Lydia

Thanks Snifter- Im happy with a short drive to the beach :-) I guess as we live in the midlands here (so over a two hour drive to the beach), a 10 minute drive would be lovely. Im guessing as hubby works in IT he will end up working in the CBD, so the daily commute needs to be a major factor.... Ive taken the advise of others and had a look on the real estate sites for ideas on property prices- with the maps... As for staying in the CBD- maybe you have a point with a good base for travelling about. Thanks :-)

Thanks for this Zebedee- really helpful :-)) Oh yes- thanks Jessica! hadnt even thought about stamp duty! booo! abit more out the pot! lol

Hello :-) thanks for this, Its certainly got me thinking that we need to get our skates on with booking accommodation! I've just had a look on the real estate (whilst waiting for my post to go on), and I think you are right about working on property/area prices as this is likely to be a starting point for us, along with employment & schools. (still got our hearts set on beach locations but and for the right home we could be a short drive away). Wish we could fast forward to March and get over there and see things first hand... but for now I need to get searching for some where to stay for our pre-visit....decisions decisions.... :-)

Hi all, I'm a PIA virgin, and this is my first post!- So please be kind :-) We are a young-ish family consisting of Mum, Dad and two amazing/active school aged boys. We are looking to make the leap to to Oz in the next 12-18 months. We have booked flights to Adelaide for March for 3 weeks in a hope we can narrow down where is the best place to live. We're looking for tips and recommendations on where we should stay on our pre-visit and what areas we should visit/investigate whilst we are there (?). Just to give you a bit of background, I'm a children's nursery manager and hubby works in IT/Telecoms. We do not want to be in the city, but good commuting distance is a must. We need good school links both Primary and High school. We currently live in the midlands in the UK (its a 2 hours drive to the sea) I have this dream of living by the sea. Hit me with your recommendations peeps! Thank you