Guest Guest26012 Posted May 4, 2013 Everyone's different. Some need to go back to the uk, others don't. We've been back, very expensive, the flights, and didn't enjoy it, family dynamics! Don't feel the need to go back regularly, but that's us! I wouldn't use all my leave to go back, too much to see here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ali 16,507 Posted May 4, 2013 Everyone's different. Some need to go back to the uk, others don't. We've been back, very expensive, the flights, and didn't enjoy it, family dynamics! Don't feel the need to go back regularly, but that's us! I wouldn't use all my leave to go back, too much to see here! I think that's it for us MC in that we wouldn't feel it was a holiday and for the 4 of us it would be expensive and something that we'd be wishing we were doing something else. We saw a lot of the UK when we lived there and even had we stayed our holidays would have been further afield I think I just want PIO to be a happy place where people are nice to each other and unicorns poop rainbows Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickyNook 691 Posted May 4, 2013 I'm just about to go back for the seventh time (in 33 years) so on average that's one trip every 4-5 years. That's frequent enough for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Incata 751 Posted May 4, 2013 We might have to go back for a court case later this year or early next year but apart from that I have no desire to go back at all. There are far too many places I want to visit in WA first (and then the rest of Australia) before moving onto Asia, New Zealand etc. I also don't see that for me, a week (or worse, two) with my in-laws would be fun at all. The kids would enjoy seeing their grandparents and my husband would like the free babysitters, but it has no appeal for me at all. I spent enough time there when I was in the UK. As we have a 4 year plan to be here and then decide where we want to spend our futures, I see no point in wasting valuable holiday time going back to somewhere I never liked anyway. I much prefer the idea of meeting the in-laws half way so we can have a nice holiday (with them in a separate room/villa) without having to endure 24 hours in a plane with two toddlers. If you are looking for help applying to a job, writing a CV, cover letter or answering selection criteria, contact the experts at www.fremantlehr.com.au. Based in Perth and helping clients worldwide to get the job they want in the company they want. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 5, 2013 Hi all,just wondered if anyone else finds this? I didn't really think about this aspect of life over here but all our spare cash and annual leave gets used up on trips back to see family and friends, or having time off when they visit here. Just realized that we haven't had a family holiday anywhere but here and uk. When we first came out we were excited about the prospect of cheaper Asian holidays etc but I honestly didn't think about the time and money we would spend on the above. How dumb of me hey lol. Wouldn't change it for the world but looking forward to making my ten years at work for the long service leave!! And of course when we win the lotto (which should be any day now!) it'll all be good :biggrin: In a similar boat myself. Just got back from my first trip home in over two years and it was a case of stock-piling annual leave over the preceding year and adding that to some unpaid leave in order to have sufficient time for a decent length holiday. Part of the problem is that where I work (the social care sector) annual leave allowances in Australia seem to be significantly less than they are back home. Here I'm entitled to twenty days as opposed to thirty back home so it's a case of flogging myself for months and months in order to accrue time off. By the time I had my holiday I was knackered!. I'm planning my next trip for July next year, so it's a case of more of the same I'm afraid. Not having any interest in taking holidays in Australia does help though, as it means every bit of time saved up goes into the pot for the next trip home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lambethlad 258 Posted May 5, 2013 It's 30 years since I've been back to the UK. Much rather holiday in Bali. It's cheap and it's a short flight - nothing better than spending two weeks drinking Bintang and eating Babi Guling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted May 5, 2013 In a similar boat myself. Just got back from my first trip home in over two years and it was a case of stock-piling annual leave over the preceding year and adding that to some unpaid leave in order to have sufficient time for a decent length holiday. Part of the problem is that where I work (the social care sector) annual leave allowances in Australia seem to be significantly less than they are back home. Here I'm entitled to twenty days as opposed to thirty back home so it's a case of flogging myself for months and months in order to accrue time off. By the time I had my holiday I was knackered!. I'm planning my next trip for July next year, so it's a case of more of the same I'm afraid. Not having any interest in taking holidays in Australia does help though, as it means every bit of time saved up goes into the pot for the next trip home. I get a lot less leave to - 42 days in the UK (that did include an allowance in lieu of public holidays) against 20 plus fixed public holidays here. I have had the opportunity to travel a bit with my job and I must admit when I went to Cairns and even Sydney (to an extent) I did fall in love with Australia a bit more. It's not that those places are better than Perth and worth moving to it is just seeing them with 'tourist' eyes so maybe those that choose not to go back so often get to enjoy time off in Australia and like it more as a result? And of course every time you go back you are reminded how great the UK is in comparison which probably doesn't help either! If people have friends and family that can visit them that's fantastic, or have no friends or family in the UK that they care about, which is sad but I can understand (my OH has a sister who doesn't even know we moved to Scotland 10 years ago, let alone move to Australia!) but those of us with elderly parents whom we love don't have much option but to do frequent visits. I know in the past '10 pound poms' had no option to do that but with the option how on earth could we say 'hey we're not bothering to visit this year we're going to the Gold Coast instead!'? I definitely think the OP has raised a good point and anyone who feels they would have to visit every 12-18 months should think twice about whether emigrating so far is the right option for them. That said, we did it at an age when we still could and my parents won't be around for ever so maybe it was good to do it when we did, we can always return to somewhere with a mild climate (New Zealand maybe!) when we retire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
