Ever considered emigrating ?

Originally Posted by lukemillar

Whereabouts in QLD are you looking?

TBH, it varied wildy. There's lots of work for me around Brisbane, but I was also looking in the Mt Isa area too. I'd prefer the latter as it's more away from built up regions.... but conversely, it's about a few hundred km from the sea too!

Originally Posted by Baph

TBH, it varied wildy. There's lots of work for me around Brisbane, but I was also looking in the Mt Isa area too. I'd prefer the latter as it's more away from built up regions.... but conversely, it's about a few hundred km from the sea too!

Woah! Yeah - Even if you like remote, then I wouldn't go to Mt Isa! I tried to get there in January and cyclone floods had turned it into an island + washed away the roads to get there. Brisbane is ok - everyone raves about the city, but I wasn't all that impressed + it's a city

I guess it depends on what you're after really, but for me - living in QLD and being near the sea is essential!

Byron Bay (though technically is NSW)
Noosa/ sunshine coast
Gold Coast

Would be my preference. North enough to get some great weather/beaches thoughout the year, but not North enough to get nailed by the wet season.

One thing about Oz though is the size is immense. You can live right next door to a major city and still feel like you in the middle of nowhere - without having to resort to the outback.

Originally Posted by lukemillar

One thing about Oz though is the size is immense. You can live right next door to a major city and still feel like you in the middle of nowhere - without having to resort to the outback.

I'll second that. With work, our engineers in the UK can do a couple of dozen jobs a day, at various sites. Our engineers in Australia are lucky to do 2-3 jobs a week due to travelling time!!

Anyway, back to the thread, sorry Stewie.

Originally Posted by Rog

Youve got to remember that although they speak the same language it is still a foreign country. You will have very little frame of refernce with the locals and it will be harder to developer a friend base because of that. You also need to be aware that in teh current climate any foreigner taking jobs is normally abused and held in contempt. Last but not least is, whats it really like where you going to live and work. Make sure you realy do your homework, as the "everywheres better than here" retoric that the press trot out is often not true.

Yeah, I'd never work for a Kiwi. Tried it once, and he was a nightmare. Made an awesome lunch though


*hopes redbouy sees this*

Always thought about emigrating. Not quite got the balls to do it. Besides I don't have a trade and you need to have a job before you move out there, no thanks.

Besides I couldn't viably take Bambi with me so I would have to stay..

Originally Posted by Baph

TBH, it varied wildy. There's lots of work for me around Brisbane, but I was also looking in the Mt Isa area too. I'd prefer the latter as it's more away from built up regions.... but conversely, it's about a few hundred km from the sea too!

- sorry to giggle Baph but it reminds me when we lived in oz and used to talk to fresh arrival backpackers about travel plans and the perception of distances in aus. I'm sure you know but it's just over a 1000km from the coast to Mt Isa and it's in the ar8se end of nowhere. Don't let them con you in to thinking otherwise Stick to the coastal areas for sure.

im looking to move to canada in a couple of years, ive had a job offer as im a lorry driver but need to pay off some debts first and save a few grand to move the wife + kids over, i love the weather over there, hopefuly they will still need drivers when im ready to move

oz is to hot for me

I'll be moving to California some time as the wife is from there, although the US has a lot of gun crime I'm hoping to be in an area where it's not so much of a problem - wife is from Orange County so there would be good!! But may end up in San Diego (lovely place) or possibly even San Francisco (not been there yet).

Er, thanks for all the advice guys but the mrs has just announced that she doesn't fancy it now, WTF ? I knew it was too good to be true I wont go into the details but she has had a change of heart. Muffles , you,ll love California mate, we were out there last year, about 40 miles north of L.A , Agua Dulce to be exact and we drove up to San fran for a few days, it has a different feel to it, feels a bit european I thought, anyway thanks again guys its appreciated.

Originally Posted by 2hys

im looking to move to canada in a couple of years, ive had a job offer as im a lorry driver but need to pay off some debts first and save a few grand to move the wife + kids over, i love the weather over there, hopefuly they will still need drivers when im ready to move

oz is to hot for me

I'm a trucker myself and a few fellow truckers I know have gone out there, only two have stuck with it tbh the rest have come back, they,re based up in Saskatoon, apparently they've run into a lot of anti British feeling from the locals, the two guys who are out there do different runs, one stays local the other runs from Canada to Texas and back, in order to make it pay he,s doing 600 miles a day cos they,re paid by the mile and if the truck breaks down they dont get paid, saying that he loves it and is talking about setting up his buisness as soon as his green card comes through so its not all bad, I had considered it myslef but, well it never happened, good luck with it though.