Yes, 'the great Australian salute' originated from brushing away these creatures. Many Australians will argue this is not a problem and they do not even notice them. Flies like to breed in moist dung and Australia has 137 million sheep and 24 million cattle. Apparently they never had a problem until they started importing cows and sheep from Europe and South Africa. CSIRO scientists have begun a program of spreading a super dung beetle to break up the flies' breeding medium. (From Dale, 1998)

The German butcher in Brighton road. This is what people frequenting the shop call it, but its real name is Vital Meat Products. The address 394 Brighton Road, Hove, Tel: 8296 7693. Actually, the shop is no longer owned by the German butcher, since the January 1999 new management has taken over, but you can still find the wors and biltong, as well as canned guavas, waterblommetjies, Ceres juices, Mrs Balls' chutney (which you can also find at most Woolworths shops), Iced Zoo cookies, Romany Creams, mieliepap, rooibos tea, etc.

Mieliepap and boerewors can also be bought at the Central Market in town. Boerewors is also available the following butcher shops:

Rossistors Butcher shop, 170 Unley Road, Unley. Tel 83731560

David Jones butcher in Rundle Mall.

Burnside Gourmet - Burnside Shopping Village.

Barrosa Fine Foods in the Central Market.

Some Vintage Cellars stores have Nederburg and Klein Constantia wines (both white and red); Camden Park Tel: (08) 8295 6967. Baily & Baily Liquor Store in Portrush Road has Plaisar de Merle (hope the spelling is correct) and Grangehurst, Tel (08) 8379 0299.

One of Australia's healthiest national traits, which involves taking a sceptical view of people who are rich, powerful or successful, and cutting them down to size when they appear pretentious. (From David Dale's book)

If you are not watching videos, watch the news for a few weeks and be amazed by the number of fires being reported.

Daar is heelwat toepaslike boeke in die vele boekwinkels hier en verder kan jy gratis boekies oor verskillende dele van die verskillende state by die toepaslike toerisme rade kry. Vir meer inligting oor Suid-Australië, probeer die South Australian Travel Centre, 1 King William Street, Adelaide, Tel: (08) 8303 2231.

At the SA Travel Centre you can get various booklets, eg on South Australia as a whole, on the Barossa Valley, on the Eyre Peninsula, etc.

One useful, humorous and easy readable book, which provides insight about living in Australia, is The 100 things everyone needs to know about Australia by David Dale, 1998, printed by McPherson's Printing group.

Lastly, but not least - try the good old telephone book. You will be amazed at how useful it is

Going to live in another country (either temporary or permanently) is like riding the roughest roller coaster ever! If you feel like testing yourself, your spouse and all your relationships, relocating is for you�

Be prepared for feeling sad, depressed, euphoric, glad, homesick, frustrated, angry, relieved, remorseful, grateful and sometimes for feeling nothing at all. The ride seems to be at its roughest in the first six months. This is, however, variable and depends greatly on personal circumstance, finance and attitude. It helps to realise that what you experience is normal and to keep the faith that things will go better. It eventually does start to go better. One day you wake up and realise that the lows are not so low any more and that the dips come at longer intervals.

Another thing that helps is to talk to others who are going through the same experience. This is where the SA Network is helpful. The Network provides the opportunity to meet positive people who can appreciate what you are going through, without being typical 'when we's'.