alkristensen

Hi, We are Clare and Alan.

We are a childless youngish couple 40 and 36 Respectively.

We are going to move to Sydney in August on the 17th and would like to know if anyone else is in the same boat as us.

Most people moving already have families and i was wondering if there are any singles/couples moving over this year too.

We dont mind if you have kids, the more the merrier please as like everyone else we need all the new friends we can muster!

Al

Gibbo

Sorry,not what your looking for,pretty old but have been in Sydney a very long time. Wonderful city and am sure you will love it and make friends reasonably easily. Which part are you heading to?

JustBecause

Hi,
We are moving to South Sydney prob in August, mid 30s currently childless but taking the opportunity of having a complete upheaval to try starting a family at the same time. It means I don't have to faff around trying to get a job If it works, fingers crossed.

There seem to be quite a few Sydney meets going on in the meet ups thread - maybe see you at one later

There was a thread here you may be interested in http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=446326

alkristensen

Thanks mate, probably Balmain area to "live it up" a little before we decide whats best for us. We are probably heading there for 6 months and then we will see if its poss to put down roots, if not then we will look elsewhere (prob brissie) we will wait and see on arrival though

Where do you live and whats it like.

Thanks alot

Al

alkristensen

Us too after 6 months of fun. We will throw away the pilss and see what happens as clare is no spring chick as far as eggs left go and ive ate alot of polo mints in my youth LOL (steric acid in them makes you sterile after eating thousands of packets) so we will wait AND see.

Where abouts south sydney are ytou choosing and why.

Al.

LisaD_uk

We are hoping to be moving to Sydney in August too. We have two girls 9&13.
Hoping to be in the hills district not sure yet.

Rosscarbery

Hi. We land in Sydney on 29th June (we're spending some time in Singapore and Thailand on the way). We probably have far too many kids for you to bother with though (3, aged 13, 8 and 4). I'm very jealous of you living in Balmain - gorgeous place - doesn't really meet our needs though. At the moment we're thinking that we'll end up Wahroonga/St. Ives direction (upper North Shore), but who knows. Am happy to keep in touch - you can never have to many people to meet for a beer and the joy of a large age gap between kids means we have our own built-in babysitter!

Martha

MarkMC

We will be out there towards the end of the year hopefully.

no kids, early 30's, but we have the nutties pair of dogs (Boxers)

Deffo heading for Sydney, but not sure where

alkristensen

Hi Martha

Balmain is not a reality for us just our way of luxury for 6 months of enjoying ourselves before growing up (just a little)

I dont want to work too hard, just enough for beer and bills!

Why st.ives? Family or have you been there before. I like other peoples views on areas as we are not set on anyhting til we get there.

NOTHING is planned bt we are armed with alot of info after having a visa for 3 years and not being in oz due to Clare being unwell. She is fighting fit now and we are ready for the off, wish i could go tomorrow but its the Manchester Derby and i wouldnt miss it for the world.


We are flying on 17th August. When is everyone else. We are flying out of manchester with singapore air.

Al

alkristensen

We will keep the barbie alight for you then mate.

Keep in touch.

What trade are you in or whats your visa your applying for. Im gonna try and get some expat co-operative going if i can.

Im a barber and have my own shop at the mo and will be looking for another one when i get there. Free haircuts for other tradie favours.

Al

Al

alkristensen

Hi,

When are you leaving?

We are going from mancheter 17th August via thailand and bkk for 10 days.

al

Lilywhite

We're hopefully heading over to the Hills district in October. Two kids (boy 14 and girl 11). Planning going slowly but managed to use up my Tesco vouchers and airmiles by booking a holiday to Eurodisney . I'm sure there are bigger priorities!

MurphFam

Hello

We're going to Sydney at the end of July - we're aged 42 and 39 with two kids who will be 13 and 8 by the time we get there. We're probably heading to Central Coast though as love it up there! Although know Sydney well. I'll be travelling every day to the City for the first few months while OH gets himself sorted and we agreed that one of us will stay at home for the kids to help them settle.

Tracy

briwi

We got here last week - he's 40, I'm 38, no kids - not grown up enough to look after ourselves let alone anyone else. We're living right in the CBD for six months until I get that out of my system (I've been in NZ for 5 years, I need life around me again) - then who knows.

Vinny van Gogh

Hi,
IF all goes well with house sale..... we are flying out to Sydney in August.
I dont think you want to go clubbing with me and my OH though....we are early retired!
We are also ..near Manchester - A-u-L actually.....