....... live anywhere in Australia, where would it be? And why there?

I'd go home, to the Deep South, if it was just me, and there was a way to guarantee my shoulder wouldn't suffer too much inthe Winter. I love it there.

Otherwise, I'd probably go Perth, Darwin or Brisvegas. Perth because it's a beautiful city, Darwin because it's the Wild Frontier, and Brisvegas because it's Brisvegas.

Although, if I could live in a wine region, I'd be happy.

I am genuinely living in the City of my choice. I love Melbourne and all it has to offer. :hearts:
For something a bit quieter, I could live in the Adelaide Hills or Freycinet Peninsula, Tassie.

I am another who would pick Melbourne over any other city but for a change of scenery, the Mornington Peninsula for me!:clapping:

I do love Brisbane and could (and will) easily live there again. I'd also love to live in Darwin for a while, and also the Sunshine Coast. Always had plenty of good times at the Sunny Coast. Can you tell I'm not a cold-weather girl? Although, I do love Canberra and would like to spend some time living there for sure. Everything it has to offer would cancel out the cold.

It is a wonderful city c. I would love to live in Melbourne!

My other choices:
Perth - for the climate, water, proximity to Margaret River area and because it's Perth
Any of the gorgeous towns along the NSW South Coast, like Bateman's Bay, Mollymook, Merimbula etc.

I do love Bris Vegs... but would love to live in Melbourne!
So adore the place.:hugs:
Have been there numerous times, & love everthing about the place... cept the inclement weather in times when it should be nice, ie during Derby Day 2 years ago. Bloody freezing! :shakehead:

... cept the inclement weather in times when it should be nice, ie during Derby Day 2 years ago. Bloody freezing! :shakehead:

:chuckle:

That's Melbourne for you!

I would happily live in Tassie forever. I love where I live and grew up and I love the lifestyle here, so relaxed and laid back.

However the need to be with my fiancee has taken us through many years of a long distance relationship and I always said I would never move and that he should come here. BUT in fairness I love Melbourne also and I would happily go anywhere in the world as long as I was with him.

We had to really evaluate the prospects for his career in Hobart and as I had been sick and my job status was fluctuating constantly due to requiring extended periods of leave in the end it just wasn't practical for him to uproot and come here.

He has however made sure we have a place in Tassie as well for me to come home to whenever I feel the need so I hope we will have the best of both worlds.

As you said, PCC the best of both worlds.:hugs:

I am moving where I want to live... The Gold Coast!! :glee:

My second choice would be Perth, I just love it there it's a beautiful city.

Third choice would be Canberra. I know people go on about how boring it is and stuff, but I think the opposite. There's lots to do!!

My first choice is th Gold Coast. I have nearl made the move so many times, if it wasnt for the boy id be there in a flash. Im there all the time.

Second choice Melbs, third choice Margaret River

Funnily enough I live in Sydney and thats not on my list :chuckle:

I love Melbourne too - but flirt with the idea of retiring to Tassie. I love it there, weekends away truly do feel like a relaxing getaway.

woo hoo loving all the Perth votes! :chuckle:

I don't really know.....I have only ever visited Broome, and the south-west of WA...I have lived in Ravensthorpe and now Boddington but love Perth and I think we will always return there...

Perth is beautiful! And close to Margaret River.................:whistle:

Yeah I really need to plan a holiday in Perth

Although, if I could live in a wine region, I'd be happy.

Rosie, you live in close proximity to some of Australia's Premier Wineries!

I love Melbourne too - but flirt with the idea of retiring to Tassie. I love it there, weekends away truly do feel like a relaxing getaway.

Hubby has always wanted to do this Celeste.

Funnily enough I live in Sydney and thats not on my list :chuckle:

I am so over Sydney. Too many narky people, too much traffic and the so Worst.State.Government. of.all.time. I can't wait to leave (not family and friends though :tears:).

It's funny, Sydney is the most famous city in Australia, yet most Australians would not choose to live here... it's on NONE of our lists!!! :rollthoseeyes:

VeeE, I LOVE to visit Sydney, there are so many great things going for it but I would never choose to live there. When Miss asked me (she was 8 during that visit) why people push and shove, overtake you on the escalators and dont walk with the traffic lights, it made for an interesting insight. Way too rushed for me to live there permanently.

I'd choose Sydney or Melbourne.. Love both. I'd like to see Hobart though, I reckon I'd like the weather so it's worth adding to my list, even though I haven't been there.

There is no way on earth I could live in Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra or Alice Springs (being the cities I have been to).

VeeE, I LOVE to visit Sydney, there are so many great things going for it but I would never choose to live there. When Miss asked me (she was 8 during that visit) why people push and shove, overtake you on the escalators and dont walk with the traffic lights, it made for an interesting insight. Way too rushed for me to live there permanently.

There are defiantely great points about Sydney, it is genuinely the most beauiful looking city in the world in my opinion, but yes, as you say waaaay too rushed.
Sometimes when I am driving across the Harbour Bridge I am literally in awe of how beautiful the view is.

I'm moving to Sydney in 2010! Just want to try it. Plus all my pals are there, and my papa. But I think I'll always come back to Canberra, it's a lovely place to live.

Wow RBB!:penguin:

I'm moving to Sydney in 2010! Just want to try it. Plus all my pals are there, and my papa. But I think I'll always come back to Canberra, it's a lovely place to live.

Why's 2010 the move year?

Why's 2010 the move year?

We needed a timeframe. Had been talking vaguely about leaving in a couple of years, and then thought 2010 was our 'move to Sydney' deadline. But could be anytime during that year, we'll just see.

On a side note, how crazy is it that 2010 is in 2 years time?!?!? Eeep.

Oh, I know! I remember being in high school and working out how old I was going to be in the year 2000.:shakehead:

I have lived in Sydney - well actually the Central Coast. I've also lived on the Gold Coast. Neither of which I can say I would personally want to live there again!. I love to visit Sydney, I feel really comfortable there, I like the shops, public transport, the touristy places, Crows Nest - theres an awesome Indian restuarant, the shops at North Sydeny station, forgot the name of the mall, the beaches on the central coast, especially Avoca Beach - walking around the rocks. The gold coast, hmmm. great shops, but it just seems so fake!, in my opnion.

I am planning to move to Melbourne in June/July. I visited when I was 14 yrs old. Then last year again twice! I fell in :hearts: the cafes, the walks by the river, the night life - i.e theatre/shows, pubs, dinners out at fed square and brunswick st. I think Smith street is great, you can find some great bargains and hidden tresures in some of those stores. 2 good friends live in Collingwood and its great, so easy to get around with trams and trains.

I would like to see more of Australia. I have been visiting at least once every year of my life.... I have explored the east coast from Noosa all the way down to Melbourne. I would like to see Adelaide, Perth and Alice Springs - my Mum has lived in all 3 cities when she was my age.

Some of my other favourite places that I could live in - Port Stephens, Coffs Harbour, Kiama (near Woollongong) and Byron Bay.

I love Crows Nest too Alice.You're not talking about Malaya by any chance are you? if you like Indian, you MUST go there. And then Blue Elephant to try out the Sri Lankan food.

I love the country town friendliness of Adelaide, and have lived in a few places in the past. I think if I moved again I'd go to Noosa (or somewhere close by), I love it there!

Rosie, you live in close proximity to some of Australia's Premier Wineries!

I know, but they are kind of no good to me :redcheeks: or I would list right here as Number One.

They are cold climate vineyards, and the cold is not good for me. I do enjoy their products though.

I know, but they are kind of no good to me :redcheeks: or I would list right here as Number One.

They are cold climate vineyards, and the cold is not good for me. I do enjoy their products though.

We have a couple of brilliany Vineyards near me Rosie. I will have to take you on a tour.

Love to - I went to Moorilla a couple of years ago - had a ball. I have been to Ghost Rock, Red Hills, Pipers Brook & a couple of the other Northern ones . I have always loved vineyards.:whistle:

I just wish the cold didn't make me hurt, cause then I'd be soooooooo happy. I want to live in a wine region where I don't hurt for 6 months of the year. Maybe I should find a way to warm Tassie up through Winter?:chuckle:

Love to - I went to Moorilla a couple of years ago - had a ball. I have been to Ghost Rock, Red Hills, Pipers Brook & a couple of the other Northern ones . I have always loved vineyards.:whistle:

I just wish the cold didn't make me hurt, cause then I'd be soooooooo happy. I want to live in a wine region where I don't hurt for 6 months of the year. Maybe I should find a way to warm Tassie up through Winter?:chuckle:

A warm Tassie in winter? Hmmm better stick to a bottle of wine in front of the heater I think!! \

I love the freezing winter, being able to breath in the frosty air, playing in the snow, going to the footy and freezing my bum off. Such a winter girl.

I used to be a Winter girl - but thanks to early menopause, and my butchered shoulder, I am not loving it so much any more.

I am however, laying in a nice supply of red wine for Winter '08 :drunk:

VeeE, I LOVE to visit Sydney, there are so many great things going for it but I would never choose to live there. When Miss asked me (she was 8 during that visit) why people push and shove, overtake you on the escalators and dont walk with the traffic lights, it made for an interesting insight. Way too rushed for me to live there permanently.


I am afraid this is changing. I live right in the middle of Melbourne and on a daily baisis I see people walking when the light is red, overtaking on ecscalators etc. Today I stood at one sets of traffic lights and this guy just casually strolls across the right light, cars have to stop because of him, he does not give a sh... It makes me really angry. Some overseas tourist were standing next to me and they commented on it, they could not believe it. And like I see it every day happening right across the city. What is wrong with these people? They have no regards for anything.
They are predicting Melbourne will grow bigger than Sydney, I am not looking forward to that. They can hardly cope with the traffic and infrastructure now.

Oh, I know! I remember being in high school and working out how old I was going to be in the year 2000.:shakehead:


that is mighty shocking hey , particularly being way past that point:chuckle:;)

I'm moving to Sydney in 2010! Just want to try it. Plus all my pals are there, and my papa. But I think I'll always come back to Canberra, it's a lovely place to live.

cool :penguin: :penguin: :penguin::penguin:

I'm moving to Sydney in 2010! Just want to try it. Plus all my pals are there, and my papa. But I think I'll always come back to Canberra, it's a lovely place to live.

Awww just when I'll be planning on moving to Canberra. :tears:

Awww just when I'll be planning on moving to Canberra. :tears:

Move to Sydney instead!

Awww just when I'll be planning on moving to Canberra. :tears:

Well, come visit me before then woman!!

If I could live absolutely anywhere on Earth it would be the Melbourne David Jones Beauty Hall. I could take my pink barbie sleeping bag in and sleep on the floor and I could invite all of you guys over for slumber parties at the various counters!

That would be about the only way I'd live in Melbourne! Sorry guys, but it's too damn cold in the Southern states for me............ I need to move.:explode:

That would be about the only way I'd live in Melbourne! Sorry guys, but it's too damn cold in the Southern states for me............ I need to move.:explode:

I'll buy you a one way ticket to Darwin Rosie.:chuckle:

Don't torture me!! :spin: Although, I reckon Mr12 would love it - I can see him doing well in the Wild Frontier :chuckle:

I live in Perth but Melbourne wins hands down for the culture, architecture, vibrancy etc - I do miss it and would love to one day move back. Perth is gorgeous and the balmy weather suits me to a T but as an arty person who enjoys a nice drop of vino with girlfriends in a gorgeous bar I find Perth solely lacking in this respect. The river here, the sun, the beach, proximity to the south west as well as the intriguing desert country in the north are huge drawcards but when you live here for a while, or move here without friends, or are not the 'outdoorsy' type this can be a very isolating city.

That said, I think I would like to live in Broome one day!

If the culture of Melbourne could be combined with the weather & beaches of Perth, with the vineyards of Tassie thrown in, I'd be a very happy woman. :chuckle:

If the culture of Melbourne could be combined with the weather & beaches of Perth, with the vineyards of Tassie thrown in, I'd be a very happy woman. :chuckle:

Rosie I am growing Concerned that you are developing a problem with alcohol :chuckle::chuckle::chuckle:

If the culture of Melbourne could be combined with the weather & beaches of Perth, with the vineyards of Tassie thrown in, I'd be a very happy woman. :chuckle:

Yes - perfect! And lots of big trees.

That would be about the only way I'd live in Melbourne! Sorry guys, but it's too damn cold in the Southern states for me............ I need to move.:explode:

come over here Rosie! If you go to Marg River you will be like 3hrs away from me :chuckle:......having said that though Margs is a VERY expensive place!

Couldn't be a whole lot worse than here!

It has to be Melbourne for me. Just love the city. So much is here.

Hrm- well as odd as it may sound to all of you who have grown up and lived in the BIG Australia LOL I am more than happy where I am. I have had thoughts of leaving- and yes I may; for a holiday. But I would be hard pressed to find somewhere else I want to live for the rest of my life!

i don't know ,see i am the type of person not to move away from my family :whistle:
though i could live near the beach, probably further north, possibly Queensland but i do love Melbourne but then again flying into Sydney is just so pretty :rollthoseeyes:

i don't know ,see i am the type of person not to move away from my family :whistle:
though i could live near the beach, probably further north, possibly Queensland but i do love Melbourne but then again flying into Sydney is just so pretty :rollthoseeyes:

Oh yes I love flying into Sydney!! I flew into Sydney at 7:30 last week, and it was breathtaking :worship:

Hrm- well as odd as it may sound to all of you who have grown up and lived in the BIG Australia LOL I am more than happy where I am. I have had thoughts of leaving- and yes I may; for a holiday. But I would be hard pressed to find somewhere else I want to live for the rest of my life!

Where are you living now, pbaby?

I'd live in Melbourne! I love that city. Not that it's a "I wish I could do that" kind of thing. I'm definitely going to move there!

Otherwise it would be the Southern Highlands of NSW. Mittagong area etc. Beautiful, beautiful country. I'd love to retire there on a little farm with a little pig and a chicken for company.

Hrm- well as odd as it may sound to all of you who have grown up and lived in the BIG Australia LOL I am more than happy where I am. I have had thoughts of leaving- and yes I may; for a holiday. But I would be hard pressed to find somewhere else I want to live for the rest of my life!

Where are you living now, pbaby?

She is in Hobart. I :hearts: Hobart, but the cold kills me.

Where are you living now, pbaby?

She's in Hobart with me!

Oh yes I love flying into Sydney!! I flew into Sydney at 7:30 last week, and it was breathtaking :worship:

That's funny, whenever I fly into Sydney I get anxious and depressed. I really don't like it there. Probably because I've never had any really great times there, but I have been miserable there a lot!

I'd love to live right on the northern coast of Australia - if not the NT then maybe northwestern WA.

That's funny, whenever I fly into Sydney I get anxious and depressed. I really don't like it there. Probably because I've never had any really great times there, but I have been miserable there a lot!




Well you obviously have not experienced Sydney with me!! I would show you the most awesomemest sydney experience EVER

Yeah Oz! Come to Sydney and CJ and I will show you a REAL good time. (that was not meant to sound seedy).

I absolutely love, love, love Sydney! :glee:
But could never live there.:redcheeks:

I'm sure you would babes! :chuckle:

BTW Ceej I sent your package this morning. Sorry if it looks like it's been packaged by a homeless person, I did it in a hurry and it was shoved in my uni bag all day. I may or may not have committed an offence by signing the security declaration. :whistle:

What's WITH sending perfumes these days anyway? What's the dealy-o? Half the time I hear that you absolutely can't send them, but people send them all the time!

So everyone can come to Sydney now and VeeE and I will knock your socks off :chuckle:

I dont care what it looks like, all i know is its PERFUME!!! thanks babe :clapping:

What's WITH sending perfumes these days anyway? What's the dealy-o? Half the time I hear that you absolutely can't send them, but people send them all the time!

Wow i have never thought about it. I buy online all the time. And I send some to Luisa the other day, just in an express post envelope. There was no probs with it?

I absolutely love, love, love Sydney! :glee:
But could never live there.:redcheeks:

Yeah C, sometimes living here does get unbearable. I am lucky on the weekends, I live in a lovely out of the way spot, but working in the city really is no good for my stress levels. Im so much more impatient too when im walking through the city on my lunch break. I have to remind myself to calm down!

I think it might just be an o/s issue Oz. If not I should be in prison.

I think it might just be an o/s issue Oz. If not I should be in prison.

What would the charge be? :chuckle:

Wow i have never thought about it. I buy online all the time. And I send some to Luisa the other day, just in an express post envelope. There was no probs with it?

Well there was a sign on the PO door today that said it's illegal to send perfume! And I have been told that by PO chicks before. And when you sell fragrance on ebay they put a message that says "beware that your item may be illegal to send in the mail" or some crap. But I mean, what the hell, who abides by that?! How would you send it otherwise?!

Haha we are perfume sending rebels.

What would the charge be? :chuckle:

Ummmm, illegally sending perfume with intent to make people smell good?

Ummmm, illegally sending perfume with intent to make people smell good?

So your like Robin Hood. A nice criminal

Aaahahaha well I'm going to find this out once and for all. If I find out that it's illegal, you will all be receiving your perfumes now from "Anastasia Beaverhausen, 123 Candy Road, Candyland".

Precisley.

Aaahahaha well I'm going to find this out once and for all. If I find out that it's illegal, you will all be receiving your perfumes now from "Anastasia Beaverhausen, 123 Candy Road, Candyland".

OMG I WATCHED THIS WILL AND GRACE EPISODE ALL WEEKEND!!

OMG I WATCHED THIS WILL AND GRACE EPISODE ALL WEEKEND!!

I really hate and despise Will and Grace but I have to admit, Anastasia Beaverhausen is a good alter ego name.

I really hate and despise Will and Grace but I have to admit, Anastasia Beaverhausen is a good alter ego name.

Oh god we cannot be friends anymore

That's the response I always get, but sorry, I hate most sitcoms! I hate Will and Grace and Friends and pretty much every other sitcom that exists (except Seinfeld). I prefer Four Corners, what can I say, I'm a giant nerd.

That's the response I always get, but sorry, I hate most sitcoms! I hate Will and Grace and Friends and pretty much every other sitcom that exists (except Seinfeld). I prefer Four Corners, what can I say, I'm a giant nerd.

Four corners... I always get that mixed up with Foreign Correspondent... :penguin:

Four corners... I always get that mixed up with Foreign Correspondent... :penguin:

Yeah I do too often! But one is interesting and the other is, well, boring.

Yep, the only sit-coms I like are Friends and 'Feld. Well, of the ones that are shown on network TV anyway. My boy will watch ANY sit-com and find it funny- I just don't get it.

Yep, the only sit-coms I like are Friends and 'Feld. Well, of the ones that are shown on network TV anyway. My boy will watch ANY sit-com and find it funny- I just don't get it.

I love friends, havent gotten into seinfeld. I cant stand those random ones like "ten rules for dating my daughter" or whatever it is.

God im good at going off on a random tangent in a thread :redcheeks:

I love friends, havent gotten into seinfeld. I cant stand those random ones like "ten rules for dating my daughter" or whatever it is.

God im good at going off on a random tangent in a thread :redcheeks:

No I hate all those sitcoms like How I Met Your Mother and What About Brian and King of Queens and Everyone Loves Raymond, ugh, they remind me of something you'd be forced to watch while waiting in a doctors surgery waiting room. Yuck.

I am addicted to Will & Grace and have seen every episode a zillion times. I still belly laugh!

I don't particularly enjoy sitcoms, but love Four Corners & Lateline ( particularly Friday night ).

I love friends, havent gotten into seinfeld. I cant stand those random ones like "ten rules for dating my daughter" or whatever it is.

God im good at going off on a random tangent in a thread :redcheeks:

I never used to watch Seinfeld until I meet my bf, that show is classic!
I agree though, new shows like the one you mentioned are crappy.
I'm glad friends is back on again too. I never used to watch that either and it's great

I am addicted to Will & Grace and have seen every episode a zillion times. I still belly laugh!

I don't particularly enjoy sitcoms, but love Four Corners & Lateline ( particularly Friday night ).

Snap, snap and snap! I too am a desperate W&G fan. Karen makes me laugh and laugh.

Though I have yet to see Four Corners write a balanced story. Or maybe I'm just on the wrong side of the camera? I've joined the dark side!

Snap, snap and snap! I too am a desperate W&G fan. Karen makes me laugh and laugh.!

I love Will and Grace too! Not too many episodes I havent seen. Karen cracks me up as well RBB!:chuckle:;)

Snap, snap and snap! I too am a desperate W&G fan. Karen makes me laugh and laugh.

Though I have yet to see Four Corners write a balanced story. Or maybe I'm just on the wrong side of the camera? I've joined the dark side!

Often when my darling is in bed sleeping and I am watching W&G, I wake him with my hysterical laughfter coming from the loungeroom. Karen is hilarious!

Agree about the lack of balance presented on Four Corners but I enjoy the topics.

The perfumes in the mail thing has to do with them being packed under pressure, and containing alcohol. They are explosive/flammable and therefore covered under the Dangerous Goods Act.

They are meant to be packaged a certain way to make them safe for transport by air (cargo holds are decompressed, so explosion is a risk if goods are under pressure and/or flammable).

I have all the Will and Grace seasons on DVD. Love it to pieces. Karen is such a hoot and I see parts of myself in her!