amt383

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has any tips/reccomendations .... Flights all booked for the 20th July, first months accomm sorted by my sponsoring company, about 2 days to find a house when I get there!!!!

Any ideas where to look? Definitely feeling the love for the beach ... wage will allow me to get a pretty nice place so basically trying to figure out the nicest beachside suburbs reasonably close to the city.... heard good things about Cottesloe and Fremantle, is Scarborough totally tourist-dominated or do ppl actually live there too??

Cheers in advance!!

Amy

mancfamily

I can't comment on Perth Amy, but good luck to you....it's a very brave thing to do on your own!

littlemiss

I agree, it is a very brave thing to do on your own, but you go girl!! Hopefully in a few hours the Ozzies will be on here and will pass on useful info!! x

divaboy

Good luck , totally different but , I'm coming to Oz in jan on a WHV on my own and i'm nervous. So good on you for moving lock stock and all that

this charming man

cottesloe nice but expensive,scarborough a concrete jungle and full of flies during summer,fremantle is ok in parts but rough at night. If moneys no problem(!) try Trigg or a nice apartment on Hay street in the city,? Youre never too far from a beach in Perth(if you have wheels!). GOOD LUCK..............

noggin

im living on the outskirts of freo and its fine...nightlife..northbridge.....then miles and miles...freo....the city...the rest is a cemetary..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Jerseygirl

Good for you...you go girl. I have a 23 yr old daughter who lives in Toronto...we've always encouraged her to do and see as much as she can while she's young and single. Afterall you can always go home...home will always be there waiting for you. Good luck.

confuzzled

I'm a local "born and bred", and i would choose freo in a heartbeat. Spent 10 years (on and off) at uni there and i loveeeeeeee it. Cott is lovely but expensive. I know ill prob get flamed but io dont like scarborogh... its kinda "had it's day" if you get my drift.

PM me if you want any "local info"

amt383

Thanks everyone for all the advice ..... just trying to have a little bit of a clue about things before I head over....

In an ideal world I'd love to be within 5 mins bike ride from the beach, but also somewhere theres a pub or two to be sociable in the weekend....don't want to end up somewhere totally dead!!

I will investigate Trigg more I think, so do people reckon Cottesloe fits the bill, is there stuff to do there other than the beach??

Amy

EvannTel

Hiya, I immigrated on my own too - at the ripe old age of 22. It was a very long time ago though!

Personally I think Trigg is too far out from the main hussle and bussle.

For convenience definitely Freo. I loved it there and trains etc are easy into the city.

If money object then Cottesloe would be great but again its hasnt got the variety like you;d get in Perth.

You'll be fine here, it takes awhile on your own but definitely worth it.

hbaggaley

We Live in Joondalup - loads of night life as the uni is full of people wanting to have fun. Shopping centre on the doorstep, beaches short way away, trains connections, everything for the person who wants a socials life.

Heather B

hbaggaley

We Live in Joondalup - loads of night life as the uni is full of people wanting to have fun. Shopping centre on the doorstep, beaches short way away, trains connections, everything for the person who wants a socials life.

Heather B

this charming man

and the in(famous) Old Bailey pub,perchance a reason NOT to move to Joondalup?

this charming man

p.s. if somebody else was paying,how high up would Joondalup be on your "must live" list?

ukecadet

Personally I think Trigg is too far out from the main hussle and bussle.

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Ah come on now EvannTel,hussle and bussle