Australia No.2 for lifestyle

Australia No.2 for lifestyle : "'Australia is an attractive option, especially if you're young,' the magazine reported. 'The climate is good ... the lifestyle is easygoing and there are plenty of ways to spend your days living in the great outdoors.'"

Second to France , eh? Climate, economy and cost of living? I don't know that it's just for the young because a lot of our oldies have taken off into the sunset and cruise around Australia enjoying all the sights and sounds. I guess there is that kind of freedom here too that you can go off into the land and you can work your way around Australia so it's not just about the city and the suburbs. We don't always have the level of social activities to be found elsewhere but we have a good social structure which enables people to follow their dreams if they want to. You can join the rat race or not. The tests come through our environment and that can be character building to say the least, but which country doesn't have environmental challenges these days? The kids like it because they have room to spread out and can engage in some challenging sporting activities which mosr of them enjoy, but we also have good access to technology so we can keep up with the rest of the world and that has changed our opportunities enormously. Our capacity to be international has only enhanced living here. So, I wonder what we lost out on that France beat us on??!