How Moving To Australia Has Changed Our Lives

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  • @SP-free
    @SP-free 3 роки тому +19

    Guys, I just stumbled on your Channel and have subscribed.
    As an Australian born in this country, I am very happy that a quality family like yourselves have decided to set up home here. I hope your family find peace and love in this country and when your girls are grandmothers they look back and say ‘Mum and Dad’ did the right thing by us when they moved to Australia.
    Welcome to Australia and I hope your lives are rich, healthy and happy.
    Cheers 👍

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much for joining us 😁😁😁 We can't imagine them not appreciating it - we're sure they will love their holidays to England, but be so grateful for what they have here xx

  • @Ausecko1
    @Ausecko1 2 роки тому

    6:00 I have a 5 minute drive to work, and the mornings with busy traffic when I have to wait 10-15 seconds for an intersection to clear really start to annoy me, so I can understand how relative annoyance to traffic can be!

  • @costiradulescu9797
    @costiradulescu9797 3 роки тому +3

    Nice surprise to see my crane pic featured, big smile here, thanx for that 😁

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      We love that pic! Thanks so much for sending it to us! ❤️

  • @geckogo7328
    @geckogo7328 3 роки тому +5

    From the opposite side, an Aussie who lived in London for 3 years, like so many of us, I totally agree with you about the weather and lifestyle. I really noticed in London that most social occasions are indoors and cost money. Whereas in Sydney, on a typical weekend I'd just walk to the beach with a book and a bottle of water. And yeah, BBQs with friends in your backyard or the park is the norm, which is much cheaper and less structured than going out together to a restaurant.
    Edit: Have you gotten to the stage yet where you get excited for rainy days?

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +5

      It's certainly easier to have get togethers here. We are absolutely excited for rain now, and never in a million years did we think we'd say that! Also, our favourite season now is winter!! 😂 We are happy for green grass, a full swimming pool and water tanks! 😁

  • @julietgover2832
    @julietgover2832 3 роки тому +2

    If you miss the changing leaves in Autumn, go to Dandenong at that time of the year. Magnificent!!

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      We love Dandenong, we'd love to visit again ❤️

  • @marcusfox2443
    @marcusfox2443 3 роки тому +3

    I watch you from a copper mine near Cloncurry NW Qld when i'm at work.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you so much for watching, now we can say we've been in NW QLD 😁

    • @marcusfox2443
      @marcusfox2443 3 роки тому

      @@TheBAMFamalam No worries,this is me feeding a kangaroo from the front door of my room at the mine site .
      ua-cam.com/video/7hpP4UG0kcc/v-deo.html

  • @elayne2237
    @elayne2237 3 роки тому +2

    Bright blue beautiful sky’s, that would be a dream plus the scenic views what’s not to love. Less crowds, so much more space, although you may feel safer, don’t become too complacent, still be aware of your surroundings etc as people sometimes think because it’s sunny it means less crime. At the moment driving in London is a total nightmare at the moment.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +2

      We certainly wouldn't ever drop our guards completely, that's engrained into us 😄 We certainly don't miss the London traffic! Xx

    • @elayne2237
      @elayne2237 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheBAMFamalam London traffic really is crap. Anyway you guys just keep safe and stay blessed 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

  • @The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU
    @The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you, thank you thank you for reminding me of a paradise I’d gotten used to. My eyes are wide open now thanks to you. All the best Fam.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      We love this! It's funny how exciting things are to us, just because we've not grown up with them 🥰

  • @micheledix2616
    @micheledix2616 3 роки тому +2

    I am an Aussie on the Sunny Coast for the Christmas Holidays but always lock up the house at hone and here

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      It's not worth it not to - it only takes one time 😬

  • @tomwareham7944
    @tomwareham7944 3 роки тому +2

    I'm glad you are enjoying your new property , what if any native animals or birds have you encountered since you moved in . I've only got the usual quarter block but in the last week I've had visits from Kookaburras , Galahs, Sulphur crested cockatoos , Lorikeets a Blue tongue lizard as well as two possums . There's also some big bats that I haven't seen but have heard them flapping around at night . I'm assuming that with the size and location of your new home you would have many encounters with the wildlife . We also have a huge green tree frog which sounds a lot like yours I've named it( Shut up you noisy bastard )but he or she must be deaf because it keeps on singing .

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      Haha that's a great name 😂😂 There's loads of birds, we're not sure what they all are though - there's kookaburras, a magpie that follows Ben and watches him, some beautiful blue and yellow birds that look like budgies, some birds with really long legs, and some with really long necks, and then heaps of others! We've seen ducks, kangaroos, a snake, a large lizard, green tree frogs, and some tiny frogs too. We heard a bit of a ruccas last night, so maybe there were possums, but it was too dark 😁

  • @leroyavila3088
    @leroyavila3088 2 роки тому +1

    I love your intro song 🥰 my Godson has a nice happy laughing time as you happy people, it’s rare in California🧐

  • @the_jallohfamily
    @the_jallohfamily 3 роки тому +1

    Even the rainy days are hot... It's hot-mazing :)
    Really love the open space :)
    We learnt the 'house unlocked' thing in 2004 when we first visited before moving. My parents told us you have more chance of a snake using the doors to come in than a person 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @fionaheales8481
    @fionaheales8481 2 роки тому +1

    Remember the warmer climate and outdoors naturally wants the body to adjust to healthy foods.
    I imagine there's alot of comfort food in colder climates??

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  2 роки тому

      There certainly is more of a comfort food diet in colder places 😁

  • @maisieliberty1319
    @maisieliberty1319 2 роки тому

    We've left our place unlocked and cars etc in UK, but we were in the countryside. Country life feels safer with less people, less violence etc than in urban areas.

  • @CorB-qh4co
    @CorB-qh4co 3 роки тому +3

    Love this video as always.... ❤. Count down is on for me to get there too ❤

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      Woohoo! We’re hoping it’s really quick for you 🥰🥰

  • @gbsailing9436
    @gbsailing9436 3 роки тому +1

    I loved your out takes...The rest was good too! So glad you are enjoy the famous Aussie lifestyle.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      Glad you enjoyed them - they're our favourite bits too 😁

  • @The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU
    @The_Stoic_PhilosopherAU 2 роки тому +1

    Hit those high notes Ben!

  • @elise.mcculloch
    @elise.mcculloch 3 роки тому +1

    So jel of the pool!! Great video guys x

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      We're rather loving this one! 🏊🏼‍♀️

  • @kizitoomukaga2011
    @kizitoomukaga2011 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you, thank you. Your videos are very informative. I appreciate it.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      You are very welcom, thank you for watching xx

  • @beckystokes7645
    @beckystokes7645 3 роки тому +2

    Another excellent video guys 👌 thankyou so much 💞

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it xx

  • @gailadams8553
    @gailadams8553 3 роки тому +2

    I am an Australian married to an English man from north London we have lived in both England and now Australia. The thing we desperately miss is family in the UK. Ideally if we could have brought all the family with us we would be over the moon.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      We feel the same, we would love to have brought the rest of the BAM fam, but facetime and visits will have to do for now xx

  • @fenross3924
    @fenross3924 3 роки тому +1

    My partner and my children are duel citizens from birth we live in Newcastle uk, been planning for the move to sydney for a couple of years getting close now.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      How exciting, we hope it happens soon for you ❤️

  • @davoh9851
    @davoh9851 3 роки тому +4

    We don't hear very much how Australia has changed your children's life, It would be good to know how they enjoy themselves. But great to know both of your views keep up the videos.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      The girls have recently done a Q&A that you might enjoy - ua-cam.com/video/JHg85AM5wAM/v-deo.html ❤️

  • @miajohnson2467
    @miajohnson2467 3 роки тому +1

    Again fantastic video! Thanks for sharing your inspiration. Your reminding me more and more what it's like. We move over end of January x

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      Oh so exciting - and you get one last cold Christmas, make the most of that 😁💕

  • @craignaylor9377
    @craignaylor9377 3 роки тому +1

    Enjoying making my way through your videos 👍 I'm taking the ielts exam this week and my visa application is being processed. Hoping to make the move from the UK ASAP 😍

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      That's awesome, best of luck with your exam, let us know how you go 💕

  • @thekrakenanglers1659
    @thekrakenanglers1659 2 роки тому +1

    Love the videos!!

  • @micheledix2616
    @micheledix2616 3 роки тому +1

    Love your posts keep them up👍👍

  • @iamfaith_faith
    @iamfaith_faith 3 роки тому

    I love Australia, thank you for sharing this with us.

  • @tommyau2006
    @tommyau2006 Рік тому

    you guys rock pretty well.....................Cheers 😊

  • @mal584
    @mal584 3 роки тому +3

    I’m surprised the Queensland tourist bureau hasn’t contacted you guys.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      Maybe one day, wouldn't that be awesome? 😁

  • @SHinch-eq2dd
    @SHinch-eq2dd 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent as usual. Thanks guys.❤

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      You're so welcome, thanks for joining us for BAMday xx

  • @paulmckee8142
    @paulmckee8142 3 роки тому +2

    Ben, you have a great singing voice, until it mixes with air 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      Haha our family are not know for our singing skills 😂

  • @robertsteele9940
    @robertsteele9940 3 роки тому +1

    Have a good week

  • @dannywestgate7652
    @dannywestgate7652 3 роки тому +4

    Great to hear how Australia has changed your life, how about your children's lives? How have they adapted. Be good to get a little video of their point of view. We could then show our children aged 13, 10, 7 that us moving to aus is cruelly a good thing.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      We do have a video of questions that other kids asked our girls - ua-cam.com/video/JHg85AM5wAM/v-deo.html Our girls are 16, 8 and 7, so hopefully this should be great for your children xx

    • @dannywestgate7652
      @dannywestgate7652 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheBAMFamalam oh I must of missed this video. Dot know how I thought I watched all of them. Thanks alot I will watch this with the children to show them. 👍

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      @@dannywestgate7652 we had it ready for when you needed it 😉

    • @dannywestgate7652
      @dannywestgate7652 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheBAMFamalam haha this is one we made earlier lol. Thanks alot I just watched it and I think it will help the children as they all seem very worried about meeting new people and settling in the schools

  • @slowsteadysteve6565
    @slowsteadysteve6565 3 роки тому +3

    Thought I had tuned in to love island Australia lol hope you well gang

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      Oh gosh no, hahaha! We haven’t even watched that show 😬

    • @slowsteadysteve6565
      @slowsteadysteve6565 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheBAMFamalam me neither makes me feel inadequate

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      @@slowsteadysteve6565 haha is it a gameshow, like I'm a Celeb?

  • @chrish5500
    @chrish5500 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome guys 👏
    Well done 👍

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      Thank you! And you won this week's race to the comments! 🥇

  • @richardsingh5827
    @richardsingh5827 2 роки тому +1

    That frog sounds huge, or is it just acoustics 😂😂

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  2 роки тому +1

      It probably is huge, he is a noisy one! ❤️

  • @robertchinnock8017
    @robertchinnock8017 3 роки тому +1

    Should of done the aussie finger and yelled out saying get out of my road when in London hehe

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      Haha that’s not quite my style 😂😁

  • @julietgover2832
    @julietgover2832 3 роки тому +3

    Always lock the house.
    "Better safe than sorry"

  • @somefatbugger
    @somefatbugger 3 роки тому +2

    Anywhooo!!!! I laughed and laughed

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      Haha we thought you would like that one 😁❤️

  • @geevee9728
    @geevee9728 3 роки тому +1

    Deadpool in the pool :)

  • @anthonykelly5352
    @anthonykelly5352 3 роки тому +4

    It's not a farm, it's not an acreage, it's Bam Manor.

  • @dinglebarry528
    @dinglebarry528 3 роки тому +2

    What a great life! Did you ever imagine that this is how you would be living?
    Do other family want to join you now?
    Adopt me! I’ll move down and tend to the alpaca or goat that you’ll need. (Except goats are notorious for escaping most enclosures)

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      Our dream was to live either in the English countryside, or by the beach in Australia- we seem to have combined the two!
      Unfortunately, we have not yet convinced other family members to move 😬
      Haha consider yourself adopted 😉

  • @lorrainejames4095
    @lorrainejames4095 2 роки тому +1

    Where I live you have to lock up,and I live in a small country town in W.A.

  • @touchstar68
    @touchstar68 3 роки тому +1

    You forgot about the Hills Hoist 😜

  • @somefatbugger
    @somefatbugger 3 роки тому +1

    See ya's next week.

  • @glenod
    @glenod 3 роки тому +1

    with video calls now its not as hard to contact the other side of the world. thats a bonus. as for help, i assume you both work, im sure your work mates/friends you have made, if asked, would help in a flash...cos us aussies are pretty good like that :)

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      We have awesome friends here now, it takes a few years to find your crew and build bonds though 😊 Video calls are awesome 🥰

    • @glenod
      @glenod 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheBAMFamalam i thought so. us convicts are easy to get along with :) not with standing to small percentage of morons every society has.

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      @@glenod like you say every society has the odd one 😜

  • @micheledix2616
    @micheledix2616 3 роки тому +2

    Hilarious here you are relaxing in your pool like you are on holidays taking about why you moved. Good on you all🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      Haha we're living like Queenslanders now 😁

  • @jacobandrews9260
    @jacobandrews9260 3 роки тому +1

    Random question, do they have adult 5/6/7 aside football??

  • @tarapenny3616
    @tarapenny3616 3 роки тому +1

    Titanic! 😂

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому

      Haha he's a funny one! I keep thinking of Auntie Eva here, there's so many frogs on our property, she would have loved it! ❤️

  • @wallywombat164
    @wallywombat164 3 роки тому +1

    I didn't realize you were so short mate.

  • @michaelmolloy365
    @michaelmolloy365 3 роки тому +4

    Look you buggers obviously didn't read the fine print on your paperwork. You're not supposed to tell people how good it is here. You're supposed to tell 'em about all the bitey's and stuff so we don't get overrun! lol

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      Haha oh yes, and the drop bears 😆

  • @karenmorrow1235
    @karenmorrow1235 3 роки тому +1

    ❤️

  • @outbacktraveller58
    @outbacktraveller58 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve been happily subscribed for a good while. BTW, I watch you from all over the bush in my truck….. which is a real truck (what you call a lorry) all over the country ……
    I was wondering if your kids had (yet) started to develop their Aussie accent! You pair have no hope, but at least old farts like me can understand you!!!!!!!

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much for watching, we love that we're travelling the country with you! 😁
      People say they have Aussie accents, we can't really hear it - they pronounce some words like us 😬

  • @stevepygram6706
    @stevepygram6706 3 роки тому +3

    There's one change you haven't done yet! Get rid of that Pommy sun tan, And Bronze up Especially with ya misses 😗

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +2

      Haha we're staying sunsafe 😁 Splish splash splosh 😁

    • @stevepygram6706
      @stevepygram6706 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheBAMFamalam Try, Slip, Slop, Slap, and a broad brim hat.

    • @stevepygram6706
      @stevepygram6706 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheBAMFamalam I've been a subbie since day one It's good to hear the respective of people's moving here. Especially Poms!😆

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +1

      @@stevepygram6706 haha that's the one! Whoops! 😂

    • @micheledix2616
      @micheledix2616 3 роки тому +1

      Have you had the roos & bush turkeys one to visit regularly yet?

  • @ianrobinson7484
    @ianrobinson7484 2 роки тому +1

    Talking of wildlife........have you met a CASAWARY YET?????

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  2 роки тому

      Not in the wild, only at Australia Zoo - we were incredibly lucky to see a baby cassowary last time we went 🥰

  • @lyndonmaddison5860
    @lyndonmaddison5860 3 роки тому +1

    Err...............not "where we was"..............., its " where we were"...............so bad.............its like those uneducated soccer pundits who always say "them players", where it should be "those players". Sorry to educate you Poms on English grammar and pronunciation but it really is bad. Obviously, you need an Aussie to teach you how to speak English.

    • @CorB-qh4co
      @CorB-qh4co 3 роки тому +4

      omg get a grip! No one is interested in your opinion, if you can't be kind, say nothing. Genuinely, why take the time to post that message? Absolutely ridiculous!!!!
      Thanks for the video Banfams! People like this are not worth entertaining.

    • @CorB-qh4co
      @CorB-qh4co 3 роки тому +2

      also Australians who shorten every single word in the dictionary hahahaa. Oh the irony

    • @TheBAMFamalam
      @TheBAMFamalam  3 роки тому +4

      Thank you for watching. We noticed that mistake during the edit - when talking freely to a camera, it’s not the same as when you write something down and can see it and correct it. There are mistakes in every single one of our videos, which is why we do the outtakes, we are happy to laugh at our own expense. As long as something is not massively wrong we do not retake, as we want our videos to be natural and unscripted.