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Has Brisbane got decent public transport?
I moved to Australia too, Adelaide though, which is a a lot more chilled than London but also a bit of a backwater for a 1 million city.
Career was a bit tough for starters, but I am a coder and they are rare down here, so while opportunities are rarer, the chances of getting employed in such a small market aren't that bad once you made a couple of connections.
Rents and housing is not cheap in Oz though, in fact the overall cost of living isn't very cheap, but then again in Adelaide it's not quite as crazy as in London/Sydney/Melbourne either.
Of course the main driver was my wife wanting a family and being close to her folks, but now that I am a parent I am very happy I made this move, because I cannot imagine bringing up a child in London at all.
Can't say I miss London much, apart from my friends or when I want some Turkish food, which for some reason doesn't exist down here (it's all Greek, Lebanese or Afghan if you want a char grilled stuff). On the plus side there's a great choice of Vietnamese, Malay, Korean and all sorts of other Asian foods here that I couldn't find in London that easily, plus beautiful wine regions and beaches close by.
In saying all of the above, keep in mind that I came to London from Germany, so was already used to the whole "start from scratch" thing.
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It's OK, some places are harder to get to than others... I went to a show a couple of weekends ago and the venue was in a very awkward spot, was gonna grab an Uber but a mate gave me a lift instead... Stayed after the last train then had to got a night bus and an Uber home... Bit of a pain but it all added to the awesomeness of the evening... Last bus back to mine on a Sunday from the train station leaves at 7pm... 😬
My new job in Brisbane is gonna mean two and a half hours of commuting a day... Not looking forward to that very much...
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Nope, plenty to do and see in Brissy... Lots of art, music, great food, etc... It's pretty buzzing...
I live ~30km north of Brisbane and there's not that much to do here bar hanging around at my local record shop and going for walks along the beach... I've been playing a lot more guitar since I got here, which is great... I'm only an hour away from the city on public transport tho'...