Why do you want to move to Australia?

[thehawk]

Bing o said:

thehawk said:

Bing o said:

Aus is about 12 hours away, as is Europe, and you can get to the East Coast of the US in 12 hours as well.

Aus is about 7-8 hours.

I thought Sydney was 12 hours? Though I imagine Perth is more like 8 hours? (Based on Aussies I met in my time in HK)

Australia is quite big for a little island though....

Mel/Syd to Singapore 6.5
Mel/Syd to BKK 9 hours
Perth to Bangkok 6 hours
Mel/Syd to Hong Kong 8:45
etc

I have done Bangkok for a weekend from Melbourne, it's surprisingly tolerable.

Edited by thehawk on Wednesday 1st October 13:28

[deviant]

big_rob_sydney said:

Horses for courses, really.

Pretty much sums it up I think.

I find though that here in Aus there is less, other things to fill my time with to replace those that I 'lost' on leaving the UK.

I cant REALLY afford to do the car thing for a while...which would be fine if I could go and see a few bands, visit some castles and do a few airshows but those things are not all that available here. Unless someone has actually done the big move and had to make some huge changes in their life its very hard to understand.

[thehawk]

deviant said:

big_rob_sydney said:

Horses for courses, really.

Pretty much sums it up I think.

I find though that here in Aus there is less, other things to fill my time with to replace those that I 'lost' on leaving the UK.

I cant REALLY afford to do the car thing for a while...which would be fine if I could go and see a few bands, visit some castles and do a few airshows but those things are not all that available here. Unless someone has actually done the big move and had to make some huge changes in their life its very hard to understand.

I live in Melbourne, the sheer numbers of bands and things to do is far higher than any city in the UK apart from London. OK, so you don't get the big names as much as the UK but in a city of 4 million there are bands of any type available on any night of the week.

[Bing o]

thehawk said:

Bing o said:

thehawk said:

Bing o said:

Aus is about 12 hours away, as is Europe, and you can get to the East Coast of the US in 12 hours as well.

Aus is about 7-8 hours.

I thought Sydney was 12 hours? Though I imagine Perth is more like 8 hours? (Based on Aussies I met in my time in HK)

Australia is quite big for a little island though....

Mel/Syd to Singapore 6.5
Mel/Syd to BKK 9 hours
Perth to Bangkok 6 hours
Mel/Syd to Hong Kong 8:45
etc

I have done Bangkok for a weekend from Melbourne, it's surprisingly tolerable.

Edited by thehawk on Wednesday 1st October 13:28

I met some Aussies who fly from Sydney to HK just to go to the horse racing - they said it wasn't much more than an internal flight!

[big_rob_sydney]

deviant said:

big_rob_sydney said:

Horses for courses, really.

Pretty much sums it up I think.

I find though that here in Aus there is less, other things to fill my time with to replace those that I 'lost' on leaving the UK.

I cant REALLY afford to do the car thing for a while...which would be fine if I could go and see a few bands, visit some castles and do a few airshows but those things are not all that available here. Unless someone has actually done the big move and had to make some huge changes in their life its very hard to understand.

I'd agree with that.

We moved from Sydney to London, and it took some adjustment. But I do think its really down to individual preferences, and how flexible people can be.

I believe Australia is a better outdoors lifestyle, whereas England has more culture. Take what you prefer, and be flexible for the rest.

[BlackMagic *tree]

Never really fancied Australia as either a place to live or holiday destination.
My sister and her boyfriend moved to Fremantle 2 years ago (almost to the day come to think of it) and they adore the place.

Personally when I leave the UK I'll be heading to Thailand.

[deviant]

thehawk said:

deviant said:

big_rob_sydney said:

Horses for courses, really.

Pretty much sums it up I think.

I find though that here in Aus there is less, other things to fill my time with to replace those that I 'lost' on leaving the UK.

I cant REALLY afford to do the car thing for a while...which would be fine if I could go and see a few bands, visit some castles and do a few airshows but those things are not all that available here. Unless someone has actually done the big move and had to make some huge changes in their life its very hard to understand.

I live in Melbourne, the sheer numbers of bands and things to do is far higher than any city in the UK apart from London. OK, so you don't get the big names as much as the UK but in a city of 4 million there are bands of any type available on any night of the week.

I'm not in Melbourne and my experience of the UK is the opposite of yours...I rarely had to go to London to see an international band or show.

Horses for courses.

[RobDickinson]

One thing I miss is the larger international bands. Some play Christchurch , some I have to make an effort to go to Auckland, others only visit Australia.

But I can be Snowboarding an hour from my door, surfing in 5 min or straight on the port hills on my bike.

I dont live here for money or culture (tho theres some of both there isnt as much as the UK). I live here for the lifestyle which just isnt available to me in the UK.

[toomuchbeer]

My family have lived here in Perth for 3 months now, and to be honest, we are loving it.

I would say that you still have the bills to pay, and house cleaning to do etc, but I find that weekends tend to be spent with friends and family, which is not what I did back in the UK. I just never seemed to find the time. The laid back life style here seems to have rubbed off on me, and this quality time with my daughter was one of the reasons we moved.

Do your homework if thinking about coming out here. Take on board comments made, and take the ones from people not living here with a pinch of salt. Things have changed in Australia in recent years.

Housing is very expensive, and yes I can find a cheap one, but I don't want to live in a st area, or have my child go to an under achieving school.

TV is awful, and shops close at 5.30 prompt, with late night shopping on a Thursday. Car showrooms close at 1.00pm on a saturday too.!!!! Almost nothing is open on Sunday's. Hense time spent with family and friends.

I haven't fallen out with the UK, there are elements that are just brilliant, but for it's family lifestyle, Perth is the place for me at them moment. There are things to do, there just different from the things in the UK.

Edited by toomuchbeer on Thursday 2nd October 04:53