Comparison to Perth Australia?
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
have you been to this area including the pacific north west? i doubt the usa or canada has cornered the market anymore than oz when it comes to malls etc. The orgegon coast is stunning with hardly a mall insight......
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oz is nice but way too isolated......
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Yes, I actually rate Pacific coast as best part of Canada and Pac NW second best part of US.
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
we have dolphins and lots vineyards here too, well at least within a few hours:
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and here's our 'tundra'
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
Isolated from what? Great access to Singapore, KL, Hong Kong, Vietnam, NZ. Plus every type of landscape and climate on earth is available without needing a passport. If I really have to go back to Europe it's only 6 hrs to Singapore then 12 hours to London. To me, its isolation from Europe and NA is one of its redeeming features.
Yes, I actually rate Pacific coast as best part of Canada and Pac NW second best part of US.
Yes, I actually rate Pacific coast as best part of Canada and Pac NW second best part of US.
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
Sounds pretty isolated to me....each to their own.....I'd hardly call flying to these locations that you have indicated as being part of day to day life. Nowhere is truly isolated if one jumps on a plane.....but where do you pop too for a quick trip....or a quick get-away?
And this is a few hours flying
We get by.
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
The interior of BC is very oz like in the summer with less than 300 mm of rain and average summer high temps of mid 30 to 40:
other than a vast improvement in vancouver's winter climate (althoug skiing within 20 mins is a plus i suppose) i don't see any upside to OZ at all. hardly seems the effort to get 4-5 months of better weather. P
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
This is a few hours drive
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2004/...y__550x412.jpg
And this is a few hours flying
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We get by.
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2004/...y__550x412.jpg
And this is a few hours flying
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We get by.
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
pretty diverse here too in BC...other than a tropical location...although the usa's west coast and mexico are equally as accessible with little effort. Vancouver is much less isolated than anywhere in OZ.
The interior of BC is very oz like in the summer with less than 300 mm of rain and average summer high temps of mid 30 to 40:
other than a vast improvement in vancouver's winter climate (althoug skiing within 20 mins is a plus i suppose) i don't see any upside to OZ at all. hardly seems the effort to get 4-5 months of better weather. P
The interior of BC is very oz like in the summer with less than 300 mm of rain and average summer high temps of mid 30 to 40:
other than a vast improvement in vancouver's winter climate (althoug skiing within 20 mins is a plus i suppose) i don't see any upside to OZ at all. hardly seems the effort to get 4-5 months of better weather. P
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
They're both fine places to live in my opinion. My argument is simply that I don't find the proximity of the US to Canada to be a plus point, that's all. It is a foreign country and it is gradually treating Canadians increasingly like any other foreign population. I am also saying that everything I want and that I would have to find in two countries in NA can be found all in one in Australia.
I think i could live happily enough in oz (although i prefer our more moderate summers - even the interior is too hot for me) but not Perth.
Back to perth though....1300 miles from the next major centre is pretty isolated.
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
yep, i actually dont like crossing to the US these days, they always make you feel that they are doing you a favour. Nice options for inexpensive getaways though. Winter here is pretty crap so a popping down south for a quick fix is warranted.
I think i could live happily enough in oz (although i prefer our more moderate summers - even the interior is too hot for me) but not Perth.
Back to perth though....1300 miles from the next major centre is pretty isolated.
I think i could live happily enough in oz (although i prefer our more moderate summers - even the interior is too hot for me) but not Perth.
Back to perth though....1300 miles from the next major centre is pretty isolated.
I quite agree about Perth's isolation. I have spent time in Perth and its distance from the rest of Aus is undeniable. They do have some great country over there though like Margaret River, etc. Bali is closer to Perth than Sydney is....
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
Yep - my sister lives in Perth and that's how she feels. Previously she lived in Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast and would regularly travel to visit friends in Sydney and Melbourne. Living in Perth has only added to the sense of isolation she already felt living in Australia and being far away from family and friends in UK/Ireland. In hindsight, moving to Perth was probably not a smart move for her as she doesn't have kids and enjoys socializing. On the other hand, my wife's cousin also lives in Perth and loves it - although she has kids.
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Yep - my sister lives in Perth and that's how she feels. Previously she lived in Sydney, Brisbane and Gold Coast and would regularly travel to visit friends in Sydney and Melbourne. Living in Perth has only added to the sense of isolation she already felt living in Australia and being far away from family and friends in UK/Ireland. In hindsight, moving to Perth was probably not a smart move for her as she doesn't have kids and enjoys socializing. On the other hand, my wife's cousin also lives in Perth and loves it - although she has kids.
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
Im booked for 4 weeks over xmas/new year for my dose of chill. Hoping for snow again
Aussie xmas doesn't cut it for me
Aussie xmas doesn't cut it for me