Canberra.....
 

Funny thing..... why do people never mention going to Canberra ?

they cant find Canbarra on the map :) , only Canberra

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Re: Canbarra.....
 

The place is cold, remote, as pretty as Milton Keynes, has as many roundabouts as Milton Keynes and is full of public servants. 1 day would have been enough for me but we spent 2 there.

I think its probably best not to mention Canberra...

Re: Canbarra.....
 

Quite simple: no azure blue salt water, no surf crashing gayly on bright scorching sands.

Re: Canbarra.....
 

SShhhhhhhhhh dont mention Canberra havn't you read the posting guidlines.

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I too have wondered this for a long time....it just NEVER gets a mention!
i stayed there briefly (overnight) once, and never saw a thing cos it was engulfed in very thick fog!!!!
dont think billy connolly did it any favours either......

sue:D

haha the Aussie prime minister (john howard) won't live there either! He commutes from Sydney to Canberra for Parliament!

I wouldn't be seen dead living anywhere near a potential group of politicians - I have standards you know:D

But I was thinking..:scared:.... since it is the Capital city would they not have more cultural things for people who like to go to the Ballet???.......:)

They try but for that try the Sydney Opera House or Melbourne.

This help? (I've not read it) :
Cultural Map of the Australian Capital Territory

Re: Canbarra.....
 

Did you go to Cockington Green, that little bit of Britain, and I mean "little".

It's been expanded now to include some European features.

I'm off to Canberra... and proud of it! It has everything i need and is a perfect city for a biker! For 3 reasons...

1 ROUNDABOUTS?! (A BAD THING!!! NARGH!!!)
2 no traffic!
3 a few hours in either direction and you're either at the coast, in the mountains or riding round a lake. If i lived on the coast wouldn't it be boring?! where would you go?

Melbourne? Sydney? phooowwweeee... gimme Canberra any day.

oh yeah and i've got a job and friends there when i land so i didn't have much choice!

vroom vroom


ps, oh yeah just thought of another reason.... no expats coz they never go there! :D (only joking)

Seems to me this forum is desperately in need for some pro-Canberra words.

Totally agree with scutterUK!

My sister lives in Canberra with her family, I've been there several times and would prefer it any time to Sydney or Melbourne. If I wanted those, I could just as well move to Frankfurt, that would be closer, cheaper and easier. The thing I like about Canberra is that it's not as big and overcrowded as Sydney. With only few exeptions I always had beautiful weather there, although I must admit I have had very cold times there. But from what I hear you have those in Mebourne and Adelaide as well.

As for the cultural thing: I'm not really into that myself, so I can't comment on it regarding Canberra, but to those surrounded by lots of theatres, concert halls and museums: Do you really go there all the time? I guess some do and some don't.

I love Sydney as a tourist, but in addition to the fact that I won't be able to afford Sydney and my sister lives in Canberra, for living Canberra suits me better.

Lavinia