Nu-Shooz

Same here maybe thats because we grew up in the same area. Love dives.

Wendy

Caverns and 42nd street!!

Nu-Shooz

OMG...Blue Lace and VIP's (remember then)

Wendy

Were you posh then?

I remember being throw out of VIP's

I used to go to Rafters a LOT! then down to Caverns for a pizza (my mate owned a pizza shop on Manchester road and she used to bring a pizza for us after work, also one for the bouncers which is the only reason we were allowed to have one ) - them were the days

Nu-Shooz

I went to Rafters once, that was enough

I used to go to Marshfields and Red Gin, now they were bloody crap, but when you're 16 who cares.

Wendy

Mashfields, that's where me and my hubby went on our first date

Nu-Shooz

Think it's some sort of Mosque now

BristolBeary

I'm sorry to keep on about this but that length of drive to me is basically 2 days of my life wasted unless of course you take the longer route via the Great Ocean Road (which would take longer). It doesn't matter what city your travelling between in Oz going the quick way there isn't much to see bar outback.

Me personally I would never choose to live somewhere based on how much air fares cost to other citys - if your bothered what it costs to go somewhere else why not move there instead.

And I absoulutly agree with an earlier poster it doesn't matter where you go out, if your with great friends your have a great time.

Vash the Stampede

It's a good scenic drive if you feel like saving a few quid and you're planning a few stops on the way. We stopped at Keith and Bendigo, among other places.

Well yes, I don't know anyone who would simply move to a place based purely on how much it cost to fly to the other cities.

But the cheaper flights from Adelaide to the east cost are a definite bonus, particularly if you have friends/family over that way (as I have). And it's great for visiting Tassie; just drive to Melbourne, put your car on the ferry and float over the Strait. I've done that before too.

Yep, that's true.

Wendy

Funnily enough I'm really not suprised by that

mattandjulia

Me too. Obviously not with Gareth..........

Wendy

That's alright then

mattandjulia

I bet you can't guess who it was with then?

sunnyj

I have been out and about further than Glenelg, but this is the main beach touristy destination where they are pumping the money into, rather than developing somewhere else.
Maybe if the road infrastructure was better, then I could venture even further.
I took the kids to St Kilda Park last week, to get there, I had to endure roadworks on the South Road, which is normally bad enough with endless traffic lights. When I finally got to Port Wakefield Road there were more roadworks. Now if they had a main motorway from the South to the North, then it wouldn't be half so bad. Now I went to Murray Bridge as well this week and It didn't take me so long and it is further all because they have The Princes Highway, which was great to drive on. The biggest joke of all is The Southern Expressway, yes it cuts down on time, but that is only if it is going the way you want to go (it goes to the city until 2pm and then from the city after that and then the opposite times on the weekend) and look how long it is.
They say that when you drive to Melbourne from SA, there is naff all to see until you get to Victoria.
We have seen almost everything Adelaide has to offer and am bored with it.
Adelaide couldn't have been that interesting to you if you felt the need to go to Melbourne twice, after all why would you need to see anything else if there is enough here for you to do?
So before you say, "why don't you leave?"
We have been here 2 and a half years now and we would have left and gone interstate 2 years ago if the other half and earnt some decent money.

To the OP, sorry I don't intend for this to be a slanging match and go off topic, but some people won't allow others to express their opinion, without getting on their high horse.

Most people are happy in Adelaide and that is why they choose to stay, others go home or move interstate, or in our case, sit tight and wait until we can move.
Final word is that although Adelaide isn't for us, it is still a big improvement from where we come from, which was "The Black Country".

Julie

mr mover

, to get there, I had to endure roadworks on the South Road, which is normally bad enough with endless traffic lights. When I finally got to Port Wakefield Road there were more roadworks. Now if they had a main motorway from the South to the North, then it wouldn't be half so bad.





And why do you think those road works are there...? It is the commencement of the Northern Expressway, a 6 lane highway that will link the main Sydney road at nurioopta to Port Adelaide.
which will intern link to south road creating a better north south flow.........mm