The Smith Clan Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Looking forward to 3 weeks in Brisbane, moving up gold coast. Will be seeing my sister after 11 months I guess we will know for sure if we want to return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adele244 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Thats fab news. We have just booked our flights to Brisbane for 3 weeks. When are you going? We are going in August. It will be lovely for you to see your sister. Adele x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirephobia Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Hope you enjoy the time away. We head out in June for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adele244 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Hope you enjoy the time away. We head out in June for good. Wow the one way ticket!!! I wish ours was a one way ticket....Jelooooouse!!! Are you heading for Brisbane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirephobia Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yes, we're headed to Brisbane (myself, wife & daughter). We still don't know which suburb is for us, so we'll explore for a while & do some of the tourist things on our list while we have the chance. I've started job hunting but I don't really expect to secure one until I'm there, so we're full of excitement & trepidation!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Clan Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thats fab news. We have just booked our flights to Brisbane for 3 weeks. When are you going? We are going in August. It will be lovely for you to see your sister. Adele x Arrive august 17 th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Clan Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Hope you enjoy the time away. We head out in June for good. Good luck with your new life, how exciting, not sure we are ready yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT55 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Good luck with the move. We've been living in Brisbane for 4 years and love it. Im sure you will feel the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirephobia Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thank you all....absolutely can't wait now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 @The Smith Clan - just don't let your sister turn it into too much of a holiday! If you want to make the right decision, then at least two of those three weeks should be spent touring the suburbs and going to look at houses to see what you can really afford, checking out schools, and making appointments with recruitment agencies to discuss your prospects. You should go to the supermarket with your sister when she does her weekly shop so you can see what prices are like. You are going at a time of year when the weather is COOL by Queensland standards, so keep that in mind when judging the weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 we'll explore for a while & do some of the tourist things on our list while we have the chance. Good luck with your move - but do bear in mind that since you're going to spend the rest of your life in Australia, you're going to have plenty of chance to do "those touristy things" on weekends and holidays, so there's no rush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wirephobia Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Thank you and yes, agreed, we'll have plenty of time to be tourists over the years and most of our initial focus needs to be on establishing our lives in our new home. Nevertheless, a bit of fun is also in order from the outset :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Smith Clan Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 @The Smith Clan - just don't let your sister turn it into too much of a holiday! If you want to make the right decision, then at least two of those three weeks should be spent touring the suburbs and going to look at houses to see what you can really afford, checking out schools, and making appointments with recruitment agencies to discuss your prospects. You should go to the supermarket with your sister when she does her weekly shop so you can see what prices are like. You are going at a time of year when the weather is COOL by Queensland standards, so keep that in mind when judging the weather! Thank you, I am of the mindset that we will stay in UK, but the dh is undecided and wants to still consider while we are out there. My dh has friends in landsbourgh and we will be staying there for a few days, they moved from UK and love it there. Really looking forward to the experience if anything else. I will know for sure when we leave. I love to visit many places but happy to come back home. Thanks for your advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thank you, I am of the mindset that we will stay in UK, but the dh is undecided and wants to still consider while we are out there. My dh has friends in landsbourgh and we will be staying there for a few days, they moved from UK and love it there. Really looking forward to the experience if anything else. I will know for sure when we leave. I love to visit many places but happy to come back home. Thanks for your advice. It is a pity if this is just a holiday as August is not the best month for a holiday imo. I realise that you are limited to school holidays but Easter would have been better. Make sure you pack sweatshirts, jumpers etc as the days are quite short and it is chilly here then when the sun starts to go down. Still shorts weather in the middle of the day though - just about. But no doubt your friends in Landsborough will be telling you that. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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