Nah never been there before, but my best mate moved there about three years ago, as did my wife’s best mate from uni. Now they’re friends and live near, and we can slot into a nice mixed ex-pat and Ozzie community.
Not arsed about the little creatures. I’ve never been stung by a bee or wasp in this country, I’m sure I can avoid snakes, spiders and jellyfish.
The “no plans to come home” bit… Well, never say never, but at the moment we have no kids, and we want them. Neither of us would be comfortable with leaving both sets of parents in the UK and having kids out there. Having said that, I will see how the year goes and think about applying for permy residency so that we can leave the door open of we want to move back in a few years time.