Why move to Australia...
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:28 am
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Why move to Australia...
Couldn't help but notice there were a few people on the forum tonight with 'cold feet'. We moved to Melbourne 3 weeks ago. Everyone's so friendly here. It's hot - 33 degrees and we've got air-con on tonight. Came home from work tonight and went for a walk along the beach before going for beers and dinner outdoors. Had a bottle of lovely Oz wine which tasted twice as good as Oz wine in the UK and was half the price. Gonna get up for a swim in the sea tomorrow morning. On Wednesday, had a dilemma - it was windy - should we kitesurf or go sailing? The local sailing club charges $5 to crew for the evening with beers afterwards. Went kitesurfing - was amazing. Found out today about the National Parks, we can go and stay in a little hut and there's all sorts of wildlife like koalas and kangaroos - just a few hours drive from Melbourne.
We hear it's pretty cold in England. I speak to my parents every few days (bought a phonecard for $10 ((about £4.00)) which gives us 720 minutes of UK landline phonetime!! Work it out - about 0.5 cents per minute - that's about 0.2p a minute. And we've got the internet here, so MSN messenger etc. BELIEVE ME - IF YOU'VE GOT COLD FEET...DON'T WORRY...WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE LEFT...BUT...ONE CRACK AT LIFE...IT'S AMAZING HERE...come and find out - hey, if you don't like it then you just get a flight back....
We hear it's pretty cold in England. I speak to my parents every few days (bought a phonecard for $10 ((about £4.00)) which gives us 720 minutes of UK landline phonetime!! Work it out - about 0.5 cents per minute - that's about 0.2p a minute. And we've got the internet here, so MSN messenger etc. BELIEVE ME - IF YOU'VE GOT COLD FEET...DON'T WORRY...WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE LEFT...BUT...ONE CRACK AT LIFE...IT'S AMAZING HERE...come and find out - hey, if you don't like it then you just get a flight back....
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:31 am
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Good on yer Matt.
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:34 am
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Originally Posted by Matt Sabin
Couldn't help but notice there were a few people on the forum tonight with 'cold feet'. We moved to Melbourne 3 weeks ago. Everyone's so friendly here. It's hot - 33 degrees and we've got air-con on tonight. Came home from work tonight and went for a walk along the beach before going for beers and dinner outdoors. Had a bottle of lovely Oz wine which tasted twice as good as Oz wine in the UK and was half the price. Gonna get up for a swim in the sea tomorrow morning. On Wednesday, had a dilemma - it was windy - should we kitesurf or go sailing? The local sailing club charges $5 to crew for the evening with beers afterwards. Went kitesurfing - was amazing. Found out today about the National Parks, we can go and stay in a little hut and there's all sorts of wildlife like koalas and kangaroos - just a few hours drive from Melbourne.
We hear it's pretty cold in England. I speak to my parents every few days (bought a phonecard for $10 ((about £4.00)) which gives us 720 minutes of UK landline phonetime!! Work it out - about 0.5 cents per minute - that's about 0.2p a minute. And we've got the internet here, so MSN messenger etc. BELIEVE ME - IF YOU'VE GOT COLD FEET...DON'T WORRY...WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE LEFT...BUT...ONE CRACK AT LIFE...IT'S AMAZING HERE...come and find out - hey, if you don't like it then you just get a flight back....
We hear it's pretty cold in England. I speak to my parents every few days (bought a phonecard for $10 ((about £4.00)) which gives us 720 minutes of UK landline phonetime!! Work it out - about 0.5 cents per minute - that's about 0.2p a minute. And we've got the internet here, so MSN messenger etc. BELIEVE ME - IF YOU'VE GOT COLD FEET...DON'T WORRY...WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE LEFT...BUT...ONE CRACK AT LIFE...IT'S AMAZING HERE...come and find out - hey, if you don't like it then you just get a flight back....
Nice post mate. Glad you are enjoying it.
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:36 am
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Re: Why move to Australia...
And you better be comin to the Melbourne meet tomorrow Mathew
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:37 am
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Originally Posted by Bordy
And you better be comin to the Melbourne meet tomorrow Mathew
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:40 am
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Originally Posted by Matt Sabin
Eh? I have missed something?...
tut tut
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:44 am
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Originally Posted by Bordy
Midday tomorrow, about 40 of us in Mordialloc. Don't you check Britvics????
tut tut
tut tut
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:49 am
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Originally Posted by Matt Sabin
aw sorry mate - bit slack with all of this and we thought we may go out for the day tomorrow. Listen let me know if there's any other meet-ups at any stage...besides...where the hell is Mordialloc - sounds like somewhere from Lord of the Rings!!!...
If you can make it great if not see you at next one.
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:51 am
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Originally Posted by Bordy
Its South ish Melbourne but not as far down as the peninsula, shaping up to be one of the biggest ever. Melways ref 92 E1.
If you can make it great if not see you at next one.
If you can make it great if not see you at next one.
s for me... 
Mar 3rd 2006, 2:30 pm
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Originally Posted by Matt Sabin
Couldn't help but notice there were a few people on the forum tonight with 'cold feet'. We moved to Melbourne 3 weeks ago. Everyone's so friendly here. It's hot - 33 degrees and we've got air-con on tonight. Came home from work tonight and went for a walk along the beach before going for beers and dinner outdoors. Had a bottle of lovely Oz wine which tasted twice as good as Oz wine in the UK and was half the price. Gonna get up for a swim in the sea tomorrow morning. On Wednesday, had a dilemma - it was windy - should we kitesurf or go sailing? The local sailing club charges $5 to crew for the evening with beers afterwards. Went kitesurfing - was amazing. Found out today about the National Parks, we can go and stay in a little hut and there's all sorts of wildlife like koalas and kangaroos - just a few hours drive from Melbourne.
We hear it's pretty cold in England. I speak to my parents every few days (bought a phonecard for $10 ((about £4.00)) which gives us 720 minutes of UK landline phonetime!! Work it out - about 0.5 cents per minute - that's about 0.2p a minute. And we've got the internet here, so MSN messenger etc. BELIEVE ME - IF YOU'VE GOT COLD FEET...DON'T WORRY...WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE LEFT...BUT...ONE CRACK AT LIFE...IT'S AMAZING HERE...come and find out - hey, if you don't like it then you just get a flight back....
We hear it's pretty cold in England. I speak to my parents every few days (bought a phonecard for $10 ((about £4.00)) which gives us 720 minutes of UK landline phonetime!! Work it out - about 0.5 cents per minute - that's about 0.2p a minute. And we've got the internet here, so MSN messenger etc. BELIEVE ME - IF YOU'VE GOT COLD FEET...DON'T WORRY...WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE LEFT...BUT...ONE CRACK AT LIFE...IT'S AMAZING HERE...come and find out - hey, if you don't like it then you just get a flight back....
I'm sure there'll be a few road humps between then and now.
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Mar 3rd 2006, 2:59 pm
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Originally Posted by Matt Sabin
Couldn't help but notice there were a few people on the forum tonight with 'cold feet'. We moved to Melbourne 3 weeks ago. Everyone's so friendly here. It's hot - 33 degrees and we've got air-con on tonight. Came home from work tonight and went for a walk along the beach before going for beers and dinner outdoors. Had a bottle of lovely Oz wine which tasted twice as good as Oz wine in the UK and was half the price. Gonna get up for a swim in the sea tomorrow morning. On Wednesday, had a dilemma - it was windy - should we kitesurf or go sailing? The local sailing club charges $5 to crew for the evening with beers afterwards. Went kitesurfing - was amazing. Found out today about the National Parks, we can go and stay in a little hut and there's all sorts of wildlife like koalas and kangaroos - just a few hours drive from Melbourne.
We hear it's pretty cold in England. I speak to my parents every few days (bought a phonecard for $10 ((about £4.00)) which gives us 720 minutes of UK landline phonetime!! Work it out - about 0.5 cents per minute - that's about 0.2p a minute. And we've got the internet here, so MSN messenger etc. BELIEVE ME - IF YOU'VE GOT COLD FEET...DON'T WORRY...WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE LEFT...BUT...ONE CRACK AT LIFE...IT'S AMAZING HERE...come and find out - hey, if you don't like it then you just get a flight back....
We hear it's pretty cold in England. I speak to my parents every few days (bought a phonecard for $10 ((about £4.00)) which gives us 720 minutes of UK landline phonetime!! Work it out - about 0.5 cents per minute - that's about 0.2p a minute. And we've got the internet here, so MSN messenger etc. BELIEVE ME - IF YOU'VE GOT COLD FEET...DON'T WORRY...WE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FEW WEEKS BEFORE WE LEFT...BUT...ONE CRACK AT LIFE...IT'S AMAZING HERE...come and find out - hey, if you don't like it then you just get a flight back....
Before I read on, just wanted to let you know what a great post this is, always helps to hear of people who have worried before leaving and are fine once they've arrived.
Enjoy your weekend.
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Mar 3rd 2006, 4:54 pm
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What a great post Matt,,,just what I needed to read today 
Mar 3rd 2006, 5:23 pm
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Re: Why move to Australia...
Great post. We are moving to Melbourne in the next few weeks- can't wait. Its always nice to hear that people are having a good time in Aus- it makes the move less daunting. Looking forward to the next Melbourne meet
Mar 3rd 2006, 10:48 pm
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Originally Posted by chessp
Great post. We are moving to Melbourne in the next few weeks- can't wait. Its always nice to hear that people are having a good time in Aus- it makes the move less daunting. Looking forward to the next Melbourne meet
Keep smiling all..Oz is fab...off for a swim in the sea...and then maybe a coffee...
Mar 3rd 2006, 11:25 pm
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Nice one Matt!
We've been here about 18 months now and absolutely love it. We did a number of holiday trips over a decade to Adelaide (it's lovely in the Adelaide Hill region and the people are so friendly), Sydney (very much a city with strong opinions from its population - was a bit pricey at the time but loved it all the same), Melbourne (it rained most of the week we were there and the view from the Rialto Tower was very, very scarey - I hate heights! - great sporting facilities, great restaurants, thriving, happening city) and then Brisbane with its famous Gold and Sunshine Coasts. Brisbane's a pleasant and clean city, easy to navigate and the weather was always that bit more liveable than the others (in terms of weather - we like warm winters and steady temps) so we decided to call Queensland our home. When we got to the Sunshine Coast we didn't want to leave!
Australia's a great place to live! For anyone getting last minute nerves throw caution to the wind. It really may be that once in a lifetime opportunity that you'll regret and, as is said by so many others on the forum, you can always go back if it doesn't work out. But we're not going anywhere!!!
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We've been here about 18 months now and absolutely love it. We did a number of holiday trips over a decade to Adelaide (it's lovely in the Adelaide Hill region and the people are so friendly), Sydney (very much a city with strong opinions from its population - was a bit pricey at the time but loved it all the same), Melbourne (it rained most of the week we were there and the view from the Rialto Tower was very, very scarey - I hate heights! - great sporting facilities, great restaurants, thriving, happening city) and then Brisbane with its famous Gold and Sunshine Coasts. Brisbane's a pleasant and clean city, easy to navigate and the weather was always that bit more liveable than the others (in terms of weather - we like warm winters and steady temps) so we decided to call Queensland our home. When we got to the Sunshine Coast we didn't want to leave!
Australia's a great place to live! For anyone getting last minute nerves throw caution to the wind. It really may be that once in a lifetime opportunity that you'll regret and, as is said by so many others on the forum, you can always go back if it doesn't work out. But we're not going anywhere!!!
Paul and Gill
www.koalakonnection.com.au
It's where we call home now