Packing:
- If you are going in the first semester of the year it is winter in Aalborg so it is going to be very cold. You will need a warm jacket, scarves, gloves or mittens and warms socks. Think the very coldest days we get in Melbourne and then it is a bit colder than that! Also waterproof boots and gloves because if it snows it is going to be very wet!
- All those bulky winter clothes take up a lot of space in your luggage so use one of those vacuum bags. You can fit heaps more in that way. Just don't go over your luggage weight allowance.
- When you first get here you will need a bus pass. It is the cheapest way to travel on the buses, and it lasts for a month. Bring one of your left over passport photos because you need one for your bus pass. Otherwise you will need to buy one here, and it is very expensive!
- http://cyclerhuset.blogspot.com/ A lot of Danskers get around by bicycle. There are bike lanes on nearly every road; so it is pretty safe. If you are near the university, it is going to be the quickest way to get around. A good second hand one will probably be around 600knr
- There is an accomodation office that can sort out a place to stay, for a price. This was the option I took so I don't know if renting privately is cheaper, but you run the risk of spending a lot of money on hostels (which there are not many cheap ones in Aalborg) until you find your accomodation.
- Most of the accomodation is furnished; you will have a bed, desk and wardrobe at a minimum. The university rent out pillows and blankets etc. but I don't reccomend it. A lot of the rooms will have stuff left behind by other occupants for you to use. Or you can go to an op shop and get it. I only needed sheets and they were 20kr each, whereas the university wanted 300kr. I will probably leave the sheets here for the next person to use. Aren't I nice!
- Firstly, it is not like Australia which is quite cheap. Food is expensive, so find the nearest Aldi, Fakta, Lidl or Fotex to shop at for all your basics.
- Take your lunch to campus. There aren't many other options for food at Aalborg Univeristy like there is at Swinburne. Each of the main buildings will have a canteen but it is really expensive.
- Coffee. Sadly coffee is not the same as it is in Melbourne. Espresso style coffee is very expensive compared to Melbourne prices. Just wanted to warn you, I am addicted and it has so far been hard for me to adjust!
Hey! I think that you should include in your list of supermarkets also Netto (specially in the city center), as far as I know is one of the cheapest I found since I'm here (September) and the quality is not bad ;)
ReplyDeleteBytheway, I like your blog and your style, surely I will follow you, an australian point of view of Aalborg will for sure be different than the spanish one ;)
Cheers;
Jessica