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Originally Posted by icarus
It has lost much of its appeal for me. I can live here in Sydney, one of the great cities of the world in every regard, for less than it would cost me to live in Calgary. Calgary is my home, but after spending the summer in Calgary I am happy to stay away from there for a few more years still.
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I'd love to live in Sydney... passed through there for four days back in February and was astounded by it. I don't know where to start, however, when looking for a move down there. Oh well.
I'm also becoming extremely disenchanted with Calgary. I was also born and raised here, but after traveling around the world and seeing what other places have to offer, its hard not to consider a move. If you only live once, why would you not want to try living in different locales and cultures? There's far more interesting places than Calgary; especially right now when, despite its economy, it's changing at such a rapid rate and there's no distinct feel to this city. Seems like a place that's good to raise kids in and that's it.
I'm really considering a move back to Auckland or even to Brisbane or Sydney... so many things you can do, the culture there is not so 'workaholic' as it is here, and the atmosphere is generally more relaxed and friendly (as I found, anyways). I loved my time in New Zealand so much. Work in a fun donwtown environment during the workweek, go skydiving / surfing / daytripping on the weekends. Oh yes... and a huge rally racing environment and palm trees everywhere are a plus!