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Which city in Australia?

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    #32
    macca1983
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    Confab wrote: »
    Brisbane's boring without alcohol... a bit like Dublin really. There's more to do here though, and weather is better... if you call hot 'better'. Much of a muchness really. Prepare to run out of money VERY rapidly.

    Agreed! i'd say i've being to about 80 odd different cities in my life and without doubt i thought Brisbane was the most boring city in the world!! However weather is great and i think if a person is 50 plus they would love it - very peaceful, quiet type of place.


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    #33
    Mahatma coat
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    Some of us Live in Brisbane by Choice ya know.

    I like it, itas a nice laidback vibe, htere are decent pubs, theres plenty to do which dosent involve alcohol as well ;)

    Sydney is Impersonal and bland

    Melbourne has its head up its hole, and its Fuppin freezin cold, colder than Ireland (It has Penguins)

    Brisbane rawks, best place to live, gets better over time once you get to know the locals and become part of the scene, I'm a member of my local residents comittee, the Local Bowls Club and the Local AFL Team, theres always something interesting to do, and a lot of it involves Beer and Barbeques on peoples back Decks.


    Brisbane has a lot to offer anyone coming to australian with the view to makin a Permananet new life for themselves here.

    course if you want to just party til the wee hours of the mornin for 3 months with Irish backpackers you sould try Bondi:)


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    #34
    JONJO THE MISER
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    Was in Brisbane, twas nice but the heat got to me:o, so now im in Hobart Tasmania, great little city.


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    #35
    oh well
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    depends on what you want doesn't it - Perth, best beaches in world, nice dry heat winter and summer but isolated. Melbourne - vibrant buzzing city, always something going on whether its sports, arts, festivals, etc. Beaches a drive away (I don't consider the bay beaches to be beaches myself). Weather definitely a bit dodgy from extremes of muggy heat to freezing - all in the one day sometimes. Brisbane - great beaches hour drive north or south, prefer the northern ones myself - city nice and great river side area. Bit of a country relation in terms of sport or arts. Gets kinda hot in summer though - 42 degrees last day I was there but its not permanently like that. Winters are great. Sydney - another big city. Granted a fabulous harbour area and beaches north are great fairly expensive to live there too. Weather - better than Melbourne but not as great at Perth and Brisbane. Guess a lot depends on your job and what better prospects there are in the various cities for it. Can you advance the same in any one of the cities over the others, does that matter to you??


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    #36
    Jumpy
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    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    Was in Brisbane, twas nice but the heat got to me:o, so now im in Hobart Tasmania, great little city.

    Ah Tasmania. Gotta love it.



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    #37
    Jagera
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    I know he's made up his mind, but hell I'm gonna chuck in some value-less opinion anyway

    Sydney - I lived there for 2 years and never really liked it. I echo the sentiment that its a great place to visit, but a cr@p place to live
    Melbourne - Been there a few times but I just didnt like it. Cant really comment much from experience, but I would never move there because its full of Victorians.
    Brisbane - i'm from this area (40 mins away) and have spent the last few years living there it is definitely where I plan to see out my time. In contrast to Sydney, the city itself is fine but not a tourist destination. However to live there you are within 1 hour drive of a multitude of things to do.
    Perth - Spent a week there about a year ago, liked it. Again can't speak from experience much but there's heaps to do around that corner of WA. Unfortunately its miles from the other cities.
    Adelaide - spent a few weeks there and its a nice city to visit. Again, lots to do within an hour or 2 of the city.
    Tasmania - OK I'm gonna include the whole state here because its small and if you lived there you'd see lots of it. It is a gem of a place and offers some of the best stuff to do for tourists. Its very different to mainland Australia.
    Darwin - I don't plan to go, unless I do Katherine Gorge and Kakadu which are on the list of my things to do before I die.

    Good luck


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    #38
    snorkelbaby
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    what about byron bay?know its not a city exactly but heard good things about it, wondering if it is more of place to visit or a place to live (for few months anyway:))


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    #39
    Zambia
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    How bad is the weather , its not great the wind last night had some chill factor about it.

    The heavy rain the night before did my head in.

    Tonight better be dry ...sorry farmers.:mad:


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    #40
    The Sweeper
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    More like "sorry water catchment areas..." Yep the rain's been pretty heavy, but the bushfire country approach is like "rain... dull... bleak.. but makes everything green and more flame retardant... this time last year the place was already yellowing... hmmm... rain..." etc. etc. etc.


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    #41
    Mr Benevolent
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    Don't get me wrong, Brisbane is nice enough - a more attractive city than Dublin, that's for sure. I've been in Australia for 3 weeks now and have to say I just don't like the country at all... so I'm biased.


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    #42
    jank
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    Ah man you have to give it longer than 3 weeks. Then again come to NZ you will love it!


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    #43
    m@cc@
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    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    Was in Brisbane, twas nice but the heat got to me:o, so now im in Hobart Tasmania, great little city.

    I'm here too. I recommend the New Sydney Hotel and Irish Murphys as decent places to go out in.


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    #44
    JONJO THE MISER
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    m@cc@ wrote: »
    I'm here too. I recommend the New Sydney Hotel and Irish Murphys as decent places to go out in.

    Yeah new sydney is good but Irish Murphys is as dead as a door nail.


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    Zambia
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    Confab wrote: »
    I've been in Australia for 3 weeks now and have to say I just don't like the country at all... so I'm biased.

    I will drive you to the airport... no charge.:)


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    #46
    BraziliaNZ
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    i thought Melb was awesome. Bris is nice too, it's kind of like Perth, nice year round climate and kind of boring. But close to a lot of nice places.


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    #47
    Traumadoc
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    Everywhere has its advantages/disadvantages. Depends a lot on your own personal circumstances, if your single, looking for nightlife, avoid Adelaide, (the land that time forgot) as it is boring.


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    #48
    m@cc@
    Registered Users Posts: 4,526 ✭✭✭m@cc@


    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    Yeah new sydney is good but Irish Murphys is as dead as a door nail.

    Well they have live bands on every night. Guess it depends on what time you go at.


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    #49
    JuJuBean
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    Traumadoc wrote: »
    Everywhere has its advantages/disadvantages. Depends a lot on your own personal circumstances, if your single, looking for nightlife, avoid Adelaide, (the land that time forgot) as it is boring.

    We are looking at a state sponsored visa and we've been advised that it will probably be Adelaide. Is it really that boring? We are both 33 and enjoy socialising (A LOT:D) and also the occasional gig. Would we be barking up the wrong tree going to Adelaide? Wonder can you work elsewhere on a state sponsored visa...:confused:


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    #50
    Traumadoc
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    I was your age when I went out there, I loved it as it suited me a lot, stable relationship, settling down etc. My single friends found the lack of a vibrant nightclub scene made it a bit boring.
    There are great resturants and it is very family friendly, very little crime, botanical gardens etc. depends what you want.


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