Saturday, April 25, 2009

The big question : Which city to move to ?

So, here's a question that we have been asking ourselves for a while : Which city do we move to ? Both Kim and me are quite sure we want a change in our life. Also we want a nicer ( read : more sunny ) lifestyle than we have had in Europe. We understand that the sun always shines, the problem is the clouds, and in The Netherlands there are plenty of clouds. Escaping from the cloudy, gloomy weather pattern is thus a must and I have come up with two cities that tick most of our boxes.

Perth :



Brisbane :



Overall, I think it's clear that both of these cities have a lot of sunshine all year round. Perth can get hotter than Brisbane in the summer but then again Perth is dryer ( and a bit more windy ) than Brisbane, so people say Perth 'feels' different than Brisbane. So overall Perth seems to win the climate side of things ( only marginally though ). The downside of Perth is that the city is the most remote city in the world, the closest 'real city' nearby is something like 5 hours flying.
People say that Perth is a nice , clean city, organized and there is not a lot of traffic ( obviously due to the fact that the nearest town is located at 5 hours flight ). Brisbane on the other hand is located near the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast, very lively area's of Australia ( also very popular tourist area's -- and those are the ones we want to get away from ).

Here's a guy with a clear opinion about Perth :

"My name is Jumbo Celcius. I fell asleep on a plane and woke up in 1973. Was I mad, or in a coma or just in Perth?"

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