Originally Posted by x5fromOz

Great feedback..thanks...here are some more details;

We live in in Queensland in Oz (very close to Steve Irwin (Crodile Hunter!!)...temps approx 75 - 90 deg 65-85% humidity, so Florida is probably a close climate match...was in Naples in the late 90's and seemed a little too quiet?? but quite nice.

We are a family with 2 sons 15yrs & 17yrs, the 17 year old will probably stay in boarding school in Oz and come over for holidays. We have 2 dogs and a cat. We have an X5, subaru forester and 21foot skiboat with 250hp yamaha. None of which will be exported obviously. We love wake boarding and snow skiing and catching a wave at the beach. We also like a little bit of space around us...not into apartments or town houses.

My transfer may have us initially needing to be near Witchita...I am not so sure about this place? Dry and hot...Dry and Cold?? I may be able to choose where I live, just not sure yet. FYI Australia has 47% top tax rate & 39% Company tax rate. 17% credit card interest and fuel at $4.00 gallon. My 4.4 X5 is $AU128,000.00 and average salary about $40,000. Australia is becoming very expensive to live! I am looking forward to a more 'can do' attitude and mixing it with 300m population.

Your further feedback is most welcome.