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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 29th 2007, 9:45 pm
Replies: 83
Views: 4,053
Posted By eeagles

Re: Making Friends

Making friends takes time and patience. If you haven't kept in contact with the people you left behind, you may find they've just moved on, and so you might feel disappointed at first when you return...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 28th 2007, 11:53 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,070
Posted By eeagles

Re: Where did you go last weekend...in the UK?

I live in Suffolk and I'm sure my friend's eye is a camera - go for a walk and he ends up with a load of photos! Here are some...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16307008@N00/

Many of places near...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 28th 2007, 11:23 pm
Replies: 158
Views: 7,150
Posted By eeagles

Re: back in uk

I don't really think you can blame the UK for having a winter - it's always had a winter and it's always gotten dark earlier during those months. Not forgetting those wet and windy days, they too...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 27th 2007, 10:12 am
Replies: 29
Views: 1,203
Posted By eeagles

Re: UK guy in a conundrum

Both are beautiful places. But, the decision seems to be about life-style really. Seems you're at a stage in life when a more adventurous job could be chosen over a settled routine job. But, it...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 23rd 2007, 7:44 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,509
Posted By eeagles

Re: child imigrants who want to return

yes you're right, Suffolk is still cheaper and not too far from London. Will PM you...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 23rd 2007, 11:21 am
Replies: 188
Views: 9,461
Posted By eeagles

Re: Its enough to put you off!

uk+kiwi, I agree, Richard Branson (apparently...) invest profits from one venture into the next, and the next — which reduces his tax bill. He has offshore trusts that allow him to avoid paying...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 23rd 2007, 8:56 am
Replies: 46
Views: 2,434
Posted By eeagles

Re: We're - quite literally - off to NZ!!!!

Well done Wiz'n'Ton. Glad all's going well for you.
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 23rd 2007, 8:43 am
Replies: 34
Views: 1,333
Posted By eeagles

Re: Weather in the uk

Yes I suppose it is a traditional ice-breaker for small-talk between strangers or casual acquaintances.

Anyway, today, it's cold, but from my office, it looks like a lovely spring/summer day.
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 22nd 2007, 3:53 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 1,333
Posted By eeagles

Re: Weather in the uk

spackster, where in the UK are you?
I just phoned my car insurance company (to pay up) and the guy there told me that in Wales it's flippin awful weather, loads of thunder 'n' lightning, pouring...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 22nd 2007, 3:35 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 1,333
Posted By eeagles

Re: Weather in the uk

Hi
The weather here, apart from those couple of very, very windy days, it's been mild where I live, East of England.
I'm looking out of my office window (I have panaramic views across town) to a...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 22nd 2007, 3:22 pm
Replies: 283
Views: 20,632
Posted By eeagles

Re: Wellington weather is shit!

I woz just talking to a colleague who came back from Wellington this Weekend (back to UK) and I asked him if the weather really really was s**t. He said, it was mostly blue skies, sunny, just lovely...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 22nd 2007, 1:49 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 4,191
Posted By eeagles

Re: Moving to NZ with Diabetes

Hi there,
We're applying to go to NZ too, and my husband has Type 1 diabetes (for about 25 years). I haven't heard of it being a problem as it is a controllable disease and most live a pretty...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 21st 2007, 7:53 pm
Replies: 283
Views: 20,632
Posted By eeagles

Re: Wellington weather is shit!

Hey I remember pre-central heating well. Actually I've only lived in a house with central heating since 2000 and that was broken for two years (until this winter). Now the central heating is working,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 21st 2007, 1:11 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,509
Posted By eeagles

Re: child imigrants who want to return

Which county do you want to return to? I'm in suffolk which could be miles from where you come from, but if you need any help that I could help with ( knowing how hard it is for you to sort...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 20th 2007, 4:40 pm
Replies: 167
Views: 7,486
Posted By eeagles

Re: UK aint so bad!

The UK aint so bad, no. If it was I'd be outa here already, as I've always had the points to go to US, OZ, etc. But, leaving the UK is very very difficult for me, not because of family or friends or...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 20th 2007, 3:48 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 4,509
Posted By eeagles

Re: child imigrants who want to return

I really empathise with you ...
Here are a few practical comments that might be of help...

If you have to come over here alone, you may have to support yourself for a few months if you can't...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Jan 20th 2007, 2:48 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 2,033
Posted By eeagles

Re: Not regretting it anymore!!!

Best of luck returning to the UK. Relative to the experiences you've described, any changes I've seen (and listed on one thread) are nothing compared to your experiences of emigrating and how you'll...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 19th 2007, 12:11 am
Replies: 188
Views: 9,461
Posted By eeagles

Re: Its enough to put you off!

Thanks for this posting. I'm in the 'undecided' :unsure: category and yes sometimes have taken what's posted on these forums and been a little bit influenced by them, talking myself out of spending...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 18th 2007, 11:39 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 2,434
Posted By eeagles

Re: We're - quite literally - off to NZ!!!!

It may be our turn next year - to Wellington though (job there). Thanks for the postings, as I can imagine what to expect re the journey. We have 3yr and 5yr olds too. Going in Feb this year for a...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 18th 2007, 11:31 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 832
Posted By eeagles

Re: London Expo

I've done heaps of research (including all the negatives) on www and talked to many people, but still think it's worth going... I went to one a few years ago and it made the whole idea of emigrating...
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