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I have just returned form the East side of OZ...all i can say is WOW:thumbsup:

I am bewildered even more now. We are planning on going back to the UK in August after living in boring Perth for 2 years. After our mini trip to the East, we are so confused. We loved it over there...!

Loved NSW and QLD. WA:thumbdown:

What's one to do...i know i will still miss my family in UK, but don't know if i dare do the whole big move again. :unsure:

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Go for it...otherwise you'll always wonder what if...

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I'm worried it will just be a novalty thing again though..holiday mode and all that...and the money it will cost to move. God, my head is a mess.

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I don't know about the cost involved but you're already in Aus...so why not give it a go? You probably won't get another chance. Give yourself some sort of timeline and if you're not settled return home.

Obviously I don't know to what extent you like the east and you have to weigh that up vs. the UK.

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Well, that'll have set the cat among the pigeons for you!! Big decision time now I can see - good luck with it.

We have spent a lot of time in Qld before, and travelled up this year via NSW, so agree with you they are nice. However, for me, not nice enough to compensate for how much I want to return home.. still just lovely holiday destinations.

Hope your pondering gets the results you need; whatever that will be :thumbsup:

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I think we will have a re-think in a couple of weeks, see how we feel then, once the hoiliday head has settled. One thing is for sure, Perth is definately a no-go 100%.
But over East has to be one of our best holiday's. So glad we went.

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Then it's at least done what it should have - given you a break, some breathing space to really think (again!) through your decisions. And a fab holiday to remember, to boot!

Best of luck!

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we lived in perth,i hated it,the choice was go home or try qld,im doing alot better now,:thumbup:

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Hey there, i had a feeling you would feel this way after your trip:D

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After 20yrs in Sydney we couldnt wait to get to Perth to live near the beach. Tried Joondalup,then port kennedy and hated it. 2yrs later we shifted up to qld. 10 times better but if you miss u.k for all its good and bad then qld is still oz. good luck anyway.

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I say give QLD a go. As a previous poster has said you will never know. I live in QLD and I am 50/50 about staying. I am finding it easy to stay at the moment because the economy in the UK is on the slide an jobs in my profession have practically disappeared since I came out here 16 months ago.
We have had no problem with flies and we have not turned the AC on once yet, not even come close. I still miss the UK but if I leave it will be because I miss the UK too much not because there is anything wrong with Oz...although I am disappointed I don't like it more.

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So do you see what i meant about

i would up sticks and move to QLD tomorrow!!!!!


I loved it over there and plan to head back that way for another Hol maybe next year (although there is talk about Bali with friends in the offing at the mo)

Glad you liked it!

Told ya you would!:thumbsup:

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Oh heck...that's bound to mess with your head!!:eek:

Now you've got to ponder the following;

1) If you don't move over east, will you always wonder "What if?"

2) If you do move over east and it still doesn't work you can at least say you gave Oz your all.

3) If you do move over east, it'll cost a fair bit of dosh. Will you still have enough to go home if you want to?


Go away and settle your head for a bit. Then do some financial planning. If it turns out you want to try the east coast, put a time limit on it, say 6 -12months, you'll know whether you're going to like it after then. If it's not working, go home knowing you've given it everything.

Our biggest regret is not moving to Melbourne in the first place. Ours might've had a better ending. Yours still could :thumbup:

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Glad you had a good holiday chuck :D

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think before you come back to the uk ,we was on the gold coast have a good look around i wished we tried a bit more now we are back in the uk we do miss australia a lot now :unsure:

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Glad to hear you had a good holiday - did you stick to the north or did you manage to catch the wonderful National Capital as well?:sneaky: Hope you can sort out what was holiday euphoria and what is substance enough to make you want to make a move eastwards.

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WOW is just what we said when we went over East. We went as far north as Noosa in the pissin' rain WOW WOW WOW:thumbsup: and as far south as Byron Bay:thumbsup: and just about everywhere in between.

Stupid as this sounds it was chucking it down when we arrived at Brisbane Airport but even that felt right:D

We were looking at moving there too but decided to give it 2 weeks to get over the 'holiday feeling' and do a bit more research.

In the cold light of day we saw that the issues that frustrate us about living in Perth were similar to the ones that would frustrate us about QLD in the long run. Plus OH would need a licence to work there whereas he doesn't need one here.

Having said that we are looking at an investment property over East as we may well end up living part time UK/Oz a few years down the line.:)

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This is exactly how we feel. Honeymoon feeling...then reality.
I think although we loved it, the same issue's that annoy us in Perth will eventually catch up with us over East.
The weather for us while we were there was fantastic. Never rained once. After all the flooding they have been having, i thought i would need to take my wellies and canoe:lol:
I now see Australia in a different light...not the boring stinking hot hell hole i live in, but an amazing place full of life and adventure:thumbsup:

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Lucky you:D It didn't stop raining for 4 days when we were there. It didn't matter though. Did Noosa, Australia Zoo and Brisbane in the rain. It stopped when we went to the Gold Coast and we had great weather.

tbh I always thought Australia was an amazing place and still do but I just don't like living in Perth. I am convinced that if we had gone to QLD initially we would have stayed.

I still can't understand how I had 22 wonderful months living in Oz a few years ago and yet cannot settle this time.

Anyway, a year on, although I did regret moving here at first, I have no regrets now. I'm glad we gave it a go. Life's too short for 'what ifs'.:)

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Oooh, now that's a bloody great scenario, you jammy thing! :thumbup:

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We lived in Perth and I honestly have to say that you just can't compare Perth with the rest of Oz. I hated Perth even though we lived in one of the so called nicer suburbs, Mt Pleasant and Applecross. We've moved around quite a lot, Perth, Sydney, Launceston - and now we are on the Mornington Peninsula - one one of the best places to be. Had holidays in Qld but just too hot and humid for us. But I still have this dreadful longing to be back in the UK. South Somerset is where I will always call home but for anyone stuck in that isolated desert called Perth - do try the other side of Oz before making that final decision.

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Absolutely. The rest of OZ is so different to Perth. Another country infact. I loved Brisbane, but the humidity was something of a concern (caused havac with my hair):lol: might aswell throw the straightners.

We have decided UK is our home and always will be. So we are sticking to our plans and heading home. But the East side will be a definate if we return.

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Just adding my 10c worth - cos they dont do 2's!

We live very near coolangatta but in the hills. Yes, it is beautiful, but I have to say that they (the dreaded shop assistants) are a damned site more polite in Brisbane (even if they dont mean it ;) ) Even 'locals' if they have a foreign accent here, get treated as tourists. That gets me quite cross. This area is great, its very green and there are NO water restrictions. I dont work for the tourist board - cos I still want to go home - too English I guess. I miss the daffodils :o I did mention the racism that some have spoken about in Perth to my Dad and (I sooo apologise for this if you dont agree - its someone elses opinion), that the reason for this is that Perth is the closest Aussie city to South Africa (which I have also lived in as a child - so dont shoot me!!!:unsure:) Make of that as you will, I haven't visited Perth, but thought it might be something you might like to 'chew' over.

Australia is an itch I have always needed to scratch ever since returning from SA and being told it is the land of milk and honey. Well, its not for us - at the moment - we have had some good times and made a few good friends, but we have also had some incredible bad luck while being here, which seems to occur everytime we start to think we could actually live here, so whether you believe in fate or not, we've decided to call it quits for the time being. We aren't 'oh woe is us', just kinda, well if that's the way it is, then so be it. :D

If you can make it here, then power to your elbow, infact - do you wanna buy a house?? :D

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lol, yeah, buy my house too.

We have had alot of bad luck whilst here, expectations haven't been met either, so it's been a disaster really. But we can laugh about it, so haven't lost the plot yet:lol:

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We are living in Perth at the moment and find it a bit too quiet for us!! We loved Brisane when we visited but as you say I think we'd find it a bit too hot and humid to live there.

We've just started looking into Melbourne and have been giving Mornington Peninsula serious consideration. I miss home a lot but definately don't want to go back thinking what if we'd tried somewhere else and loved it!!

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Go for it! i wish i had the guts to try somewhere else, but i know i would still miss my family and friends too much. If they were to move here, then that would be different.

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I think you're right, going home. I mean, where do you stop 'looking'? If it didn't work in Brisbane, would you think "Oh, let's try Adelaide?" :eek: At what point do you stop trying to find somewhere that feels right here?

That's the conclusion I've come to after deciding not to try Melbourne and to go home.

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Exactly. I just want my life back. And because it was good before, i am not worried about going back. Infact i keep having the same dreams over and over again about how my life used to be. Must be a sign:)

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I agree with this point. I do realise it is a complete generalisation, so don't all have a go ;), but I reckon those of us who were perfectly happy with their lives in the UK, and either particular circumstances have resulted in being here, or the old "I wonder...?", are those perfectly happy to return to the UK, and who perhaps feel more at odds here and cannot settle enough to want to stay.

Again, a complete generalisation as we are all different, but I do wonder that those who maybe did not particularly like their home lives/jobs or whatever in the UK, are those who are desperately trying to convince themselves (others?) that they do love it here. They need it to work more, because the alternative to them was not better. They also appear to be the ones who slate the UK more on these forums. I then wonder if/when the rose tints for Australia will slip off over the years.. or if they continue trying to convince themselves.....

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[QUOTE=Looie;6036751]We are living in Perth at the moment and find it a bit too quiet for us!! We loved Brisane when we visited but as you say I think we'd find it a bit too hot and humid to live there.


I'm on the gold coast and it has got a lot more humid here over the years. It's definitely one thing I wont miss when I leave.

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Hello you - sounds like you've come to a decision - I think there are 2 types of people unhappy in Oz - those who are just in the wrong part of Oz and a need a relocation and those who just crave the UK and know that they'll never be happy until they're 'home.'

I knew I was one of the latter - sounds like you are too - glad you have made your decison xx

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I made the decision as soon as we got here to be honest. I just knew it wasn't for me. Well, Perth that is. Love the East side, but i know i could never settle. I am so eager to get back i dream about it all the time, send myself cracker's i do. I'm wishing the day's and week's away and luckily time is flying by.
The flies seem to be getting worse again, don't know what everyone else thinks, but they are driving me nuts:mad:

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East side is 100 times better for holiday and weekends. I cant imagine living in perth, too remote, way too many rednecks and hillbillies. Heat so oppressive for large chunks of the year and just nothing going on.

Its like a really sterile retirement town...

Not for me...

East side has way more going for it, but its still Australia, still boring, still lacking any real culture IMO.

Go back to the UK, way more going on, good and bad but interesting at least.

Good luck

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Why do Brits stay in that hole:confused: all you say plus the flies make it a hellhole, :confused:

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I don't think East is boring. It amazed me at how different it was. I was expecting the worst, but pleasantly surprised. Now i'm back in Perth, i can feel my head boiling with boredom again:( even though the sun is shining. Or maybe that's it...the sun gives me headaches now...i feel naked without my sunglasses on.

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What was it about over East that you liked? Was it just because you where in holiday mode?

Why not try thinking that about Perth, for however long you have left here think I’m on holiday for xx months/weeks and do some of the tourist stuff. Get out into Northbridge/Lederville or Subi, a couple of times a month OH and me stay over in the city and go shopping, pubing and clubbing.

Not trying to say that you will suddenly full in love with Perth, but it may help your last few months bearable and you may go home with some good memories.

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Good idea. I have actually done all of that and enjoyed it. But for me, it's just not enough to keep me occupied for a long time. Variety is the spice of life;)
We did Adventure World few weeks back too. Couldn't help being abit disappointed with it, but it was a very hot day. I love bike riding over in Perth though. We did it back in UK too, but must admit it is nicer to cycle here.

Hey, let's go clubbing together:thumbsup: that's my favourite hobby:D

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yeh and come back with a black eye Northbridge is getting well rough, best havin a beer and a barbie.... how boring!! they lose there appeal after a while.

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Northbridge can be a bit rough, but it's no worse than my hometown on a Saturday night and have been lucky so far not to see any trouble. Also I prefer Subi for a night out.

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If you like cycling check out this site (if you haven’t already), some of the river paths are my favourite.

http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/cycling/1518.asp