Is anyone in Dublin interested in swapping houses for 12
months, starting soon.
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If you think that Darwin will be a nice tropical resort,
think again. It sure is tropical, but I don't think you
know quite just how uncomfortable it is. Although the
temperatures in summer may be between 30 and 35 degrees,
this is not the same as 30 to 35 degree in somewhere like
Morocco or Turkey. In extreme humidity, the effectice
temperature (what you feel on your skin), can be over 10
degrees hotter than the actual temperature. And you being
from Ireland, you will feel it big time. In Australia, we
use the phrase "sweat like a pig". You will know what I
mean when you get there.
Also, you can't swim in the ocean in the summer beacuse of
the marine stingers (they can kill in less than 3 minutes),
and if you swim or camp in the wrong place, there is is the
possibility of being attacked by a crocodile (they grow up
to 4m).
Unless you are going there for work, it might be better to
go a southern city. Darwin people are nice, but it won't
matter an iota if you are uncomfortable all day.
Bryce,
You got it wrong, I live in Darwin and am going to Ireland
for 12 months to work. PS This will be my second stint at
working in Dublin for 12 months, so I know that it get's
cold there - nothing like a good peat fire!!.
Thanks for the thought though.