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I don`t think that`s got anything to do with being stressed (as much as any moving is stressful). I`ve been to Mandurah many times after we already moved and I still hate the place. We lived in London for 8 years and I don`t think Mandurah is any better than that regarding the traffic. The more south you go (from Perth) the more scenic and pretty is gets. This is only our opinion (and our friends`). I still think Europe is much prettier :-) but life here is great so not planning to move anywhere anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi all, I just wanted to share our experience with you. We arrived in Oz on the 15th March (Perth) and to be honest we didn`t like it at first. We`ve seen many other countries and thought this was just not "IT", didn`t have that feel and look. We drove to Mandurah(WA) and immedietaly hated the place. It`s soooo bloody busy there and the ammount of traffic is shocking!!!!! Somebody told us this is a great holiday destination, well, I would not choose a place like this for a holiday, EVER!!!!!!! Then after a week my hubby got a very good job offer in Collie (also WA) and the company relocated us and gave us a free fully furnished and equipped house for 2 months/until we find something nice to rent. The house was massive and really nice and the garden was absolutely stunning but we didn`t like the town so much, it was just too small for our liking so after those 2 months we moved to Australind (15 min from Bunbury) and we LOVE it here. What a lovely town and people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In 8 years of living in the UK (we are not British) we haven`t been helped or offered help as much as we have been here in 3 months!!!!!!!!!! My daughter started a fantastic private school where everyone is eager to help. The school Principal even offered to lend me his spare car as we only have one at the moment. I obviously declined the offer but how nice and thoughtful it was of him. If the weather is bad, my daughter is being picked up and dropped off at school by one of the parents or the receptionist. Would that happen in the UK or anywhere else in Europe, well, sadly I never heard of anything like it. We`ve already made so many friends that I need to make notes in my diary of all the dates and people we are seeing lol. So, are we happy with the decission of moving down under? Oh YES!!!! It was the best decission we`ve ever made. Good luck to anyone emigrating