Guest oz1970 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hi, I originally lived in Perth & have been in Adelaide for a year. So here's the top five things about Adelaide. 1) Its hot 2) You can swim for 6 mths of the year (gets lovely on those 40c + stints) 3) It has shopping centres, but not on the scale of Melbourne or Sydney, 4) Lots of desert approximately 50kms out of the city (excluding the ocean). So you can get away from people, campings great (but the shrub does start to look the same after a while). 5) Cold beer in cartons fresh from the drive thru. Not the worse things, but factors:- 1) Its dry & although it does get green in winter, within a month of no rain its a dirt bowl (specifically outside of the city area - where limited trees grow, mostly scrubland)! We had 10 days of 40c + this Feb, a record of 45.8c, so when your complaining about 10days of 30c day in uk, you haven't seen nothing just get someone to turn a hairdryer on and follow you around for a few days, that hot wind is hitting your face! We actually had blackouts/electricity because of the lack of infrastructure & demand of airconditoner use during those periods (it still a country town with a 1.5million people!) 2) No pub atmosphere (that goes for the whole of australia). only in the uk thats wot we are famous for :-) 3) People hibernate from June to September (but dont forget u have no pub socialising) 4) The city is growing at such a rate that you can spend an hour commuting into the city from north & south suburbs, the trains are appalling & they put this crappy film on the windows so you can't see out, as are the bus lanes and the south australian drivers are the worse in the country so forget the bike. 5) You have limited direct flights out of the country. And apart from New Zealand you won't be doing any cheap holidays out of this continent. Return airfares to LA are in the region of 2K aussie! 14hrs flight from Sydney, so a day by the time you have connected. But don't forget you can swim in the ocean for 6 months of the year - (longer if your an iceberger - 80yrs + doing the winter months). I'm happy but you know i've realised it doesn't matter where you are in the world, its who you are with, the people that are in your world and contentment at the end of the day. Lifes a journey, you have to try different things, but eventually you realise that things aren't that different.... Live the dream Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartertucker Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 What a great post, im sure so many people will find this really helpfull.... Which brings me to cheekily ask.....Will you be writing one on Perth? :cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Magnetic6 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Steve...how very true! Natalie x P.S. So which do you prefer Perth or Adelaide lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re the cheap holidays, check out some of the fares on V Australia (Branson's new airlines) and also Air Asia, and Tiger Airways, heaps of low airfares to Phuket, Bali, Fiji etc. You do have to get to Melbourne, but there is some great bargains, and especially within Australia too !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracy123 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hi, I originally lived in Perth & have been in Adelaide for a year. So here's the top five things about Adelaide. 1) Its hot 2) You can swim for 6 mths of the year (gets lovely on those 40c + stints) 3) It has shopping centres, but not on the scale of Melbourne or Sydney, 4) Lots of desert approximately 50kms out of the city (excluding the ocean). So you can get away from people, campings great (but the shrub does start to look the same after a while). 5) Cold beer in cartons fresh from the drive thru. Not the worse things, but factors:- 2) No pub atmosphere (that goes for the whole of australia). only in the uk thats wot we are famous for :-) Steve Great post I did laugh about the drive thru :biglaugh: the one thing you forgot to add was the Barossa Valley. It was listed in October 2008 as one of the world 's top 10 wine destinations Barossa.com Your right about the pubs but i think thats Australia wide not just in S.A, I think though people would rather have a beer and a BBQ around a mates house than in a pub, that way the missus and rug rats can come along (we need the little woman to drive us home...). I think we have the houses and the weather for it in Australia. Where as lets face it most of the houses in the UK struggle to fit a family in it let alone a load of mates.... and then theres the UK weather....... Love the pubs in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest why Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 hello adelaide gang. i have lived here for nigh on 12 years now. lived in sydney too and travelled all round oz best bits of "adders" is the: hot days....it makes swimming the best thing in the world sea or pool are just fantastic, the beaches are amazing they go for ever and the sunsets are to die for i have seen a few beaches in the world and ours are the best (except for weymouth beach) have to say that as that's where i come from McLaren Vale for breakfast and trip round the cheese and winery trail Willunga farmers market there are some pub like pubs areound you just have to be there at the right time of day. Willunga pubs are good on sundays live music and you can go on a pub crawl as there are three of them the winter is brilliant. yes it gets cold and you need a coat but its such a good change from the heat it doesn't rain much so when it does rain you actually like it and enjoy it. people say hello and are generally much happier with their lot here my favoirte saying is "no worries" it works in every situation its easy to assimilate here as there are whole suburbs of Poms. like seaford. in maccers at seaford the staff are all english ladies who say "what can i get ya luv" in a friendly northern accent!!! we could do with more balti houses and definatley fish and chips UK style you would do a bomb down in the south and if anyone could do it an English pub would do amazingly well. on with kiddy play facility. so come down here and make yourself at home. you won't stick out like a sore thumb at all. It's like little britian (not the program though) can't wait to here from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournegirlinny Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks Steve-this was interesting. Actually, the airfares are heavily discounted at present. Qantas has airfares return to Los Angeles for less than a thousand dollars round trip. This is bc of the other airlines opening up travel between Aus and the US. I also believe, as the other poster mentioned, that due to the new Asian airline opening up the route the airfares are a lot cheaper now to the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawny Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks for all the information really helpful,:jiggy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fulwood Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Yeh thanks for this thread - really useful. We are waiting on the final stages of our visa and then we fly to Adelaide. Reading this has made me feel like I've made the right choice! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Thanks Steve-this was interesting. Actually, the airfares are heavily discounted at present. Qantas has airfares return to Los Angeles for less than a thousand dollars round trip. This is bc of the other airlines opening up travel between Aus and the US. I also believe, as the other poster mentioned, that due to the new Asian airline opening up the route the airfares are a lot cheaper now to the UK. Yes this is true melbournegirllinny, I did mention the Asian airllines. I was talking to my travel agent yesterday regarding a few things (I was told yesterday that a lady flying with Emirates who had paid the high fare up front in January had asked them for something free because she had missed the cheap airfares - so they upgraded her to business class). The airline I am flying with in October wouldn't come to the party for me unfortunately, however my agent mentioned to me that Branson's V Australia will be doing the Melbounre LA run by November (currently Sydney-LA) and she said there was a fare floating around for around $600 which is amazing. Air Asia (airasia.com) also had a cheap fare to Malaysia then on to London for another cheap price, but these fares are there for the taking and then they are gone, but for we Aussies these fares are fantastic, we have been ripped off for so long on the USA and UK routes. All we need now is a faster journey to the UK - the Concord wasn't allowed into Melbourne for the noise levels I was told, but it would be great to do the Kangaroo route a whole lot faster:yes: Re: Adelaide - love the Barossa Valley (hic, nice wine), nice little city, not so busy as Melbourne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Not the worse things, but factors:- 1) Its dry & although it does get green in winter, within a month of no rain its a dirt bowl (specifically outside of the city area - where limited trees grow, mostly scrubland)! We had 10 days of 40c + this Feb, a record of 45.8c, so when your complaining about 10days of 30c day in uk, you haven't seen nothing just get someone to turn a hairdryer on and follow you around for a few days, that hot wind is hitting your face! We actually had blackouts/electricity because of the lack of infrastructure & demand of airconditoner use during those periods (it still a country town with a 1.5million people!) 2) No pub atmosphere (that goes for the whole of australia). only in the uk thats wot we are famous for :-) 3) People hibernate from June to September (but dont forget u have no pub socialising) 4) The city is growing at such a rate that you can spend an hour commuting into the city from north & south suburbs, the trains are appalling & they put this crappy film on the windows so you can't see out, as are the bus lanes and the south australian drivers are the worse in the country so forget the bike. 5) You have limited direct flights out of the country. And apart from New Zealand you won't be doing any cheap holidays out of this continent. Return airfares to LA are in the region of 2K aussie! 14hrs flight from Sydney, so a day by the time you have connected. .....it doesn't matter where you are in the world, its who you are with, the people that are in your world and contentment at the end of the day..... 1) depend where you are in Adelaide - the hills areas to the southeast and north east are full of trees and parks - and of course there is the Barossa and the Adelaide Hills areas which are full of grape vines (really pretty this tie of year especially) 2) agree with this, but there's quite a good Cafe scene during the day! 3) Plenty to do in the winter months - Sea and Vines Festival, Whale Watching, Mylor Fireworks, Cider tasting in the hills, sports, sports, sports..... we do have two AFL teams, a soccer team, a basketball team, an ice hockey team, a netball team etc etc - all pretty active in the winter months - I'm quite glad when summer comes to have a rest!! 4) Pick your suburb with care and it's still the 20 minute city :wink: 5) Pacific Blue now flying direct to Fiji, Bali and Phuket from Adelaide I think, so a few bargains to be found if you look carefully! Finally, plenty of suburbs where you don't hear English accents all the time! Has to be a huge plus for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest why Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Yeh thanks for this thread - really useful. We are waiting on the final stages of our visa and then we fly to Adelaide. Reading this has made me feel like I've made the right choice! Cheers the thing is you will make what you want to make....just enjoy life, where ever you are there are crap days and good days but the sunshine is warming. the weather changes and winter feels like winter and you just know that the sun will shine in the summer, yes it gets dry and everything is parched and yellow but there is nothin like the rain when it comes. it's the middle of winter now . i have boots on and a wooley jumper and it rained. but no coat, gloves, hat. it's lovely and warm inside. just like winter and i will have christmas in two weeks about 30 people all sitting down the christmas dinner with no christmas stress. it's brilliant . then it starts getting warmer again in about august. the sun shines every day even when it's raining so great rainbows here. snorkeling off noarlunga jetty.. it is free and brilliant try that. well i could go on and on. love to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest why Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 1) depend where you are in Adelaide - the hills areas to the southeast and north east are full of trees and parks - and of course there is the Barossa and the Adelaide Hills areas which are full of grape vines (really pretty this tie of year especially) 2) agree with this, but there's quite a good Cafe scene during the day! 3) Plenty to do in the winter months - Sea and Vines Festival, Whale Watching, Mylor Fireworks, Cider tasting in the hills, sports, sports, sports..... we do have two AFL teams, a soccer team, a basketball team, an ice hockey team, a netball team etc etc - all pretty active in the winter months - I'm quite glad when summer comes to have a rest!! 4) Pick your suburb with care and it's still the 20 minute city :wink: 5) Pacific Blue now flying direct to Fiji, Bali and Phuket from Adelaide I think, so a few bargains to be found if you look carefully! Finally, plenty of suburbs where you don't hear English accents all the time! Has to be a huge plus for me!! there's some great burbs in adelaide it depends what your looking for. I'm thinking i might move to the city for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 and i will have christmas in two weeks about 30 people all sitting down the christmas dinner with no christmas stress. it's brilliant . The whole "Christmas in July" thing is such a brilliant idea - been meaning to try it for ages and you've inspired me again now! Thank you. Mmmmmm....roast turkey......mmmmmm christmas pudding......mmmmmmmm.......brussels sprouts (loads of them in the market yesterday!)..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J-inOz Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Steve d'ya reckon Glenelg or somewhere like that could do with a chippie? Only asking coz I would be looking to open one. Obviously I mean fish & chips!! God yeah! We are in desperate need of a proper english style chippy. I miss the soft chips and the proper vinegar and curry sauce as well. I also miss getting my chips in 5 minutes rather than waiting 15 mins for them. The best ones I have found so far is at Port Noarlunga but still not the same. They would have to be fresh chips none of this frozen rubbish though. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest why Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 God yeah! We are in desperate need of a proper english style chippy. I miss the soft chips and the proper vinegar and curry sauce as well. I also miss getting my chips in 5 minutes rather than waiting 15 mins for them. The best ones I have found so far is at Port Noarlunga but still not the same. They would have to be fresh chips none of this frozen rubbish though. Julie the fish and chip waiting time is a pain but it does mean you get really fresh stufff. but i think doing it the UK way would go down well esp in glenelg, you'd have queues down the road i reckon (I'll be in it!!!!) brill!!! port noarlunga are the best. their chips aren't too bad either. i like having a selection on prwans fish and squid. yum with pineapple fritter too!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jason brickie Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Oh please go on!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BugBabe Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 hello adelaide gang. i have lived here for nigh on 12 years now.lived in sydney too and travelled all round oz best bits of "adders" is the: hot days....it makes swimming the best thing in the world sea or pool are just fantastic, the beaches are amazing they go for ever and the sunsets are to die for i have seen a few beaches in the world and ours are the best (except for weymouth beach) have to say that as that's where i come from McLaren Vale for breakfast and trip round the cheese and winery trail Willunga farmers market there are some pub like pubs areound you just have to be there at the right time of day. Willunga pubs are good on sundays live music and you can go on a pub crawl as there are three of them the winter is brilliant. yes it gets cold and you need a coat but its such a good change from the heat it doesn't rain much so when it does rain you actually like it and enjoy it. people say hello and are generally much happier with their lot here my favoirte saying is "no worries" it works in every situation its easy to assimilate here as there are whole suburbs of Poms. like seaford. in maccers at seaford the staff are all english ladies who say "what can i get ya luv" in a friendly northern accent!!! we could do with more balti houses and definatley fish and chips UK style you would do a bomb down in the south and if anyone could do it an English pub would do amazingly well. on with kiddy play facility. so come down here and make yourself at home. you won't stick out like a sore thumb at all. It's like little britian (not the program though) can't wait to here from you. What a lovely post! We hope to be in Adelaide this time next year. I honestly cannot wait :wub: I have forwarded this post to OH at work....think it will make his day xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sami Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 which do you prefer Perth or Adelaide? Any the Ozzies friendlier over there? Shopping better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Bullsh!t on the pubs with no atmosphere! we were only on a reccie for 3 weeks and had a great craic in the boozers,try driving in lpool if you think their bad in S.A!as for the rest of your post..........cant comment,youve lived there i havnt,but i can comment on the two things i have mentioned,dont have to be there long to suss out pubs and driving:yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Is it true they don't have wild koalas in WA? We have loads of them here in SA - love walking the dog in the park in the morning and seeing if I can spot one in the trees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham from Oz Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Is it true they don't have wild koalas in WA? We have loads of them here in SA - love walking the dog in the park in the morning and seeing if I can spot one in the trees! no its not true there is wild koalas in WA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 no its not true there is wild koalas in WA. Wikipedia gets it wrong again then? Koala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Graham from Oz Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Wikipedia gets it wrong again then? Koala - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia i wouldnt say that, even though i lived in WA for 9yrs i never saw one , but ive never looked for them, my west aussie mate asured me there was, more likely HE is wrong. ive also lived in SA for 10yrs, ive never seen a wild one there either. and at the moment im living in the Adelaide hills.[ATTACH]1256[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy Cow Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Hey you two! Whilst I don't really want to get involved lol, your discussion does give me a chance to mention a really great website: https://www.savethekoala.com/koalainfo.html Which not only shows where koalas are*, but also stocks a fab range of tees AND you can adopt a koala! :cool: LC * Not going to say so you enter the site!:cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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