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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 24th 2004, 5:03 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,206
Posted By estarriol

Re: Was it a good experience?

Not at all, it's overall a very nice place, even if the Aus 'shippers vs the UK 'shipper debates get a little too rowdy sometimes. At least, they used to...



Failure? Far from it mate. It is...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 24th 2004, 5:23 am
Replies: 21
Views: 2,206
Posted By estarriol

Re: Was it a good experience?

Wow, I haven't posted here in ages, but I just got an e-mail because you replied to this thread.

I still don't regret ever leaving the UK. I love travel, and going to Oz has convinced me that I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 8th 2004, 4:13 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,634
Posted By estarriol

OK, so I'm in Hong Kong now - arrived late last...

OK, so I'm in Hong Kong now - arrived late last night. First impressions coming down over the city to land, and on the Airport Express train:-

- Wow, it's a proper real city (as a Londoner, a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 6th 2004, 8:43 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 639
Posted By estarriol

Re: Quick update on shipping back to UK from Aus

Streatham, jewel of the south.
:)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 6th 2004, 8:16 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 639
Posted By estarriol

Re: Quick update on shipping back to UK from Aus

Thanks for the sobering thought. I was thinking of asking her to ship it....



Just Hong Kong, for 3 days, on recommendations from here.



Will do. I really think we should organise a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 6th 2004, 8:05 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 639
Posted By estarriol

Re: Quick update on shipping back to UK from Aus

I head home tomorrow at around lunchtime, although I won't be in the UK until Wednesday. 'Home' is currently my parents' house in SW London.

I can't wait. I'm mostly nervous about my ex - I'm...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 6th 2004, 7:22 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 639
Posted By estarriol

Quick update on shipping back to UK from Aus

I'm using Jetta (www.jetta.com.au) based on suggestions from this forum, and the delivery guy took my 3 boxes a couple of hours ago.

They are shipped by air to my home airport (heathrow), 2 hours...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 6th 2004, 7:16 pm
Replies: 40
Views: 3,610
Posted By estarriol

Re: Oh wot a nightmare

It's a bit of a pain in the arse to have to listen to it all the time though, especially when it becomes an excuse to slag off how cold/miserable/dark/rainy England is, or just generally slag off...
Forum: Australia
May 5th 2004, 1:07 am
Replies: 3
Views: 551
Posted By estarriol

OK, the WHV is good for any type of work as far...

OK, the WHV is good for any type of work as far as I am aware, but the 3 month limit will impress nobody. You have to bear in mind that generally (and I don't want to be unfair here) Australians...
Forum: Australia
May 5th 2004, 12:21 am
Replies: 3
Views: 551
Posted By estarriol

Re: Employer Sponsorship in Australia

Ooh, I know, I know! Choose me, choose me!

Seriously, I know all about this, I've just got to do something then I'll write what I know.
Forum: Australia
May 5th 2004, 12:06 am
Replies: 8
Views: 653
Posted By estarriol

Re: Just read the moving back to the UK threads...

Great post, good advice.
Forum: Australia
May 4th 2004, 11:57 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,324
Posted By estarriol

I don't think you'll escape that by moving to...

I don't think you'll escape that by moving to another city. Certainly in Melbourne, it's pretty much the same in my experience (although less buggy - still lots of flies in summer though).
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 4th 2004, 1:21 am
Replies: 77
Views: 7,237
Posted By estarriol

Oddly, we seem to basically be in agreement but...

Oddly, we seem to basically be in agreement but just be in a different position in life. I am paid well, not fantastically but well, and can afford to live in Britain despite it's huge costs. I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 4th 2004, 12:56 am
Replies: 77
Views: 7,237
Posted By estarriol

Re: expense is relative!

This has been my experience too. I'm an IT contractor, and found that I was working a basic 40 hour week in Melbourne (as opposed to 35 or 37.5 in the UK), and I still ended up doing overtime when...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 3rd 2004, 1:55 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 5,045
Posted By estarriol

Yeah, well, when I make my mind up to do...

Yeah, well, when I make my mind up to do something, I don't wait around.

The last week is being a bit of a drag actually. Lots of stuff to arrange, it's not much fun. Once the plane takes off,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 3rd 2004, 1:51 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 7,237
Posted By estarriol

Sorry if I haven't been very helpful. Yes,...

Sorry if I haven't been very helpful.

Yes, wages are higher in the UK. Much higher, on average.

Yes, the average cost of living in the UK is probably a bit lower EXCEPT for housing, which is...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 2nd 2004, 9:09 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 5,045
Posted By estarriol

Saturday! 3 days in HK then home in England on...

Saturday! 3 days in HK then home in England on Wednesday! Woohoo!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 2nd 2004, 7:41 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,797
Posted By estarriol

I'm sorry to say for the kids that if both you...

I'm sorry to say for the kids that if both you and your husband like the idea, that's tough. They may well enjoy it here more, but things like education are important IMO.

I went back to the UK...
Forum: USA
May 2nd 2004, 7:38 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 709
Posted By estarriol

You are best off using Jetta if you're going to...

You are best off using Jetta if you're going to have a lot of excess baggage. I'm going to use it myself in about a week (thanks to recommendations on here), I'll let you know how it goes.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 2nd 2004, 7:35 pm
Replies: 77
Views: 7,237
Posted By estarriol

Re: UK Expensive????

Hmm, I'm not sure I agree with all of this (are you converting dollars to pounds with your rent estimates?), but my basic feeling is that only housing in Aus is significantly cheaper than in the UK,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 2nd 2004, 7:29 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,797
Posted By estarriol

Well, in my mind that would err towards a return...

Well, in my mind that would err towards a return decision really. How do the rest of your family feel?

My family, and friends, are overjoyed that I'm coming back BTW. I had thought some of my...
Forum: Australia
May 2nd 2004, 7:23 pm
Replies: 85
Views: 6,779
Posted By estarriol

Sometimes this forum degenerates into a slugfest...

Sometimes this forum degenerates into a slugfest between those who didn't get on with Aus and those who love it and take the criticism very personally. That alone makes me hide mostly in the "moving...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 2nd 2004, 7:09 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 5,045
Posted By estarriol

I can imagine that it's a very hard decision to...

I can imagine that it's a very hard decision to make after 12 years, there are all sorts of questions that might come up about whether England is how you remember it, etc. Let me know if you want to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 2nd 2004, 7:05 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,797
Posted By estarriol

My personal feeling on this is that if, after say...

My personal feeling on this is that if, after say 6 months of actually living, not holidaying, in the country, you don't like it, the odds are against that ever changing. I know some people say it...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 2nd 2004, 6:50 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,985
Posted By estarriol

Thanks. Uncanny guesses as to my earnings and...

Thanks. Uncanny guesses as to my earnings and outgoings, are you some kind of crazy spy/accountant mix or something? :-)

The problem is that I don't have 11 grand lying around, although I agree...
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