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stillmissit

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Peter Johnson (47)
dru said:
Plenty of ex-pat Aussies (and Kiwis and Saffers) in Ireland, Wales, England. Don't know about Scotland.
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I have just been in England for 3 weeks and would not recommend it as an alternative to OZ. DIrty, over populated and almost impossible to drive in the towns. Oh! should have mentioned it's bloody expensive.
P.S. The quaint bits are still quaint.
 
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WorkingClassRugger

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Michael Lynagh (62)
stillmissit said:
I have just been in England for 3 weeks and would not recommend it as an alternative to OZ. DIrty, over populated and almost impossible to drive in the towns. Oh! should have mentioned it's bloody expensive.
P.S. The quaint bits are still quaint.
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Wouldn't move to England. Certainly not any of the major centres at least. And even then. Driving on some of those country roads can be perilous at times. Was in Wiltshire and Somerset in September and while it was lovely it is also very lacking.
 
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Peter Johnson (47)
WorkingClassRugger said:
Wouldn't move to England. Certainly not any of the major centres at least. And even then. Driving on some of those country roads can be perilous at times. Was in Wiltshire and Somerset in September and while it was lovely it is also very lacking.
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I took Google's advice to get out of Wales to go to Chester, I ended up on roads where the growth was touching both sides of a small rental car. Had to back up 150m to let a land rover pass me. Lovely views and wildlife but the thought of losing my $3000 deposit had me concerned.
All of my old rugby mates have moved out of town to live in the country. I was there until mid-September. Dru and a couple of others kindly posted updates on the NZ game as I couldn't watch it.
 
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Chris McKivat (8)
stillmissit said:
I took Google's advice to get out of Wales to go to Chester, I ended up on roads where the growth was touching both sides of a small rental car. Had to back up 150m to let a land rover pass me. Lovely views and wildlife but the thought of losing my $3000 deposit had me concerned.
All of my old rugby mates have moved out of town to live in the country. I was there until mid-September. Dru and a couple of others kindly posted updates on the NZ game as I couldn't watch it.
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Sheesh you lads have it hard with your regular European vacations.
 
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Chris McKivat (8)
WorkingClassRugger said:
You've got to have your priorities.
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Couldn't agree more, thanks for the tips, will steer clear of England, and prioritise Ireland.
Dan54 said:
Well I leave for my farewell tour to UK on Monday, basically because I getting too old at 70 to sit on Plane for 29-30 hours. Said to Mrs after this one we may just annoy the rest of NZ and the Aussies for holidays! ;)
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Couldn't get much better than New Zealand and Australia anyway. Enjoy your farewell jaunt!
 
dru

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David Wilson (68)
stillmissit said:
I have just been in England for 3 weeks and would not recommend it as an alternative to OZ. DIrty, over populated and almost impossible to drive in the towns. Oh! should have mentioned it's bloody expensive.
P.S. The quaint bits are still quaint.
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I lived there 1997 to 2007, SMI. Absolutely loved it. I would propbably have stayed, but my wife decided we couldn't afford to retire in England. I worked in London which I loved, but lived well outside, in a "quaint" village closer to Oxford. I have the deepest respect for England. Any young adult looking for international career exposure should consider England imo.
 
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Peter Johnson (47)
dru said:
I lived there 1997 to 2007, SMI. Absolutely loved it. I would propbably have stayed, but my wife decided we couldn't afford to retire in England. I worked in London which I loved, but lived well outside, in a "quaint" village closer to Oxford. I have the deepest respect for England. Any young adult looking for international career exposure should consider England imo.
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Agree with this Dru but I was on the other end. An old Aussie mate of mine went to live there as a teenager to paint with Brett Whitely, Whitely became famous and my mate ended up in Marketing and loved the UK as did his NZ wife. He came back due to illness in the family and then went back to live in a village and has been there for nearly 30 years.
 
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Peter Johnson (47)
Dan54 said:
Well I leave for my farewell tour to UK on Monday, basically because I getting too old at 70 to sit on Plane for 29-30 hours. Said to Mrs after this one we may just annoy the rest of NZ and the Aussies for holidays! ;)
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I think you will have better weather than I had. I felt the same and all my friends were saying 'don't be a mean bastard and take bus.class" I reluctantly stumped up but didn't regret it, at 77 and 6' 4" I slept stretched out in those beds. I also split the trip in Japan for 5 days on the way there and 2 on the way back, loved it.
Enjoy your trip Dan, post an occasional update. Will you be watching any rugby?
This is a bit of a filler till rugby starts up!
 
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Peter Johnson (47)
WoodysRFC said:
Couldn't agree more, thanks for the tips, will steer clear of England, and prioritise Ireland.

Couldn't get much better than New Zealand and Australia anyway. Enjoy your farewell jaunt!
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Agree with this but add that I go to Bali 2-3 times a year as I'm a scuba diver and UW photographer can't take cold water anymore. Just in case you think I am chasing young girls or boys!!!!!
 
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David Wilson (68)
stillmissit said:
Agree with this Dru but I was on the other end. An old Aussie mate of mine went to live there as a teenager to paint with Brett Whitely, Whitely became famous and my mate ended up in Marketing and loved the UK as did his NZ wife. He came back due to illness in the family and then went back to live in a village and has been there for nearly 30 years.
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Geez, talk about naming names!
 
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