Thank you so much for this video! I really can’t wait to move to Perth next year 😍

We need an updated video 2 years on :-) Im looking at this exact move to Perth from the UK at the moment and would be great to see how things are going!!

Cat. My daughter is about your age. Born and raised in Perth and now settling in London. As she is our only child my wife and I are having trouble getting our heads around it. Thanks for the video. It reminds us there is still so much in Perth we take for granted

Been watching your channel for a while and even more excited now because I’m moving to Perth for five months next year and hopefully permanently once I finish my degree

I love this video. It feels like I'm not alone. I too moved to Australia (Sunshine Coast) during the pandemic in March 2021 with my Australian partner after living in Asia for 7 years. Honestly, I'm still not sure if this is home. It took me around 8 months to settle (accept everything as it is). Still terribly homesick. Moving here, I realized that my partner and his family have a posh Aussie accent. So not everyone speaks and projects like Cate Blanchett, not that she's family or anything, just an example. You're lucky to be in a city. Everything closes early here, and our idea of fun has changed from indulging in the vibrant nightlife and hidden underbelly of Asia to having a civilized dinner at 6, which is really what we look forward to every other week. We definitely cook more and entertain people at home, then go to bed at 10. So we feel very mature. We also drink more too for some reason. We picked up camping, which we haven't done before. It's a hassle to clean up afterward, but we enjoy it. Regional QLD towns are just lovely. We live by the beach, which was great at first but we're now facing the serious downsides of coastal living (salty air, maintenance, rusty furniture) and it has been a wet and stormy summer - not good! All in all, life is slow, uncomplicated, and predictable. We would love to go to WA and see the Kimberley!

yeeeeeeee ahahaha. Hopefully i will move in Perth too next year; Your videos are really inspiring, thank you. Cheers from Italy :D

you are so sweet, sending good vibes and good energy!!

When it’s wet in perth it’s dry up north. If you don’t like the wet in perth just take a few trips up north - shark bay or further. You can’t do shark bay in summer anyway - there’s a really weird trade wind that blows 24/7 for months over summer and while it cools the peninsulas it’s very unpleasant (the Dutch used to use that wind to cross the Indian Ocean, then turn left up to Jakarta, that’s why there’s so many Dutch ship wrecks). So best time for up north is outside of summer. And there’s always Bali if you get really desperate. Perths version of Spain.

I lived in P-town for more than twenty years. It's very isolated and backward, situated in the middle of nowhere between the ocean and the desert. Beautiful, sterile, squeaky clean, soulless and insanely expensive. The last time I was in WA, it felt like a Police State as well. Good luck.

Cat, you forgot to mention the distances between towns outside of Perth from top to bottom. Yes Exmouth is a nice place, but scary during cyclone season.

Nice! Just subcribed-looking forward to the perfect content!

Great and informative 👍

There is a lot more greenery in NSW and amazing national parks for hiking. You would like Wollongong and it is green . There is beautiful coastal walks in Kiama and Geringong . This is where the country side meets the ocean . Western Australia has amazing national parks , sand dunes and clearest white sand beaches .British people have to understand that Australia can suffer from droughts and that is why the grass is so dry . I hope you get to visit Esperance and the whitest and bluest waters in the world . I am planning to go to the Kimberley just after the wet season and it becomes so green with many waterfalls. I hope you travel there too !You are a lovely well spoken lady and you have coped well with all the stress you went through while moving to Australia.Most do enjoy the outdoors but sone don’t in Australia. The same in the UK . All my relatives in England work a lot and on their days off they visit people . In summer me and my family go to the beaches and the only time we don’t if the temperature is over 40 degrees Celsius . During winter we go bush walking especially in the Blue Mountains . People do barbecues at recreational parks with family . So I disagree with you that people in the UK are more outdoor people . It depends on what taste each person has . Sone people love the city life and sone people enjoy walking amongst nature . I visit Mount Annan botanical gardens and their are walking paths and picnic areas there . I guess it is the way you interpret what people do . If you ever visit Sydney , go to North Wollongong beaches and walk the long stretch of beaches there . Even better go to Bundeena and do the coastal walk to Garey beach which is about 10 km or more . I see a lot of locals walking this path . Maybe the people in Perth stay home a lot but not in the East coast of Australia . Best of luck with what ever you do . Enjoy life , no matter where you live .

The winter you just experienced is not a normal winter, Australia is now experiencing the “La Nina” cycle (every 11 year apparently) in which it is rainier than usual! So wait it out it will be better in 2023, but no this year. This rainy weather will continue for at least another 6 months!

A year ago I had just moved with my family from Ireland to Luxembourg and I was watching your move to Australia and I was really jealous 😂 at the time I had dreamed of going to Oz but no idea how it was gonna happen. Fast forward to now where my husband got a massive job op and promotion and relocation to Melbourne. We are just waiting on our visa now and I’m so so happy. Thanks for helping me dream this into reality over the last year ❤️

Love your videos they make me so proud to be from Perth 😁🌞💖

If you want to stroll in fields, English style, you might enjoy a day at Golden Valley Tree Farm at Balingup next you’re down south. Trees are probably bare now but it’s still gorgeous.

Now you can really get to experience Australia due to the borders reopening! Perth is so different to the other states,. Perth really does summer well but I think Melbs and Hobart know how to do winter and embrace it. . Its almost part of our identity and if you think the coffee's good in Perth wait till you go to Sydney and Melbourne. Remember too what peeps want from their states and climates are totally subjective!

Sorry but I can hardly hear a word for the background noise. Personally I think Perth is a hole in the desert. I miss my home in Wales and can never go back. It's unfriendly in Perth and isolating. Maybe it's different now as I came in 78. I was hated by Aussies because of my accent. It has ruined my life. Good luck, I'm glad you're happy here.

Hi have you any advice or tips on filling out the very detailed sponsorship forms

Eeeeeeee!!!! How has it been career-wise? And thoughts about having children and bringing them up there?

Is Perth very warmer? It is said that temperature will go up to 50 degree.

Hi, been watching a few of your videos with my partner. We are really considering moving as an option of sponsors visa has come up. Main worry is household income to outgoings. Would 130k be enough for a family of 5 roughly? I know it’s hard for you to say without having 3 children yourself but any help would be appreciated. Thankyou

It's a good excuse for family to come out to Perth to visit you. We have these things in Australia. Airy-plane thingies.

It's strange, it's the slightly different things that make you feel the homesickness more than anything else.

I'm a doctor coming to SC QLD in August SOLO and I'm so scared

Thanks for sharing your impressions! Would you say it's possible to live in Perth without owning a car? Like is it convenient to just bike or use the public transport to get around?

god you had a hard life! how did you survive?

Be good to turn the camera around so we can see the view 👍 can only get a glimpse in the window

Enak gk kak tinggal n kerja di aussie? Kalo kk sempat singgah ke bali tempat sy. good luck in aussie 🙏🏻

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Perth. I lived in Auckland, New Zealand for 10 years between 2007 and 2017 before returning back to the UK. Coming back to the UK has been my only regret through life. Fortunately I acquired NZ citizenship before I came back. Reason I came across your video is that I am thinking of making the move to Perth. Since I have NZ citizenship, It also gives you the ability to work and live in Australia unrestricted as Australia and NZ have reciprocal agreements to be able to live in each others country, so definitely get your citizenship before you return. Good luck on your adventure.

You go up north wa in winter

Are you doing a 2023 "1 Year On"?

Awesome that you both are settling in 👏🏼. I've been in Aus since 2018 and still struggle to make friends in Perth - I keep trying though! Ps. I know you guys visited Margaret river, but try to check out Yallingup and the Dunsborough area if you get the chance. My partner and I recently visited family/friends in Albany for my birthday 🎊, we then drove along the coast to Hamelin Bay then to an Airbnb near Yallingup, absolutely beautiful area; heaps of wineries, breweries, bakeries and eateries. We also sussed out Dunsborough and Busso 👍🏼. Heaps of snorkeling and gorgeous beaches as well. Top places around there: natural spa, canal rocks (massive stingrays chill out there) and Bunker Bay beach. Deeeeeevine!

We are one the fence about immigrating to Perth. I’d be all for it my wife is 50/50. I’m hoping we will end up over there in then end

Good Lord no..plenty of countryside in NSW, Tasmania & Victoria. Wineries, country towns etc.

Hey Cat! What’s your native country ?

Hi good video. Which leads me to a couple of questions, if you could spare the time. Is it difficult to find new friends, and are the people in Perth or WA closed off or open people? Also my girlfriend and I don't really like snakes, spiders and alot of other bugs, because of that is it stupid of us to consider moving to Perth or WA in general? 😂

Is Perth is better than Adelaide

So surreal watching this as an Australian who has moved to the UK- I can't stand the heat so I would definitely time my return for winter, if I ever return- you're so right about the 'outdoor lifestyle' myth; English people are much more outdoorsy- going for walks in all weathers. In Aus you can't walk in the summer because of the heat and in the winter no one goes out if the ground is even lightly damp haha. I'm always fascinated by people leaving their home country- like I've been think of moving to the Netherlands and listening to Dutch people who have left when I want so much to move there (and to be a citizen and have it be easy) is so strange. I guess it's a good thing we're all so different- keeps the world turning. I will say the Australian accent is very similar to the more neutral English accents in ways that people don't realise so I'm glad someone else has noticed. Most early immigrant to Australia were English so it makes sense that it's similar. Final point: yes, the salaries here are rubbish but you're also in Perth so the Aus salaries are amazing, I was living in Sydney where housing is so, so expensive so a minor paycut in the UK still means housing is affordable in my eyes, travel is also much cheaper because everything is closer together- food prices and cost of living generally have gone up in the UK though not driving helps a lot and you don't need to drive in the UK.

What does your partner do for work out there ?

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Be very careful. Think clearly before making such a decision. It just does not work for everyone. You will think of me when you get here.

Why would you move to Perth . very isolated , very quiet compared to East coast.

Planning to work in perth are there any discriminations for asians out there.

Why move to another country if you can’t live without your mummy and daddy ‘ plus maybe pay the extra and move to the East Coast of Australia ? Perth is an isolated state and most say it’s 20 years behind the east coast ‘ hence the old Aussie adage whining pxms ‘

Australia fashion haha

You can join a couple of very handy Fbook groups that have so much help and interest.....every suburb has a community group, here You'll find what's on etc and loads of info. ......Also 'Help a Sister out' is absolutely amazing for advice on anything! Loads of meet ups, functions, clothing, makeup, best beauty/hair/clothing advice . Welcome to W.A. xx

You are so beautiful from me and welcome

You can fly to England. You know ... planes can fly the OTHER WAY TOO! Your family .. friends .. CAN FLY .. to Australia .. in one day! It's not THAT expensive.

After the UK, this is the biggest rip off on the planet. It is not advised to move here (anywhere) if you are not in your twenties. You are expected to move to 'regional' areas if you want a steady job. Be prepared to be ripped off by rental arrangements and also quality of work. Think carefully, as all you are doing is slogging and paying taxes.

Jesus Christ is coming soon i want you to repent of your sins and follow Jesus for you to be save give your life to your creator Jesus so you can make Heaven please stop doing bad things please.

Jeez just what we need is another bloody liberal pom!

Every state in Australia is shit Western Australia is the best state as I can see more work cheaper to live and has nice beaches good fishing aswell.