Flights to the UK best options - first trip back to the old "home"
Dec 17th 2012, 8:38 pm
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Re: Flights to the UK best options - first trip back to the old "home"
In my opinion & it is just my own opinion, if you choose to move away, especially this far away, then it is up to you to make the effort to keep in touch and make visits back if & when you can. Not the other way around.
All we do is make it clear we have an open door to anyone that would think to use their holiday leave & spend their hard earned money to come all this way.
Dec 17th 2012, 11:10 pm
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Re: Flights to the UK best options - first trip back to the old "home"
I agree we shouldn't expect our family to endure the hideous trip down here just to see what an awesome place we have moved to... It was me that decided to move half way round the world leaving everyone behind.. as they are all grown 2 with their own families...youngest still to find that special person... I do the trips but next year when I go back for the usual 3 months or so and to celebrate my 60th with them it maybe the last time my health allows me to do it... I do get excellent assisted travel everytime I've flown but the trip takes it's toll...
Dec 18th 2012, 2:39 am
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I agree we shouldn't expect our family to endure the hideous trip down here just to see what an awesome place we have moved to... It was me that decided to move half way round the world leaving everyone behind.. as they are all grown 2 with their own families...youngest still to find that special person... I do the trips but next year when I go back for the usual 3 months or so and to celebrate my 60th with them it maybe the last time my health allows me to do it... I do get excellent assisted travel everytime I've flown but the trip takes it's toll...
60th ? You are one year ahead of me which makes me a spring chicken.
Dec 18th 2012, 4:13 am
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Re: Flights to the UK best options - first trip back to the old "home"
chickadee aye hahaha..I thought the saying went your only as old as you feel 
or was that the man you feel 
which is pretty good for me considering mine's nearly 10 yrs younger.... mostly I feel young just that hideously long trek whacks me out 
that's why I have a long stay there
or was that the man you feel which is pretty good for me considering mine's nearly 10 yrs younger.... mostly I feel young just that hideously long trek whacks me out that's why I have a long stay there
Dec 18th 2012, 4:20 am
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so if the saying is correct , that makes me the respected elder. 
Dec 18th 2012, 4:37 am
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:-) you have my respect hehehe...
Dec 18th 2012, 4:38 am
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Dec 18th 2012, 5:13 am
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Happy Christmas wishes to you and yours :-)
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Dec 18th 2012, 6:56 am
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Re: Flights to the UK best options - first trip back to the old "home"
I agree with this. I hoped my old Dad would be able to come for a visit to settle himself about what we had come to but he simply wasn't able to make the trip.
In my opinion & it is just my own opinion, if you choose to move away, especially this far away, then it is up to you to make the effort to keep in touch and make visits back if & when you can. Not the other way around.
All we do is make it clear we have an open door to anyone that would think to use their holiday leave & spend their hard earned money to come all this way.
In my opinion & it is just my own opinion, if you choose to move away, especially this far away, then it is up to you to make the effort to keep in touch and make visits back if & when you can. Not the other way around.
All we do is make it clear we have an open door to anyone that would think to use their holiday leave & spend their hard earned money to come all this way.
Dec 18th 2012, 6:59 am
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Re: Flights to the UK best options - first trip back to the old "home"
chickadee aye hahaha..I thought the saying went your only as old as you feel or was that the man you feel which is pretty good for me considering mine's nearly 10 yrs younger.... mostly I feel young just that hideously long trek whacks me out that's why I have a long stay there
or was that the man you feel which is pretty good for me considering mine's nearly 10 yrs younger.... mostly I feel young just that hideously long trek whacks me out that's why I have a long stay there
Dec 18th 2012, 8:54 am
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Dec 18th 2012, 9:00 am
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I always remained independent never having help from any of my family when my children were young! We always coped without family!!! I don't know what you mean? We always went abroad on our own, all I was saying is if I had family who lived abroad I would take the opertunity to visit them!!! 
We have always been independent, so no reason to go back to the uk for us
I'm a bit offended by that btw!
We have always been independent, so no reason to go back to the uk for us
I'm a bit offended by that btw!
Dec 18th 2012, 9:12 am
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I always remained independent never having help from any of my family when my children were young! We always coped without family!!! I don't know what you mean? We always went abroad on our own, all I was saying is if I had family who lived abroad I would take the opertunity to visit them!!!
We have always been independent, so no reason to go back to the uk for us
I'm a bit offended by that btw!
We have always been independent, so no reason to go back to the uk for us
I'm a bit offended by that btw!
This is what you wrote
but I know if one of my relatives moved abroad I would take it as a cheap holiday to stay with them and see a part of the world without paying out hotel prices,
What KarenG53 & I agree on is that we don't expect our family and friends to spend their hard earned cash and leave time to travel the globe to see us. It is up to us to go see them as it is us that moved away.
There is no way coming to New Zealand is a cheap holiday & not everyone is at all interested in New Zealand and why on earth should they be if it isn't for them...if that's what you mean.
I'm not interested in a fall-out . So
peace
as the saying seems to go recently.