Originally Posted by Britishaussie

Really pleased for you Arkon ... sure you've made the right decision. What are you going to do back in the UK work wise?

Originally Posted by SCOTTISH MARK 2

Glad you've made the decision.

ps You've only been here 18 months. My god, it
seems so much longer. Sure it feels like it too

Originally Posted by dadpad

Congragulations for reaching a decision. Having read a lot of your posts it comes as no surprise to hear that you're moving back and I am sure that you will be happier back home. Good luck with selling up, it all seems so daunting but do what I did and take it one day at a time.

As you may know we have lived in Aus 3 years in August and made the decision to return back home 4 months ago. I spent a week in the U.K. a little over a month ago and it felt so right to be back and so wrong to be living in Aus. It made me question why we had left the U.K. in the first instance and how the hek we could have left! I think at the time we probably just needed an adventure so no regrets there.

We've sold the house in Aus and fly back for good on the 7th June and will be living out our days in the beautiful hills of Surrey.

I am so looking forward to finally getting back. Be warned if you're anything like us you will have moments of cold feet but for us our gut feeling for returning is a lot stronger.

Best of luck

Originally Posted by Brucey

Hi BigDavyG
Homesickness from my experience of others in Oz and from when I was in boarding school is when your miserable, unhappy and you struggle on a daily basis. Its true we miss the things you have mentioned but I would not describe myself or my familly as homesick, if we had to stay it would not be the end of the world for us, but for us (from our perspective) there is a better life on offer in Ireland than here so we are lucky enough to be able to return to it so we will.
I would have no problem admitting I was homesick, but if you meet someone who is really homesick you quickly see the difference between someone who is homesick and someone who is just moving on.

Originally Posted by Loubags

I don't post often, but have enjoyed following your posts. Good Luck with all you do in the future. Let us all know how it goes.
P. S I've a great property for sale in the Midlands if your interested - great plumbing and no leaks

Originally Posted by arkon

Wanna swop it for a couple of Visas and a farm?

Originally Posted by Ian12

Just the seemingly impossible task of selling the house and farm, car, caravan, pakies oh and figuring out how to get the dogs home without putting them through quarentine.

Originally Posted by SCOTTISH MARK 2

Why does it seem o so much more of a drama moving
all your stuff back than it did coming out


O to go back to those naive days when you thought
you'd be here forever

Originally Posted by arkon

Well we have been back to the UK for 2 weeks now after an agonising 18 months in Oz. The long and the short of it is we have made up our minds which country is best for us and our new family. I think I was pretty sure after just one day but 2 weeks on we have decide to come back here to the UK.

The climate is much fresher and more to our tastes along with the people and their humour. We find almost every aspect of the UK better, even the traffic although congested and fast just seemed to all work better. On day one I was flashed out of junctions no less than 3 times, at first I was a bit stunned as this never happens in Oz and I’d forgotten that although road rage might be a problem here the drivers are more polite and aware of other drivers than down under.

The media annoyed me as it paints a far more bleak picture of the UK than is really the case for most people. Even this was offset by the fact that at least the bad stuff was talked about and brought out into the open so as something might be done about it. So much better than the head in the sand attitude and the she’ll be right messages.

The kids are definitely more clued up and seem infinitely smarter and job prospects for the boy when he grows up are just so much better regardless of what he ends up wanting to do.

It feels safer from an environment point of view for the boy, no more covering up in sun cream and mozzie repellent or even sore sweaty chuff for that matter.

So we are coming home as soon as everything is sold up, dogs will have to fly again as well but we are just so much happier and more content here.

Now just got to decide where to live, Surry seemed quite nice as does Solihull area…… I’ll be back on line in a week or so to answer any posts…..

Originally Posted by Pants

Arkon..now now....the aussie company we used were brilliant can't fault them. 2 guys to pack a 4 bedroom house in one day and they didn't stop. Hats of to them as they did a brilliant job....this side of the water we had UK company off load container and they weren't as good.

Now stop cringing !!

Originally Posted by Pants

Arkon..now now....the aussie company we used were brilliant can't fault them. 2 guys to pack a 4 bedroom house in one day and they didn't stop. Hats of to them as they did a brilliant job....this side of the water we had UK company off load container and they weren't as good.

Now stop cringing !!