How did you decide where to live........
Oct 30th 2005, 8:34 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by Rooksie
LOL!! you might live to regret that if we end of in cairns baking to death!! 
Bixie has been dangling a large carrot at me!!! 
Bixie has been dangling a large carrot at me!!! 
Oct 30th 2005, 8:41 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by hilary6
Hmmmmm a large carrot eh?
HUGE!!
Oct 30th 2005, 9:12 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
My choice is Brisbane. 
Reason? I have got a few friends over there, been there before (going back again in 25 days!!!! ) and loved it to bits, also got friends in Newcastle and Sydney travelling wise it would be easier to go and see them, don’t have to pay for accommodation hehehe and not too far (by air)
Reason? I have got a few friends over there, been there before (going back again in 25 days!!!!
) and loved it to bits, also got friends in Newcastle and Sydney travelling wise it would be easier to go and see them, don’t have to pay for accommodation hehehe and not too far (by air)
Oct 30th 2005, 10:16 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
We choose Perth because ...
It NEVER rains
There's LOADS of jobs
It's only a FEW hours and you're 'home' ...
You can buy a FIELD for nothing
Nobody goes on the BEACHES
It NEVER rains
There's LOADS of jobs
It's only a FEW hours and you're 'home' ...
You can buy a FIELD for nothing
Nobody goes on the BEACHES
Originally Posted by fraser
We've always loved Melbourne, but we're going to give it a couple of years and maybe try somewhere else as we'd like to experience living in different places.
Oct 30th 2005, 10:24 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Melbourne is like Birmingham - too many cars, crappy weather - a decent beach is miles away - wish I had gone to Adelaide or Tasmania!
Will stay here for about a year - we all prefer Hampshire in England - better by miles!!! - just wish someone would get rid of Bliar - oops sorry Blair!! Good lucK!!
Will stay here for about a year - we all prefer Hampshire in England - better by miles!!! - just wish someone would get rid of Bliar - oops sorry Blair!! Good lucK!!
Oct 30th 2005, 10:39 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by romukmelau
Melbourne is like Birmingham - too many cars, crappy weather - a decent beach is miles away - wish I had gone to Adelaide or Tasmania!
Will stay here for about a year - we all prefer Hampshire in England - better by miles!!! - just wish someone would get rid of Bliar - oops sorry Blair!! Good lucK!!
Will stay here for about a year - we all prefer Hampshire in England - better by miles!!! - just wish someone would get rid of Bliar - oops sorry Blair!! Good lucK!!
I'm sure you will fit in to Adelaide or Tassie really well.
Oct 30th 2005, 10:51 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by Bordy
I'm sure you will fit in to Adelaide or Tassie really well.
I was waiting patiently ......
Oct 30th 2005, 10:52 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by Rooksie
I was waiting patiently ......
Oct 30th 2005, 10:52 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by Bordy
Hope you weren't disappointed dear.
Or Dahl.
Oct 30th 2005, 10:53 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by Bordy
Hope you weren't disappointed dear.
Nope - up to usual standard!!
Oct 30th 2005, 10:58 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by Rooksie
Nope - up to usual standard!!
I'll take that as a compliment.
Oct 30th 2005, 11:08 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by Bordy
I'll take that as a compliment.
Oct 30th 2005, 11:22 pm
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
We took a pin and a map and ......
The truth is I don't really know. I guess the first thing about Brisbane was that it wasn't a huge city but wasn't quite a backwater either. Cost of living is reasonable, so are job prospects. But when we started looking into the various locations in Oz to consider, we just got a feel that Brisbane would suit us (without having visited at that point).
When we came on a recce, we went to Brisbane first and loved it. We went to Melbourne wehere we planned to spend a week and headed back to Brisbane after 3 or 4 days. Melbourne just didn't feel right for us.
Brisbane was always first choice but we considered Melbourne because of the better IT prospects. But we found that the prospects in Brisbane were good enough anyway so the deal was done
The truth is I don't really know. I guess the first thing about Brisbane was that it wasn't a huge city but wasn't quite a backwater either. Cost of living is reasonable, so are job prospects. But when we started looking into the various locations in Oz to consider, we just got a feel that Brisbane would suit us (without having visited at that point).
When we came on a recce, we went to Brisbane first and loved it. We went to Melbourne wehere we planned to spend a week and headed back to Brisbane after 3 or 4 days. Melbourne just didn't feel right for us.
Brisbane was always first choice but we considered Melbourne because of the better IT prospects. But we found that the prospects in Brisbane were good enough anyway so the deal was done
Oct 31st 2005, 12:19 am
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by hilary6
We're set on Queensland....... somewhere think Ill just follow you 
Oct 31st 2005, 2:12 am
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Re: How did you decide where to live........
Originally Posted by Bordy
I'm sure you will fit in to Adelaide or Tassie really well.
Anyhoo we could only get in via STNI and have chosen Tassie
