snowbeach
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Hi, well I'm not too sure anyone would be thinking of moving to my city but thought I'd join in the conversation anyway with a snapshot of Sydney Australia.
Where do you live?
I live in Mona Vale on the Northern Beaches, in the city of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, in Australia. Mona Vale is about a 45 mins drive fron the city of Sydney.
Where have you lived?
I lived for 12 years in Newtown, in the Inner West, a 10-15 minute drive from the heart of the City of Sydney. Newtown is a vibrant, eclectic, creative, tolerant student town.
Where are you originally from?
I've always lived in Sydney. Born and bred on the Northern Beaches.
Name a a few things that makes your city great
Northern Beaches - beautiful beaches from Palm Beach to Manly, lovely green leafy environment, relaxed surf lifestyle, surf on one side and stillwater on the other, lovely coastal walks, lovely cafes with water views, pretty friendly bunch of people (most of the time!)
Sydney - Sydney harbour and its ferries, great culinary delights, economically stable, pleasant climate, diverse multicultural population, huge range of activities sporting and cultural.
......and not so great?
Traffic and crazy drivers, expensive housing prices to buy and rent, terrible public transport, not enough forward thinking/planning from the state government, overdevelopment and the worst bit........a six hour drive to the snow!
Do you foresee a lot of change coming (economics/diversity/development, etc.)?
Not really.......I think Sydney is just going to plod along for a while!
Name cities/regions you are interested in living.
The Northern beaches is not a bad place to live and most of my friends live in Sydney so have no real plans or needs to live elsewhere.
That said I wouldn't mind living for a time in Bali for the surf/ Japan for the snow / Morocco for the culture.
Where do you live?
I live in Mona Vale on the Northern Beaches, in the city of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, in Australia. Mona Vale is about a 45 mins drive fron the city of Sydney.
Where have you lived?
I lived for 12 years in Newtown, in the Inner West, a 10-15 minute drive from the heart of the City of Sydney. Newtown is a vibrant, eclectic, creative, tolerant student town.
Where are you originally from?
I've always lived in Sydney. Born and bred on the Northern Beaches.
Name a a few things that makes your city great
Northern Beaches - beautiful beaches from Palm Beach to Manly, lovely green leafy environment, relaxed surf lifestyle, surf on one side and stillwater on the other, lovely coastal walks, lovely cafes with water views, pretty friendly bunch of people (most of the time!)
Sydney - Sydney harbour and its ferries, great culinary delights, economically stable, pleasant climate, diverse multicultural population, huge range of activities sporting and cultural.
......and not so great?
Traffic and crazy drivers, expensive housing prices to buy and rent, terrible public transport, not enough forward thinking/planning from the state government, overdevelopment and the worst bit........a six hour drive to the snow!
Do you foresee a lot of change coming (economics/diversity/development, etc.)?
Not really.......I think Sydney is just going to plod along for a while!
Name cities/regions you are interested in living.
The Northern beaches is not a bad place to live and most of my friends live in Sydney so have no real plans or needs to live elsewhere.
That said I wouldn't mind living for a time in Bali for the surf/ Japan for the snow / Morocco for the culture.