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wayneL

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Literally translated as "The Sweet Life" or commonly in English "The Good Life".

Where is it?

Make a case for your city/town. Where is the best place to live?
 
wayneL said:
Literally translated as "The Sweet Life" or commonly in English "The Good Life".

Where is it?

Make a case for your city/town. Where is the best place to live?
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Townsville.

Good climate, good people, friendly, good infrastructure, a happy metropolis, the place works and rejoices in being Australian.

gg
 
Not Sydney; one of the most over-rated cities in the World imo
 
prawn_86 said:
Not Sydney; one of the most over-rated cities in the World imo
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Sydney is fantastic but one would enjoy it more if they are rich (or that's how I felt when I live there anyway). Otherwise the living pressures get to you and you can't smell the roses, so to speak.

wayneL said:
I have partaked of their offerings. Indeed it was "dolce" and at the time (more years ago than I want to remember) the best coffee in Brisbane.
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And a nice place to see some Ferrari and watch the worldcup soccer match with those Italians.
 
skc said:
Sydney is fantastic but one would enjoy it more if they are rich (or that's how I felt when I live there anyway). Otherwise the living pressures get to you and you can't smell the roses, so to speak.
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We are in a decent spot financially and still dont really enjoy it.

Over populated, poor infrastructure, pretenscious, surprising lack of good nightclubs, and long travel times.

What there is to do is very decentralised, meaning even more travel times.

Just my opinions, i know others who love it.
 

A valuable opinion. Thank you.
 
Any nice city gets known very quickly - a population onslaught follows. Probably still some nice second tier cities left, or country areas. Melbourne is buggered. I'd be quite happy to move.
 
Well if I can ever convince the wife (which I doubt as she likes her creature comforts of the big city too much), I'd happily seachange to Exmouth on the W.A. coast.

Tropical weather
Great beaches
Dive Ningaloo reef from the shoreline
Awesome fishing in Shark Bay
Cape Range National Park on it's doorstep
Beachfront acreage on the cheap

Spent a couple of months there as a lad drinking beer and chasing girls.

Cheers

Sir O
 
Gringotts Bank said:
Melbourne is buggered. I'd be quite happy to move.
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Can i ask why you think this? We are actually looking at moving there next year, at least it follows a proper sport, not like Sydney... Seriously though, a lot cheaper for nicer places to rent closer to the city
 
prawn, Traffic is horrendous. Even weekends. Bit of a rat race vibe. Good if you like footy (which i do), restaurants (I don't bother too much). Seems like every month that passes it takes longer to get anywhere and longer to find a park.
 
Gringotts Bank said:
prawn, Traffic is horrendous. Even weekends. Bit of a rat race vibe. Good if you like footy (which i do), restaurants (I don't bother too much). Seems like every month that passes it takes longer to get anywhere and longer to find a park.
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Well even if the traffic is the same pace as Syd, we will be able to live closer, in a nicer place for what we are spending now. Throw in food and footy its a bit of a no brainer for us. So only downside from here is the weather for us
 
prawn_86 said:
Not Sydney; one of the most over-rated cities in the World imo
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I just love Sydney. Lived there quite some years ago on the Esplanade at Balmoral Beach and then at Double Bay (renting, I hasten to add).
I expect it would be a very different story if you had to do a couple of train rides over more than an hour every day to get out of some anonymous distant suburb.

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Agree GG and anywhere north Cardwell, Cairns,Porland Roads, Bamiga
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Except for the cyclones and incessant summer rain.

What we like or dislike about a place, I suppose, has largely to do with out lifestyle.
I want to be outside on the beach or walking with my dog in unspoiled green spaces, so left Christchurch, NZ, because of the woeful weather.

I love the SE Qld climate but find a regional centre of around 55,000 pop a bit of a cultural desert. Miss a decent sized city from that point of view.
 
prawn_86 said:
Well even if the traffic is the same pace as Syd, we will be able to live closer, in a nicer place for what we are spending now. Throw in food and footy its a bit of a no brainer for us. So only downside from here is the weather for us
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The winter is the pits - plan on going somewhere warm each year to avoid going stir crazy. GB is right about the traffic and congestion. I should also add the cost of living here isn't getting better. Melbourne has been going downhill over the past 5 years afaic
 
Ah well, I love Melbourne, our 4 seasons and lifestyle, as mentioned in the Melbourne thread a while ago.
 
So no votes for Brissie, Perth or Adelaide?
 
prawn_86 said:
Well even if the traffic is the same pace as Syd, we will be able to live closer, in a nicer place for what we are spending now. Throw in food and footy its a bit of a no brainer for us. So only downside from here is the weather for us
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The traffic is getting progressively worse, commuting every day sucks.

BUT, if you live inner city, you can certainly structure your lifestyle to include minimal time on the roads. Plenty of trains and trams, and you can choose to live within walking distance of all the necessary amenities. Cost of living is high, but cheap food is still available, just need to learn where to find it.

I recently lived in an apartment in East Melbourne, and went to every footy game at the MCG. 10 minute walk through the gardens to the CBD, 10 minute walk to botanical gardens, close to Richmond station and Victoria street restaurants. It wasn't bad!
 
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