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i always intended to come home in the end & finally made it last March. Best decision ever!!
How is life treating you these days?
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We retired to Australia 21 years ago, thought we would live here for a few years and never left, absolutely made the best decision. Two of our children followed us here, wasn’t easy for any of us to get visas, but we are all citizens now, and none of us have any intention of leaving.
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hopefully the ties that bind me here are loosening. I'm planning to live half the year here and the other half in the UK. Although with WW3 looming it might be safer here!
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I'm still here and still hating it. Literally just returned from 5 weeks in UK - where I still belong!!! People were great, on my wavelength, the colours were eye waveringly beautiful, the history ...... omg, The History!!!!! I was in tears a few times because it was all so "right". I was in tears when I had to leave (again). It truly is a beautiful place and if you can get away from the larger conurbations it is wonderful. I cant imagine why anyone would actually want to leave - OK friends were whingeing about the weather but it was nothing that a brolly and a second jumper wouldnt fix and I did have some lovely days.
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Hello Polly, long time no speak. All well here in Sydney, still living the life as an inmate to Gods waiting room but other than that great. My boy is nearly 19 now and wanting to travel and work abroad so
hopefully the ties that bind me here are loosening. I'm planning to live half the year here and the other half in the UK. Although with WW3 looming it might be safer here!
hopefully the ties that bind me here are loosening. I'm planning to live half the year here and the other half in the UK. Although with WW3 looming it might be safer here!
I'm still here and still hating it. Literally just returned from 5 weeks in UK - where I still belong!!! People were great, on my wavelength, the colours were eye waveringly beautiful, the history ...... omg, The History!!!!! I was in tears a few times because it was all so "right". I was in tears when I had to leave (again). It truly is a beautiful place and if you can get away from the larger conurbations it is wonderful. I cant imagine why anyone would actually want to leave - OK friends were whingeing about the weather but it was nothing that a brolly and a second jumper wouldnt fix and I did have some lovely days.
It is such a beautiful country. I travel by coach over to the Welsh coast every couple of months and the way the landscape changes all around at every step of the way is just phenomenal. I haven't yet ceased to marvel at the number of different shades of green in the fields and hedges either!
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I'm still here and still hating it. Literally just returned from 5 weeks in UK - where I still belong!!! People were great, on my wavelength, the colours were eye waveringly beautiful, the history ...... omg, The History!!!!! I was in tears a few times because it was all so "right". I was in tears when I had to leave (again). It truly is a beautiful place and if you can get away from the larger conurbations it is wonderful. I cant imagine why anyone would actually want to leave - OK friends were whingeing about the weather but it was nothing that a brolly and a second jumper wouldnt fix and I did have some lovely days.
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Hello to all,
I'm still here. Love it. Went back to UK last month, nice to see friends and family but couldn't live there.
Australia is going downhill fast though.
I'm still here. Love it. Went back to UK last month, nice to see friends and family but couldn't live there.
Australia is going downhill fast though.
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I was surprised to see how many people have departed. We are planning our return for next year after 20 years here. Life in Aus holds very little attraction now. We have definitely grown out of it and are looking forward to seeing friends, going to weddings etc and visiting Europe.
I was surprised to see how many people have departed. We are planning our return for next year after 20 years here. Life in Aus holds very little attraction now. We have definitely grown out of it and are looking forward to seeing friends, going to weddings etc and visiting Europe.