Briz-chick

Just wanted to say that it has been 1 year since my husband moved to Oz with me!

I'm an aussie and was living in the UK for over 6 years and managed to convince my hubby to move to Oz last year. It is one year today and things are going great!

We have just celebrated with a bottle of Moet and a yukky indian curry. Beware brits who are curry lovers - fill up before you go as they are gross here!

Let's hope we have lots more fun years in the sun to come!

Ozzy dog

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, we've been here (not natives) for about 1 1/2 years but only just found a fab curry / Balti house, run by poms X midlands. In Birkdale - absolutely yummy.

Tracey

Sue from Manchester

Congrats. My anniversary is in 2 weeks time!

wsbtroyno21

CONGRATULATIONS on reaching the one year milestone........here's to many more wonderful years together in Oz

Wendy

MrPJB

Hi, we are looking to move out to Brisbane and were looking at the Birkdale area, whats the general living like out there (considering we are coming from Oxford area (well, I'm from Nottingham, but the OH is local to here ) Any tips for a future expat?

Thnks

Perthforme

Good on ya , enjoy your curry !

Bix da Boss

Good on ya - glad things are going so well for you

I've been told by many of my friends that Cairns has a really good Indian Restuarant - we dont like the stuff but they just LOVE IT there!!! At our local cinema, on the back of your movie ticket, they do 'buy one meal, get one free' even better eh

I just miss real COD and CHIPS If we ever go back for a visit to the UK, I know where I'll be heading first day there - one of our local Fish and Chip shops

Briz-chick

Thanks for you messages guys!

We actually tried the Birkdale restaurant a few weeks ago (drove 45 mins to get there!). Unfortunatley both our meals weren't very nice - didn't have much flavour and tasted burnt. On the other hand, I'm not sure if I've ever had balti before, so maybe that's just what it tastes like, so I don't want to slag them off!

I've seen a few other restaurants have been recommended on this forum so I have made a note of them and will try them all out.

Fingers crossed we'll find one we like soon!

Ozzy dog

Hi,

Sorry to hear that, I hate it when you recommend something and it turns out to be not so good for others. I did this once with a hairdressers in the UK, for my best mate not good consequences. :scared:

Hubby and I are trying not to go to a restaurant twice until we've tried all of them.

Good luck

Tracey

flip

I remember the coral trout and chips at Barnacle Bill's in Cairns (we were celebrating OH's 40th so splashed out) and it was fabulous - are you sure it doesn't compare to British cod and chips?

Briz-chick

Dare I say it, I HATED english fish and chips when I first got to the UK. In time I began to quite like it - especialy with a pickle and also curry sauce!