Personally it's been easier than we imagined. Certainly there was the initial emotional roller coaster but we are glad we made the move. 15 months in my wife and I have jobs, kiddies thriving at school, we have a bit of a social life and are building a home. All very exciting! Everything seems very normal and settled. No regrets!
I can't see us coming back to the UK at time soon. We have three lots of visitors booked in this year already. We have certainly become a convenient hotel but that is part and parcel of moving to somewhere so beautiful and taking away children from grandparents, aunties and uncles! Our plans this year are really to make our new house a home and explore further south. Maybe north next year!