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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 19th 2006, 12:27 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 4,695
Posted By aaron8123

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly II...

Glad to hear it, it can only be a good thing to go informed with all the positive and negative experiences, it will make you more prepared for your journey ahead. These posts are very good insights...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 17th 2006, 8:06 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 4,695
Posted By aaron8123

Re: The good, the bad and the ugly II...

I find it strange that you are asking this question on this forum based on your comments above, it seems you have already made up your mind. You asked for the negatives to gain a balanced view, and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2006, 8:07 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,170
Posted By aaron8123

Re: what are you looking forward to most about moving back home?

Sorry, this has turned into a bit of an essay, but I just wanted to bring some balance to the Force :)[/QUOTE]

No need to bring balance to the force on here, it is the "MOVING BACK TO UK FORUM" if...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2006, 7:59 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,170
Posted By aaron8123

Re: what are you looking forward to most about moving back home?

Been here for 8 months now and although I do regret the financial aspect of coming out here, I am glad I saw it for myself, otherwise I would have always thought the grass was greener on the other...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2006, 5:03 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,170
Posted By aaron8123

Re: what are you looking forward to most about moving back home?

especially to Melbourne :D[/QUOTE]

Woodster, why didn't you tell me about the weather before I came :D It's peeing it down here, is it the same where you are.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2006, 4:42 am
Replies: 78
Views: 11,817
Posted By aaron8123

Re: why do others get annoyed when u say u hate Perth

It could be a very expensive gamble, as there are no guarantees you will like it there either. Uprooting to another state due to the distance will still cost you, you have to consider shipping/plane...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2006, 4:32 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,170
Posted By aaron8123

Re: what are you looking forward to most about moving back home?

no your not rambing mate...just being honest. I forgot to mention i can't wait to go back to normal weather...meaning the winters here in Perth are just terrible..the wind is uncontrolable and keeps...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2006, 3:38 am
Replies: 78
Views: 11,817
Posted By aaron8123

Re: why do others get annoyed when u say u hate Perth

Yes, but that's not the point, the point is that the OP has emmigrated to Perth in the search for a better lifestyle than the one they had in the UK. They have found it not to be the case at all due...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 9th 2006, 2:39 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,170
Posted By aaron8123

Re: what are you looking forward to most about moving back home?

Spooky that you mentioned the above as we are due back on 16th August and I am booking a 1 week break to sardinia in Sept. It has been somewhere I have wanted to go to for years but never got around...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 8th 2006, 5:32 am
Replies: 98
Views: 7,170
Posted By aaron8123

Re: what are you looking forward to most about moving back home?

All of the above plus

Cheap European Holidays
Wider choices in supermarkets
Being able to watch TV without a zillion commercial breaks
A Decent Curry
Not having to spend a few hours a day on...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 8th 2006, 5:22 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,543
Posted By aaron8123

Re: I am finally returning home

We are also returning to UK (from Oz though) and similarly to yourselves, my hubbies employers also took it quite well and have offered him a years contract to work from home back in the UK. This has...
Forum: Australia
Aug 5th 2006, 4:11 am
Replies: 4
Views: 680
Posted By aaron8123

Re: 457 visa & LAFHA- What substantiation was needed

Hi Adrian,

We came on a 457 and are claiming the housing portion of the LAFHA. This is being done via our employers, but we did not need to show any documentation whatsover to claim this. We own...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 26th 2006, 1:24 am
Replies: 239
Views: 23,804
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!

Don't be put off, make sure you keep posting, I find your comments valid and truthful and am sure many others do to.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 11th 2006, 1:34 am
Replies: 52
Views: 4,304
Posted By aaron8123

Re: What made you leave the uk and then go back

Spot on Cape Blue
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 8th 2006, 2:59 am
Replies: 239
Views: 23,804
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!

Yeah, but like many of us expats, they have probably never been there and made this assumption from afar :D
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 8th 2006, 2:54 am
Replies: 52
Views: 4,304
Posted By aaron8123

Re: What made you leave the uk and then go back

I must admit when I left OZ I thought the NHS wasn't great due to their long waiting lists, however after being in OZ and trying to understand the complicated medicare system or the fact that you...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 7th 2006, 8:56 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,120
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Kids Swearing

My 2 year old started to say the exact same thing as well, and yes it definitely was down to his father. I told him no you mean to say "fairy cakes", I kept repeating fairy cakes everytime he said...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 7th 2006, 5:28 am
Replies: 239
Views: 23,804
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!

It sounds wonderful, if anyone is living the dream, I reckon its YOU. I realise that I would be going back to UK back to all the things I left, but when you go abroad you go for a better life, this...
Forum: Australia
Jul 7th 2006, 4:38 am
Replies: 36
Views: 1,931
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Holiday Fun in Melbourne!

All is forgiven LOL, I did reply to my post again saying I was being a bit harsh on melbourne, albeit it being a bit tongue in cheek. It really is our problem no-one elses, we are not very good...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 7th 2006, 4:23 am
Replies: 2
Views: 602
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Cheap flights in October $988

Thanks woody, I'll check it out

sending you a pm
Forum: Australia
Jul 7th 2006, 4:14 am
Replies: 36
Views: 1,931
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Holiday Fun in Melbourne!

Hey, if you do not agree that is fine, but do not slag off my post and do not mock the fact that I am going back. Yes I do feel that I have seen most of what melbourne has to offer, my problem not...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 7th 2006, 2:58 am
Replies: 239
Views: 23,804
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!

good point
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 7th 2006, 2:47 am
Replies: 2
Views: 602
Posted By aaron8123

Cheap flights in October $988

As I am in the process of researching Air fares back to the UK from Oz, I came across a great deal from 5th October with Air Austria with Student Flights (do not need to be a student to book with...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 7th 2006, 1:54 am
Replies: 239
Views: 23,804
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!

A good post, I can see a lot of people doing what you have done, You are getting the best of both worlds. I personally would like to do this some time in the future, however the property prices in...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 7th 2006, 1:45 am
Replies: 239
Views: 23,804
Posted By aaron8123

Re: Anyone moved back and NOT regretted it?!

Funny you should mention that as our first impression of melbourne is when we went to McDonalds in the CBD and went upstairs to eat, they had an opening in the roof with some netting, but this did...
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