Whos gone/going back?
Feb 18th 2007, 8:33 am
#91
going home!!
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
I thought that may be the case.We are emmigrating back to the UK though so cannot see why we cannot have the extra allowance.
Oh Well we will have to make sure we pack well.
I do not have many clothes for cooler weather anymore so good excuse to get to Next and buy a load more lol.
Oh Well we will have to make sure we pack well.
I do not have many clothes for cooler weather anymore so good excuse to get to Next and buy a load more lol.
lol, yes thats exactly what i said to hubby
Feb 21st 2007, 9:34 am
#92
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
I dont very often venture in here but like to have a read of a few threads now and then to get both sides. There was also a period when I hardly came onto the site at all and have kind of lost track if where everybody is.
I've just spotted a few names that I didnt even realise either had or were planning on going back to the uk. For example, Juliecabs and Geordie George.
Which other regulars over the past year or two have or are returning?
Tracey
I've just spotted a few names that I didnt even realise either had or were planning on going back to the uk. For example, Juliecabs and Geordie George.
Which other regulars over the past year or two have or are returning?
Tracey
My children finally started school at the begining of this week and are loving it. We have been very lucky to get them in to really good schools and my little one in to Nursery part-time.
It was quite difficult to find a decent house to rent in the right location, but we held out and eventually something came up although very expensive. We did not see anything which we wanted to buy and did not want to rush in to the first house and make a mistake. I forgot how small houses are here. We had to throw away alot of stuff and will be putting lots of things in storage.
Spring is almost coming and the days are getting longer. I feel really positive about being back. I have already made a Kiwi friend in the village. Once she heard that I have come back from NZ she appeared! (one of the first things she said to me was that she had been watching cricket last night and NZ had beaten Aus!).
Time is up on the PC in the library which I am using, so have to go.
Mandy.
Feb 26th 2007, 1:00 pm
#93
SuzieB
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
I would like to add my two penny's worth for any Brits coming back and reading scare stories about the UK and crime etc and whatever.
I came back after 6 months in Oz. With hindsight, I didn't give it long enough (yep I ignored everyone's advice) so I am heading back for a second go - this time for a few years so I can really make an objective decision.
BUT...my reaction on returning to the UK, has been one of pleasant surprise - and I think it took Oz to make me appreciate the merits of the UK..the people, the climate, the sheer beauty of the place; proximity to Europe, and just a feeling of liveliness and being at the centre of things that I found missing in Oz. Yep, I think crime is getting worse in the UK, in some spots, and better in others - and same story the world over. So don't be scared. Its still a great place to live.
I came back after 6 months in Oz. With hindsight, I didn't give it long enough (yep I ignored everyone's advice) so I am heading back for a second go - this time for a few years so I can really make an objective decision.
BUT...my reaction on returning to the UK, has been one of pleasant surprise - and I think it took Oz to make me appreciate the merits of the UK..the people, the climate, the sheer beauty of the place; proximity to Europe, and just a feeling of liveliness and being at the centre of things that I found missing in Oz. Yep, I think crime is getting worse in the UK, in some spots, and better in others - and same story the world over. So don't be scared. Its still a great place to live.
You have no idea what other members are remembering for Gods sake and, I doubt anyone wants your pity either. Do you know every member who wishes to return personally? If not, then how do you know who has been home recently and who hasn't and, who has been away from the UK for a long or short period of time? Think before you speak.
Feb 26th 2007, 1:26 pm
#94
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whoa there... do not know where in the UK you live and obviously you are not that happy there, but please do not generalise the whole of the UK just by your experience... I love where i live though admittedly have been looking at what life may be like to live in Oz, but to be honest do not know whether i can trade in what I have here just to have a few more pounds in my pocket at the end of the month.. Think it may be a good move for you to try maybe living in another part of the UK before you continue to knock it...
I moved form a small city in the North to the South Coast and after research believe that I already have the Australian lifestlye but with a smaller house and not so great weather!!
I moved form a small city in the North to the South Coast and after research believe that I already have the Australian lifestlye but with a smaller house and not so great weather!!
I cant agree with the UK long forgotten as it was only 4 months ago I lived there and I am going back.
Feb 26th 2007, 8:09 pm
#95
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
I dont very often venture in here but like to have a read of a few threads now and then to get both sides. There was also a period when I hardly came onto the site at all and have kind of lost track if where everybody is.
I've just spotted a few names that I didnt even realise either had or were planning on going back to the uk. For example, Juliecabs and Geordie George.
Which other regulars over the past year or two have or are returning?
Tracey
I've just spotted a few names that I didnt even realise either had or were planning on going back to the uk. For example, Juliecabs and Geordie George.
Which other regulars over the past year or two have or are returning?
Tracey
Firstly I really didn't realise how much I would miss our friends and the impact of us leaving would have on them. We lived in a small vilalge in the Cotswolds and hubby and I (no kids) had a great life, why move you may ask ?? Well we had both had divorces, no money and thought it would be easier for us over here. I must be honest firstly we have saved money when we have both been in work, BUT firstly it took me 5 months to get a job, when are you going back & Kiwi's come first were my main hurdles.
Would I come home ???? TOMORROW !!! But I told my hubby I would give it 2-3 years and that is what I am going to do, although we are back this May for two weddings and a christening so he may have to drag me on that plane kicking and screaming !!!!!!
I think no where is Utopia and you have to decide what is the most important thing in your life, and for my home is where the heart is so I with hubby in NZ.
Mar 3rd 2007, 8:53 am
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I moved form a small city in the North to the South Coast and after research believe that I already have the Australian lifestlye but with a smaller house and not so great weather!! [/QUOTE]
Spot on ! Been back in Dorset 3 weeks,and loving it. Feel alive, relieved, happy, normal, we belong, " I know what I like and I like what I know". We have got a job, car, school sorted etc, and almost a house... funny we didn't have the enthusiasm to do it all that quickly in oz.... (p.s will do proper post about the return soon. Bit busy enjoying life right now though. x ).
[/QUOTE]Spot on ! Been back in Dorset 3 weeks,and loving it. Feel alive, relieved, happy, normal, we belong, " I know what I like and I like what I know". We have got a job, car, school sorted etc, and almost a house... funny we didn't have the enthusiasm to do it all that quickly in oz.... (p.s will do proper post about the return soon. Bit busy enjoying life right now though. x ).
Mar 3rd 2007, 8:59 am
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
Spot on ! Been back in Dorset 3 weeks,and loving it. Feel alive, relieved, happy, normal, we belong, " I know what I like and I like what I know". We have got a job, car, school sorted etc, and almost a house... funny we didn't have the enthusiasm to do it all that quickly in oz.... (p.s will do proper post about the return soon. Bit busy enjoying life right now though. x ).
[/QUOTE]Great to hear that some one that has been there done that and had the courage to come back - Regardless of what people may say!!
Where abouts in Dorset have you come back to ???
Mar 3rd 2007, 9:39 am
#98
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
Spot on ! Been back in Dorset 3 weeks,and loving it. Feel alive, relieved, happy, normal, we belong, " I know what I like and I like what I know". We have got a job, car, school sorted etc, and almost a house... funny we didn't have the enthusiasm to do it all that quickly in oz.... (p.s will do proper post about the return soon. Bit busy enjoying life right now though. x ).
[/QUOTE]Hello Seasprite, I was wondering how you were getting on. So glad to hear all is well. Keep posting won't you. I know there are others on here who like to read how you returnees are getting on.Good luck with everything.
Mar 3rd 2007, 6:10 pm
#99
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We have been back in the UK since the end of December. It has been a very stressful experience moving back but I am glad that we did it. We were in Auckland, NZ and are now living in a tiny village between Oxford and Newbury.
My children finally started school at the begining of this week and are loving it. We have been very lucky to get them in to really good schools and my little one in to Nursery part-time.
It was quite difficult to find a decent house to rent in the right location, but we held out and eventually something came up although very expensive. We did not see anything which we wanted to buy and did not want to rush in to the first house and make a mistake. I forgot how small houses are here. We had to throw away alot of stuff and will be putting lots of things in storage.
Spring is almost coming and the days are getting longer. I feel really positive about being back. I have already made a Kiwi friend in the village. Once she heard that I have come back from NZ she appeared! (one of the first things she said to me was that she had been watching cricket last night and NZ had beaten Aus!).
Time is up on the PC in the library which I am using, so have to go.
Mandy.
My children finally started school at the begining of this week and are loving it. We have been very lucky to get them in to really good schools and my little one in to Nursery part-time.
It was quite difficult to find a decent house to rent in the right location, but we held out and eventually something came up although very expensive. We did not see anything which we wanted to buy and did not want to rush in to the first house and make a mistake. I forgot how small houses are here. We had to throw away alot of stuff and will be putting lots of things in storage.
Spring is almost coming and the days are getting longer. I feel really positive about being back. I have already made a Kiwi friend in the village. Once she heard that I have come back from NZ she appeared! (one of the first things she said to me was that she had been watching cricket last night and NZ had beaten Aus!).
Time is up on the PC in the library which I am using, so have to go.
Mandy.
Sharron.
Mar 4th 2007, 9:11 pm
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Great to hear that some one that has been there done that and had the courage to come back - Regardless of what people may say!! Where abouts in Dorset have you come back to ???[/QUOTE]
ummm a little place you may know called Ashley Cross! staying at mums for now; even that feels ok.Actually all our old neighbours and friends have been delighted to see us and no one has asked why or commented that we must be mad etc. I am seeing England with fresh eyes and enjoying it more than ever before.
Where abouts in Dorset have you come back to ???[/QUOTE]ummm a little place you may know called Ashley Cross! staying at mums for now; even that feels ok.Actually all our old neighbours and friends have been delighted to see us and no one has asked why or commented that we must be mad etc. I am seeing England with fresh eyes and enjoying it more than ever before.
Mar 4th 2007, 9:15 pm
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Hello Seasprite, I was wondering how you were getting on. So glad to hear all is well. Keep posting won't you. I know there are others on here who like to read how you returnees are getting on.Good luck with everything.[/QUOTE]
I will keep posting as I feel it is down to us to tell it how it really is! No one else is qualified to comment unless they have lived it the same.(if that makes sense?).
I did tell England that you loved her once we were inside Heathrow. You would have loved the snow that greeted us.
Anyway as tehy say in Oz..(annoyingly) " It's all good".
I will keep posting as I feel it is down to us to tell it how it really is! No one else is qualified to comment unless they have lived it the same.(if that makes sense?).
I did tell England that you loved her once we were inside Heathrow. You would have loved the snow that greeted us.
Anyway as tehy say in Oz..(annoyingly) " It's all good".
Mar 7th 2007, 7:41 am
#103
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
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ummm a little place you may know called Ashley Cross! staying at mums for now; even that feels ok.Actually all our old neighbours and friends have been delighted to see us and no one has asked why or commented that we must be mad etc. I am seeing England with fresh eyes and enjoying it more than ever before.
ummm a little place you may know called Ashley Cross! staying at mums for now; even that feels ok.Actually all our old neighbours and friends have been delighted to see us and no one has asked why or commented that we must be mad etc. I am seeing England with fresh eyes and enjoying it more than ever before.
Mar 7th 2007, 8:25 am
#104
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
ummm a little place you may know called Ashley Cross! staying at mums for now; even that feels ok.Actually all our old neighbours and friends have been delighted to see us and no one has asked why or commented that we must be mad etc. I am seeing England with fresh eyes and enjoying it more than ever before.
Same here with the friends and neighbours - not one of them has said we are mad to come back, they are all just interested in our experience and tell us they wish they had the guts to try something similar.
Keep enjoying
Mar 7th 2007, 9:08 am
#105
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Re: Whos gone/going back?
Hi Seasprite - nice to hear you are still settling in ok. Yes it's so strange that things we took for granted can be seen through different eyes now. Every time I drive past a field with sheep or cows or horses, I just smile and stare. Isn't it lovely to see all the daffodils everywhere too? After a year in the Melbourne suburbs, it looks just beautiful. I can't wait to get up to the Lake District in a few weeks.
Same here with the friends and neighbours - not one of them has said we are mad to come back, they are all just interested in our experience and tell us they wish they had the guts to try something similar.
Keep enjoying
Same here with the friends and neighbours - not one of them has said we are mad to come back, they are all just interested in our experience and tell us they wish they had the guts to try something similar.
Keep enjoying
I love Daffodils and that has been one of my 'misses' here in WA. The Daff's we have here are atrocious and, they are only in the shops for a few weeks at the most. They are always open and I think I got about 6 in a bunch,last for a day and cost about $4 last year. Appalling. I have tried growing them, but everything under the ground eats the bulbs.
I am so pleased to hear that you are doing well and enjoying life back home. It will be me.....,one day.
