arkon

We are planning to visit Canberra can someone that lives there
or anyone else please give us some names of areas to visit from a
living there point of view, not from a tourist viewpoint. It would be seriously
daft for us to go home without at least having a look at Canberra.

If we were to move there then somewhere near the shops, schools, entertainment etc.

Any ideas?

phoenixinoz

Ayup P.....are you thinking of moving / trying somewhere else before you decide to go back to UK then?

Sorry can't help re Canberra but I'm sure someone on here can.

Good luck m8

Hels

When were you planning on going and having a look???

Lord Pom Percy

Once you get to Canberra don't forget to post your perceptions of the place on the forum, it should make entertaining reading.

Lord Pom Percy

You should go to the snow fields nearby if you are going in the next couple of months.

sasbear

Hi Arkon - I will PM you later when I get home from work - maybe we could even meet up for a small sightseeing tour???

Sarah

sasbear

Arkon before I pm you later can you let me know a little bit more about what area you are looking for - and price range/size of property/ amenities that are important??
thanks
Sarah

Lord Pom Percy

Why does Arkon want to move to Canberra? maybe he wants to have a go at running for Prime Minister.

Hels

Wouldn't he make a great Foreign Minister???

Lord Pom Percy

Or Aussie tourism minister

Vash the Stampede

I don't see why not. He's been a fantastic ambassador for the UK...

arkon

No I would leave tommorow but we will wait for Citizenship first, Oh and the minor detail of selling up. Our deadline for going home is by the time the boy starts school so thats about 3 years max. If for some reason we sell up early then we might do a 6 month stint somewhere like Canberra before going home, just in case.

arkon

Maybe sometime in July or Aug, not sure yet as we only just decided to go and have a gander today.

Lord Pom Percy

Thats ski season you should go to the snow fields nearby

arkon

Thanks Sarah, Well we will almost certainly rent for a while and not buy like we did last time. Somewhere with the affluence of somwhere like Hornsby or Solihull in the UK, Low crime, Near a good school (Primary and Secondary). Near a decent shopping complex. No mozzies or flies. Preferably close to places to eat out. As for the property 4-5 bedrooms, 3 off road car spaces, double garage, and a bit of a garden for the dogs.

Oh and near to other poms would be a bonus.