Heading South for Winter

The Economic winter, that is.

An interesting and unmentioned slant from my piece in the Sunday Business Post yesterday about the growing Irish population in Australia was that I was one of said emigrants.  I could have written the article about myself, if I hadn’t had to come home. I came home from Australia in February, under duress, and were I still in Australia today, coming home would be a very tough call.

Sun, surf – Australia has a lot going for it in terms of lifestyle.  Ask most Irish over there what is the worst thing about it, and they’re likely to say the distance from home. If only we could up Ireland’s anchor and tow it through the Suez, down into the Indian Ocean.

If you can stand the removal from friends or family, or if you can convince enough of them to join you,  conditions for life down under are remarkably good. Work is plentiful, relatively speaking. Your money goes further and your options are broader. The lifestyle is healthier. The media down there (newspapers/TV) is utter shite, but generally there are better things to be doing outdoors (which is probably why Aussie blogging is minimal).

The piece is here. Make up your own minds.