Moving to Brisbane, Australia! - Tiki Travel

C cathuna Member Scotland Joined: Nov 14, 2009 Posts: 67	C cathuna Posted posted on Sat, Jul 23, 2011 7:40 AM Wow, cheers folks! Will add those to my favourites, along with the kustom kulture link in hewey's sig as although I'm not into the cars, I love the whole retro & tiki stuff that goes alongside it! Yes, the whole tropical aspect is a big draw - although I do worry about getting ill from being too hot in summer! I will be sensible with clothing and drinking water but I'm a wuss in hot weather. However I love all the palm trees I've seen in photos of Brisbane, I hope to rent a place surrounded by the things! Or at least fill the yard/verandah with pots of tropical plants that you just can not grow in Scotland! It is generally so dull and grey here, we have few days of sunshine (though today is one!) and it gets depressing continually being cold and rained on. The last 2 winters were horrendous. However there will be things I'll miss, mainly friends and our local pubs and of course Glasgow's Tiki Bar & Kitsch Inn! (reminds me we need to try Kanaloa before we leave!) Good point about tiki drinks in non-tiki bars, that's something! And Melbourne is also on the visit list, in fact that was my first choice to live but Brisbane chose my husband for work! We'll also be visiting the Outre galleries at some point and hopefully pick up some nice Derek or Shag prints. I have a feeling that fumigating (and of course shipping) the bar may cost a lot more than we paid for it! A friend of a friend is interested in buying it, and they do well on ebay as tiki is so big here now, so may be best selling - but I am rather attached to it :o( but all the mugs are coming with us, I've already started bubble-wrapping some! I see there is a shop in fortitude Valley selling many many flavours of Monin syrups - far more than we can get in Scotland - and 151 rum is also much cheaper and easier to get in Aus, so it's already looking good! we will make full use of the duty free allowance and bring along unopened Barbancourt and other fine rums. Thanks for the replies, and good to get a few Aussie TC contacts!

Wow, cheers folks! Will add those to my favourites, along with the kustom kulture link in hewey's sig as although I'm not into the cars, I love the whole retro & tiki stuff that goes alongside it!

Yes, the whole tropical aspect is a big draw - although I do worry about getting ill from being too hot in summer! I will be sensible with clothing and drinking water but I'm a wuss in hot weather. However I love all the palm trees I've seen in photos of Brisbane, I hope to rent a place surrounded by the things! Or at least fill the yard/verandah with pots of tropical plants that you just can not grow in Scotland! It is generally so dull and grey here, we have few days of sunshine (though today is one!) and it gets depressing continually being cold and rained on. The last 2 winters were horrendous. However there will be things I'll miss, mainly friends and our local pubs and of course Glasgow's Tiki Bar & Kitsch Inn! (reminds me we need to try Kanaloa before we leave!)

Good point about tiki drinks in non-tiki bars, that's something! And Melbourne is also on the visit list, in fact that was my first choice to live but Brisbane chose my husband for work! We'll also be visiting the Outre galleries at some point and hopefully pick up some nice Derek or Shag prints.

I have a feeling that fumigating (and of course shipping) the bar may cost a lot more than we paid for it! A friend of a friend is interested in buying it, and they do well on ebay as tiki is so big here now, so may be best selling - but I am rather attached to it :o( but all the mugs are coming with us, I've already started bubble-wrapping some!

I see there is a shop in fortitude Valley selling many many flavours of Monin syrups - far more than we can get in Scotland - and 151 rum is also much cheaper and easier to get in Aus, so it's already looking good! we will make full use of the duty free allowance and bring along unopened Barbancourt and other fine rums.

Thanks for the replies, and good to get a few Aussie TC contacts!

Post #598884 by cathuna on Sat, Jul 23, 2011 7:40 AM