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20-06-2020, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by summer ->
Never been although I have pals there.. it's the long flight that puts me off as I dislike flying
Summer the Dreamliner flies non stop from UK to Perth (west coast) for between 16/18hrs. Compare that to when I flew from Sydney to London back in the 80s.. 32 long hours with stopovers in Singapore and Bahrain.
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20-06-2020, 12:15 PM
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I'd happily live in the mountain.


QUOTE=Swannie148;1921158]Opal mining towns like Coober Pedy and Lightning Ridge are unique as due to the sweltering and freezing above ground conditions many people live underground.




There are even some homes with its own swimming pools.[/QUOTE]
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21-06-2020, 08:14 AM
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I was in Australia for six weeks earlier this year.
I have been to Australia many times and always loved it .
This time we spent time on the Sunshine Coast ( Coolam) and up in Sprinkbrook Mountain National Park
It is always beautiful in so many ways .
I feel it is my spiritual home .
My son is Australian.
Very touching Muddy. Hope you come again. Does son live here or UK.
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21-06-2020, 08:32 AM
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No he lives in Australia he doesn’t like the UK .
I will continue to go to Australia as long as I am able .
I hope this is for a few years yet
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21-06-2020, 08:38 AM
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No he lives in Australia he doesn’t like the UK .
I will continue to go to Australia as long as I am able .
I hope this is for a few years yet
Good on you.
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22-06-2020, 09:43 PM
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A couple of "Stately Homes" would be nice, without the associated baggage of course.
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You mean like this
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and this...
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22-06-2020, 10:22 PM
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and this....


Not quite the grandeur of the English or the European stately homes.
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23-06-2020, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Swannie148 ->
Opal mining towns like Coober Pedy and Lightning Ridge are unique as due to the sweltering and freezing above ground conditions many people live underground.

I love the idea of living in a mountain.
 
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