Expats dreaming of home beware: Everything's expensive, the trains are awful and you'll never get used to the rain - one Brit reveals why she boomeranged straight back to Oz

Daily Mail - Oct 5, 2026

Annie Symonds, 43, originally from Herefordshire, fell out of love with Australia...but after coming back to live in Brighton 2018, she found life at home a soul-sapping experience.

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