Perth is better than i thought
Mar 28th 2006, 1:21 pm
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Perth is better than i thought
well only been here two days and have already seen the marina at mindarie and the hillarys habour, both are beautiful and have fallen in love with both of them, but back in the real world i will be looking a bit further north than both of these as the prices round here are a bit too pricey for me at the mo.
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
Mar 28th 2006, 1:31 pm
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Originally Posted by woody1974
well only been here two days and have already seen the marina at mindarie and the hillarys habour, both are beautiful and have fallen in love with both of them, but back in the real world i will be looking a bit further north than both of these as the prices round here are a bit too pricey for me at the mo.
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
Enjoy Perth.
Last edited by Amazulu; Mar 28th 2006 at 1:36 pm.
Mar 28th 2006, 1:33 pm
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Originally Posted by woody1974
well only been here two days and have already seen the marina at mindarie and the hillarys habour, both are beautiful and have fallen in love with both of them, but back in the real world i will be looking a bit further north than both of these as the prices round here are a bit too pricey for me at the mo.
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
Mar 28th 2006, 1:41 pm
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
We will be in Perth in June for our new life - any advice greatly accepted.
Have you been to Freemantle - nice place to live? I heard Mindarie is lovely but pricey is that London pricey or Perth pricey?
So excited can't wait - will ahve to organise an expat get together....
J
Have you been to Freemantle - nice place to live? I heard Mindarie is lovely but pricey is that London pricey or Perth pricey?
So excited can't wait - will ahve to organise an expat get together....
J
Mar 28th 2006, 1:46 pm
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
I hope we'll think the same when we get there
Good luck with your house hunting!
Good luck with your house hunting!
Originally Posted by woody1974
well only been here two days and have already seen the marina at mindarie and the hillarys habour, both are beautiful and have fallen in love with both of them, but back in the real world i will be looking a bit further north than both of these as the prices round here are a bit too pricey for me at the mo.
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
Mar 28th 2006, 2:32 pm
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Originally Posted by Jayniebabes
We will be in Perth in June for our new life - any advice greatly accepted.
Have you been to Freemantle - nice place to live? I heard Mindarie is lovely but pricey is that London pricey or Perth pricey?
So excited can't wait - will ahve to organise an expat get together....
J
Have you been to Freemantle - nice place to live? I heard Mindarie is lovely but pricey is that London pricey or Perth pricey?
So excited can't wait - will ahve to organise an expat get together....
J
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Mar 28th 2006, 3:29 pm
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
you have just made my day!!
we should be in perth by sept 06...cannot wait
all the best with your new life - enjoy
we should be in perth by sept 06...cannot wait
all the best with your new life - enjoy
Originally Posted by woody1974
well only been here two days and have already seen the marina at mindarie and the hillarys habour, both are beautiful and have fallen in love with both of them, but back in the real world i will be looking a bit further north than both of these as the prices round here are a bit too pricey for me at the mo.
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
Mar 28th 2006, 3:34 pm
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Originally Posted by woody1974
well only been here two days and have already seen the marina at mindarie and the hillarys habour, both are beautiful and have fallen in love with both of them, but back in the real world i will be looking a bit further north than both of these as the prices round here are a bit too pricey for me at the mo.
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
some really nice estates been built just the other side of the highway and will be checking out the show homes tomorrow.
blue skies quite beaches clean streets think i'll go back to the uk hey !!!
Keep it coming !
Mar 28th 2006, 11:24 pm
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Originally Posted by Amazulu
Welcome to Perth, great isn't it. I disagree with you about Hillarys harbour though, I think it is horrible, basically a collection of fast food places.
Enjoy Perth.
Enjoy Perth.
And of an evening people are regularly getting "bashed" and one bloke was murdered.
Mindarie - does anyone remember that awful soap opera Eldorado? well that's Mindarie
Last edited by renth; Mar 28th 2006 at 11:26 pm.
Mar 29th 2006, 1:07 am
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
I'm not a Hillarys fan either, my husband calls it Ibiza and will usually think of any excuse to avoid going.
Mindarie is nice but its getting harder to find anything under $500k unless it needs work done or you don't mind being close to Marmion Ave, the school is good and it has good access to private schools if thats your thing. But i am always amazed by how few people you ever see there, never see kids in the parks. I have an aussie friend who has just moved there and says she wishes she hadn't as its like a retirement village and she doesnt like the fact she has to go to other suburbs for playgroup etc..... i have other friends aussie and brit who live it.
Lynn
Mindarie is nice but its getting harder to find anything under $500k unless it needs work done or you don't mind being close to Marmion Ave, the school is good and it has good access to private schools if thats your thing. But i am always amazed by how few people you ever see there, never see kids in the parks. I have an aussie friend who has just moved there and says she wishes she hadn't as its like a retirement village and she doesnt like the fact she has to go to other suburbs for playgroup etc..... i have other friends aussie and brit who live it.
Lynn
Mar 29th 2006, 1:15 am
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Mindarie, where all the streets are named after northern English towns - well most of them are.
You still cant beat this for a street name though "Bernard Manning Drive" in Duncraig, can you imagine living on a road called Bernard Manning drive?
You still cant beat this for a street name though "Bernard Manning Drive" in Duncraig, can you imagine living on a road called Bernard Manning drive?
Mar 29th 2006, 1:19 am
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Originally Posted by renth
Mindarie, where all the streets are named after northern English towns - well most of them are.
You still cant beat this for a street name though "Bernard Manning Drive" in Duncraig, can you imagine living on a road called Bernard Manning drive?
You still cant beat this for a street name though "Bernard Manning Drive" in Duncraig, can you imagine living on a road called Bernard Manning drive?
I used to live in Anchorage Drive, last time i checked Anchorage was in Alaska
Lynn
Mar 29th 2006, 1:53 am
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Ozone road near Scarborough is a good one..........
Our road is named after somewhere in Turkey
Our road is named after somewhere in Turkey
Mar 29th 2006, 1:57 am
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Originally Posted by The Jones Family
Ozone road near Scarborough is a good one..........
Our road is named after somewhere in Turkey
Our road is named after somewhere in Turkey
Mar 29th 2006, 2:02 am
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Re: Perth is better than i thought
Originally Posted by movetoperth
Giblets?
Would like to see OP opinion after 2 years not 2 days
Hillary's 