Thanks Kelly for a great post and all that info!! We are hoping to be in the Sunshine Coast early next year and we have decided not to do a reccie, but have previously spent a year in Oz in 1995 on a back packing tour bc (before children!) and loved it. Recently I have worried about wether it will have changed loads, but your post just reminds me of the Oz I know and love so has helped to banish some of my worries....thanks!
__________________
Pete, Lou, Will (10) & Abby(7) Vetassess Paper based applied 03/01/08, passed 28/01/08, Vetassess practical done 07/04/08, passed 25/04/08, State sponsored 176 visa submitted online 30/06/08....
Glad that you enjoyed your reccy. It was nice to meet you all. Earlswood is right....it is different when you live here and work here and so on.................BUT
Not that different!!!!!!!!!! :0)
__________________
Joanne & Mark
On our own again!
Location: Living in rural Ireland.. heading back to Brisvagas!
Posts: 90
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
we moved back to brisbane (long story) about 2.5 months ago.. we live southside in Wishart.. I love this area it's so child friendly! if you need any advice re south brisbane suburbs I'd be happy to advise... also not sure what country you were talking about re the highchairs.. assume you were talking about Dubai is that correct? Brisbane is the most child friendly place we've ever lived and i've never been to a resturant or cafe that didn't have at least 5 or 6 highchairs..
__________________
"Stop worrying.. nobody gets out of this world alive" - Clive James.
"If you are not stung or pronged to death in some unexpected manner, you may be fatally chomped by sharks or crocodiles, or carried helplessly out to sea by irresistible currents, or left to stagger to an unhappy death in the baking outback" - Bill Bryson
Location: Living in rural Ireland.. heading back to Brisvagas!
Posts: 90
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete and Lou
Thanks Kelly for a great post and all that info!! We are hoping to be in the Sunshine Coast early next year and we have decided not to do a reccie, but have previously spent a year in Oz in 1995 on a back packing tour bc (before children!) and loved it. Recently I have worried about wether it will have changed loads, but your post just reminds me of the Oz I know and love so has helped to banish some of my worries....thanks!
yes don't worry.. we were away from Brisbane for over 4 years and were so pleased to see how things have developed in Qld since we'd left.. things have really moved on in a good way.. lots of development and building but really well thought out building etc.. you'll be amazed at things in the city too.. the new state library really blew me away and we were so pleased at how childfriendly places were... lots and lots of activities for kids of all ages all the time everywhere..
below is a photo of the old state library.. and then the new one.. that sort of development has gone on everywhere it's great.. it was free internet access inside and play areas for kids, coffee shops and heaps of stuff.. we were amazed it used to be so stuffy!
__________________
"Stop worrying.. nobody gets out of this world alive" - Clive James.
"If you are not stung or pronged to death in some unexpected manner, you may be fatally chomped by sharks or crocodiles, or carried helplessly out to sea by irresistible currents, or left to stagger to an unhappy death in the baking outback" - Bill Bryson
Sounds like you got that feeling of "this is for Us".
Living and visting is very diffrent but you are more than half way there when you get that connection with a place.Good Luck I have loads of friends who live in North Lakes and they are all really nice people so hopefully you will meet loads of new friends
Hi
Thats a brilliant post, very imformative, like you we're going out to Brisbane, I too am a plumber and we'll be doing a reccie next April. Just hopes it's as good as people say it is out there, thanks very much for the info
Andy&Yvonne
honestly guys we were surprised at the restaraunts that didnt have highchairs, towards the end of the holiday it became a standard joke with us to check for highchairs! there was a restaraunt at north lakes, an italian in redcliffe 2 chinese places in the valley and a few in the city. it is still extremely child friendly tho and to be honest it was even worse in sydney that was very child unfriendly, one night we walked for nearly an hour trying to find a place with a highchair! anyhow when we return megs will be out the HC, we had a beautiful sunny day here today and sat out with our great neighbours all day, BUT we still wish we were back there, were counting and biding our time x
__________________
LIFES NO REHERSAL, GRAB YOUR CHANCES WHILE YOU CAN AS YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!
hi kellyjamie,
what a great read
me and my family will be of to brisbane on tuesday to do a reccie any tips on what we should be packing
thanks shirley
Location: Living in rural Ireland.. heading back to Brisvagas!
Posts: 90
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by kellyjamie
honestly guys we were surprised at the restaraunts that didnt have highchairs, towards the end of the holiday it became a standard joke with us to check for highchairs! there was a restaraunt at north lakes, an italian in redcliffe 2 chinese places in the valley and a few in the city. it is still extremely child friendly tho and to be honest it was even worse in sydney that was very child unfriendly, one night we walked for nearly an hour trying to find a place with a highchair! anyhow when we return megs will be out the HC, we had a beautiful sunny day here today and sat out with our great neighbours all day, BUT we still wish we were back there, were counting and biding our time x
omg i think you were just very very unlucky each time.. i've taken my kids to resturants all over brissie and never even encountered one without at least 4 or 5 highchairs...i'm kinda amazed that resturants would even dare to open without one really!
__________________
"Stop worrying.. nobody gets out of this world alive" - Clive James.
"If you are not stung or pronged to death in some unexpected manner, you may be fatally chomped by sharks or crocodiles, or carried helplessly out to sea by irresistible currents, or left to stagger to an unhappy death in the baking outback" - Bill Bryson
