Anyone else find it a bit dull here??

[Diane]

i didnt say there was nothing for under 30's, i said there isnt much, and as i also said, adelaide isnt for everyone and i was just giving my opinion on what i thought of the state, i wasnt speaking for u or your sons

Dunno how anyone can say there's not much for the Under 30s to do - have any of you been to any of the Fringe shows, or the Comedy Clubs, or Rundle Street on a Friday night? Or the Garden of Unearthly Delights? Ok, I know March and February are probably the busiest months, but give The Rhino Rooms on Frome Street a try - or have a look at www.adelaidecomedy.com - better still, book and go along this Tuesday as there is a fantastic comedian called Georgie Carroll appearing there: she won SA's best comedy newcomer award this year and is well worth seeing. Take a stroll into Central Market one day, have a look at the show notice boards that are up in the escalator lobbies - loads of stuff going on, you just have to make a bit of an effort.

Having said that, if the part of Essex you came from was Basildon or Southend, then you may well prefer the Gold Coast....

[bigal]

Ikea isn't that some sort of prison

[adelaidenow]

My life is far from simple I can assure you.

My life is hardly laid back I can assure you.

Adelaide is not Paradise.

Adelaide is paradise compared to QLD and the humidity, cyclones, floods, QLDers, crime....

[nikkinoodlesuk]

I find there's lots to do in Adelaide if you've got the time to get round it all, there's always some kind of festival going on, got the fringe festival coming up, and the garden of unearthly delights was fab last year, then there's some music festival in city in march followed by clipsal motor racing.

there are lots of wine and food festivals down barossa valley most with free entries.. I always look in local paper and on kidspot website to see up coming events, there's plenty of nice beaches, various nature reserves pretty spoilt for choice.

Most pubs have bands on w/ends bit loud and heavy sometimes but all good fun, and i quite like the adelaide casino on w/ends which has bands and dj, and north terrace has a good vibe with various bars and restaurants.

We try and balance things out, do the family festival thing with kids, host bbq's and visit friends for beers and head up to City occasionally for Adult only nights out!!

[Tterrier81]

Adelaide is paradise compared to QLD and the humidity, cyclones, floods, QLDers, crime....

hmmm....qld, warmer winters, cyclones are more far north queensland, floods were less than 5% of the state, crime????yeh cos adelaides not got much crime goin on, other than the typical bikies shootin each other in the head at busy intersections, and it being the murder capital of australia, and to be honest, i dont think port noarlunga reef is much compared to the great barrier reef, do u?

[theclarkes]

Dunno how anyone can say there's not much for the Under 30s to do - have any of you been to any of the Fringe shows, or the Comedy Clubs, or Rundle Street on a Friday night? Or the Garden of Unearthly Delights? Ok, I know March and February are probably the busiest months, but give The Rhino Rooms on Frome Street a try - or have a look at www.adelaidecomedy.com - better still, book and go along this Tuesday as there is a fantastic comedian called Georgie Carroll appearing there: she won SA's best comedy newcomer award this year and is well worth seeing. Take a stroll into Central Market one day, have a look at the show notice boards that are up in the escalator lobbies - loads of stuff going on, you just have to make a bit of an effort.



Having said that, if the part of Essex you came from was Basildon or Southend, then you may well prefer the Gold Coast....

Haha Diane, we were from Chelmsford, North Springfield, Beaulieu Park lol

[adelaidenow]

Floods were in a different part than the cyclones, one of the extremes will get you.

I am happy if bikies are keeping crime in house.

I have never seen whales ( :-) )in the great barrier reef.

QLD is good for a holiday.

Murder capital of Australia, was once true.

[Kris]

Certainly not dull on PIA at the moment.....thanks The Clarkes - you've received a colourful response here. I do know what you mean tho. I love Adelaide and living here - I wouldn't call it boring but definitely quiet and I can definitely see the difference when I visit other places - it feels different and more livelier but I think that in part is that you tend to do more when you are visiting out and about rather than in your home town. But I do love visiting other places in Oz like Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast etc.

[theclarkes]

Loving all your comments, very informative and maybe we arent trying hard enough....difficult with kids the ages that ours are though. Have found it is a bit on the rough or 'feral' side out here though compared to back in the UK where we are from. Thats what I dont like and how not many people make the effort, daggy old clothes etc but then saying that Ive found most people even though a bit rough and ready looking are actually really really lovely people. Its just not the most visually attractive for me when driving around, food shopping etc... a bit petty i know, just an observation :)

[adelaidenow]

where about do you live in Adelaide?