Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
Jan 30th 2007, 1:29 am
#46
has lost The Game
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Jan 30th 2007, 1:37 am
#48
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
Jan 30th 2007, 1:41 am
#49
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
But then, I am a bus fan these days - and the bus drivers on the whole are pretty good here
Jan 30th 2007, 2:35 am
#50
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
Australia has very affordable & efficient public transport system IMO.
Jan 30th 2007, 8:21 am
#51
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The problem is that according the state audit office City Rail have no idea how well the trains run as they have no way of measuring their timeliness. Ever noticed the timer at the stations stay on "Next Train 2 Minutes" for 15 minutes. That 2 minutes then starts to rise.
Jan 30th 2007, 8:30 am
#52
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
Having been a regular user of public transport in both the UK and Oz in the last year I would say that Oz Public transport wins hands down. The trains are much more punctual, less crowded and the cost is a fraction of what it would be in the UK. Have to agree with stevemich on the graffitti, its everywhere on the North Shore line. but then most urban rail networks around the world seem to be plagued with it.
Jan 30th 2007, 8:51 am
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
I don't understand the obsession with Sydney. If you want to live somewhere nice, pick the base of the Blue Mountains, Glenbrook. Great parks, excellent schools, National Park to rival all others, Blue Mts up the hill, Sydney down the hill. 20 mins into Penrith, and hour into the City. An hour and a bit away from the beach... Excellent properties with beautiful bush settings which are VALUE FOR MONEY!
Goddamnit, I don't get the City thing, you guys really need to check out further out.
Goddamnit, I don't get the City thing, you guys really need to check out further out.
Jan 30th 2007, 8:54 am
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
I don't understand the obsession with Sydney. If you want to live somewhere nice, pick the base of the Blue Mountains, Glenbrook. Great parks, excellent schools, National Park to rival all others, Blue Mts up the hill, Sydney down the hill. 20 mins into Penrith, and hour into the City. An hour and a bit away from the beach... Excellent properties with beautiful bush settings which are VALUE FOR MONEY!
Goddamnit, I don't get the City thing, you guys really need to check out further out.
Goddamnit, I don't get the City thing, you guys really need to check out further out.
Top spot for a skinny dip
Jan 30th 2007, 9:06 am
#55
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
I don't understand the obsession with Sydney. If you want to live somewhere nice, pick the base of the Blue Mountains, Glenbrook. Great parks, excellent schools, National Park to rival all others, Blue Mts up the hill, Sydney down the hill. 20 mins into Penrith, and hour into the City. An hour and a bit away from the beach... Excellent properties with beautiful bush settings which are VALUE FOR MONEY!
Goddamnit, I don't get the City thing, you guys really need to check out further out.
Goddamnit, I don't get the City thing, you guys really need to check out further out.
If I were you Id be sending them all "out west" or somewhere. Not the northern beaches esp Mosman though cos its crap here and we hate it
All those horrible surf beaches and the Diving is just awful, not to mention all the crappy restaurants around here!
Jan 30th 2007, 9:41 am
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If you keep promoting the Blue Mountains the way you do and you do it well, It'll become crowded and full of Bogans and immigrants!!! Youve been warned!!!
If I were you Id be sending them all "out west" or somewhere. Not the northern beaches esp Mosman though cos its crap here and we hate it All those horrible surf beaches and the Diving is just awful, not to mention all the crappy restaurants around here!
If I were you Id be sending them all "out west" or somewhere. Not the northern beaches esp Mosman though cos its crap here and we hate it
All those horrible surf beaches and the Diving is just awful, not to mention all the crappy restaurants around here!There are plenty of bogans in Katoomba, but they're nice bogans. As for the immigrants, there are a lot here already, but they don't come on BE because they're too happy with their lives. I meet them every so often up here.
If you can afford it, Mosman is fab. I would love it too. I'm just presenting the alternative. People think the beach is everything and go there... There's more to Aus than the beach.
If you love the countryside and the beach, BM's are perfect. Lots of people commute from here.
Jan 30th 2007, 10:00 am
#58
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
There are plenty of bogans in Katoomba, but they're nice bogans. As for the immigrants, there are a lot here already, but they don't come on BE because they're too happy with their lives. I meet them every so often up here.
If you can afford it, Mosman is fab. I would love it too. I'm just presenting the alternative. People think the beach is everything and go there... There's more to Aus than the beach. If you love the countryside and the beach, BM's are perfect. Lots of people commute from here.
If you can afford it, Mosman is fab. I would love it too. I'm just presenting the alternative. People think the beach is everything and go there... There's more to Aus than the beach.
If you love the countryside and the beach, BM's are perfect. Lots of people commute from here.Yeah I know I was just being cheeky. I love living by the coast for the sea, the fact is always cooler here helps too but then you get more rain! The Ive been up to the Blue Mountains and I love it there too but I work in the city so I cant live that far out
Where we live now give us the best of both worlds and were in quite a quiet area but its only a 10min wlk to a ferry and a 10min ferry ride to circular quay. However like you say you pay the price for that luxury in High Rent/House Prices...
Jan 30th 2007, 10:04 am
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Yeah, I got the cheeky bit.
Sounds lovely where you are... I love to visit Sydney but with children, I wouldn't move from here. The kids up here stay innocent a lot longer and I like that... Why should it have to be different. Just down the road in Penrith, they're much more street smart, fair enough. Just not what I choose.
Sounds lovely where you are... I love to visit Sydney but with children, I wouldn't move from here. The kids up here stay innocent a lot longer and I like that... Why should it have to be different. Just down the road in Penrith, they're much more street smart, fair enough. Just not what I choose.
Jan 30th 2007, 10:15 am
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Re: Opinions on Sydney Surburbs
Yeah, I got the cheeky bit.
Sounds lovely where you are... I love to visit Sydney but with children, I wouldn't move from here. The kids up here stay innocent a lot longer and I like that... Why should it have to be different. Just down the road in Penrith, they're much more street smart, fair enough. Just not what I choose.
Sounds lovely where you are... I love to visit Sydney but with children, I wouldn't move from here. The kids up here stay innocent a lot longer and I like that... Why should it have to be different. Just down the road in Penrith, they're much more street smart, fair enough. Just not what I choose.