes above sold separately or all together. Plenty photographs and more information available.
All very secure positioning - we are selling as we are going travelling.
E-Mail: heatherp@comp.isdial.net or call +27836343434. ]]> HP Sauce http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5648-Property-Homes-and-Business-For-sale http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5647-Protecting-small-ports-in-East-Anglia?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:52:53 GMT The UK Border Agency would like to hear from you if you have ever spotted suspicious goings on at small ports, airfields or remote coastal areas near you. More... (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/sept/27-protecting-small-ports) The UK Border Agency would like to hear from you if you have ever spotted suspicious goings on at small ports, airfields or remote coastal areas near you.

More... ]]> News from the UK GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5647-Protecting-small-ports-in-East-Anglia http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5646-Changes-to-organisation-of-immigration-crime-team-in-Scotland?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:52:53 GMT The regional director in Scotland and Northern Ireland Phil Taylor has been explaining how changes to the organisation of the immigration crime team at Stranraer will mean work to uncover illegal immigrants at the port will continue to be carried out. More...... The regional director in Scotland and Northern Ireland Phil Taylor has been explaining how changes to the organisation of the immigration crime team at Stranraer will mean work to uncover illegal immigrants at the port will continue to be carried out.

More... ]]> News from the UK GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5646-Changes-to-organisation-of-immigration-crime-team-in-Scotland http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5645-Man-smuggled-cocaine-hidden-in-car-dashboard?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:52:53 GMT A 61-year-old West Midlands man was sentenced to 4 and half years imprisonment at Canterbury Crown Court on 3 September for attempting to smuggle approximately 5kgs of cocaine into the UK through Dover docks. More...... A 61-year-old West Midlands man was sentenced to 4 and half years imprisonment at Canterbury Crown Court on 3 September for attempting to smuggle approximately 5kgs of cocaine into the UK through Dover docks.

More... ]]> News from the UK GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5645-Man-smuggled-cocaine-hidden-in-car-dashboard http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5644-National-Preparedness-Month?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:52:53 GMT National Preparedness Month happens to fall within hurricane season, but other natural and man-made disasters can strike at any time without warning. Do you know what to do in case of emergency? Being prepared could save your life. More... (http://www.ready.gov/america/index.html) National Preparedness Month happens to fall within hurricane season, but other natural and man-made disasters can strike at any time without warning. Do you know what to do in case of emergency? Being prepared could save your life.

More... ]]> News from the USA GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5644-National-Preparedness-Month http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5643-US-starts-charging-entry-fee-to-British-travellers?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:51:09 GMT First, they nicked the colours of our flag. Then, they started changing the spellings of perfectly good English words like 'colour' and 'realise'. And today, they've started charging us a fee to enter their country.

That’s right, as of today, Brits travelling to the USA will have to cough up a $14 (£9) fee for a special type of visa before they can enter the country.

The visa, known as an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation), is mandatory for travellers to the US but has been free since it was introduced in 2008. From today, however, you’ll need to pay up to visit old Uncle Sam.

You must complete the form at least three days before you leave the UK, and it’s only valid for two years, after which you’ll need to complete another form if you want to enter the States again. It is, however, valid for multiple entries once you’ve got it, and you can apply online

Yesterday, the website was overwhelmed with traffic as people rushed to do just that, for free, before the deadline today.

Ironically, the charge has been introduced to encourage more people to visit the US, as visitor numbers have fallen significantly in recent years. The revenue gained from the fees will be used to position America as a top holiday destination.

But with money so tight at the moment, there seems little doubt the fee will do anything other than put most British travellers off. Perhaps they should have offered us a £9 bribe to visit instead?

Source.... ]]> Karl http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5643-US-starts-charging-entry-fee-to-British-travellers http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5642-Mountain-s-secret-clefts-will-stick-in-your-memory?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:27:03 GMT One of Table Mountain's little-known and seldom-visited charms is Cleft Peak, situated on the extended ridge of Nursery Buttress overlooking the Hely-Hutchinson Dam.

More... ]]> IOL Travel Articles GT TravelBug http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5642-Mountain-s-secret-clefts-will-stick-in-your-memory http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5641-Minister-sets-out-evidence-for-immigration-policy-change?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:38 GMT The government will ensure that the UK maximises the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Damian Green has said in a speech to the Royal Commonwealth Society. More... (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/sept/25-minister-evidence) The government will ensure that the UK maximises the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Damian Green has said in a speech to the Royal Commonwealth Society.

More... ]]> News from the UK GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5641-Minister-sets-out-evidence-for-immigration-policy-change http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5640-Major-cocaine-seizure-at-Tilbury?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:38 GMT Cocaine with a street value of £8.25m has been seized by the UK Border Agency at Tilbury, the biggest single detection of class A drugs at the port in 6 years.

More... ]]> News from the UK GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5640-Major-cocaine-seizure-at-Tilbury http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5639-72-year-old-pensioner-charged-with-heroin-smuggling?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:38 GMT A 72-year-old man from Wellingborough has appeared in court charged with attempting to smuggle heroin into the UK through Heathrow airport. More... (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/sept/22-72-old-pensioner-charged) A 72-year-old man from Wellingborough has appeared in court charged with attempting to smuggle heroin into the UK through Heathrow airport.

More... ]]> News from the UK GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5639-72-year-old-pensioner-charged-with-heroin-smuggling http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5638-Stowaways-caught-in-Peterborough-bound-lorry?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:38 GMT Six would-be illegal immigrants from Vietnam have been caught trying to sneak into the UK on board a lorry heading for Peterborough. More... (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/sept/23-stowaways-peterborough) Six would-be illegal immigrants from Vietnam have been caught trying to sneak into the UK on board a lorry heading for Peterborough.

More... ]]> News from the UK GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5638-Stowaways-caught-in-Peterborough-bound-lorry http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5637-Four-immigration-offenders-arrested-in-County-Durham?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:38 GMT Four people have been arrested following a series of UK Border Agency raids in County Durham. More... (http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2010/sept/24-arrested-in-co-durham) Four people have been arrested following a series of UK Border Agency raids in County Durham.

More... ]]> News from the UK GT News Man http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5637-Four-immigration-offenders-arrested-in-County-Durham http://www.greattrek.net/forum/showthread.php/5636-Tourism-bosses-back-Durban-to-host-Olympics?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:01:38 GMT The SA tourism industry has thrown its weight behind Durban to bid to host the 2020 or 2024 summer Olympic Games.

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