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My vote is for Bondi Sean, a bit closer to us ;)

Let me know when you get to Syd and what your aussie mobile # will be
 
Will probably be Bondi prawn. Will be a nicer commute to Paddington for me. I do really like Cronulla though. It's like a little resort town, and not as busy as the eastern beaches. Plus, can get an equivalent apartment for about 100 bucks a week cheaper.
 
Major lifestyle changes ahead for you Sean. (no pun intended, well sorta) Must have been a terrific experience, I'm sure you will have some great memoirs to write.
 
Peru has been great, and we could have keep living overseas for some time, but I'm missing some really important things in life, which ended up swaying the decision: family and friends. When it comes down to it, the most important things we can have. I think after we re-connect though, we'll probably be off again...lol
 
Been home a week and it's so nice to be back in Melbourne.

Things I like:

  • No cars tooting at you to get your attention.
  • Car drivers sticking to their lanes and following traffic signals.
  • Not having to negotiate every friggin taxi ride.
  • Not being on guard about being robbed at any moment.
  • Smiling when I walk past a bank that does not have a security guard and a cop on the front door.
  • Trusting people.
  • The green!!!
  • Coffee, that is actually coffee.
  • Being served at a cafe with 'what can I get you, mate?'
  • Going to the MCG with my brother.
  • Footy and cricket.
  • Four seasons. Experienced them all already.
  • Family.
  • Babysitting my nieces.
  • Friends.
  • I could go on, the list is endless.
 
Congratulations mate
Woods are good for greenies
But civilisation is still better
Hope you will enjoy Melbourne more and more and ultimately take the cap of the favourite footy team as well
 
Certaily will enjoy my 4 weeks in Melbs, Miner. Great seeing faily and friends. Off to Sydney on 1 March which will be the next adventure. Hope to find a nice apartment with some Bondi Beach views. Hard to come by and bloody expensive.
 
LOL. Yes, I'll probably be wanting to go back to Peru for a nice little cuy with some rice and potatos.
 
Why not buy some gold laden earth (nuggets) from Peru and sell them at a premium at Sydney market? Just make sure the quarantine people pass them as dirt or some sort of archaelogical products and customs do not chase you for tax to treat them as gold.;)

You will buy few flats overlooking bondi beach:D
 
Should have bought some gold when I was in Venezuela in Santa Ana just over the border from Brazil. Gotta be the biggest black market town on the planet.

How about this one:

In Brazil, Petrol is like 'normal' prices. About a dollar a litre, or whatever. 10km over the border, in Santa Ana, Petrol is about 20c a litre.

As a Santa Anian, why would you work when you can fill up your tank a couple of times a day and drive over the border and 5 x your money? No one worked, they just sit all day in a massive queue for the petrol, with the Army guarding the station and taking their cut...

But back to the topic. Had agreat day with family for breakfast and friends for dinner. Need to do a few extra pushups tomorrow...
 
Well, I take back everything I ever said about Sydney. This is a great city and I think Melbournians are completely biased in there opinion that this place has no heart.

It has to have the most specular setting in the world. I flew in late this afternoon under a blue sky and it's unbeatable. I've travelled a little bit, and there is no better fly-in to a state capital.

And while we all know it's beautiful, after almost 2 months of living in the city, it has a heart. It's pumping hard in several places.

I've been living in hotels and the Vic Barracks Officers Mess the past few weeks but move into a new pad on Bondi Beach this week. Can't wait!!! :)
 
Happy times for you indeed.

Melbourne born and raised but now living in Sydney for work...I can see the positives and negatives in both. But Melbourne will always have it over Sydney. The widest the roads get here is 2 lanes =P

Sydney do have some of the most amazing inner city beaches though...you just can't compare anything to them. And this late autumn weather surely beats the pants off those blusterly Melbourne morns...

Kennas...where were you born and raised?
 
Lived my first 21 years in Melbs. Moved to QLD for 6 months and then joined the Army. Was posted to: Sydney, Rwanda, Portsea, Point Cook, Darwin, Albury Wodonga, East Timor, Sydney, then went backpacking for a year, Melbourne for 2, then Peru for 3, and now back in Sydney.

I'll be moving back to Latin America next I think.
 
yes i agree re flyin and eastern n northern sydney beaches. a couple mins from cbd too.

harbour too. with tinnie u r made, and i come from arguably nz's most scenic area. i went back and all it gave me was yr of semi depession.

i love it how the 'heat' hits u when u leave the airport too, a bit of global warming and it would b near perfect.

the near endless sun too.
 
Have bought a little apartment in Melbourne for when we are down there...

Nice view!

Deck 1.jpg

:)
 
Great acquistion at right time
Congratulations.
I will contact you for shor term renting when I travel to Melbourne
Just kidding - don' t get stressed:D:D
 
All ASF friends welcome to water plants and drink beer on the balcony any time!

It's in Fitzroy about 3k from town.
 
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