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Forum: Australia
Today, 9:48 am
Replies: 11
Views: 583
Posted By brits1

Re: Psychology Degree

We also love Norfolk and North Suffolk, Southwold being our favourite place in Suffolk you have “big skys” in that part of the world, hope you have a lovely time. ps a friend of a friend etc has sold...
Forum: Australia
Mar 25th 2024, 12:47 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,547
Posted By brits1

Re: Wife changed her mind

Some of us who have replied have lived in Australia and the uk so we have had experience of the moving and being able to compare our lives which could help with info when the original poster sent...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 19th 2024, 10:50 am
Replies: 424
Views: 47,131
Posted By brits1

Re: Shrimps On The Barbie

We (by accident) visited a pub back in 2016 in Derbyshire and found out it was the highest pub in Derbyshire we went to an antique fair in Buxton and had a drive “over the tops” into Staffordshire...
Forum: Australia
Mar 14th 2024, 11:04 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,547
Posted By brits1

Re: Wife changed her mind

Hi, Reading through your post it’s sounds to me you have “it all” already and at a young age ie a partner, child, equity in a home, two sets of parents alive so plenty of grandparents for your child,...
Forum: Australia
Mar 13th 2024, 10:52 am
Replies: 11
Views: 583
Posted By brits1

Re: Psychology Degree

Thats fab news, I was down “South” last week and visited Barton on sea (Dorset)I just sat on the beach having a coffee from a lovely coffee shop and felt “everything” melt away lol I just love being...
Forum: Canada
Mar 7th 2024, 9:47 am
Replies: 33
Views: 2,662
Posted By brits1

Re: Should I move to Canada or Not?

As you kind of said a lot can happen within the next 6 years “all the best laid plans of mice and men etc”, if you want to try Canada then I would go now if I were you, can you obtain a visa? I had...
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 7th 2024, 9:37 am
Replies: 44
Views: 4,781
Posted By brits1

Re: Australia's earliest settlers

I have just read this “thread” and I think your post is fairly accurate, I have a fairly “mixed” family, we look forward not backwards, I think it would be impossible to “compensate” peoples as...
Mar 5th 2024, 9:29 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,531
Posted By brits1

Re: feeling the stress getting ready to move back to the UK ( Scotland)

Hi, I think most of us have felt like this with a move let alone an overseas move. We moved back to a new area, we first stayed with my DF and I had a good “look” around first but I was tied to...
Forum: Australia
Feb 28th 2024, 9:31 am
Replies: 3
Views: 797
Posted By brits1

Re: Best Brisbane / Sunshine Coast Suburbs - Family Friendly

Its good to start looking at the cost of housing etc as it will give you a rough idea what you are going to pay for a place to live but I would first apply for your visa and then progress further,...
Feb 27th 2024, 9:39 am
Replies: 7
Views: 518
Posted By brits1

Re: Hello from Canada

Hi I currently live in the Peak District and firstly your budget will be very good for the area and detached houses will certainly be in your price bracket. Ashbourne, Bakewell are very nice market...
Forum: Australia
Feb 22nd 2024, 9:42 am
Replies: 3
Views: 797
Posted By brits1

Re: Best Brisbane / Sunshine Coast Suburbs - Family Friendly

Hi, have you a visa? and is the 700 - 800 Aud for weekly rental costs? Maybe more info will help with with advice (hence why I asked)
Forum: Australia
Feb 22nd 2024, 9:34 am
Replies: 3
Views: 591
Posted By brits1

Re: Just started to watch The Heart Doctor

Just started the 2nd series and it’s just as quick witted and still makes me lol, I noticed the first series started in 2013 so a couple of years after we had left Australia. How are you quoll? still...
Forum: Australia
Feb 9th 2024, 9:06 am
Replies: 3
Views: 591
Posted By brits1

Just started to watch The Heart Doctor

Just wanted to say this tv series was recommended in the tv pages of a newspaper my husband buys at at weekend so I thought I would “give it a go” not expecting too much and I really enjoy watching...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2024, 10:46 am
Replies: 4
Views: 535
Posted By brits1

Re: Health and safety roles

Hi my husband is a HSE Manager, we migrated to Australia in a PR visa due to our skills being required at the time (my husband was a JIB approved electrician and a telecoms engineer ) he changed his...
Forum: Spain
Feb 6th 2024, 10:40 am
Replies: 80
Views: 3,556
Posted By brits1

Re: Voting rights in UK after 15 years

The “your “ was meant as ….you live in Spain and are governed by Spanish law, I on the other hand live in the UK and are governed by British Law as I have said I have an Australian passport but I...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 6th 2024, 10:33 am
Replies: 2
Views: 275
Posted By brits1

Re: Alert: Shrove Tuesday 13th Feb

Just in Sainsbury’s buying my eggs for the pancakes, our youngest son (now 30)
just text to make sure I was making them lol he spent half his life in Australia and heaven help me if I’d even of...
Feb 6th 2024, 10:25 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,301
Posted By brits1

Re: 🇨🇦➡️🇬🇧❓ I can’t believe I’m even typing this…

Hi, If your husband was happy with his “lot” in
Canada then would you even be thinking of returning, if the answer is no then why not try and
change your husbands profession this might help, if...
Forum: Australia
Feb 6th 2024, 10:09 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,621
Posted By brits1

Re: Moving from Dubai

Hi you might want to start with where you can get work then look at schooling and homes etc in your 419 visa do you have to pay for schooling and medical expenses if you do have to pay then you would...
Forum: Spain
Feb 2nd 2024, 10:39 am
Replies: 80
Views: 3,556
Posted By brits1

Re: Voting rights in UK after 15 years

In your own words “your” government…(mine) your government is Spanish and so it should be, why on earth would you want to vote for a foreign government just because they said you can?you have made...
Forum: Portugal
Jan 29th 2024, 10:43 am
Replies: 33
Views: 1,724
Posted By brits1

Re: Britons abroad for more than 15 years can vote again!

I fully agree with you, I am an Australian citizen living in England and I would not dream of voting in matters in Australia that concern people actually living in Australia and I also contributed to...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 26th 2024, 9:19 am
Replies: 424
Views: 47,131
Posted By brits1

Re: Shrimps On The Barbie

My dad “did” the trip in 2009 but from Perth to Sydney he had always wanted to make this trip on the Indian Pacific and was glad he did but he did say it was pretty boring scenery after a while and...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 12th 2024, 9:55 am
Replies: 424
Views: 47,131
Posted By brits1

Re: Shrimps On The Barbie

During my time in Australia I did not mind the bugs/flies etc (I religiously used surface spray so never had a problem) but I hated snakes…still have dreams about them, luckily never had any on our...
Jan 11th 2024, 10:44 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,725
Posted By brits1

Re: Moving to the South of England from Canada

Most cities here in the UK have theatres and having shows from the “west end” is great news for anyone who does not always want to travel into London which might help widen your search areas...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 10th 2024, 10:01 am
Replies: 424
Views: 47,131
Posted By brits1

Re: Shrimps On The Barbie

The cockroaches always use to come out and help when our Aussie friends use to have a barbecue lol I dreaded when they use to ask us over for their bbq’s. A mouse in the UK news has been caught on...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 5th 2024, 12:09 pm
Replies: 424
Views: 47,131
Posted By brits1

Re: Shrimps On The Barbie

My mum’s family’s were/are RC and my dads family were a staunchly Methodist family and they often referred to my mums family as “left footers” and now I am going to “look up” where that saying comes...
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