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The thread about people never having visited other Australian cities than the ones they live in but yet have visited major foreign destinations, yes it was interesting.

I can't but wonder what the life must be like in a city like Perth which is practically isolated from almost everywhere. What I have heard is that life there is very good. My very good Australian friend moved from Sydney to Perth and got a much bigger house.

However, Australia is considered an isolated country and Perth is certainly isolated itself within an isolated country.

What are your views of Perth? How many of you have even visited the place?

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Born there, lived there as a kid. Came to the UK in my teens.

Want to head back.

Several mates have visited Australia, 2 emmigrated to Perth and another 2 would live there if they could.

Took the wife to get married there, she loves it too.

Seems to be a place that most tourists avoid, the ones that don't, want to stay.

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The city that produces the most polarized views of any in Australia.
Many love it, just as many seem to loath it.

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Been here 7 years, it's great. Love it. The Mrs would have preferred QLD though, "more to do" over east.

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We have been here 5 years now, perfectly happy here, yeah I spend time thinking 'I'd like to go to here there everywhere but its so far blah blah' but y'know when I was in the Uk I used to think 'I'd love to go here there everywhere but its too much money wah wah'
Its a nice little town-yeah it is small compared to where I used to live but thats partly why it is a nice as it is- its all accessable.

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I'm a born and bred Western Australian but haven't lived there for more than eight months at a time in the last fifteen years or so. The reason for the short stints is that I always feel the pull to go back home, but when I get there, I go a little stir crazy. Perth is beautiful and my kids love the place, they would go back tomorrow, but we're taking them back to Brisbane (where they were all born) in the next few weeks which will be much better for them in the long term.

The suburbs close to Perth and Fremantle along the coast to say City Beach are lovely, but the outer suburbs of Perth hold no attraction for me at all. Also some of the hills suburbs with acreage are nice. Perth is isolated and doesn't have the same opportunities that the east coast cities do. I love WA and one day may move back there permanently but not for a while yet.

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I have moved from UK to perth, then to adelaide, then back to perth.

Theres a lot to like and a lot to dislike about perth, no one will be able to tell you here if you will like it. Everyone is different, you need to experience it for yourself as thats the only way you will know how you feel about it.

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bin here coming up for 3 years... visit perth most weeks... I LOVE the place... I love the lifestyle, I love the life our kids have... I love the laid back attitudes and the sun and the space and the differences to what we were about in the uk...

but I HATE nursing in WA... have been told it's different on the East coast... but TBH it's too far and we're too settled to even think about giving it a go

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But it must be quite common for the people who live in Perth that they have nevr been to places such as Melbourne or Sydney but have been to places like London or New York.

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Not every single person in Perth comes from overseas. I would imagine a large percentage of people living here have been to Sydney/Melbourne etc many times but have never been to London or New York.

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It's a great place to live - the best city in Australia IMO.

We are closer to SE Asia and the places I want to visit - Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand. It is cheaper to fly to these cities than it is to fly to the east coast - and cheaper to visit. From Singapore and KL you have cheap access to most of Asia and beyond to Europe.

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We've been here just over 3 years now.
Kids love it, miss the relee's back in UK on special occasions like bdays.They have made loads of friends, love the beach, love having the open space.
We too, love it here, reminds us of the country part of UK but with a bit of busy areas if you want it. Could wish for Asdas, Tescos etc, but you learn to do with out it, and supermarkets have got better stocked in last 3 years.
Every thing is more laid back which allows you time to enjoy life and enjoy the kids, which we didn't have time for back in UK.
Have pets now too, since there is more space to have them...2 dogs, 5kids, 2 storey detached house with pool life is great.

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Best city is Darwin in my opinion - even closer to SE Asia! :eek:
But Perth does have Air Asia.

I have only visited Perth as a tourist, and didn't like it.... It was my last Aussie capital city and the only one I didn't like. I loved Freo though.
And Perth is a great jumping off point to the gorgeous SW coast.

But as a city, I didn't like it. Not sure why. Just found it a bit bland and lacking character as a visitor - I only spent 3 days there, maybe I should have spent longer.
Think I was disappointed too as I had heard so many people raving about how good a city it was!

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Went to Perth about 25 years ago with a view to migrating there. Hated every single second. The boyfriend (now husband) picked me up from the airport and within 20 minutes I just wanted him to turn round and take me back to the airport. Was there for a month and it was a month too long. However, that's a long time ago and I have no idea what it's like now so can't comment when people bitch about it.

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I bet he took you down the Tonkin Highway, it looks just like Iraq, horrible.

When we pick guests up from the airport we always take them via a more scenic route.

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Kings Park was ok. We took a trip down the coast. I thought Perth was quiet until we hit Albany :blink: Won't be going back there any time soon.

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Lived in London for 5 years, then travelled around Oz starting off in Sydney, then Melbourne, they were ok, but kind of like most other big cities. Came to Perth, loved it, got everything you need without all the big city crap, weather is great, great job prospects, women are stunning, beer is cold, what more could a man want? So much so I met my now wife, have married and will be living here for a very long time. Only other place i've lived in Australia that comes close is Brisbane.

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I've lived here for most of my life. The city itself is getting bigger and better and its more on par with Brisbane or a Vancouver. Restaurants are nto as good but the nightlife has improved dramatically and in a few years with the revitalisation of the city centre it will be comparable to Melbourne (which has gone very downhill in the past 10 yeas IMO)

The Job opportunities are good and to live comfortable its handy to have money in this city. More than Sydney or Melbourne I think.

Other things to note is that many of the outer areas most locals have never been to Rockingham, Mandurah or Yanchep Mindarie and they probably never will.

Overall the sun shines a lot and people to indulge in an outdoor lifestyle. Not everyone though infact most kids these days still spend most of there time at home. Living in the UK makes you appreciate the sun thats for sure.

Another thing to add with flights is that even though Perth is closer except for cheap asian flights its going to cost no different to fly internationall from Perth than it is to fly from Sydney or Melbourne.

If your a professional Perth can give you a very good career boost with the opportunites that are here.

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I tried to take my kids to my favourite old haunt, East Perth Cemetery when I was there in 2008 and couldn't believe they'd closed it off to the public except on certain days and you had to pay to get in. Had to just walk them around Queens Gardens and East Perth in general as most of my old photography haunts no longer exist - i do like what they've done to East Perth though.

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I guess that Perth does not attract as many tourists as other Australian destinations. After all, most people who visit Australia want to see Sydney and/or Melbourne, perhaps Ayers Rock and the great barrier reef. People don't have unlimited time to visit Australia and the flight itself between Perth and Sydney takes hours, it might discourage many people from visiting Perth, which is a shame.

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Well we did have the Red Bull Air race , that apparently attracted lots of tourists but it was announced recently that we wont get it again this year.

I had to laugh when a reporter interviewing the head of the perth tourism board on tv, asked her what other events tourists could come to perth to see, there was a long pause.......then some umm errr......then looking up at the ceiling.........finally she mentioned a boat race, apparently its going past perth at some point.

How this woman is still in a job I have no idea.

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RBAR has been cancelled for the rest of this year and next worldwide - I watched the last race in Germany on TV last weekend.

It's nothing to do with Perth.

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No RedBull Air Race, no WRC either.

Thank goodness we have Adventure World and the Royal Show, or I'd not know what to do when I'm there. :rofl:

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Moving to Perth next month, just for a year, and after visiting there I feel a year will be enough. Although it is a lovely city, it is just too isolated for me, but it does depend on what lifestyle you are looking for.
Also travelling with Oz seems quite expensive so don't know how much of the rest of the country I will get to see.

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LOL ... You mean the 'Great Eastern Vegas Strip without the class' ??? :rofl:

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Oh, please.

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Can you remember any more about the inetrview? I would like to look it up.

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The threads called Perth, about Perth and it was cancelled in Perth, thats all I said. Any of that wrong?

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It was on the prime time news about 6pm I think, but sorry I cannot remeber what channel it was I flip around between them a fair bit to avoid adverts :p
7 or 10

I think the woman had quite a large mole that was distracting :rofl:that proberbly doesnt help you track it down though :p

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The person interviewed was Kate Lamont, a well-known restauranteur from a wine-making family. She is also the Chairman of Tourism Western Australia. I heard the interview and it was both funny and pathetic.

On 5 August, this website http://www.wangle.com.au/vip/perth-n...g-of-the-bulls had the following report:

"On the day the loss was announced, TWA Chair Kate Lamont struggled to name the top five events that remain on the state’s events calendar. Her 10 seconds of blankness on Seven News last Thursday sent shockwaves through the hospitality and tourism industry. It gave the industry the firm impression that there really is no contingency plan on the TWA events drawing board."

I can't find it on the Channel 7 website, but it must be out there somewhere ...

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Cool, thanks, a very complete answer. I'll look into it.

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Good ol' YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0knViICJ2KI

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My God! That was embarrassing.

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Yes.

The tone of your post was that it was that the cancellation was somehow Perth's fault - which it wasn't.

Just setting the record straight.

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Can't believe she didn't mention the Perth Festival, that should have been on the top of the list.

Didn't Perth dump the Telstra Australia Rally in order to host the Red Bull Air Race? That proved to be a bad idea.

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She really should get those mole things removed.

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I don't normally focus on image as I have such issues with my own but I agree, I would get those chopped off immediately!!!

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Nice work finding that! :thumbup:

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hi , can you PM and tell me why you hate nursing in Perth. as we will hopefully moving there next year and my wife will be working as a nurse.

thanks

chris

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The Australian F1-race used to be held every year in Adelaide but for some reason it was moved to Melbourne. Perhaps bigger cities are considered more interesting. Must be a similar thing with Perth that it is hard to attract any major events into the city as Sydney and Melbourne are considered more high profile.