Pollyana

Much easier to do them back home, its one reason why my sister's mob never looked into moving. They realised that the outdoor life in the cold and rain was much easier than the outdoor life in the heat.

Sally Redux

Yes you can.

Bermudashorts

Oh dear.

I know people in UK that have a far more outdoorsy lifestyle than I do in Australia. This is simply because they, as individuals, are more outdoorsy than I am. I think one's own natural inclinations play a much greater part in how much time is spent outdoors than the climate.

If a bit of UK drizzle keeps you indoors, then I can assure you that the torrential rain we get in Australia is going to keep you indoors. Most cities in Australia have higher rainfall than most cities in UK and in some cities there are a greater number of days with rainfall than there are in UK too. You can dress up for the cold, tell me what I can do to protect from heat and humidity other than stay indoors?

And you can regret things you have done quite easily. Plus isn't everything doing something, we have all faced the decision whether it go for it and had we gone the other way and decided to stay and live a life in the UK, that is also doing something.

And I really don't think there is any need to put yourself on a pedestal about how positive you are and insult the rest of us by suggesting that we are all a bunch of negative misery guts just because we know the "better lifestyle" comments are glib and meaningless and that we do not all become more outdoorsy the moment we land in Australia.

paulry

I saw that coming.

Wilsons22

oh ....... that was like getting to the end of a book and the last pages being ripped out!!!

quoll

That's sad! However, if ones resolve is so flakey that it can't cop a bit of alternate thinking it argues a lack of determination to make it to the other side of the world and settle down.

Tr1boy

Nobody on this site spends more time on their bike or running than I do. I've bailed many more rides and runs in Oz due to heat and humidity than I ever have in the UK due to cold/wet/ice.

I know I'm at the extreme end of the spectrum but if doing activities outdoors was that important to you then you'd already be doing them to the extent you want. If they aren't that important then I think you're just using that as a prop to bolster your desire to move to Oz, probably not intentionally.

Lots of things about Oz can enhance your lifestyle and lots of things can equally detract from the one have now. There is no right or wrong but be realistic about what will happen. You don't step off the plane and suddenly become Bear Grylls (maybe some folks in their first few honeymoon years but everyone reverts to type). You'll be shocked to hear that computer games and consoles sell alarmingly well in Oz.

Alfresco

What that concludes that.