Returning home
Jan 21st 2007, 2:50 am
#76
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Re: Returning home
Isn't it just! I've done it 5 times now in the last two years. Twice from Bali, twice from NZ and once from UK. I went into deep decline this time and more or less went to bed for 2 days just to shut the feeling of depression out! Every time you come back here, you see/feel just how dead it is. The only activity you see is countless people power walking, jogging, cycling and pushing prams along the coast road! It's almost as if there is nothing else to do!
Jan 21st 2007, 3:14 am
#77
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Re: Returning home
Isn't it just! I've done it 5 times now in the last two years. Twice from Bali, twice from NZ and once from UK. I went into deep decline this time and more or less went to bed for 2 days just to shut the feeling of depression out! Every time you come back here, you see/feel just how dead it is. The only activity you see is countless people power walking, jogging, cycling and pushing prams along the coast road! It's almost as if there is nothing else to do!
Jan 21st 2007, 7:17 am
#78
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Re: Returning home
Yeah, that's interesting. I found Sydney had much more of 'buzz' to it, and I had a good social life there. But that was 20 + years ago and I was of course younger then! I would never recommend Perth to anyone now, unless they are really happy to lead a reclusive and retirement like existance. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has moved from Perth across to Brisbane, or other parts of Oz for that matter and found a real improvement. We have considered Brisbane as a possibility (OH could find work there) but it still doesn't address the issue of feeling homesick all the time! Any comments/experiences about that anyone? (in case we go and make another mistake!!)
Relocating to another part of OZ won't be cheap but if I was going to do it I'd go to adelaide, melbourne or hobart.
If you still get homesick then maybe returning to UK to live would be best.
About cheap flights, you can check out www.flightcentre.com.au There's also a new outfit with cheap flight to UK been advertising on ninemsn, just can't recall their name.
Jan 21st 2007, 7:46 am
#79
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Re: Returning home
Yeah, that's interesting. I found Sydney had much more of 'buzz' to it, and I had a good social life there. But that was 20 + years ago and I was of course younger then! I would never recommend Perth to anyone now, unless they are really happy to lead a reclusive and retirement like existance. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has moved from Perth across to Brisbane, or other parts of Oz for that matter and found a real improvement. We have considered Brisbane as a possibility (OH could find work there) but it still doesn't address the issue of feeling homesick all the time! Any comments/experiences about that anyone? (in case we go and make another mistake!!)
Jan 21st 2007, 9:43 am
#80
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Re: Returning home
the telegraph today is reporting that englands economy is going to take a bad downward turn.
Jan 21st 2007, 9:52 am
#81
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Jan 21st 2007, 10:00 am
#82
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Re: Returning home
It is the humidity that's a killer. I can't cope with it. If I am to stay it must be somewhere cooler. I spend more time indoors now and socialising is nil. This doesn't help homesickness or lonely. I have heard good and not so good reports about Brisbane but thats just the way it is I think, different needs, wants etc.
Jan 21st 2007, 11:23 am
#83
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Re: Returning home
I'm in Melbourne and it's either too windy or cool to sit out, or too hot so you stay in with the air conditioning on - such extremes. I hate to moan but we did actually get outdoors more when we lived in the UK. I remember I used to sit in my garden until nearly midnight drinking with friends or neighbours in the summer months - it was lovely. I must admit though Iv'e enjoyed not having any rain this year but don't tell anyone
ha so much fun. Car got stuck twice in the dunes. Drove like maniacs on the beach, saw the yellow bus thing, that looked wicked.
Jan 21st 2007, 7:59 pm
#85
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Re: Returning home
I'm in Melbourne and it's either too windy or cool to sit out, or too hot so you stay in with the air conditioning on - such extremes. I hate to moan but we did actually get outdoors more when we lived in the UK. I remember I used to sit in my garden until nearly midnight drinking with friends or neighbours in the summer months - it was lovely. I must admit though Iv'e enjoyed not having any rain this year but don't tell anyone
We live about 40 mins from the beach and to be honest I reaally like Emu Park. Yeppon,it is cooler and more like the community that I came from.
Jan 21st 2007, 10:54 pm
#87
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Re: Returning home
Talking, socialising, entertaining, laughing, going on holiday with friends, go dog walking with friends, traveling, swim and gym (with friends!!), be able to walk into town and just bump into someone I know and have a coffee and a chat with them, sharing my life and my home with other people, having parties!
Jan 21st 2007, 10:59 pm
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Re: Returning home
Talking, socialising, entertaining, laughing, going on holiday with friends, go dog walking with friends, traveling, swim and gym (with friends!!), be able to walk into town and just bump into someone I know and have a coffee and a chat with them, sharing my life and my home with other people, having parties!
Jan 21st 2007, 11:05 pm
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Jan 21st 2007, 11:07 pm
#90
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Re: Returning home
Talking, socialising, entertaining, laughing, going on holiday with friends, go dog walking with friends, traveling, swim and gym (with friends!!), be able to walk into town and just bump into someone I know and have a coffee and a chat with them, sharing my life and my home with other people, having parties!