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Al good advise guys thanking you. As for leaving it long enough I think that's why my flight isn't until October so have some time to think things through. I could have went over much quicker and that would have been bad for myself so god knows.

Hi Guys, has anyone migrated to Oz by themselves? Reason I ask is I recently split up with my ex as she didn't want to come with me. On one hand I want to stay here as I miss the ex a lot and figure happiness is more important. On the other hand I want to still go to Oz as that's always been my dream. I have visited before and love the place, plus I now have a permanent visa.

The lifestyle, weather and standard of living in Oz suit me really well. Can't say the same about the UK although my friends and family are here plus I would be with my ex of 2 plus years. If anyone else has been in a similar situation any advise would be great (flight due to leave October 5th).

I'm wondering why you're going via London when Emirates has direct flights from Glasgow to Dubai? Seven hours instead of 20 makes more sense to me.

always costs more to fly from Scotland than London

Wow I still can't believe how much they are charging

That's flying with Ryan Air then Etihad so much better. Luggage with Ryan Air is a bit more but I think your screwed either way with that

To be fair it's 4 flights and with baggage it's takes it up to £400. Found another way and that's flying to Dublin for £15 then getting a flight to Perth for £399 boom. Shows we are being shafted in the UK

Just need to check luggage allowance then I'm good. Not for everyone I know but to hell with paying another £300

Found a cheap way to do it but it's a crazy one. Edinburgh to Oslo then Oslo to Bangkok then Bangkok to Kuala Lumpar then onto Perth. Takes 2 days and is a long one but I got a total quote of £292 for the complete single trip. Think I am going to do that as you get robbed blind booking a single paying close to £600 for it. Rip off Britain!

You don't like direct flights did you say? How come? Thought that would be a good thing

Thats one way, £458 is good, I did see some for around 500 direct with 1 or 2 stops, however I dont think I could handle a direct flight.

Thank you very much. I will definitely try even if it's the hardest thing I've ever done

Is is that a single or a return? Best I can find for about then is £458 from Edinburgh to Perth with 2 stops.

I finally booked my flights yesterday direct with Singapore Airlines via Singapore leaving on 13/08 from Heathrow. Also having a 2 night stop over to see a friend and then heading on to Melbourne on 16/08. Total cost £626 all in which I was happy with.

 

Then the adventure begins.

Cheers jumpingjillybean all useful advise :-)

Well don't s*** yourself - you will be just fine I am sure.

 

How very very exciting......look on it as an adventure

 

This is for Sydney but sure each city has something similar:

 

http://www.meetup.com/cities/au/sydney/events/

Ah it just wasn't for her. She tried a holiday there and never liked it. As hard as it is I am still going as its my dream.

Why do you have to break up with your partner? Do they not want to come? Hope you don't mind me asking that btw!

I highly doubt it. Plus KLM probably won't be as favourable with their baggage allowance :-\

Hi Matt

Love the username :-) heading out to Perth myself probably in October but before if the right opportunity comes about. Think your definitely right though, throw myself into the deep end.

Thanks again

Trevor

Down to £457 for October 13th from Edinburgh :-D

I have saw cheapish flights with Etihad but no its with KLM and Singapore Airlines from Edinburgh

Haha it's a slang name for us really, good to know he's a Rangers man.

Yeah every fibre in my being is saying no especially as I have to break up with my partner but I know it will all be worth it. Maybe not straight away but it will come ?

Manager of one of the pubs I go to is Rangers fan. He told me he worked in a sports bar and when the Celtic fans were there for a game he'd wear his ?Hun? Shirt. Why Hun?

Defo agreed. Will be looking at that also ??

We're flying with Etihad to Abu Dhabi & Kuala Lumper, with long stopovers for holidays in both cities, for £469 & then we're flying on to Sydney with Air Asia in a business class flat bed From Kuala Lumpur for £300 each. Can definitely work out cheaper sometimes if you use different airlines for different legs of the journey!

I'd definitely use Skyscanner as your first point of call for researching the best prices, and of course selecting the 'whole month' instead of 'specific dates' you can work out the cheapest day to fly. Happy hunting

Brilliant, will be keeping my eyes on the airlines directly also. Apparently about 3 months before you leave is best to book.....

We're flying with Etihad also but via abu dhabi then straight into melbourne mid august and it worked out at around £490 per person one way xx

 

Edit: we also booked directly with the airline but used Skyscanner to give us an idea of prices xx

So far I'm getting a single from Edinburgh to Perth with 2 stops (no long stop overs) for about £470 odd so not bad so far. Tried IMO but they change way way more although the extra baggage is useful. Cheers guys for all the advise.

I looked and it doesn't look initially like they can beat sky scanner but I'm keeping my beady eyes on them ?

Hi, Have you tried STA Travel? I got my MAN - SYD one way flight off their and they've been fab

Thanks for the advise Maryrose. I have my heart set on Perth but I guess it all depends on work etc. I will defo be looking for a flatshare as thats what I have been used to in the past. Good to know there are Spurs clubs over there, I will be most likely going to the Rangers club in Perth for all my sins haha. Went there before and its always useful to meet people from back home.

Funny I think its worse for a single person than a couple as the single person doesn't have anyone else whereas the couple have one another. Folk would assume that the single person is grand as they don't have anything or anyone to answer to but it ain't as simple as that :-D

Don't have a job but my aim when I get there is a flatshare and also work so will be on that asap. I doubt I would get something before as that is very rare for an employer to offer a position for the type of work I do without actually meeting me. I could always look online beforehand just in case.

Sounds like it worked out for you. Thank you again :-)

Well, you are making a huge change in your lifestyle, not just moving to another country, but changing your job, leaving family and friends, and you can find any or all of those on a 'top ten' or stressful events in one's life. (Google them!)

 

I left England in October, too, back in 1978, on my own, after my best friend changed his mind about coming with me. I had my 'ups and downs.' I had never really been away from home before. I was not very well qualified in 'life skills!' But I got through it.

 

Where are you planning to live in Australia? Have you already got a job? Sometimes a new employer will help you with your move. If you are doing it all on your own, well, book into a hotel or a hostel for a couple of weeks or so whlst you find your feet. In a hostel, you are almost certain to make some friends. I was in a pub last night - Trinity Bar in Surry Hills, near where I live, joking with a guy I first met on his first night in Australia when we shared the same room at the YHA at Central here in Sydney. (He says he complained to the YHA reception that 'one of the caretakers' was sleeping in his room! I'm 61 so not exactly a 'Youth' not that the YHA worries about that!) I was only there for four nights, and then a couple of years later, in the Trinity, we met up again. He came on a Working Holiday Visa, managed to get sponsored and change to a 457, and now he is a permanent resident, soon to become an Australian citizen. He has a wide range of friends, made mostly I think, through playing squash and going to a gym.

 

Give yourself time to settle in and be prepared for the possiblity of homesickness. It's not a certainty and I can tell you that just about EVERY single guy and girl I've met from the UK tells me that they love it here in Austraila. The last guy I asked that was a young Spurs fan on Saturday night, here on a university exchange for four months. They all say the same things - lifestyle, weather, opportunities, pay. Some people say to me 'but Dave, they are all young singles, it's bound to be easier for them, you have to ask married couples and older people.' Perhaps, but as you are young and single (I assume!) even if it was true, which I dispute, it does not apply in your case!

 

Get yourself somewhere to live, maybe consider sharing a house/flat, as many people do. The guy I was talking to at the Trinity has just moved into his own flat, after three or four years of house sharing. Find yourself a 'local', get talking to people. Join a club in whatever hobby/pastime/sport interests you. I watch Tottenham Hotspur with a group of Spurs fans at our 'Spurs' pub, which is one thread of my social life. I have friends in various pubs. I do pub quizzes. I've just enrolled in an Open University degree. Well, not 'just' as I've almost completed my first unit. I've 'just' enrolled in my second unit.

 

I think you will be OK. Just try to surround yourself with 'positive' people, and don't pay too much attention to the 'anti-OZ' threads and posts on PIO!

Just wondered if anyone has migrated over by themselves? I am doing this in October and honestly, I am s**ting myself :-(

Just wondered if anyone else was in the same boat as me and how they coped.....

Cheers

No no I did not actually :-(

You do realise that it was a Labour Government that implemented the APD.