Hi... All those feeling are totally normal.. I move here (Sydney) Nov 10....... and your emotions are like a rollarcoaster! but you don't want to live with what if!! what if!!!...... and it is tough even thought I have my family here, I miss my friends so much... but getting a job I found easy... finding a flat easy... yes espensive .... but hey live for living!!! I read a very true saying 'We spend 90% of our time worrying about things that never happen'.. so stop worrying and start doing!! you will love this country..... and yes Sydney has had some rain!!! summer!!! I wonder!!!

The things we regret most at the end of our life are not the things we did do but the things we didn't. When you are 90 and looking back on your life will you be saying 'why didn't I........?' Six months/ two years whatever are such a small part of your whole life, so if you try it and it doesn't work so what? At least you did something new and it is far better than a lifetime of what ifs.

Cliche. Deciding to make a life in London is also doing something. The whatif could be what if I had stayed in London.

I started out thinking that OP might as well make a go of if considering that they had already said their goodbyes, but as the thread went on I started to have second thoughts. OP really seems like the heart is not in it and there is nothing wrong with that.

Totally agree, I started out thinking OP should just come over and make a go of it but now I'm not so sure. Anyone who has moved to Australia knows that it does not come without it's difficulties and frequent challenges. I think having a positive attitude and an absolute determination to make a go of it, is what helps some succeed in making a life here where as others return to the UK, both being totally valid options.

The negatives the OP is raising are completely valid and well thought through. They don't strike me as emotionallly driven last minute nerves. If OP isn't totally commited right now, why not try and make a go of it in London. In 2-3 years time, the visa will still be valid and OP will either be settled in London or wondering why on earth they waited to come to Aus -either way, hopefully they can be more committed to a decision at that time
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Adelaide is only as boring as you allow it to be. There are festivals in and around the city almost every weekend. The public tranport system is very good and if you get yourself a transit map you should be able to get around quite easily.

As for colleagues going out for drinks after work on Fridays, I can tell you that when I worked in Adelaide we had after work drinks every week. Sometimes the singles would go out during the week, but I'm in my 40s and married, so didn't join them very often. How did you make friends when you moved to London? You would do the same in Adelaide (or where ever you went).

I do agree with Bermuda, though. If your heart is not in the move then it's probably best to not do it. Maybe come over to validate your visa which will then give you a few years to save some money and decide what you want to do. Either way, good luck. It's a very difficult decision to make.

You're only 27, nothing is permanent and neither option is brain shatteringly wrong. You stay put, having validated and try and enjoy London as you think it could be lived, and then think again before the visa expires. You use your tickets, you take your job in Adelaide and you live your life as you wish for a year or so. If either turn out to be unsatisfactory you take the other option.

Don't stress it, it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. No one's going to die because of this decision, embrace life, don't worry the guts out of it.

Your very luckly to have the choice !