where are the people who emigrated recently?
Jan 27th 2003, 5:40 pm
#31
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2003
Location: Sussex, formerly Christchurch
Posts: 395
Originally posted by sully4441
You've hit the nail on the head here. as long as you take all the precautions, i.e. engage brain, do the research, remove the rose tinted vision aids, and if its still what you want.....go for it. Remember, you are a long time dead.
I'm still in research mode... but I'm getting there.
lee
ps stop knocking PB, leave the bloke alone he speaks some good sense, imo mixed up with some utter crap, but non the less I have genuinely enjoyed his posts. Keep at it!
You've hit the nail on the head here. as long as you take all the precautions, i.e. engage brain, do the research, remove the rose tinted vision aids, and if its still what you want.....go for it. Remember, you are a long time dead.
I'm still in research mode... but I'm getting there.
lee
ps stop knocking PB, leave the bloke alone he speaks some good sense, imo mixed up with some utter crap, but non the less I have genuinely enjoyed his posts. Keep at it!
Jan 28th 2003, 12:40 am
#32
Forum Regular
Joined: Feb 2002
Location: South Adelaide Hills
Posts: 85
Hi all,
we arrived in Adelaide in August last year, everything has fallen into place well. We had no problem with getting jobs or settling the children in.
We live south of the city in a suburb called Happy Valley (seriously!) and have made plenty of friends. Adelaide is just great, really laid back great for nights out and really liveable. We used the meet and greet service which was good except the accommodation is very basic! Moved to a rental within 2 weeks and are in the process of buying a house.
Looking back we have been very fortunate that things have gone so effortlessly, we lived in Sydney for a year in '95 which has helped, the move over here is definately the best decision we have ever made.
We have just completed our first holiday here with some of our aussie friends and just love the outback, it is a magical experience that I would recommend to anyone.
The reason I haven't posted before is that we really live the outdoor life here and I don't spend that much time on-line anymore. I have just caught up on the last few months postings and I can't agree with the polarised views that dominate the board nowadays, but it should be obvious that emigrating to Australia is not for everybody, it just seems to have been the right thing for me and my family.
Love and best wishes to all,
Pete and Tracey
we arrived in Adelaide in August last year, everything has fallen into place well. We had no problem with getting jobs or settling the children in.
We live south of the city in a suburb called Happy Valley (seriously!) and have made plenty of friends. Adelaide is just great, really laid back great for nights out and really liveable. We used the meet and greet service which was good except the accommodation is very basic! Moved to a rental within 2 weeks and are in the process of buying a house.
Looking back we have been very fortunate that things have gone so effortlessly, we lived in Sydney for a year in '95 which has helped, the move over here is definately the best decision we have ever made.
We have just completed our first holiday here with some of our aussie friends and just love the outback, it is a magical experience that I would recommend to anyone.
The reason I haven't posted before is that we really live the outdoor life here and I don't spend that much time on-line anymore. I have just caught up on the last few months postings and I can't agree with the polarised views that dominate the board nowadays, but it should be obvious that emigrating to Australia is not for everybody, it just seems to have been the right thing for me and my family.
Love and best wishes to all,
Pete and Tracey
Jan 28th 2003, 1:16 am
#33
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Derby
Posts: 1,656
Good to hear from you Bones, I'll keep in touch as we'll be coming to Adelaide in July.
Cheers
Mash..
Cheers
Mash..
Originally posted by Bones
Hi all,
we arrived in Adelaide in August last year, everything has fallen into place well. We had no problem with getting jobs or settling the children in.
We live south of the city in a suburb called Happy Valley (seriously!) and have made plenty of friends. Adelaide is just great, really laid back great for nights out and really liveable. We used the meet and greet service which was good except the accommodation is very basic! Moved to a rental within 2 weeks and are in the process of buying a house.
Looking back we have been very fortunate that things have gone so effortlessly, we lived in Sydney for a year in '95 which has helped, the move over here is definately the best decision we have ever made.
We have just completed our first holiday here with some of our aussie friends and just love the outback, it is a magical experience that I would recommend to anyone.
The reason I haven't posted before is that we really live the outdoor life here and I don't spend that much time on-line anymore. I have just caught up on the last few months postings and I can't agree with the polarised views that dominate the board nowadays, but it should be obvious that emigrating to Australia is not for everybody, it just seems to have been the right thing for me and my family.
Love and best wishes to all,
Pete and Tracey
Hi all,
we arrived in Adelaide in August last year, everything has fallen into place well. We had no problem with getting jobs or settling the children in.
We live south of the city in a suburb called Happy Valley (seriously!) and have made plenty of friends. Adelaide is just great, really laid back great for nights out and really liveable. We used the meet and greet service which was good except the accommodation is very basic! Moved to a rental within 2 weeks and are in the process of buying a house.
Looking back we have been very fortunate that things have gone so effortlessly, we lived in Sydney for a year in '95 which has helped, the move over here is definately the best decision we have ever made.
We have just completed our first holiday here with some of our aussie friends and just love the outback, it is a magical experience that I would recommend to anyone.
The reason I haven't posted before is that we really live the outdoor life here and I don't spend that much time on-line anymore. I have just caught up on the last few months postings and I can't agree with the polarised views that dominate the board nowadays, but it should be obvious that emigrating to Australia is not for everybody, it just seems to have been the right thing for me and my family.
Love and best wishes to all,
Pete and Tracey
Feb 2nd 2003, 1:29 am
#34
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 953
Originally posted by laurash
Love to have the link too. Thanks
Love to have the link too. Thanks
Love to have the link too. Thanks
Feb 2nd 2003, 6:34 am
#35
Forum Regular
Joined: Mar 2002
Location: essex now on the sunny coast
Posts: 232
Thanks pread nice to hear how people are getting on over there, good luck for the future.
Terry
Terry
Feb 2nd 2003, 12:38 pm
#36
Forum Regular
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 163
Originally posted by muppetking
Keep up the good work PB......reality bites!
Keep up the good work PB......reality bites!
Whilst PB is certainly guilty of terminological inexactitudes and, at times, gross exaggeration he also makes (some) valid points. Nowhere is perfect. Perth is great for US but will not be for everybody and it is infinitely better to come here with a realistic outlook than expect utopia. That said, be positive accept that it may be difficult at first, make an effort and you should be fine. If it doesn't work - what the heck, you can always go home and you won't live with regrets for the rest of your life that you didn't at least give it a try.
DPR
Feb 2nd 2003, 12:43 pm
#37
Banned
Joined: Aug 2002
Location: Perth Arse end of the planet
Posts: 7,037
Originally posted by dpr21
Yeah - still here and loving it.
Whilst PB is certainly guilty of terminological inexactitudes and, at times, gross exaggeration he also makes (some) valid points. Nowhere is perfect. Perth is great for US but will not be for everybody and it is infinitely better to come here with a realistic outlook than expect utopia. That said, be positive accept that it may be difficult at first, make an effort and you should be fine. If it doesn't work - what the heck, you can always go home and you won't live with regrets for the rest of your life that you didn't at least give it a try.
DPR
Yeah - still here and loving it.
Whilst PB is certainly guilty of terminological inexactitudes and, at times, gross exaggeration he also makes (some) valid points. Nowhere is perfect. Perth is great for US but will not be for everybody and it is infinitely better to come here with a realistic outlook than expect utopia. That said, be positive accept that it may be difficult at first, make an effort and you should be fine. If it doesn't work - what the heck, you can always go home and you won't live with regrets for the rest of your life that you didn't at least give it a try.
DPR
