We lived in London for 18 mths prior to DD1 - Absolutely loved it, in fact it is one of my most favourite places in the world. Loved the location - so accessible to anywhere in Europe, loved the feeling, the atmosphere, the rain, the houses, the EVERYTHING! Loved it so much that we took the kids there last June, and much to our delight they loved it too!

The other place I would love is Croatia, but I am biased as both DH and I have family there and holiday houses there - my families house is literally right on the water on an island in a village where only 12 people live in winter and it swells to 150 in summer. You walk out the door and the beach is right outside, around 6-7 metres to the water. Can you tell I love it? We are planning on moving there in around 2-3 years time for around a year provided some finances come through and we are able to build our own house on my fathers land (couldnt stay with family for a year!).

But truth be known also, Perth is a pretty good place to raise children too. Kind of cant compete on a number of factors.