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I haven't been swimming for a while, need to get my endurance back first...

All the best! Is there a website that lists all upcoming an past ocean swims?

Aha! You're onto me. Though I haven't done any ocean swimming yet, I'm planning on the Bondi to Bronte this December. Do you do many?

Aha, must visit. http://concreteplayground.com/sydney/travel-leisure/leisure/the-ten-best-outdoor-pools-in-sydney/

Many of my friends are Reds and they are not so bad after all. I think I'll let it slide this time around ;-)

Manchester eh ? Which side of the train tracks? Red or Blue ?!

I am more keen on making the North Sydney Olympic Pool my local. Looks stunning and a mere 20 minutes away door to door !

You keep attributing the 'beige' quote to me, I NEVER said that. I never said it was beige. I said I disliked the place. Show me where I said 'beige', its getting a bit irritating now.

If you move to Canada, then eventually it leads to getting the legal right to live/work in the US. That could be a +ve for some people as the job market there is better than Australia. Just something to think about.

PG = Paying Guest. While I don't have any experience with Hobart, my advice to you is to go visit the place before you move lock stock and barrel. It might not be what you are expecting in your mind. All the best !

Theres a thicket of trees between the station and Burra Road, that probably helps as a natural sound barrier :-). Good to know, thanks for sharing.

Hello, Sorry to hear that! It seems you are right at the edge of the M1/M2 and the Industrial area ! I'm looking at Francis Road. When I checked out the apartment it seemed quiet enough...now I'm worried again bah !

Yeah, I was having a horrid time viewing apartments, and then I saw this one and I had an 'aha' moment. Well comparatively speaking it is better. Not the best, but its OK. I've been wondering for a while why a lot of these apartments/houses have not been upgraded at all. The property market is so hot, that landlords have no incentive to spruce up their lettings. They know that anything and everything gets rented so why bother. Shame really, but hey, thats the price for living in a big metro. I'm just stoked that I'm only 15-20 minutes away from the North Sydney Pool. http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/Odi15M7AKWaCZU6qm_yX1g/l.jpg

Actually, I quite liked Artarmon. Its leafy, 20 minutes into the city, 20 minutes to the North Sydney Olympic pool (being close to a pool is super important to me). I checked out a number of houses in Cremorne, Neutral Bay and Crows Nest and sad to say the noise levels are pretty high in some of those areas. Also for what I can afford, the houses are way too small. I happened to see a link somewhere which says freight trains headed north usually take the Strathfield -> Epping route, so we should be sorted on that front !

Not on weekdays, only on Saturdays it seems.