Best place to live in Australia?
Windermere in Tasmania is the best place to live in Australia. It is 20 kms from Launceston which is a major city of 60,000 ++ people so it has all major shopping and entertainment needs. It is rural residential with houses on blocks and small acreage. It is on the Tamar river which is an estuary from Launceston to Bass Strait. It is in the Tamar Valley with beautiful views every way you look and many of Tasmania's major vineyards in the area.The weather is mild with four distinct seasons. You can grow your own grapes, run your own farm animals, groom your own horses. Everyone has a vegetable patch and fruit trees. Zero crime rate. It is a beautiful part of Australia. And it is my home.
Which would be a better place to live in? UK or Australia?
I've lived in both countries, currently living in London (work send me here for 3 years) and at the end of the year I'm going back to Melbourne, Australia Most UK colleagues of mine are dying to move to Australia or to france (somewhere with lots of sun). When I first arrived, they asked me whether I'm crazy that I left Australia to come to UK but I told them it's temporary (only for 3 years). IMHO: 1. UK - The only English speaking country based in Europe. - It's great base for travelling to European countries as there're a lot of flights to and fro London/UK in general. - It gets dark during winter very quickly and the sky's always grey but summer is lovely. - The country side is sooo beautiful, so green and very nice - Rich of history - It's colder than Australia Of course 2. Australia - Lots of sunshine - Great beaches (if you live in Sydney city or perth city or queensland state, in melbourne you have to drive for 1 hr to get to a nice beach the famous one being surfing beach of Torquay) - like white sand beaches not pebble. - Great lifestyle (affordable housing compare to UK, less traffics in the car, lay back nice parks and lots of BBQs :-)) - Far from other countries. To Fly from Australia to the nearest country such as Singapore (except New Zealand) takes approx 8 hrs flight. To fly from one city in the east coast of Australia to the west coast of Australia takes 5 hrs. Flights from Australia to Uk takes 25 hrs and to Canada takes 20 hrs while to Kenya/East africa takes 27 hrs (not to mention the jet lags!! - Draughts (i.e. shortage of water) - Australia's in a massive draughts, we're not allowed to water our gardens, etc due to water restrictions. So if you fly to Australia all you see is brown of dead grass! - Think Australia as a continent itself because it is. one country in one continent. This also means you can ski, go to nice beaches, surf, visit dessert, visit rainforest in ONE country (one continent). So depends where your family, the objectives of your moving will determine which is a better place. For me though, I would live in Australia than UK :-) that's because I like the lifestyle (layback, relax and get a huge house instead of living in flats and small houses) and lots of sun :-) and I don't mind travelling at least 8 hrs to another country (it builds the excitment of having a holiday :-)) !
Is Australia a good place to live?
First read Bill Bryson's book: Down Under. If you're in the U.S. it goes under the title "In a sunburned Country." It's a must for any foreigner looking to come and experience life here. Other than that, ask as many people as you can (from wherever your homeland is) who have travelled Australia for their thoughts. Any true Aussie will tell you this is the greatest place on Earth, but most of us are biased, to say the least. It's a beautiful country with as many different climates & landscapes as there are different cultures who pride this their home. Like any place we have our fair share of idiots but I've met a few in most countries I've been to. No more, no less. We're mostly friendly people with a knack for finding humour in adversity and there's a very strong, though subtle, pride in where we live and who we are. But we don't bash you round the head with all that. Well I try not to! As for teaching in Aus, you'll find your skills wanted in Queensland & New South Wales arguably the most, followed by West Aus & Victoria. I have friends who are teachers (recent grad's & not-so) and they've been placed/assigned etc, in really good spots with relatively good pupils. Try the government website: http://www.immi.gov.au/ for further details & info. Another site to consider to make sure you don't get taxed to the hilt if you work as a non-resident to check out is: http://www.ato.gov.au/. Probly best to compare how much you are taxed on your current salary as to what you might get taxed over here. To put it into perspective I guess. Depends of course as to what line of teaching you're in. Anyhow, good luck with it all and I hope it all comes together for you & your friend!
What is the place for young adults to live in Australia?
It really depends on your lifestyle preferences.Adelaide is where I live. It's definitely a beautiful city, but one of the quietest. There isn't as much to do here. But it's surrounded by some of the most beautiful landscapes - plenty of hiking areas, large parks all through the city, gorgeous beaches, plenty of camping areas/fishing spots, in my opinion the best wine as well!If your into arts, theatre, shopping or culture then Melbourne would be most suitable.NSW I have never been to, I imagine it to be very expensive. And it's a high tourist area. Same goes for Sydney, very expensive. All just as beautiful though, but you pay for it more here!Honestly Australia is a beautiful country. I recommend everyone to live here, but it is very expensive. The shopping is nothing like America or London, and postage on anything coming from overseas is extremely pricey. But I still wouldn't live anywhere else!The best thing about living in Australia for me, even though I live in quiet Adelaide, is that I can be on the first flight out to any state. And I can catch the last flight home. I have spent a day in Sydney and Melbourne, just because I could.
Is Australia a nice place to live? What cities do you recommend?
Australia is a pretty cool place that I sadly have only ever seen from movies and tv shows. What is it like living there? And which cities are the best parts of Australia to live in?
Is Australia a nice place to live and work?
It largely depends on your preferred lifestyle, abilities and aspirations. Australia does not give you that many choices; life is highly compartmentalised and if you find a comfortable compartment and a social pipeline to attach to, then yes. It is extremely easy to be low-middle class in AU, play your little sport, have your nice little hobby, little flat or a house and your private little joys with your lovely spouse and little kids in a green suburb. If you are a total failure, bunch of misfortunes, there is a vast a deep welfare system, cheap and easily accessible antidepressants, so you won’t feel that bad even if you don’t like windsurfing, football and walking with your dog on a beach. Exploring freedom and at the same time making a name for yourself might be frustrating both because of a small scale of Australian society and a general arrogance of Australian public (very special brand of egalitarian arrogance; no one is better or knows any better than the rest of us), especially so called intellectual and/or creative circles. Degree in some liberal arts is a license not to think, but repeat some popular chiches, basically following the talking points and standard procedures; as if any intellectual job boils down to a standard training, much like plumbing, it is just more advanced/more expensive training, but people doing it are all the same.So that an extraordinary effort at your job would rarely be rewarded; moreover with the current identity politics you find many special groups moving forward using their “special” or “oppressed” identity as a vehicle for life advancement, not a hard work and impeccable ethics. Exploiting some exotic identity may be the most lucrative path in arts and in politis.On a top of our current multicultural vibrancy which roughly translates as a dangerous and corrupt mess, there are plenty of arbitrary laws and regulations to follow, some of which make little sense, but cost you a lot as soon as you want to do something that alters an area of N square metres, not just watching the birds in the area or making yourself look good on a selfie. That’s why so many talents tend to move from AU to US and many top quality Australian professionals are in places like Singapore.