Comparison to Perth Australia?
Aug 30th 2012, 10:34 am
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
I've lived in both and am getting ready to leave Perth to permanently move to Alberta. Alberta is a lot cheaper than perth, Vancouver I would say is cheaper if you take away housing prices. So as for living costs beyond the mortgage / rent situation I would say you would be better off in Vancouver. For the housing, I'm not sure as I haven't been to Vancouver for 3 years so it may have changed too much to comment. But Perth isn't exactly affordable
You are going from no rain, to lots of rain as far as weather comparison goes, plus you won't get those hot summer runs that you get here (thankfully).
I would pick Vancouver in a heart beat though! Like someone else said, give it a shot and keep moving if it doesn't work out!
Good Luck!
You are going from no rain, to lots of rain as far as weather comparison goes, plus you won't get those hot summer runs that you get here (thankfully).
I would pick Vancouver in a heart beat though! Like someone else said, give it a shot and keep moving if it doesn't work out!
Good Luck!
Aug 30th 2012, 1:24 pm
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
. Vancouver is part of the Pacific North West as such washington state and oregon, even northern California are accessible without too much trouble. We live 2 blocks from the border and can nip over for cheaper shopping and gas and be back within the hour.
Although I suppose to some endless dry tundra may be more appealing
Aug 30th 2012, 2:48 pm
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Aug 30th 2012, 2:55 pm
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
I just got back from a 2k walk on a white beach with palm trees and saw two people on it. The beach is 30 seconds from my front door. Once, at sunset I noticed a dolphin a few metres out and she swam in circles for me and called out. I was the only person on the beach and we watched each other for two or three minutes. In 20 minutes I'm in a busy CBD with everything I need, and another 20 minutes after that I'm in hills covered in the world's best vineyards. I often saunter up there to visit a few cellar doors on a Sunday, and sit under a nice vine-covered trellis I know and enjoy free tasting for an hour or so. When we return we sit in the garden and listen to the parrots and lorikeets in the wattle as we sample our purchases. Hopefully, the reason the roads are so empty here is because so many people are labouring under the illusion that we live in "dry tundra" conditions like something out of Mad Max.
The commercial value of the Malls of America pilgrimage that Canadians enjoy has no appeal to me whatsoever.
The commercial value of the Malls of America pilgrimage that Canadians enjoy has no appeal to me whatsoever.
Aug 30th 2012, 3:05 pm
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
I just got back from a 2k walk on a white beach with palm trees and saw two people on it. The beach is 30 seconds from my front door. Once, at sunset I noticed a dolphin a few metres out and she swam in circles for me and called out. I was the only person on the beach and we watched each other for two or three minutes. In 20 minutes I'm in a busy CBD with everything I need, and another 20 minutes after that I'm in hills covered in the world's best vineyards. I often saunter up there to visit a few cellar doors on a Sunday, and sit under a nice vine-covered trellis I know and enjoy free tasting for an hour or so. When we return we sit in the garden and listen to the parrots and lorikeets in the wattle as we sample our purchases. Hopefully, the reason the roads are so empty here is because so many people are labouring under the illusion that we live in "dry tundra" conditions like something out of Mad Max.
The commercial value of the Malls of America pilgrimage that Canadians enjoy has no appeal to me whatsoever.
The commercial value of the Malls of America pilgrimage that Canadians enjoy has no appeal to me whatsoever.
Aug 30th 2012, 3:16 pm
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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......
oz is nice but way too isolated......
oz is nice but way too isolated......
Aug 30th 2012, 3:20 pm
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
Oz has too many flies. It's why they all wear cork hats like crocodile dundee.
Aug 30th 2012, 3:27 pm
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Re: Comparison to Perth Australia?
we have dolphins and lots vineyards here too, well at least within a few hours:
and here's our 'tundra'
and here's our 'tundra'
