As the song goes, “I’m coming home, I’ve done my time”.

Unbelievable that next week it will have been twenty years ago that I left Sydney for London. A 6 month trip soon became a year, then 2, then 5, and now 20. But the time is right for me to bring my family to Australia to live – yes, sdf, I can hear you saying “its about bloody time” as you start packing.

I’d been thinking about it for a few months but as soon as I drove past the Sydney Cricket Ground this morning in the beautiful Sydney winter sunshine, I knew in my heart this was where I now need to be – I just knew. It has to be done.

Its going to be scary. I’ve got a load more to think about than I did when I left Sydney with a backpack and £200 in my pocket. But I’ll do it – and I will use this part of my blog to write about the fun and games I have in packing up my life in London and resettling somewhere in Oz (probably, but not necessarily, Sydney).

I will be inspired by the beauty and simplicity of inner Sydney, the classic Aussie pubs, the ease of buying decent fresh food, the wonderful outdoor places and the friendly locals. It doesn’t mean I have become tired of living in London – London is a wonderful place too – I just know that its time to come home.

So this trip is a reckie mission. Checking out what I need to think about, talking to people, making sure its the right decision, creating a plan and so on. Had a great chat with Kimberly today about it and I reckon Hector will be delighted to help me when I see him on Sunday.

I reckon there are 3 key things that I need to sort out when I get back to London:

1 – figure out the best way of getting sdf over

2 – start getting pet passports for the girls

3 – sell my house and get rid of / prepare to ship my stuff

No definite timing yet but hopefully within the next 12 – 18 months. Which also puts all my work stuff into perspective, finally, as it now becomes a case of getting whatever experience I can which is likely to be of use to me when I get to Oz.

I can’t wait to tell sdf. Its going to be a great adventure!