#Melbourne Packing Services

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Moving from one place to another is not just about leaving behind an old place filled with memories; it’s about packing your life and shifting to a new home. Whether you opt for DIY packing or hire professional Packers and movers Adelaide, it’s essential to make an informed decision based on all the pros and cons. Choose wisely and make your transition smoother and embrace your new beginning with ease.

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Cost-Effectiveness of Using a Packing and Unpacking Service

Shifting to a new home or office is an exciting milestone. But the daunting task of packing and unpacking often accompanies it. Many people attempt a DIY approach to save money. However, hiring a professional packing and unpacking service in Melbourne can be a far more cost-effective option in the long run. From saving time to protecting valuable belongings, these services offer a range of benefits that justify their expense. Let’s explore why investing in a packing and unpacking service can be a wise financial decision.

Time is Money

Packing and unpacking are time-consuming tasks. For busy professionals or families juggling work, school, and other responsibilities, time is a valuable resource. Hiring a packing and unpacking service frees up your schedule, allowing you to focus on other priorities. 

Whether it’s preparing for a new job, setting up utilities at your new place, or simply spending quality time with loved ones, the time saved can outweigh the cost of the service. Additionally, professionals can complete the job faster and more efficiently than the average person, reducing the overall duration of the move.

2. Reduced Risk of Damage

One of the biggest risks of a DIY move is damage to your belongings. Inexperience with proper packing techniques can lead to broken dishes, scratched furniture, or damaged electronics. 

Professional packing services are trained to handle delicate and valuable items carefully, using high-quality packing materials to ensure everything arrives safely at your destination. The upfront cost of hiring professionals might seem high. But it can save you from expensive repairs or replacements down the line.

3. Efficient Use of Packing Materials

Boxes, bubble wrap, packing tape, and protective covers can add up quickly when purchased individually. Due to bulk purchasing, professional packing services come equipped with all the necessary materials, often at a lower cost. 

Moreover, the expertise of a packing and unpacking service ensures materials are used efficiently. Thus,  reducing waste and minimising the boxes required. This streamlined approach can save money compared to buying excess supplies for a DIY move.

4. Avoiding Hidden Costs of DIY Moving

A DIY move often comes with hidden expenses that people overlook. These can include:

Renting or buying packing supplies

Taking time off work to pack

Renting a moving truck

Fuel costs for transportation

Potential medical bills from injuries caused by improper lifting or packing

By hiring a top packing and unpacking service, you avoid these unforeseen costs. The service fee typically includes labour, materials, and sometimes even transportation, providing a comprehensive solution that’s easier to budget.

5. Minimised Stress and Emotional Cost

Moving is one of the most stressful life events, often requiring significant physical and mental effort. Packing up years’ worth of belongings, organizing items, and ensuring nothing is left behind can take an emotional toll. 

Professional packers take this burden off your shoulders, giving you peace of mind. Reduced stress can have intangible financial benefits, such as improved productivity and fewer health-related issues caused by overexertion.

6. Customisable Services to Fit Your Budget

Many packing and unpacking services offer customisable packages for different budgets and needs. For example:

Full-service packing and unpacking: 

Professionals offering packing and unpacking service handle everything, from boxing up your items to setting them up in your new space.

Partial packing services: 

You can pack most items yourself and leave delicate or bulky items to the experts.

Unpacking-only services: 

This option is ideal if you prefer to pack yourself but need help organising your new space.

These flexible options ensure you only pay for your needed services, making it a cost-effective choice.

7. Insurance and Accountability

Reputed packing and unpacking services are often insured, providing additional protection for your belongings. If an item is damaged during the move, the company’s insurance typically covers the cost of repair or replacement. This accountability is rarely available with a DIY move and can save you from significant financial loss.

8. Long-Term Financial Benefits

Investing in a professional packing and unpacking service can have long-term benefits. By ensuring your items are packed securely and transported safely, you’ll extend the lifespan of your belongings. 

Additionally, efficient unpacking services can help you settle into your new space faster, reducing downtime and allowing you to resume normal activities sooner.

Conclusion

Hiring a packing and unpacking service may seem like an added expense. But the cost-effectiveness becomes clear when considering the time, effort, and potential risks involved in a DIY move. These services provide invaluable support during a stressful transition, from protecting your valuables to saving on hidden costs. Choosing Onyx Removals,  a trusted packing and unpacking service in Melbourne can turn your move into a seamless and efficient experience, ultimately saving time and money.

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As your trusted moving authority, BigBullMovers understands the importance of a smooth transition to your new home. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to providing top-notch moving services that prioritize your peace of mind.

One key aspect that sets BigBullMovers apart is our commitment to transparency and open communication. From the moment you contact us for a quote to the final delivery of your belongings, we keep you informed every step of the way. No surprises, no hidden fees – just a straightforward and honest approach to ensure your confidence in our moving services.

Our relocation experts at BigBullMovers are well-trained and equipped to handle all aspects of your move. Whether you are moving locally or across the country, we have the experience and resources to execute a seamless relocation plan tailored to your specific needs. We understand that each move is unique, and our personalized approach ensures that your belongings are handled with care and attention.

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What is life like in Melbourne? I’m looking into moving there from the UK and would love some insights and whatever else from people who live and work there 💕

I've only visited the UK briefly as a tourist so I'm not sure how to compare them in a way that's going to give you useful info. But I'll give you info at least. Please sit comfortably and we'll begin.

Melbourne has 5 million people in it, but is also quite a large sprawling urban area, so it doesn't feel really packed and busy. It sits on a bay, so it doesn't get freezing but does have the '4 seasons in one day' jokes which are true. I never really got in the habit of checking the weather in the morn before I left for work until I moved away from melb where the forecast was such that I could dress appropriately without surprise.

When I talk about what I love about Melbourne I mean inner suburbs and CBD (which is a beautiful grid and shining example of urban planning for the now that is weighed down by no plans for the future). Public transport connectivity is decent (comparable to London imo) but wait times, delays, and travel times on trams and buses might be relatively crap depending on your experience. It's no Moscow metro (my beloved), but you can probably get to where you're going somehow. Also e scooters have popped off. Further out there's no trams and there's more big gaps between train stations (the train lines are arranged like spokes of a wheel around a central city circle. There will be another city loop slightly overlapping the current one in service next year). This is what I despairingly call The Suburbs. Where you probably need a car to get around and it's like at least 20 mins drive to Anywhere for dinner, groceries or fun activities. Mostly Melbourne is not overly hilly so bikes are an option but infrastructure such as bike lanes is really hit or miss depending on area. Especially good in the inner north. Melb inner suburbs are very walkable and I love love love that. I lived in the inner north and could walk into the CBD to do whatever.

In terms of culture things I think Melbourne is the most international of Aus's capitals in that it has a lot of different people but also that there's a lot open late. Sydney probably can and will make the same claim. But that's it. The rest of Aus is a country town. Major shops will probably close 5.30 or six mon to wed but there's plenty of stuff that's open later. You can always find a bar* or 8. There's plenty of different cuisines in gourmet or fast food dining. There's a cafe in the CBD that's open 24 hours where I can sit outside and have a pot of green tea WHENEVER I WANT. Bookstores open til 10pm. There are lots of events throughout the year and lots of cultural institutions to visit on a whim for free! Some are paid also obvi but I find it difficult to be bored when I can go to the museum to see taxidermy or the NGV for art for free whenever. I am a zoo member which means I get to hang out in a beautiful park/garden which creatures for free whenever I want. Again as you go out further this becomes less true. Fringe cities at the ends of train lines are likely to have what you need to live but less fun activities less often. Not nothing though!

Melbournians really do love wearing black. Especially in winter. They also love strategic Grey. I thought people were exaggerating until I left. A head to toe black outfit is uncommon enough to be remarkable where I live now. Even in a regular boring office where people wear very muted colours I'm the only one who does it. There is no functional difference between the a mourning outfit and one of a Melbournian. it's common wear sneakers with a lot of seemingly formal or corporate outfits, but not thongs with jeans. That's some weird Sydney nonsense.

Being around the bay there's plenty of places to swim in summer! Most of the bay is bordered by beach, most famous and reachable from the city is St Kilda beach. Which is excellent and beyond reproach if you're not Australian and 'fine' if you are. Traveling down towards Mornington Peninsula they get better. 5km makes a difference to the grain of the sand. Some are more fine, can get more coarse and shelly as well. Never stony. Only a little bit of seaweed here and there.

There are parks in the heart of the city (nothing huge like Hyde though) and little wildlife corridors or reserves in most suburbs but it's not an especially Nature city. It's only one hour by train and bus or by car to the Dandenongs (a low mountain range, not to be confused with hugely underated immigrant suburb of Dandenong in melb) though which have cool temperate rainforest national park, lots of gardens (huuuuuge rhododendron garden up there), little b&bs, english style cafes (miss Marples in Olinda is the most famous) and lots of walking and biking. I say one hour but Melbourne as an area reaches right to the base of the range, which is why you can get a bus from the shops. There are national parks that are native woodland or grasslands closer to the heart of the city but these are less special to me because that's the standard nature I see every day of my life. There's a pink lake in south melb which is fun. But I love tree ferns and fresh damp dirt and the tallest flowering trees in the world!!

If you have more specific Q's feel free to ask. I am a city gal at heart but did live rurally originally and frequently do short stays (2 weeks to a month) in rural or remote areas so I am used to comparing amenities and connectivity.

*Melbourne has regular bars but also is very big on rooftop bars. Sydney has some, but other cities hear rooftop bar and think 'bar inside but with views or on top floor of building. Probably formal'. Melbourne roof top bars are on the roof. In the open air (maybe some shade sail) and it's very much a casual thing. Jugs of beer or sangria, chips, feels like a good barbeque rather than a refined cocktail bar. Those are often in basements.

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How to prepare for a boudoir experience? Follow these simple tips!

1 – CREATE YOUR MOOD-BOARD

Create a Pinterest board featuring images that inspire and appeal to you, allowing you to identify your preferred images for your boudoir photography session.

This will also provide guidance to your boudoir  photographer about your comfort level. Review your board once you have collected all the images you enjoy.

What is the general style?

 Is it primarily black and white, or does it have a dark and moody feel?

Is the setting indoor or outdoor?

2 – EXPLORE THE INTERNET!

Explore Instagram by searching for the hashtag #yourcityboudoir, for example, #melbourneboudoir or #boudoirmelbourne or #melbourneboudoirphotographer, to find boudoir photographers in your area and get an idea of their style.

Take time to examine their profiles, including their feeds and stories.

Do you feel a connection with them?

Keep in mind that you will be vulnerable during the session, so it’s important to feel at ease with your photographer.

Once you’ve identified a style that you admire, review the local boudoir photographers to determine which one matches your preferred style the most.

This will help you select the photographer you feel the most comfortable with.

3 – CHECK PRICES AND PORTFOLIO

 Once you have found your ideal photographer, visit their website to review their pricing and packages.

Are you happy with their rates and the services they provide?

If so, reach out to them and schedule a phone consultation. This will allow you to have a conversation with them and discuss your desires and expectations for your boudoir experience in a more convenient manner.

4 – PREPARE YOUR OUTFITS AND ACCESSORIES

Congratulations, now that you’ve booked your session, it’s time for the fun part – selecting your outfits and props!

Your Pinterest board can be a great source of inspiration for this. 

Would you like to wear a one-piece or a two-piece outfit? 

Do you want to add stockings and heels? 

Or perhaps you have some props you would like to bring along?

 It’s also perfectly fine if you’re considering a nude shoot. 

However, keep in mind that you may need to try on lingerie in-store to determine what you truly like. It’s essential to feel comfortable in your clothing, as this will translate to your confidence in front of the camera. 

I recommend shopping in-store over online shopping so you can try on your outfits and ensure they fit well and feel comfortable. If you choose to wear heels, make sure they are clean and in good condition. The bottoms should be clean, and the heel should not be worn out.

5 – PREPPING YOUR SKIN

Next up, let’s talk about prepping your skin for your boudoir session. 

If you plan on using fake tan, it’s essential to exfoliate not just before the application but also during the week leading up to it. 

This will help ensure your skin is healthy and smooth, allowing for a better application. Similarly, good skin prep is crucial for achieving flawless makeup.

6 – NAILS

Moving on to your nails, while there’s no need to have them professionally done, it’s important to keep them clean and neatly trimmed. 

Chipped polish can be distracting in photos, but if you’re not comfortable with painted nails, that’s totally okay! 

The most important thing is to stay true to yourself.

6 – PROPS AND OUTFITS

On the day of your shoot, make sure to pack all the outfits, props, and other items you plan on bringing along. 

Don’t forget a water bottle and something comfortable to wear while getting your hair and makeup done. 

Remember to arrive with clean skin and hair to make your hair and makeup artist’s job easier. 

Also, avoid wearing tight clothing or hair ties before your shoot, as these can leave unsightly lines on your skin.

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Day 1 - Japan Blog - 7 February 2024

Day One: Adelaide to Tokyo Virgin Airlines via Melbourne and Cairns

Let's begin our departure to Japan. My sixth time visiting Nippon, and this time I hope to see and experience new things I havent been able to before.

My previous trips have been more to the cities to shop and to Disneyland but as I become more infatuated with this country, I am drawn to more meaningful experiences. It used to be about the video games, the collectables, the cute accessories and conveniences I couldnt get at home -- but now I am intrigued with the history, culture and nature of Japan. Hopefully I can manage to do everything I want to do and all the things, I wasnt expecting. (Because, theyre always the best!)

Leaving our house at 4am this morning was always a challenge; especially when I finished packing at 2am. So, we jumped in the uber which was driven by a super eccentric female driver who made me want to drop everying and start uber driving -- how is this even a thing I would want to do? She was so funny and chirpy and smart. It made the ride memorable and we made it to the airport with the rest of our holiday to look forward to.

Second up, checking in at Virgin Airlines in Adelaide Airport was also a huge highlight. The person helped us with our check in -- not that we needed it, but she upgraded our domestic flights to extra legroom which made my travel partner very happy.

I'm travelling with my partner of 4 years; Ben. He is 6"3 and loves an extra legroom seat! You'll probably learn a lot about him through my posts. He likes good food and music!

Well, after discovering that our VA fare is NOT a full service fare (I am NOT happy about this, shook, stricken, SLANDER!) as I would NEVER... but apparently; flying trans-tasman with VA doesn't mean you get a meal or a blanket or a pillow or a nice piece of metal. We are on a Boeing 737-800 Max for 9 hours with NO SNACKS. I think, because I booked this hastily, on their website (opposed to through a GDS with the option to see ancillaries) without the complete details -- I assumed it was a short haul international flight, and compared it with Qantas' service. I was wrong. The inflight entertainment is BYO device (which I didnt...) and the 737800 isnt fitted with Wifi onboard so I couldnt even download anything to watch. Their WiFi was working, so you could use their Free Entertainment, however I found it lagged and I couldn't even watch it through the buffering. So I just stuck to my knitting -- without music though because my Spotify decided I didnt need my downloaded music either.

It was a very long and semi-uncomfortable flight.

After the gruelling hours of trying to sleep, trying to finish my knitting and also doing some work... we landed in Haneda! HOORAY! Now time to do customs, and head to our hotel. Almost there.

For those playing at home; here is a quick breakdown of how to enter Japan.

-Grab an entry card and declaration card from your air host/ess. They will provide the physical card for you to fill in to give when you go through customs.

  or

-Alternatively; visit Japanweb.gov.jp (I dont have a photo of it, because you cant use cameras in customs, and I used the physical card option -- I love filling out these things!!) and you can do it all online and scan your QR at the gate.

The entry card tells the Japanese Government what your intentions on visiting Japan. IE: Tourism, visiting a relative, Business, etc -- and how long you intend to stay, where you're going to be staying -- all that jazz.

The declarations card is about what you are BRINGING in to JAPAN. So please dont bring things like fruit, meat, dangerous goods, illegal substances (this can be some medications like Codeine and Pseudoephedrine so please check with your doctor -- and get a note if you take medication regularly that might not be "legal" in Japan). If you dont bring any of this with you; you dont need to declare anything and you can walk straight through once you've shown your passport.

-Line up and have your passport at the ready. Keep your entry cards with your passport.

-They will scan your finger prints and take your photo first. (We had to do this twice...)

-Line up again to go through the gates.

-This is where they will stamp your passport and grant your access.

Once youve gone through this part; you're almost there!!

-Pick up your bags.

-Find the carosel with the flight you just arrived on. (IE: VA77 is on carosel 6) Your bags will come out here.

-Collect your bags and take them to the gates on the other side.

-Show your passport and declaration card and you *should* be good to enter.

Here we go! We are in JAPAN -- the first port of call is to get our mascot for the trip. This is something Ive done since my 2018 trip and it's fun and cute and it makes me happy to share my experience through a silly icon's eyes. Walk towards the "Keihan" Train Line which will get you to Tokyo. This is a trainline that goes direct from Haneda airport to Tokyo and connects to any of the main train networks in Tokyo. It really doesn't matter what neighbourhood you are staying in; 90% of the time this will be the train you need to get you to where you want to go. On the LEFT there is a 7/11 (get money from the ATM in the left corner, and then grab some snacks and a drink so you've got some coins..) because on the RIGHT there are a bunch of Gacha Machines where I like to find my mascot.

This time; NOTHING. No lil dudes. So, we will keep looking. 

Take the Escalators down to the train platform and board the train to TOKYO/SHINAGAWA and you're on your way.

Back to my blog; Ben and I had our heart set on this ramen place we found by accident last time we were in Akihabara. We call it "Midnight Ramen" because he wanted ramen at midnight and it came through with the GOODS... alas. We dropped our bags at our hotel in Shinagawa and did a quick change into something warm. (It was 36degrees when we left Adelaide and now we are facing 2degrees and SNOW!) Slammed on a beanie and caught the Yamanote to Akiba; to find that our ramen place was closed for renovations. The SADDEST TIME! Akiba isn't known for its ramen so we had to find something else... how devastating.

We found a Hakata style ramen place. It was a 6/10. It got a point for being open. Also, it was okay. The Nori (seaweed) had cute printed sayings on it which I thought was cute (gross, but cute). Then I found out that another branch of the other ramen place was open in Shinagawa, only a 6 minute walk from our hotel. Let's pretend like that didnt happen.

After we ate, we became acquainted with our new local Kombini (7/11, convenience store) attached to our hotel, and purchased some necessities.

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The Boundless Sea

Sydney

11 June 2023

We headed into Sydney at about 9am this morning with a fairly full raft of activities.

The first of these, which we arrived to at 10, was the Hyde Park Convict Barracks. This barracks was built by order of Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1817, and today a statue of him stands across the road from the building, gesturing towards it. I can’t help but wonder if Macquarie would appreciate the somewhat dodgy statue of himself showing off the prison he built, but maybe that’s just me. Hyde Park Barracks is a thoroughly modern museum, in that it uses audio guides instead of placards. I generally can’t stand audio guides, but I soon worked out that I could just read the subtitles on the ipod thing they gave us, so it wasn’t a dealbreaker. The museum now includes a major focus on the effects of colonisation and the convict system on the indigenous peoples of New South Wales, which I quite appreciated. The one thing I might have liked more about was a little more information on the guards; but I appreciate that this is specifically a museum about the convicts, not the soldiers.

After the barracks, we walked through Hyde Park to the Anzac Memorial. This is Sydney and New South Wales’ primary war memorial, opened in the 1930s to commemorate the First World War. It’s not quite as grand as Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance - few things are - but it is still a magnificent structure and well worth a visit. The statue of the prostrate man in the Hall of Silence - positioned under the Hall of Memory, and visible through a hole in the floor which they call the Well of Contemplation - is particularly striking. Most war-related sculptures, at least in the post-WWI period, tend to be horizontal. Here, the prostrated man is vertical - the language of mourning.

Behind the Hall of Memory and down the stairs is the Hall of Service. The walls here are lined with soil samples from every town in New South Wales that has sent soldiers to war. There’s a circle on the floor, under a skylight, with more soil - these from the battlefields on which soldiers from New South Wales have fought. This goes as far back as the New Zealand Wars of the 1860s, but frontier conflict isn’t represented.

After visiting the Anzac Memorial, we proceeded by train to Circular Quay, and after stopping for a quick drink, caught the Manly Ferry out to Manly. This took us past the Martello tower at Fort Denison, upon which a young Charles Lightoller raised the Boer flag as a prank in the early 1900s, and the naval base at Garden Island. Both Canberra-class helicopter carriers were in port - these are the largest warships Australia has operated since the decommissioning of the carrier HMAS Melbourne. On the port side of the ferry, as one approaches the heads, the foremast of the cruiser HMAS Sydney (the first one) can be seen on the shore. To starboard, one can gaze out through the heads to the Pacific - from here, the sea is almost unbroken until you reach South America.

It is somewhere northeast of here that HMAS Australia lies on the seabed, decommissioned and scuttled under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. Australia was a battlecruiser - the same class as the unfortunate Indefatigable. She missed Jutland due to damage from a collision with the third member of the class, HMS New Zealand, and thus never saw a major combat action. Her existence, however, deterred German raiders from sailing too close to Australia during the war (although I’d argue that it was actually the entry of the Japanese into the war that really coerced the Germans into fleeing the Pacific altogether.)

We lunched in Manly, and I took a look at the war memorial there - possibly Australia’s oldest, erected before the war had even ended in 1916. I had a look at the beach, too, but it was absolutely packed. We caught the ferry back at around 3pm, and then returned to Hurstville by train.

The real journey begins tomorrow - we leave early for Sydney airport, and then we have the long, long flight via Bangkok to Heathrow. This will be a long undertaking, but I’m not certain there will be much to write about - but I shall make a valiant effort regardless.