Of course we miss our family and friends in Scotland, but we haven’t really been homesick. We are determined to maintain close contact with everyone and luckily telephoning back home is very cheap; we also text and email our families regularly. We do miss real haggis, though – Burns Night wasn’t really the same this year! We are settled and happy in Australia; in fact, we feel we should have made the move years ago. We love it here, particularly the outdoors life and the barbecues. We’ve learned that it’s the guys who cook the BBQ, so I’ve had a few practice runs in the back garden. After a few burnt sausages I eventually got the hang of it, and I’m now King of the BBQs!

So to anyone who is thinking about emigrating, we’d say – don’t just sit at home talking about it, do it.