Adelaide
 

Hi all

Thinking of going to Adelaide just wondered if any one there could post some pics of the place we have never been before we have done plenty of web searches for pics but most seem to be of other places.

Cheers Steve:)

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Hi Steve,

Check this out:
http://www.photoadelaide.com/

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That site does not show you many of the Crap sights and places though does it?

G

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Well, it depends on your definition of a "crap sight". Contrary to what one might think, the site doesn't present the work of a professional photographer -- hence many a do-not-put-on-a-postcard kind of image. They give you a pretty realistic idea of what Adelaide may or may not have to offer to a prospective settler.

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Is that what the OP asked for?

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Yes

He asked for pictures of Adelaide.

He did not specify only 'nice' ones.

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Define 'crap sights'

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Here's a few of mine. http://flickr.com/photos/wendyc2007/ There is only a few though.

The Barossa ones are a bit erm, bright :o It was very sunny that day :D

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can anyboy give positive and negative things about adelaide
ie:wot are the people like
why wud people move there ect ect
thanks

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Positive:

The people are really friendly
It's very quiet and relaxed
It's really great for kids (lots of parks, playgrounds, clean beaches etc)
It's really great for adults (lots of restaurants, pubs etc)
It's really easy to get around and nothing is really too far away
The public transport is reliable, cheap and clean
There's some great shopping centers
There's usually something going on somewhere
There's lots of employment (4% unemployment here and that's mainly people who don't want to work ;) )


Negative:

We still have to work :(

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yer i can understand that negative lol

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It's the only one I have :D

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well i just cant wait till i get there then :D sonds like to good to be true how long have you been living ther wendy

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Nearly 9 months. It doesn't feel that long, but then they do say time flies when you're having fun!

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that is tru,did you look at any other places before you picked adelaide?did you use the meet and greet that you get for free or did you know other people that helped you out wen you got of the aeroplane.
how did you feel,sorry about all the Qu but im getting excited;)

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We never visited Australia at all before we came. :eek:

We didn't use the Meet and Greet because we couldn't give 6 weeks notice (or should I say as soon as the house sale money hit our account we didn't want to wait any longer to get here :D )

I do have an Aunt and cousins here though, so they picked us up from the airport and took us to our accomodation. We just stayed at Adelaide Shores Caravan Park for two weeks while we got a rental.

I think it did help having someone here, we got took shopping, house and car hunting, sight seeing etc. Plus I had someone to ring if I didn't know something.

I have to say when we first got out of the airport I though OH MY GOD!! It was freezing cold, grey and raining. But then I had a sleep, got up and went for a walk on the beach and it just took my breath away. From then I've felt right at home and I wouldn't be anywhere else.

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lol wud you like to be my aunt (only joking)i think i might hav to wait for the 6 weeks.
Been told of my agent i shud get my visa in the next 4 to 6 weeks then sign the papers for the sale of my house so while thats going thru i can be doing the m and g system it is going to be daunting tho as i am by myself but hay its life and you have to live life to the full, plus i cant wait to try the surf:rofl:

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You'll be fine. Everyone I've met so far have all been really friendly.

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Come off it Wendy

You know that there are lots of parts of adelaide that are not exactly 'picture postcard'.

I like Adelaide as a city but it is not all rosy.

Many people move on from Adelaide as soon as their visa conditions allow.

G

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And many more don't. There are parts of Adelaide that I also don't really love but then again there are parts I do.

Karm, you seem very focused on the meet and greet service. It is not a reason to settle in Adelaide. It's a couple of hours of time from a volunteer who will pick you up from the airport and drop you at your rental accomodations. They will either take you shopping that day or if it's late will come back the next day to pick up the essentials. After that you are on your own. Only a very few people are granted on arrival accomodations and this is NOT free. It is a very sparsley furnished place (in your case because you are alone it would be an apartment or unit) that you pay a lower rate of rent on. They are former Housing Trust units, so not new nor fancy.

Re: Adelaide
 

Hi
Try www.adelaidebound.com great site for info on Adelaide
Regards
Janet

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hi Dorothy
Thanks for your honest reply i thort that meet and greet wud help with tax number and driving licence too? as i will only hav about 20 days to get accomodation wen i arrive because of my boxer will be with me after that.
Im just trying to get idears to make the move as easy as can be.
I have been told that adelaide is not as built up as some of the other cites so i think it will feel less daunting wen arriving plus the house market is alot cheaper but this may all change as i have never been to aus

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But you come from 'picture postcard' Lake District. I don't.

So to me, crap sights are a lot fewer here than where I was in the Uk.

It's all relative at the end of the day.

Just to add: Because of where I was born and raised, I couldn't afford to live somewhere 'picture postcard perfect' in the UK. Maybe if my parents had have been a bit richer.....

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Tax Number can be done online, no worries. Let me know when you get here and I'll send you the link.

Driving Licence, there's a few transport offices about so let me know where you get your OAA and I'll send you the nearest one. They change it there and then for you, all you'll need is your passport.

Re: Adelaide
 

We took a few photos on our trip there in 2005. Some of them are up at http://www.darrall.com/gallery/v/oz/adelaide/.

Cheers

LG

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Main North Road?
South Road?
Grand Junction?

:p

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Not been to Grand Junction :D