themerlin

We got here at the end of July, we stayed at a friends who lived in an old Queenslander , It was really really cold at night and I remember thinking we have been conned about the weather

oztastic

[QUOTE=expatasia;8919832]Never lived there but I first visited Australia in the mid 90s, in the admittedly attractive one-horse town of Toowoomba I couldn't believe they were selling sausage rolls & chips on a blistering hot day at the cricket ground where England were playing a warm-up match. The feller on the gate asked me where I was from. When I said I'd just flown in from Tokyo he said something like 'aww there's loadsa slopes up on the Gold Coast'

Remember a stunning catch from Athers then chatting with an elapsed Pom who told me about the effects of the Oz sun on his body over time. Also got acquainted with the BYO system for the first time that night. Bumped into Darren Gough at the breakfast table next morn asking for his toast to be done with the crusts left on.

Funny the things that stick in your mind.



Took me a few days to get over the jet lag then wandered into the city and loved it as it was clean, people were friendley and the sky was blue and the sun was shining so what can i say......arrived in paradise!!

iamthecreaturefromuranus

Where's the vomit smilie when you need one.

BadgeIsBack

Well do you mind explaining it all to me because I need reminding..

headsouth

I arrived in the middle of winter at the end of july . I tought what have i got myself into

ozzieeagle

Came for a holiday back in 77, short drive from Tullamarine to my Cousins then gaffe in Westmeadows... I could see the bloody horizon ! Across slightly undulating open bush with weird shaped Trees dotted here and there and supposedly Roos in the distance. I was totally gobsmacked that you could see the horizon across Country from what it supposed to be a City airport. I arrived in November and was really surprised at how warm it was that night, and how much Beer everyone seemed to drink.

Things were slightly different in the 70's I can remember being dead shocked that they gave the mountain of cooked meat that was left over at the BBQ.... far more than we had eaten... to the Dog.

Pollyana

I wouldn't waste your vomit on him, he's left the building

sonlymewalter