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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 18th 2009, 12:54 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,198
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: What a pleausre it is.....

Yes, I despair of whats on offer in Adelaide, but I think it is the same all over OZ. My friend in New Zealand has the same problem with clothes there. Poor choice and even poorer quality.
There is...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 16th 2009, 5:30 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,056
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: One major hurdle to moving gone :)

Congratulations to your wife, Tr1boy. Now you can really get the ball rolling.
Good Luck:thumbup:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 16th 2009, 5:24 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,198
Posted By Merseygirl

What a pleausre it is.....

I am currently on a recce in the UK to see if I would like to move back here on a long term basis. Now, although clothes shopping is not a priority for me during this time, can I just say that...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 14th 2009, 9:43 pm
Replies: 106
Views: 5,432
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Come on, whats them Aussie songs that you love....

"Before too long" - Paul Kelly
Great Southern Land - Icehouse
AND
(this is so uncool) "You're the voice" - John Farnham. It's the only one I like - honest:p;)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 10th 2009, 5:58 am
Replies: 20
Views: 1,572
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Another fantastic walk!

Yes, the UK is truly blessed with wonderful, accessible countryside and a climate that makes walking all year round possible, (unlike in Aus where you can really only walk for part of the year...
Forum: The Barbie
Jul 10th 2009, 5:48 am
Replies: 33
Views: 1,971
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Would you still stay in Australia if.......

If money were no object, I wouldn't live in Aus on a permanent basis, I would maintain a home there and split the rest of the time between somewhere nice in the UK and a home in Europe - preferably...
Forum: Marriage Based Visas
Jun 28th 2009, 8:50 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,147
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Yippee! I'm off back to join OH!

Lucky you!!:thumbsup:
Hope all goes well for you.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 28th 2009, 3:14 pm
Replies: 73
Views: 8,908
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Going home for indefinite period

Thank you for your words of encouragement Chance to be, it's what I need to hear right now. You are so right about 'any action is better than no action'
I need to keep telling myself that as I have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 28th 2009, 2:56 pm
Replies: 93
Views: 13,712
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Waste of a chunk of your life

Although I don't have kids, that comment about not having your grandparents around but at least you had a swimming pool, really brings home to you what is most important in life.

I am about to...
Forum: Australia
Jun 24th 2009, 8:22 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 4,614
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: For the ladies-FASHION in aus

One of the most disappointing aspects of living in Aus is the poor quality and choice of clothing for women. I have had a few nice things over the years but not many and I have had to really shop...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 20th 2009, 2:08 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,324
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: As I was saying.......

Good Luck and Best Wishes for the future. I am sure you have made the right decision:thumbsup:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 13th 2009, 8:13 pm
Replies: 73
Views: 8,908
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Going home for indefinite period

Ruby, I truly empathise with your situation. I am leaving Australia on my own in a couple of weeks to return to the UK for an indefinite period. I really have to go back on my own for a while to sort...
Forum: Australia
Jun 7th 2009, 8:18 pm
Replies: 96
Views: 26,507
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: What cant we get here?

Good quality womens clothing.
In fact, good quality most things. You really have to shop around...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 1st 2009, 8:35 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 5,158
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: 2 months home and loving it!

I very much agree with point 3).
My time in Australia has definitely given me a clearer view of my home and all the great things there are which Oz just cannot match up to!
And I agree with Flea...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 30th 2009, 10:33 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,832
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Hello!

Good to read your update. I am sure that you have made the right move by returning to the UK, even though your situation is not ideal on the housing and work front.
I wish you all the best with that...
Forum: The Trailer Park
May 26th 2009, 1:05 am
Replies: 4
Views: 718
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: simple pleasures...

Quite a few Australian 'burbs are like American ones where you have to get in your car to travel to the nearest shop. Where I live is a bit like that, except that I live in the part that is 5 minutes...
Forum: The Barbie
May 18th 2009, 1:19 am
Replies: 39
Views: 2,505
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Australia or UK?

[B]'You could come back to Adelaide in 50 years and nothing would have changed'.

You're not wrong there!!:lol:
Forum: The Barbie
May 16th 2009, 4:17 pm
Replies: 107
Views: 5,425
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: What other country would you consider?

Switzerland for a bit because I absolutely love the mountain scenery there.
France for it's diversity and because I have always had an affinity with the place.:)
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2009, 1:24 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,562
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Likes & Dislikes please.....

This is a very broad piece of advice but it is one that can affect a persons experience of living overseas.
Are you a summer or a winter person? A lot of people veer towards one or the other.
A lot...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 7th 2009, 10:03 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,531
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Does the weather in the UK suck eggs & makes you yearn for sunny weather?

"Personally it's the opposite for me. I get SAD in the relentless heat and boring blue sky days that seem to go on forever here".

Yes, I am another one who finds the relentless sun, heat and blue...
Forum: The Rovers Return
May 1st 2009, 6:43 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 11,263
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: New pics from the newly returned

Lovely pics -especially your sisters house; it looks almost edible.:D
Forum: Australia
Apr 28th 2009, 1:12 am
Replies: 104
Views: 7,959
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: Say something nice about Australia!!

Its clean and generally a safe place to live
The rainforests and scenery along the east coast (Cairns, Sunshine Coast and parts of NSW.
The scenery in Tasmania
Good coffee
The call of the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 26th 2009, 9:58 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 4,848
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: What a fabulous country!!

There is so much more to Britain than urban crime and grubby city centres...but try telling that to some blinkered expats here in Australia. I get so tired of defending Britain to other Brits who...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 25th 2009, 10:10 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 4,121
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: We leave next week!!!

Good Luck and best wishes on your return to Britain. No need for you to 'go mad in Adelaide' anymore!:thumbsup:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 25th 2009, 10:03 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 915
Posted By Merseygirl

Re: I managed to get out of Perth....

I feel the same way about Adelaide, especially if I have been to the UK or Europe and even Asia - anywhere that has an aliveness and vibrancy to it. I never feel especially glad to get back to the...
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