Having moved here in 2008 from the UK, I've found Sydney to be my favourite large city with a great temperate climate, lovely beaches, great food, lush coves and hills and an exciting nightlife. Although it is a great place to live, it does have a set of problems such as extremely high house prices and severe road traffic. There is a fairly extensive rail network in Sydney, but it is frequently at the upper limit of its capacity.

I don't know many major cities where you can take a ... (more)