America Or Australia?? Views Please!!!!
Oct 20th 2005, 2:32 pm
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Re: America Or Australia?? Views Please!!!!
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Nice. Personally I couldnt be bothered with going to the UK for long weekends. Not with kids and dogs, regardless of price, unless it was for a family emergency.
Oct 20th 2005, 2:41 pm
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Re: America Or Australia?? Views Please!!!!
Originally Posted by Chorlton
NY is the exception though. Everyone else sees those BA ads and then realises its a few hundred more to fly to NY, and that its one way... 
Oct 20th 2005, 2:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Just did a search on Orbitz etc and the cheapest flight I can find for November Miami to Heathrow is $659 per person So for us a long weekend to the UK would cost the thick end of $4000 for flights alone and that includes a 3 hour stop over at NY so a total of 14 hours travel each way.....Nah, think I'll not bother.
Oct 20th 2005, 2:46 pm
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Re: America Or Australia?? Views Please!!!!
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
I'm flying back to the UK for Christmas and New Year return From Philly to Gatwick with US Airways $555, but I booked it 4 months in advance.
The trouble is theres bugger all direct cheap flights from down here to the UK for some reason so any fare under a grand per person stops at Newark or NY.
Oct 20th 2005, 2:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Is that per person?
The trouble is theres bugger all direct cheap flights from down here to the UK for some reason so any fare under a grand per person stops at Newark or NY.
The trouble is theres bugger all direct cheap flights from down here to the UK for some reason so any fare under a grand per person stops at Newark or NY.
Virgin used to be really good for cheap flights, especially in the off season, do they fly to Orlando?
Oct 20th 2005, 3:07 pm
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Originally Posted by WHEEZY
Sorry to disappoint, hubby couldn't wire a plug 
let alone build anything with bricks!!! and kids 
, have 2 of my own and that's hard work enough without looking after anybody elses, thanks very much
Hubby is a lawyer and worked for an american law firm in London prior to moving to Oz. I know, I know, should have tried getting a transfer with them, but Oz was calling, and you know what they say 'you never know til you try it'
Louise
let alone build anything with bricks!!! and kids , have 2 of my own and that's hard work enough without looking after anybody elses, thanks very much Hubby is a lawyer and worked for an american law firm in London prior to moving to Oz. I know, I know, should have tried getting a transfer with them, but Oz was calling, and you know what they say 'you never know til you try it' Louise
Oct 20th 2005, 4:41 pm
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Re: America Or Australia?? Views Please!!!!
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Yep per person, non stop scheduled flight, I did have to book a flight once at the last minute $1200 return. Virgin used to be really good for cheap flights, especially in the off season, do they fly to Orlando?
Virgin used to be really good for cheap flights, especially in the off season, do they fly to Orlando?Not that I know of. I wouldnt use Whorlando anyway except in a last resort.
Oct 20th 2005, 4:42 pm
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Originally Posted by CarlM
Phew - Hopefully our American lawyer shortage will be eased a little! LOL
Oct 20th 2005, 4:51 pm
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Not that I know of. I wouldnt use Whorlando anyway except in a last resort.
Oct 20th 2005, 4:56 pm
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Originally Posted by izibear
Yes they do, also to Miami.
I just looked on their web site and got quoted for $1648 return to Heathrow per person on a cheapo cheap econo class ticket. :scared:
Oct 20th 2005, 6:08 pm
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Re: America Or Australia?? Views Please!!!!
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
I'm flying back to the UK for Christmas and New Year return From Philly to Gatwick with US Airways $555, but I booked it 4 months in advance.
What I have noticed though is that its much, much cheaper to fly from the US to ireland than it is to the UK. You can then get yourself acorss the irish sea or up north for buttons.
Continental fly to dublin and belfast from chicago (both via Newark obviously!!!). The dublin flight is $400 cheaper than the belfast one so perhaps the euro keeps those prices down - that plus they know that everyone else in the world who has something to sell charges Brits an extra 20% so why shouldn't they.
The OP's point about Australia being so cut off I can identify with. I had the chance to relocate to Newport Beach instead of Chicago but here I have a good overlap with home in the mornings when I can email friends and I can still watch live footie without having to go a night without sleep - can't do that out west.
Mar 2nd 2006, 12:21 pm
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PLEASE do not make the mistake of moving to the U.S Having lived there for 12 yrs, compare the immigration system itself as a parody of 1/ U.S.A = NAZI GERMANY 2/ AUSTRALIA= HEAVEN ON EARTH,WE ACTUALLY WANT PEOPLE TO MOVE HERE AND WILL HELP YOU. I could write you a 12 page letter but would just get myself all worked up. BTW I have a green card.I wasnt there illegally. Moving to OZ in 4 weeks. The ONLY positive of U.S is that if your'e in a service industry they actually tip!
Mar 2nd 2006, 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by mandrew
PLEASE do not make the mistake of moving to the U.S Having lived there for 12 yrs, compare the immigration system !
So you failed here ...you will fail there too...
Mar 2nd 2006, 1:49 pm
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Quite the opposite.I owned and operated a successfull business and employed a number of quite pleasant people who worked hard.I sold the business to return to the UK as my father had a stroke.I since visited Australia and was so taken back by their friendliness that i decided to move there.The overwhelming help i've received by Australian immigration puts your government and people such as yourself at shame. Where on earth would you be permitted to legally walk down the road with a gun but not a BEER!Where would a Police officer rather shoot a person dead than in the leg if felt threatened becuse of fear of being sued.Yes the good old U.S. Mandate its people to give them their social security # for a drivers license! Making sense? Unfortunately this country is going down the same road as yours which is one reason im leaving,but we havent got to the same point as yours yet. We DO NOW however have the problem of drugs which your country seems so good at exporting all around the world.
