Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

Doozergirl

kabayiri wrote: »

He was like a human comfort blanket.

Whilst he was around you knew that there was a certain continuity to life here.

Wasn't he just. That's a very accurate description!

This makes me sad about my mum too. We must have watched every broadcast of 'Wogan'.
:kisses3:

kabayiri

Doozergirl wrote: »

Wasn't he just. That's a very accurate description!

This makes me sad about my mum too. We must have watched every broadcast of 'Wogan'.
:kisses3:

Wogan was the embodiment of self-deprecating humour.

I like a society where we can mock ourselves. It shows that we accept that we are all far from perfect.

I think we are losing some of that.

Generali

vivatifosi wrote: »

I am not in any hurry to go to Uluru either, as I would not climb on it and it is a long way to go to see something from afar.

Fwiw I would not want to go inside the pyramids either.

Gen, that part of the Blue Mountains is beautiful. Did you ride the cable car?

We did not ride the cable car. My mum still has the hump with my MiL that she was tricked into riding the ridiculous steep railway with my dad 15 years ago! Dad was sick by then and mum had to hold him in the carriage.

I love the Blue Mountains.

Generali

kabayiri wrote: »

Nooo! They can't be the 3 sisters.

These are the 3 sisters mountains...in Canmore, Western Canada. My sis has a house facing them. I don't remember her describing them as the 3 impostor sisters

http://www.tourismcanmore.com/things-to-do/three-sisters-mountain

Honestly, I like the hills of places in the UK, *even rainy Peak district*, but they have nothing on the scenery in places like Canada and Oz.

The UK has a different sort of scenery. The UK doesn't really have wilderness: all the country is managed in one way or another. As a result the countryside is rather like a park; beautiful and manicured. Aus (and I assume Canada) has some breathtaking places. You can look 30km(?) along the Jamieson Valley there and just see tree after tree and vast, open skies. If you go somewhere like the Warrumbungles National Park, which still isn't exactly off the trail, it can feel like you're the first person ever to have stood on that piece of land.

kabayiri

I suspect 2016 will be the year of choice for the Kabs.

I'm not particularly good at planning I reckon, and 2015 highlighted this.

It's only elderly family ties which keep us in the UK. Personally, I like Western Canada. Not just the obvious, but simple things like good road manners. It's a bit of a rat race here now. All the infighting for every last pound.

Generali

kabayiri wrote: »

I suspect 2016 will be the year of choice for the Kabs.

I'm not particularly good at planning I reckon, and 2015 highlighted this.

It's only elderly family ties which keep us in the UK. Personally, I like Western Canada. Not just the obvious, but simple things like good road manners. It's a bit of a rat race here now. All the infighting for every last pound.

Yeah, we already established that 2016 is going to be a great year.

vivatifosi

kabayiri wrote: »

I suspect 2016 will be the year of choice for the Kabs.

I'm not particularly good at planning I reckon, and 2015 highlighted this.

It's only elderly family ties which keep us in the UK. Personally, I like Western Canada. Not just the obvious, but simple things like good road manners. It's a bit of a rat race here now. All the infighting for every last pound.

It was our first time in Canada last Sept, we went to Vancouver and fell in love with the place. We can certainly understand anyone's desire to live there. The politeness is wonderful. Even the beggars were lovely. Plus any city that has street pianos is ok by us.

kabayiri

Gen, I'm curious. Are people obsessed with house prices in Oz?

I feel guilty for not knowing the value of houses around here. A few neighbouring houses have sold recently, and DW berates me for a lack of interest in selling price. As long as they didn't sell for a loss does it matter much?

kabayiri

vivatifosi wrote: »

It was our first time in Canada last Sept, we went to Vancouver and fell in love with the place. We can certainly understand anyone's desire to live there. The politeness is wonderful. Even the beggars were lovely. Plus any city that has street pianos is ok by us.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've not done Vancouver much yet. I think my family over there will gradually move over from Calgary to Vancouver. Calgary weather is much more extreme.

hjd

kabayiri wrote: »

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've not done Vancouver much yet. I think my family over there will gradually move over from Calgary to Vancouver. Calgary weather is much more extreme.

We are going to Canada/Alaska this summer. Fly to Calgary, Rocky Mountaineer to Vancouver, spend some time in Vancouver then cruise to Whittier, home from Anchorage.
OH will be 60 and gets his teacher's pension and lump sum, so we can afford to have the holiday of our dreams. Vancouver is somewhere I have always wanted to visit.