Sydney and Melbourne

[bloke]

Yo.

We're trying to make a decision here about moving to one or other, or perhaps even both (6 months each), and I'm trying to pick peoples brains on both places. I know a fair amount of people who've spent time in Melbourne and it's pretty much a universal thumbs up. I know squat about Melbourne though...

*Ferris Bueller* Anyone? ....... Anyone?.....Anyone?.... :hat:



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-Also, I know sweet FA about Perth, so include that on the list. Anyone been?

Care to share?

:)

[UCJ]

Haven't been to ethier..

But i spent time in perth, drag strip to the south of the city runs "whip ass wednesday" every week, basically you turn up in your car and race.. some crazy stuff over there.. supercharged v8 utes..gtr's..impreza's..monaros. lots running 11's or less..

[puddener]

I've lived in both and they are pretty much the same. Sydney has more of a big city vibe but nicer beaches and slightly better weather. Melbourne is sports mad with stadiums all over the place has the grand prix and is close to Philip Island. Plenty of drunken Irish in both that should be avoided.

Really you'll have a ball which ever you choose. It'll be the people you meet and the experiences you have that'll make a place better or worse. A for which city is best its like trying to choose between €20 or 2 €10's.

[Gussy]

If your homesick and don't mind hanging around with drunken Irish lads in GAA jerseys and having to go to the same "Irish" pubs with said drunken lads, go to Sydney. Nice beaches though. Easy to get work there.

If your a bit more sophisticated and cultured, go to Melbourne. A bit colder, a bit harder to get work, a few less Irish, but at least it doesn't quite feel like you came half way round the world to hang about with Irish lads from two towns over who think it's a "great gas" that you know their cousin Tony from Galway.

[bloke]

If your homesick and don't mind hanging around with drunken Irish lads in GAA jerseys and having to go to the same "Irish" pubs with said drunken lads, go to Sydney. Nice beaches though. Easy to get work there.

If your a bit more sophisticated and cultured, go to Melbourne. A bit colder, a bit harder to get work, a few less Irish, but at least it doesn't quite feel like you came half way round the world to hang about with Irish lads from two towns over who think it's a "great gas" that you know their cousin Tony from Galway.


Melbourne it is then! :)

Yeah I've been talking to people who lived there and it seems Melbourne is well cool, even climactically. I don't know if I'd fancy a massive change in climate. More sun sure, but I don't know if I could hack the extreme heat of some other parts of Oz. Some people have said that there's some serious water rationing going on in the likes of Perth now too, but to a much lesser extent in the more temperate Melbourne

[wcorkgrp4rep]

If you go to Melbourne could you bring my transit back? :)

See Thread 'Importing from Australia'

[Quick]

Melbourne isn't a bad place, big into their sports and very arty.
Great tram system, felt a bit more like a big town than a city.
A bit quieter ( apart from match day ) than Sydney.
Can be a bit wet ( and chilly ) as Ireland in the winter.

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[Quick]

Perth is great, a bit like Melbourne, but warmer :'D
More chilled out and easier to get about on public transport than Sydney.
Fremantle is down the road, and the area south of there is very lush.

If I was to live in Auz, it would be Perth.

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Only the Aussies could build this for holding church bells, just bells, it's not a church :'D
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[dimitri]

sydney definitely is the big city, great if thats your cup of tea but i high tailed it out of there as soon as i'd ticked the opera house, harbour bridge and bondi beach off the list.

Melbourne is a great spot, easy to get about and as the lads have said weather wise you'll feel like your at home. Saw some mad jap street racers there too....oh ya, and the great ocean road and philip island.

Perth is much warmer. The city itself feels very small, dead simple to get around with public transport or driving. Great spot to go to all along the coast when you head south. Beautiful scenery, whale watching, people seem a bit more laid back.

[noodamo]

I've been over there. Don't bother your arse stopped anywhere too long. There is WAY too much fun to be had and way too much to see. If you can't afford it and have to stop and work for a bit, it's totally worth gettin a spanky bank loan out and keep travelling, and like stop for 2 or 3 weeks max in some of the big cities. Otherwise, like Gussy said....it becomes like home goin on the lash with heads from home all the time.

I went to NZ for 4 months to "work". Ended up snowboarding for 6 weeks, went on the road for 7 weeks and snowbaorded for 4 more weeks then came home. Was a blast....so glad I didn't just stop in one place too long. It's so easy to get stuck! 5 grand lasted me 4 months snowboarding and on the road (incl my flights over) and I did EVERYTHING. Skydives, bungys, whale watching, on the lash nearly every day.... It's do-able!

[Frequency Modulated]

Skydives, bungys, whale watching, on the lash nearly every day.... It's do-able!

Right...Im callin around to watch bloke try justify his new life away to the missus and kids! :'D :'D

Best of luck wherever you end up. 8)

[Tracit]

Sydney Over Melbourne For Climate Beaches Sport[super 14] Just Back From 18 Months Western Australia,12 In Perth.too Remote A One City State.also Known As Wa [wait Awhile]says It All.

[Tracit]

Woops excuse the last,hopeless on the new laptop.

[johno]

Im not really a city person, but I thought Melbourne and Perth are cool places
Sydney didnt really do it for me

I lived in NZ for nearly a year - struck me as a brilliant place for kids. People just live in the outdoors there!!

It might be an idea to visit and experience the area's first....it would make your decision a lot easier.

[The_Magoo]

Here is the crunch point:
Melbourne is in victoria: Car insurance is included in your car tax, mucho cheapo.
Good points: Great food, great public transport, good car culture, good live music scene, moderate climate, great sports, super bikes, moto gp and F1.
Bad points: Moderate climate, Melbournians arnt as hospitable as the Sydney bunch, no pub culture (appart from the Irish), no surf, hard to get good jobs.

Sydney: Car must be insured seperate to the tax, (yellow slip) bit more expensive.
Good points: County Bondi, good pubs, great nightlife atmosphere, good public transport, amazing beaches and surf, lots of work.
Bad points: Very irish, harder to get good accomadation, heavy traffic, feckin hilly (when your walking home from pub).

Everyone has a different view of each.
I prefered Sydney, cos we were backpacking, we had plenty of friends to rely on, showed us the ropes, lots to do on a budget, good paying jobs, and its just Sydney!

[IS200]

Yo.

We're trying to make a decision here about moving to one or other, or perhaps even both (6 months each), and I'm trying to pick peoples brains on both places. :)


WHOA! STOP! PRESS!
are you seriously thinking about leaving the oul sod, for good?

Never been to Perth or Melbourne, but I gather that both places have insects that can bite and kill you. Even the rocks can bite and kill you, it's that kinda place. It's also full of former convicts.
Also, you can get a tan at either location.

[johno]

Bad points: Moderate climate, Melbournians arnt as hospitable as the Sydney bunch, no pub culture (appart from the Irish), no surf, hard to get good jobs.


Loads of surf in/just outside Melbourne...infact some of the best in Oz. The rip curl pro bells beach is on there every year. Although it is a little more hardcore than sydney(still dosnt get as cold as Ireland thought)

[bloke]

WHOA! STOP! PRESS!
are you seriously thinking about leaving the oul sod, for good?

Never been to Perth or Melbourne, but I gather that both places have insects that can bite and kill you. Even the rocks can bite and kill you, it's that kinda place. It's also full of former convicts.
Also, you can get a tan at either location.

:)

Yeah the change in wildlife would freak me out a bit. Fcukin hate spiders :S

BUT. I've been thinking about this 2 months now and all I've come up with is "I dunno".

Do i want to go to austrailia? - "I dunno".

Even though I would of course like to see australia, I have no burning fire in my belly to go on this year/two years thing. We also have it pretty good over here. Nice gaff, nice neighbourhood, great neighbours, good support structure, kids are happy, montessori is next door, 7 series is running great :).

Ask me if I want an M3 and stand back. Ask me if I want to move to Oz .... "meh".

I don't quite understand it myself really. The other thing is, a move for 12 months could be expensive. Between the money lost on selling the car here, buying one over there, and selling than in 09 and buying again here, add in the relocation costs and yadda yadda yadda. You might be talking 15 to 20 g's actual cost after 12 months. - And all you're doing is the same as you're doing here. Going to work, coming home, minding the kids, but you've no neighbours, no mates, no social support circle. Whereas if you we took say 10grand we could all go to Oz for a month on holiday and have an awesome trip.

Like I said.

I dunno.

The will we / won't we limbo is starting to grate now as well. And actually with January a distant memory and the sun coming out this week, the old sod is looking a lot better too.