If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
Jun 20th 2008, 7:30 am
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Jun 20th 2008, 7:31 am
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Jun 21st 2008, 7:47 am
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
Not having posted on the Oz forum for some time now, its good to see some things never change.
Jun 21st 2008, 8:18 am
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
5. Swimming with children. Oh my god, what are you talking about? I learnt to swim at about age 2 when my mother threw me into the pool and said swim. Perth has the world's best beaches and so many of them are appropriate for little kids. Mettams pool, trigg, cottesloe. all of them. Rotto??? We grew up spending every summer holidays in Rotto. We managed not to get dragged under by the currents. Maybe you are too nervous. Aussie kids are like dolphins.
Jun 21st 2008, 10:59 am
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
Rachel......dont let me put you off ......yes my comments are tongue in cheek and it really is a great place to live and bring up a family
No its not perfect but then nor is the UK !!!!
i have no plans to move back to old blighty
Life is an adventure ....viva la differance
hey keep smiling
No its not perfect but then nor is the UK !!!!
i have no plans to move back to old blighty
Life is an adventure ....viva la differance
hey keep smiling
Jun 21st 2008, 11:07 am
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
i think everyone has missed something ( BEER ) it cost's loads, much more than the uk . and we need more pubs up north and hotels and restaurants , thats only because im a chef and want to work near home .
i like perth , kids love it , wife loves it , some things cost more but some things dont , internet is ok but costs more, lots more and it is capped so you cant download lots of movies . the sea well what can i say i love it , surfing /body boarding arararar i love this life , never have i lived by the sea but i do now .
the only bad thing ????? well when its hot and nice i dont want to work , i want to go to the beach . all the people i have spoken to are all nice what more do we want
Dave
i like perth , kids love it , wife loves it , some things cost more but some things dont , internet is ok but costs more, lots more and it is capped so you cant download lots of movies . the sea well what can i say i love it , surfing /body boarding arararar i love this life , never have i lived by the sea
but i do now .the only bad thing ????? well when its hot and nice i dont want to work , i want to go to the beach . all the people i have spoken to are all nice what more do we want
Dave
Jun 24th 2008, 5:11 am
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
This makes me laugh,
You’ve obviously never been to Queensland, The Caribbean, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Fiji, Seychelles, Thailand...... should I keep going? Perth doesnt come close.
Oh and by the way, Perth doesn’t actually have “beaches” - it just has one long boring coastline.
Mikey
You’ve obviously never been to Queensland, The Caribbean, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Fiji, Seychelles, Thailand...... should I keep going? Perth doesnt come close.
Oh and by the way, Perth doesn’t actually have “beaches” - it just has one long boring coastline.
Mikey
Jun 24th 2008, 7:16 am
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
I realise this is just giving people an idea but I reckon, apart from the hard core city folk whose life revolves around shopping, clubbing European traveling then Perth is fine, Small city, small politics, beautiful beaches parks and countryside, great weather, nice friendly people but like anywhere has great things and bad things but still reckon it is a lot better than living in the UK, Friends and Family are the things most people miss, can't get them anywhere but home
On a more practical note, i cant understand why so many moans. What a
fantastic place Perth for the quiet the life.
Jun 24th 2008, 1:50 pm
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
Hi I would love to hear from someone that has gone to Aus to retire,what sort of pension would we need, and the health care, just retiring type things in general really, and of course the best area in which to retire. We are 64, 63
Jun 24th 2008, 2:27 pm
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
It's probably better for you to create a new post in the main section of the forum for some thing like this. I know one thing though it is very expensive, unless I have been informed incorrectly. My parents wanted to retire to OZ but simply couldnt afford to, even I was astounded at how much money they say you require in order to retire to Australia.
Jun 24th 2008, 5:01 pm
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
i think everyone has missed something ( BEER ) it cost's loads, much more than the uk . and we need more pubs up north and hotels and restaurants , thats only because im a chef and want to work near home .
i like perth , kids love it , wife loves it , some things cost more but some things dont , internet is ok but costs more, lots more and it is capped so you cant download lots of movies . the sea well what can i say i love it , surfing /body boarding arararar i love this life , never have i lived by the sea but i do now .
the only bad thing ????? well when its hot and nice i dont want to work , i want to go to the beach . all the people i have spoken to are all nice what more do we want
Dave
i like perth , kids love it , wife loves it , some things cost more but some things dont , internet is ok but costs more, lots more and it is capped so you cant download lots of movies . the sea well what can i say i love it , surfing /body boarding arararar i love this life , never have i lived by the sea
but i do now .the only bad thing ????? well when its hot and nice i dont want to work , i want to go to the beach . all the people i have spoken to are all nice what more do we want
Dave
well done pal..
ast
Jul 6th 2008, 2:50 pm
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Re: If your coming to Perth..a few things i bet you dont realise
Hello,
The best piece of advice we have been given is...... don't go there expecting to re create your life in England. Embrace the Oz way of life and enjoy!
Katie and Paul.
The best piece of advice we have been given is...... don't go there expecting to re create your life in England. Embrace the Oz way of life and enjoy!
Katie and Paul.
