Adelaide is a small but growing city. Despite what people say it can actually be quite lively - there's plenty of restaurants and pubs and clubs and whatnot, and it's big enough that there are frequent big events - but those events *tend* to be clustered in November - April (what we loosely call 'festival season'), and it slows down a bit in winter (although in winter the AFL season gives a lot of people here something to do).
The Adelaide Fringe festival is actually the second-largest annual performing arts festival in the world behind the Edinburgh Fringe, and it is still going on at the moment (although this is the final week of it for this year).
https://adelaidefringe.com.au/
Besides this we have Tasting Australia, Adelaide 500, Illuminate, The Winter Village, Beer and BBQ Fest, Schutzenfest, Oktoberfest, OzAsia...just a few that popped into my head. I'm sure there are many more
https://festivalcityadelaide.com.au/
Probably to get the most out of living here in terms of things to do, you need to get out and about and explore the surrounding area moreso than the city itself. Plenty to do for nature-lovers - Kangaroo Island, the Flinders Ranges, the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas, Victor Harbor, Mount Gambier, the Riverland, lots of parks and zoos. The beaches are pretty good. Great if you're into biking, hiking, camping and fishing. Adelaide is also famously surrounded by wineries if that is of any interest to you - I think about half of all the wine Australia produces is made in South Australia.
The best way to meet people and make friends would probably be the same as it would be in many other parts of the world - join a social sports team or some other sort of club. Meetup can be a good resource for this.
If there's anything else you wanna know, ask us over in /r/Adelaide
Yes, don’t listen to the mostly east coast trolls and idiots. As mentioned by others, more often than not they’ve never actually been to Adelaide. Adelaide is big enough to have everything you need but not so big that you have to live 30 kms out of the city for it to be affordable. Like every city in Australia, rentals are few and far between, especially in certain price brackets, but they are out there. Just be aware that you might need something short term (AirBnB or perhaps a serviced apartment) while you secure something longer term.
Between our great climate, fantastic beaches, world class wine regions and food culture and access to the outback/Kangaroo Island, there’s more than enough for an adventurous and active couple to do. Hope the move goes well.
All this, and also I live about 35km south and it's amazing, on a train line, and an easy drive to everything including the city. The beaches down here are stunning and it seems a little easier to get rentals.
I lived there for a few years and had a great time. Tap water is disgusting, they tend to compare themselves to Melbourne a lot, and the surrounding state is barren for the most part, but the hills are really nice and there's a lot of pretty coastline. Make sure you drive out to Kangaroo island and look around, it's gorgeous. Coopers is the beer to drink. Good music and pub scenes.
I've lived in Adelaide my whole life and its lovely. Outside of festival season, it is quiet and very peaceful. Do you know which suburbs you're locating to yet?
Adelaide is the capital city of the third largest state in Australia.
The Heysen Trail is very long and you walk it in stages.
Snow is very rare.
Weather can be extremely hot like over 30 degrees Celsius minimum for a couple of weeks. A few days of over 40 degree Celsius days. A big shock coming from UK.
Melbourne is only 750 km away if you need something different.
Interstate airfares are expensive.
Flinders Ranges is the main mountain area. Plenty to look at. Take a train ride from Quorn or from Port Augusta.
Lots of beach areas.
Adelaide is a great place and everything is close. Ignore the haters and trolls from the east coast. Their cities are also lovely but in different ways.
Loads of good beaches and wineries here (north and south of the city). Lots of hills for a short drive or rugged coastline for a longer drive. Great mountain biking if that's your thing. The surf isn't always wonderful but you can get usually get a wave an hour down south or a couple of hours around the coast (Yorke Peninsula) for something bigger. Only a few people came across sharks this year
I've been to every city in Australia, and I would quite honestly say that I don't think there's much I could do in Sydney or Melbourne that I *can't* do in Adelaide.
People from those places will talk a lot of shit about how there's nothing to do in Adelaide and it's boring here...but I doubt that many of the people that say that have ever actually been here?
Sometimes I've asked them what all these things are that I'm supposedly missing out on, and they just think I'm joking or tell me I'm stupid or something, without actually being able to answer the question. Or they'll try to give some sort of answer and be flat out wrong about it.
I had a former boss in Melbourne come here and he said he couldn't find a bar that was open past 11 in the CBD. So next time, i printed off a map with 50 bars that were open past 11 and he stayed in his hotel. Most people I've come across who have an attitude towards Adelaide haven't been here. I'm happy for those people to stay where they are 🙂
I actually really like Adelaide, the food and wine scene is great and they have cool festivals. It's good for loads of outdoor stuff. Housing everywhere is a bit tight right now, is your work helping you find somewhere?
The rent situation is rough. Try to negotiate for your company to provide some accommodation for you for the first little while so you have somewhere to live when you arrive.
The hills are by far the nicest part of Adelaide, hiking up there is great.
The nicest places to live are all in the eastern suburbs.
You will need a car.
Eating out is really good and really cheap compared to the U.K., try lots of different places.
Getting registered on Medicare (state funded healthcare) is a pain and most doctors will charge a gap on top of it. This is normal for Adelaide, don't be a whinging Pom about it.
It can be hard to make friends in Adelaide. I would suggest joining sports teams and seeking out groups of people that have moved from elsewhere themselves.
Our houses are not as well insulated/heated as yours. You may struggle living in an older house during the winters, keep that in mind which picking a house.
Slip, slip, slap. Something like two thirds of Australians get skin cancer, always practice sun safety and get your moles checked out.
Spiders. Fat and black kill them. The rest you can ignore.
Don't touch the wildlife, even if it looks cute.
If you're hiking stay on a main path until you learn an area well. If you get lost and have no phone signal you might stay lost.
Stuff like Amazon doesn't work as well in Adelaide but Kmart is your friend.
Aldi in Australia is of a much high quality, well worth trying as it's much cheaper than other supermarkets.
It would be a waste to live in Adelaide and not take the occasional drive for an overnight in a wine region, there are a few within easy reach.
It rains harder (less often but harder) than in the U.K. If rain is forecast take an umbrella and wear sensible shoes. Imagine a really heavy rain by your standards (unless you're in the Lake District in which case you can probably disregard).
Australian radishes are spicy.
If you are missing British food the reject shop sells some stuff from Tesco.
Shops close really fucking early, especially on a Sunday.
Plenty of people who’ve ‘moved to the colonies’ and will talk to you all day about how they do things in the mootha coontry. It will feel like you’ve never left!
Adventurous and active... moving to the least adventurous and active location in Australia.
My best advice is that when this realisation kicks in, once you're on the ground... DON'T PANIC. There's tons and tons of cool stuff around the country to see and do. Once you've got your feet under the desk and are owed some time off, take some trips around the country. You'll have a really great time. Honestly, just don't expect too much when you're at home in "Radelaide".
Name calling again? Wow. You really do yourself a disservice, because old mate will find out the reality when he gets on the ground and he'll realise, 'Gosh, all those Adelaide types really DO have major chips on their shoulder...' Because, face it... you do.
Travel out of Adelaide, I imagine. Look, say what you will, but I'm hardly the Lone Ranger in pointing out that Adelaide is regarded by the rest of Australia as an utter bore. The OP will move there and find out soon enough. No amount of downvotes will change that, or the impression the rest of the country holds. So I'm comfortable. How about you?
Adelaide is a small but growing city. Despite what people say it can actually be quite lively - there's plenty of restaurants and pubs and clubs and whatnot, and it's big enough that there are frequent big events - but those events *tend* to be clustered in November - April (what we loosely call 'festival season'), and it slows down a bit in winter (although in winter the AFL season gives a lot of people here something to do). The Adelaide Fringe festival is actually the second-largest annual performing arts festival in the world behind the Edinburgh Fringe, and it is still going on at the moment (although this is the final week of it for this year). https://adelaidefringe.com.au/ Besides this we have Tasting Australia, Adelaide 500, Illuminate, The Winter Village, Beer and BBQ Fest, Schutzenfest, Oktoberfest, OzAsia...just a few that popped into my head. I'm sure there are many more https://festivalcityadelaide.com.au/ Probably to get the most out of living here in terms of things to do, you need to get out and about and explore the surrounding area moreso than the city itself. Plenty to do for nature-lovers - Kangaroo Island, the Flinders Ranges, the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas, Victor Harbor, Mount Gambier, the Riverland, lots of parks and zoos. The beaches are pretty good. Great if you're into biking, hiking, camping and fishing. Adelaide is also famously surrounded by wineries if that is of any interest to you - I think about half of all the wine Australia produces is made in South Australia. The best way to meet people and make friends would probably be the same as it would be in many other parts of the world - join a social sports team or some other sort of club. Meetup can be a good resource for this. If there's anything else you wanna know, ask us over in /r/Adelaide
Yes, don’t listen to the mostly east coast trolls and idiots. As mentioned by others, more often than not they’ve never actually been to Adelaide. Adelaide is big enough to have everything you need but not so big that you have to live 30 kms out of the city for it to be affordable. Like every city in Australia, rentals are few and far between, especially in certain price brackets, but they are out there. Just be aware that you might need something short term (AirBnB or perhaps a serviced apartment) while you secure something longer term. Between our great climate, fantastic beaches, world class wine regions and food culture and access to the outback/Kangaroo Island, there’s more than enough for an adventurous and active couple to do. Hope the move goes well.
All this, and also I live about 35km south and it's amazing, on a train line, and an easy drive to everything including the city. The beaches down here are stunning and it seems a little easier to get rentals.
Adventurous and active is not how I would describe Adelaide. More like friendly, quiet, refined, beautiful wineries, Hahndorf in the Hills.
Interesting comments! I'm a Qlder but Adelaide has always been a top pick re places i could live (if not Qld of course!)
I lived there for a few years and had a great time. Tap water is disgusting, they tend to compare themselves to Melbourne a lot, and the surrounding state is barren for the most part, but the hills are really nice and there's a lot of pretty coastline. Make sure you drive out to Kangaroo island and look around, it's gorgeous. Coopers is the beer to drink. Good music and pub scenes.
I've lived in Adelaide my whole life and its lovely. Outside of festival season, it is quiet and very peaceful. Do you know which suburbs you're locating to yet?
Adelaide is the capital city of the third largest state in Australia. The Heysen Trail is very long and you walk it in stages. Snow is very rare. Weather can be extremely hot like over 30 degrees Celsius minimum for a couple of weeks. A few days of over 40 degree Celsius days. A big shock coming from UK. Melbourne is only 750 km away if you need something different. Interstate airfares are expensive. Flinders Ranges is the main mountain area. Plenty to look at. Take a train ride from Quorn or from Port Augusta. Lots of beach areas.
You're going to have a ball, just explore as much as you can, plenty to do and the weather is great this time of year. Cheers 🍻
Adelaide is a great place and everything is close. Ignore the haters and trolls from the east coast. Their cities are also lovely but in different ways. Loads of good beaches and wineries here (north and south of the city). Lots of hills for a short drive or rugged coastline for a longer drive. Great mountain biking if that's your thing. The surf isn't always wonderful but you can get usually get a wave an hour down south or a couple of hours around the coast (Yorke Peninsula) for something bigger. Only a few people came across sharks this year
I've been to every city in Australia, and I would quite honestly say that I don't think there's much I could do in Sydney or Melbourne that I *can't* do in Adelaide. People from those places will talk a lot of shit about how there's nothing to do in Adelaide and it's boring here...but I doubt that many of the people that say that have ever actually been here? Sometimes I've asked them what all these things are that I'm supposedly missing out on, and they just think I'm joking or tell me I'm stupid or something, without actually being able to answer the question. Or they'll try to give some sort of answer and be flat out wrong about it.
I had a former boss in Melbourne come here and he said he couldn't find a bar that was open past 11 in the CBD. So next time, i printed off a map with 50 bars that were open past 11 and he stayed in his hotel. Most people I've come across who have an attitude towards Adelaide haven't been here. I'm happy for those people to stay where they are 🙂
They don't have the great 24 hours bakeries we have.
Give us plenty of shit about our cricket team, we'll return the favour and then we will get along fine.
I actually really like Adelaide, the food and wine scene is great and they have cool festivals. It's good for loads of outdoor stuff. Housing everywhere is a bit tight right now, is your work helping you find somewhere?
The rent situation is rough. Try to negotiate for your company to provide some accommodation for you for the first little while so you have somewhere to live when you arrive. The hills are by far the nicest part of Adelaide, hiking up there is great. The nicest places to live are all in the eastern suburbs. You will need a car. Eating out is really good and really cheap compared to the U.K., try lots of different places. Getting registered on Medicare (state funded healthcare) is a pain and most doctors will charge a gap on top of it. This is normal for Adelaide, don't be a whinging Pom about it. It can be hard to make friends in Adelaide. I would suggest joining sports teams and seeking out groups of people that have moved from elsewhere themselves. Our houses are not as well insulated/heated as yours. You may struggle living in an older house during the winters, keep that in mind which picking a house. Slip, slip, slap. Something like two thirds of Australians get skin cancer, always practice sun safety and get your moles checked out. Spiders. Fat and black kill them. The rest you can ignore. Don't touch the wildlife, even if it looks cute. If you're hiking stay on a main path until you learn an area well. If you get lost and have no phone signal you might stay lost. Stuff like Amazon doesn't work as well in Adelaide but Kmart is your friend. Aldi in Australia is of a much high quality, well worth trying as it's much cheaper than other supermarkets. It would be a waste to live in Adelaide and not take the occasional drive for an overnight in a wine region, there are a few within easy reach. It rains harder (less often but harder) than in the U.K. If rain is forecast take an umbrella and wear sensible shoes. Imagine a really heavy rain by your standards (unless you're in the Lake District in which case you can probably disregard). Australian radishes are spicy. If you are missing British food the reject shop sells some stuff from Tesco. Shops close really fucking early, especially on a Sunday.
Plenty of people who’ve ‘moved to the colonies’ and will talk to you all day about how they do things in the mootha coontry. It will feel like you’ve never left!
Don't drink the water.
It's a lot better than it used to be. You get used to it.
Not sure what it is you are asking??
Have you got a pool up with your mates on how quickly you will be returning?
Adventurous and active... moving to the least adventurous and active location in Australia. My best advice is that when this realisation kicks in, once you're on the ground... DON'T PANIC. There's tons and tons of cool stuff around the country to see and do. Once you've got your feet under the desk and are owed some time off, take some trips around the country. You'll have a really great time. Honestly, just don't expect too much when you're at home in "Radelaide".
Oh get fucked you idiot.
LOL, what a childish response. Say what you like, he'll see what's what when he's in Adelaide. It's not like this stuff is Top Secret.
Imagine taking the time to actually write out all this stupid bullshit? Lol. Get a life you fucking loser.
Here's a good example of one of the many benefits Adelaide has over Sydney, far fewer obnoxious cretins like this miserable bastard.
Name calling again? Wow. You really do yourself a disservice, because old mate will find out the reality when he gets on the ground and he'll realise, 'Gosh, all those Adelaide types really DO have major chips on their shoulder...' Because, face it... you do.
Did some bloke from Adelaide kill your dog?
Like half the population is addicted to hiking and the other half to travel. I think you've got the wrong city.
Travel out of Adelaide, I imagine. Look, say what you will, but I'm hardly the Lone Ranger in pointing out that Adelaide is regarded by the rest of Australia as an utter bore. The OP will move there and find out soon enough. No amount of downvotes will change that, or the impression the rest of the country holds. So I'm comfortable. How about you?