i want to be here, now.
and by ‘here’ i mean glasgow, where all of these pictures were taken.
it’s been more than six years since i moved from glasgow back to melbourne – and realising that has just blown my mind because it feels like it was only a couple of years ago…WHEN DID I BECOME SO OLD?? – and almost three since we (my glaswegian boyfriend and i) went back for a holiday.
three years; that is mental. MENTAL!
discovering this website this morning has brought to the fore two things that i already knew:
1. glasgow is pretty awesome and i miss it: i spent almost two years there, and although i admit i didn’t fall for it immediately (unlike tokyo, where i got off the train from the airport to be greeted by a 6-storey image of ewan mcgregor drinking milk tea and i thought ‘i freaking love this place already‘,) i grew to really love living there, and it most definitely has a special place in my heart, and there’s nowhere in the UK that i’d rather live (take that, london!).
2. glasgow is so cheap and WHEN DID MELBOURNE BECOME SO OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE: look at the price list for those coffees carefully… less than two pounds for a coffee?! that’s SO MUCH cheaper than melbourne (just ask shaq). and don’t get me started on the difference in beer prices: i still remember the time i was at rooftop and i took $20 up to the bar to buy two pints and the guy just shook his head at me as i handed it over (and then had to push through the crowd to go and get more money), and that was about three years ago. and $14 isn’t unheard of for a pint these days. (MENTAL).
it’s a long way to travel for coffee and beer, but i think a holiday to glasgow is very much needed. off to look up flights now…
*
all images from blank inside
oh, this is just depressing!
am moving back (home) to melbourne in a few months after 4+ years in Europe… and NOT looking forward to the money hemorrhaging that inevitably means. $14 for a PINT?!??? Booooooooo. Which is what i will say every time i recall paying 3 euros for a pint of beautiful local, preservative-free german beer (or 70 cents in the supermarket)
haven’t started looking at rentals yet, but this doesn’t bode well …
http://wheninmelb.tumblr.com/post/25555811188/when-im-looking-for-a-room-to-rent-and-discover-the
oh, get ready for it, cara: it’s a shock.
(but the exchange rate is pretty good for overseas online shopping; the one good thing!)
why is booze so expensive in melbourne?! sydney is a very expensive city and melbourne is usually cheaper for everything but my wallet is always very light after visiting a melbourne bar or pub!
yes you should definitely book a flight! there is nothing better than having a trip to look forward to!
(try skyscanner, they had awesome deals when I was looking up flight to europe recently).
ugh: you’re totally right.
i always marvel at beer prices in sydney: sometimes you get change from a $20!
i think the opposite is true for food, though.
but really: it’s much of a muchness. both cities are just stupidly expensive!!
My heart belongs to Glasgow too. I so wish I could have lived there for longer, but alas no jobs mean even a coffee that is under £2 is too expensive. I went back there for a wee holiday over New Years and it was so amazing to be there. Planning another trip up in May, can’t wait!
I’m going to be moving back to Melbourne in a few years and am very worried about the price shock. Although while things are relatively cheap in London in comparison (except rent…) the wages are so much lower here that hopefully it will all work out and I’ll get used to $14 pints…. Or so I keep telling myself.
These photos are stunning – where is that cafe?