How long before you visited UK?

[leedslass123]

Hey everyone

I have been here almost 3 years now with my OH and really do love it. Neither of us have been back to the UK in this time and have to chose to holiday here and Bali etc.

Anyway I was wondering how long before you went back to visit in the UK (if you ever have)? And was it how you remember and did you enjoy it? How were your friends/family towards you and different??


Also how often do you go back? I am starting to have dreams of shopping in Asda, maybe it is time to make a visit

[Cerberus1]

Been here 7 years, never been back. If money wasn't an issue, then maybe would have gone back for a holiday, but with 5 of us it's not cheap.

[Arwen]

Hey everyone

I have been here almost 3 years now with my OH and really do love it. Neither of us have been back to the UK in this time and have to chose to holiday here and Bali etc.

Anyway I was wondering how long before you went back to visit in the UK (if you ever have)? And was it how you remember and did you enjoy it? How were your friends/family towards you and different??


Also how often do you go back? I am starting to have dreams of shopping in Asda, maybe it is time to make a visit

We went back after 5 years for a family wedding. It cost us about $12,000 and all of us including our children couldn't wait to get back to Australia. My husband has said he will never return again. I enjoyed seeing family for most of the time enjoyed the fish and chips but I felt like a foreigner and I would have to think long and hard about wasting that kind of money to go again.

[StraighttothePoint]

I go back every year. Fantastic. No Perth winters, real ale by the bucket load, golf on real courses, going to the football, having a laugh with folk that have the same sense of humour, dealing with the weather as everyday is different and best of all seeing my dear old 83 year old mum !!

Then back to real nice Perth weather and the beaches.
It is all in the planning. Plan long term and think ahead. Buy small here or rent, use your Ozzie dollars to buy a small flat in the UK (everything so cheap because nobody can sell em) and off you go. Simples I do not work in the resources sector and I do not have a well paid job but simply used my imagination, and what little cash I had, to build a future based on two locations and not one. Think out the box and who knows what happens always seemed a good idea to me.

Also why, when you go back, do you need to all go? Never undertsood that one, way too exspensive. The kids hate it. You may have to stay cooped up with rellies because you cannot all afford a hotel. You could end up not liking the holiday and it all then seems so worthless. Nah if one of you is feeling homesick or just wants to have a good old shop in M&S or just wants a decent pint consider going back seperately and get it out of your system. Would that not work? I know if it is a wedding or something special you may think you all need to go but really deep down do you? Take turn about and maybe that way the "we do not want to go back" turns into "ïf my OH wants to go back then they go", if I want to go back I go"" and then if we both / all want to go back we do that". Everyone's a winner and so much cheaper. It means that return trips become much more affordable." I am sure that there a large number of people who already do this and so this is not a new view point.

Of course there are a number of people who have no interest in every going back and no problem with that at all. Everyone has to decide to do what they want to do. This is not about the good and bad points about Perth and the UK. It is just anotheer dimension to the way we life.

Maybe though for those people thinking of coming all this way agreeing on the principals surrounding return visits is something that should be discussed as part of the emigartion process? That way it is all part of the bigger picture, it is out in the open and it does not mean any difficult conversations once here. It is a small world now and the days of coming here in a boat that takes six weeks is long gone. Less than 24 hours now door to door in a lot of cases between Perth and the UK and that means for some it is very easy to do for a lot of folk.

[Liz B]

Hi Leedslass,

I keep wanting to make a visit, just need the bloomin cash. Been here nearly 4 and half yrs, been difficult at times and get homesick of course and wonder how it would be with my little sis, she is a good mate and I miss her loads, skype helps but not the same of course. I think we would be hitting the shops there just like you when we eventually visit.

Liz

[jackboots]

I'm hoping after xmas this year .. will be just under 4 years :)

[kips]

Hey everyone

I have been here almost 3 years now with my OH and really do love it. Neither of us have been back to the UK in this time and have to chose to holiday here and Bali etc.

Anyway I was wondering how long before you went back to visit in the UK (if you ever have)? And was it how you remember and did you enjoy it? How were your friends/family towards you and different??


Also how often do you go back? I am starting to have dreams of shopping in Asda, maybe it is time to make a visit

I was so miserable and homesick when I first arrived in Sydney I went back after only 5 months with my son, who was only 7 months old !!!!!!!!

My husband was so worried I wasn't coming back he phoned me twice a day for the entire 5 weeks I was there. To be honest I didn't want to return.

But 9 years on I am still here, although we have been going back to Blighty every 2 years so that my son can see his grandparents in England and Spain and because I miss my family. Our son is the only grandchild in my family.

I have 2 sisters, neither of whom have kids, and not interested in having children.

My husband is not that bothered about visiting the UK, except to see his parents and attend a naval reunion which is every 2 years. He is not particularly close to his brother and 2 sisters.

My family and my OH's parents have been out to see us once - back in 2004. My family are thinking of coming out this year which would be fantastic.

Our last visit was in 2009 and I can't see us going back for at least another couple of years as we've we signed up with a builder this week to build a new single-storey 4x2 house. And my husband promised my son this time we could have a pool. So don't think there will be any spare cash for flights to England.

[ali]

Been her 5 years, no thoughts yet of going back, have holidayd in WA, QLD and going to Singapore this year, then saving to go back to the states ... the UK is way down my 'to do list'

[Give me a break!]

To be honest Id rather spend the money paying for them to come to us! No I have no desire to return even for a visit, but I think my OH would, then again he did say he would like to pay for his Mum to come over, but its difficult she has never flown and doesnt even have a passport!