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AS Vladimir Putin feeds waves of Russians into the meatgrinder in Ukraine, his capital city remains almost completely unscathed by the war.
The bloody carnage spiralling on the frontline is a far cry from peaceful life in cushy Moscow, experts told The Sun.
Life in Moscow has been largely unaffected by the war, experts say[/caption]
Meanwhile in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, air raid sirens sound daily and missile strikes are commonplace[/caption]
A Tomahawk missile is launched from the guided missile cruiser[/caption]
They laid bare how targeted mobilisation of ethnic minorities, fierce defence of the capital and mental insulation have all left Moscow in the eye of the storm as war rages on to its West.
Bombshell studies show half of all Muscovites say they are personally or financially unaffected by the war.
One in two also say they don’t know anyone fighting in Ukraine, according to the Levada Centre.
Russia analyst Mark Galeotti said the capital has been shielded from the destruction in Ukraine – where countless cities have been reduced to rubble.
He told The Sun: “In Moscow, you wouldn’t really know you’re in a war.”
Rare recruitment posters and drone attacks “from time to time” were just minor indications that the country was part of the largest European conflict since World War II, he said.
Meanwhile, Russia analyst Keir Giles explained why Putin has created a bubble for his crown jewel capital.
He told The Sun: “If the war hits home in those major cities, like Moscow and St. Petersburg, that’s a very different matter from carrying the costs of the war only on the most disadvantaged members of the population.”
The analyst described the full-scale invasion as “something which city dwellers can comfortably pretend only happens to other people a long way away”.
However, Moscow’s blissful ignorance may soon be shattered after the US hinted it will ship state-of-the-art Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin is keeping his echo chamber capital largely unaffected by the war in Ukraine[/caption]
These weapons, which proved effective against Iran’s nuclear targets, would bring the capital city comfortably within Ukraine’s blast range.
Currently, Ukraine has been using Storm Shadow and Atacms missiles from the UK and US – but these fall short of Moscow.
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon told us: “Tomahawk missiles are hugely, hugely effective.
“These things fly well over 2,000 kilometres in stealth mode with several hundreds kilograms of explosives.
“Ukraine’s deep operations – attacking Russia‘s oil industry – have proven particularly effective, but have been conducted only with homemade drones.
“You get the feeling the Russians are pretty concerned about the prospect of cruise missiles with this range.”
Moscow locals documenting their experiences online have told how daily life so far has mostly gone unchanged following Putin’s invasion which, since February 2022, has displaced nearly 10 million Ukrainians.
When asked if the war had affected them personally, one Muscovite said on social media: “No, there is no significant difference.”
A woman takes a selfie at Zaryadye park with the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, pictured in September[/caption]
Moscow hosted an international Eurovision Song Contest rip off last month[/caption]
Tourists in Moscow, pictured in September[/caption]
Another local told The Times when asked the same question: “For our family personally, the special military operation hasn’t affected us at all, at least in daily life, no one we know is fighting.”
John Foreman CBE, former UK Defence Attaché to Russia, told The Sun that the Kremlin has desperately tried to keep many living in Putin’s echo chamber capital “immune from the war”.
He said Putin’s cronies have achieved this “both by recruiting from other far away areas but also by portraying the war as ‘special’ or ‘other’”.
Air raid sirens – which blare practically every day in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv – are rarely heard in Moscow, but are near daily occurrences in towns closer to the frontline.
Just last month, the Russian capital hosted a wacky £5million rip-off of Eurovision Song Contest dubbed Intervision – with contestants flying in from around the globe to participate.
A younger and more educated population has also helped Moscow’s drafting numbers stay low, Galeotti said, adding that university can mean exemption from being drafted for war.
Although Ukrainian forces have targeted Moscow in order to “bring the war home” to its millions of residents, Galeotti explained why this has been so difficult.
“When Ukrainians send long range drones against Moscow… Basically almost all of them get jammed or shot down,” he said.
“Moscow is very well defended.”
He also told how the US greenlighting long-range Tomahawk missiles could turn the tide in this aspect – allowing Ukraine to strike deep into the heart of Russia and stir chaos in the capital.
Last week, US Vice President JD Vance said Donald Trump was considering allowing Ukraine to use the consequential weapons.
Both experts agreed that the higher rates of volunteers fighting for Russia had everything to do with money.
Most who fight come from impoverished regions such as Dagestan in the North Caucuses or Buryatia near China, Galeotti said.
He said it’s explained by the government “offering salaries which are three-and-a-half times the average wage”.
Russian conscripts are more likely to be ethnic minorities drafted in regions outside of Moscow[/caption]
Two young women take a selfie in Alexander’s Garden near the Kremlin Wall in Moscow[/caption]
And generous signing-on bonuses death payments to grieving family members is also a massive incentive.
“That’s much less of an appeal if you’re in a relatively rich part of the country like Moscow or St Petersburg,” Galeotti said.
“Clearly it’s disproportionately valuable if you’re in a poor part where unemployment might be higher.”
Meanwhile, Giles said: “These are parts of the countryside where life hadn’t really changed, and standard of living hadn’t really improved since the 19th century.
“And now, suddenly, they have vast amounts of money pouring in, which has transformed lives and livelihoods.”
He told how this was “a major incentive for people to support the war, because it is making them very much better off”.
Giles said non-ethnic Russians are being disproportionately rounded up to fight in Ukraine.
“When Russia mobilises people to send them to the front line in Ukraine, it has tapped into the most powerless elements of society,” he explained.
“Whether it is prisoners, whether it’s people from the distant countryside, the poor – they have not, so far, mobilised people from the big cities.”
Participants run during the Moscow Marathon 2025[/caption]
Fire and smoke rise in the city after a Russian drone strike in Kyiv[/caption]
Russian frontline city of Kursk[/caption]
Since Putin introduced nationwide mobilisation in September 2022 as part of his ruthless invasion of Ukraine, 242 draftees from Moscow have died in Ukraine, according to BBC Russia and Mediazona.
By contrast, the non-ethnic Russian regions of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan have seen nearly 2,000 deaths combined.
Giles told how Putin sees citizens from these areas as “harmless targets for rounding up and sending to the frontline in Ukraine”.
And he said the “huge disproportion” between casualty rates from Russia’s other regions and the capital was “not surprising”.
With harrowing scenes of bullets and bombs blowing cities to shreds in Ukraine, Foreman suggested Moscow locals have consciously turned a blind eye.
Describing how locals were psychologically shielding themselves from the war, he said: “I think most of the insulation now is mental rather than physical.
“Everyone knows the real situation, especially given Ukrainian drone strikes and the effect of sanctions, but the majority of the population chooses apathetically to isolate themselves from the realities of war.”
Brazen breaches into European airspace have been ramping up – and Western allies are now pointing the finger at Putin’s notorious armada.
The “shadow fleet” includes vessels with shady ownership details which are hard to trace back – making them ideal for transporting goods while avoiding sanctions.
French forces arrested two crewmates on an oil tanker – said to be part of the elusive fleet – on suspicion of helping launch drones into Danish and Norwegian airspace.
Nearly 1,000 of Putin’s ghost ships help the despot circumvent European trade bans – using opaque ownership structures and improper regulation.
And they employ a range of underhanded tactics to blindside authorities and get the better of Western allies.
Ship-to-ship transfers take place at sea, moving goods from one boat to another while avoiding the scrutiny of naval officials at ports.
Falsification is also rife – with mad Vlad’s armada lying about ship ID numbers and making up location data.
Displaying flags from countries with lower oversight is also a common strategy to throw off sea authorities, while some ships have even been accused of cutting sea cables.
The “shadow fleet” accounts for nearly 20 per cent of all active oil tankers in the world, according to The New York Times, and ships millions of barrels of Russian oil per day.
European allies have blamed the fleet for aiding Putin’s wide-reaching campaign of disruption.
Ukraine and its capital Kyiv face daily Russian strikes[/caption]
Putin continues to wage his war in Ukraine[/caption]
NEPAL’S riots were driven by resentment of politicians’ nepo babies flaunting their extravagant lives online, while ordinary students struggled with soaring living costs….
NEPAL’S riots were driven by resentment of politicians’ nepo babies flaunting their extravagant lives online, while ordinary students struggled with soaring living costs….
CHEERING rang out from the shore of a secluded Algarve beach as a rickety boat packed with 38 migrants pulled up during sunset.
But their jubilation was short-lived as, in a stark contrast to the UK, Portuguese authorities acted quickly and firmly – wanting to stamp out any chance their nation could be used as a gateway to Europe.
All 38 migrants were given aid before being detained by police[/caption]
The boat 38 migrants arrived on in the Algarve from Morocco[/caption]
Top officials in the southern European nation told us their message could not be clearer to those looking to travel unlawfully – do not come here, or you will be caught and removed.
Politicians and cops told us they want to “send a message” to any illegal migrants – and warned how failing to act quickly would simply foster “resentment” and anger for locals.
Portugal has been determined to nip in the bud any chance it could be caught up in the same migrant chaos as the UK and other European nations.
Rapid deportations, new detention centres, and 18,000 illegal migrants lined up to be expelled are just some of the tough new measures being deployed in the holiday nation, which welcomes 300,000 Brit tourists every year.
And it appears Portugal’s tougher stance is successfully shutting the door on illegal movement – with just eight boat landings since 2019.
Meanwhile, in the UK, there have been more than 190,000 migrant arrivals detected after crossing the English Channel in small boats since records began in 2018.
Overall migration has also dropped sharply in Portugal – down from a net gain of 63,000 in 2019 to under 21,000 in 2024.
And this year, they have toughened up measures even further to stop any surge before it starts.
The Algarve coast has been deemed a “gateway to Europe” and is just 700km from Morocco – meaning it could quickly become a lucrative route for smugglers.
But Portugal appears to be stamping out any chance of the situation spiralling with an even tougher sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration.
Earlier this year, the nation’s parliament introduced tighter rules as part of a series of wider measures to restrict migration, as the “situation had become unsustainable”.
In what one senior politician labelled a “much-needed” strategy, Portugal launched a major campaign to eject thousands of people living there without proper authorisation.
And migrants who arrive illicitly will also be detained in temporary custody and given a 20-day window to voluntarily leave – or be booted out.
Cristóvão Norte, of Portugal’s ruling Social Democratic Party, served a warning Sir Keir Starmer might want to take heed of – delay enforcing an efficient policy makes the problem bigger, not smaller.
The national counsellor told how the government is building two new detention houses – and how illegal migrants will be expelled swiftly.
“I wouldn’t say that is a tough approach, I would say it’s a much-needed one, that’s different,” he told The Sun.
“Just want to stress that these kinds of changes are necessary, and being delayed makes the problem bigger, not smaller.
“Everyone is treated with respect and children are protected and taken care with all consideration.
“We had an empty policy, unarticulated from top to bottom. This new path is a good approach. I hope the UK finds its own.”
It serves to highlight a glaring disparity with Britain, where the PM is facing growing pressure to take a harder line on immigration.
Shocking figures show a record number of people claimed asylum in the UK since Labour came to power – with a massive 32,000 currently living in taxpayer-funded hotels.
The embattled PM has been warned he will lose the next election if his Government fails to get a grip on the illegal migrant crisis – particularly with boat crossings across the Channel.
It’s sparked riots across the UK, largely outside hotels where migrants – many of them economic – are being housed at the taxpayer’s expense.
But while dinghies continue to arrive on Kent’s shores at a spiralling rate, for those living in Portugal’s Algarve, it’s now a rare vision.
Local business owner Paulo Lourenço was making his way home one evening earlier this month when he spotted a boat making its way to shore.
He told The Sun: “I am at sea every day, I know every boat here – and this one was not normal.”
Concerned Paulo, who runs dolphin watching trips with Salema Tours, made a detour to the remote Boca do Rio beach and was horrified by what he saw.
Footage obtained by The Sun showed the moment a group of 38 migrants cheering and giving thumbs up as they pulled up on a tiny wooden boat.
Paulo said: “It felt like an invasion.
“I had a strange feeling. Really strange. Like an angry feeling, to be honest with you.
“I noticed they came to our country illegally and didn’t know what would happen – you don’t know if they are good people.
“They asked to borrow my phone to make a WhatsApp call – and they cried as they spoke to the family to tell them they had made it here.”
Cristóvão Norte, President of PSD Algarve, warned migrants, ‘Do not come here – or you will get caught’[/caption]
Another migrant gives a thumbs up after reaching the Algarve[/caption]
Paulo Lourenço called the GNR police after spotting the boat approaching the shore[/caption]
Boca do Rio beach is an unmanned, secluded beach on the Algarve[/caption]
The small, wooden boat that 38 migrants came ashore on[/caption]
Paulo called authorities on his way to the largely deserted bay, and the migrants – 25 men, six women and seven children – were met by National Republican Guard police (GNR) after a treacherous 50-hour journey from Morocco.
Major-General Jorge Ludovico Bolas, who led the operation that evening, told The Sun how the GNR worked “effectively” after receiving an initial call at around 8pm on August 8.
He said: “Fortunately, we were fast arriving after the alarm, and we were able to meet them on the beach and not allow them to spread all over and run away.
“I believe some of them wanted to be captured because they were so thirsty and needed some aid. They wanted us to help them.”
Portugal seeks to prevent these arrivals from becoming regular routes, ensuring that each case is handled swiftly, in strict compliance with the legislation in force, while at the same time guaranteeing respect for human rights.
António Leitão Amaro
After being given aid and some hospital treatment, the migrants were dispersed to temporary centres in Porto, Lisbon and Faro.
A court has ordered that they return to Morocco voluntarily within 20 days – or be forcibly repatriated within 60 days, giving authorities a chance to coordinate arrangements with their homeland and, if possible, confirm their identities.
Major-General Bolas added: “I don’t know what they were expecting to happen.
“But I think the judicial decision was good in giving a message to Moroccan migrants, saying that we are not a good choice for them.”
Since the incident in the Algarve – the first in around four years – Major-General Bolas said measures have been ramped up to deter any more boats coming across.
Maritime and coastline surveillance has been intensified, with more police boots on the ground and boat patrols sent out to keep a watchful eye.
It comes as part of a major crackdown in Portugal, with Prime Minister Luis Montenegro vowing to end the country’s “wide-open doors” policy when he took office last year.
In May, a new campaign was kick-started to expel people unlawfully living in the country – with an estimated 18,000 expected to be given their marching orders.
While boat crossing are low, illegal migrants enter Portugal across their EU-mandated open border with Spain sometimes with the help of people smugglers and forged documents.
Most undocumented migrants in Portugal are believed to be from South America, especially Brazil, as well as people from Africa.
Back in 2023, around 200,000 people were thought to be living in Portugal without a residency permit – around half of them were from Brazil.
Mr Norte, president of the Faro Municipal Assembly and head of PSD Algarve, said the new tighter rules were triggered by “reality”.
He said illegal immigration “grows resentment” and insisted it is being “addressed properly”.
Mr Norte told The Sun: “Open doors without any integration device, housing and education guarantee, was producing profound changes in Portugal, mainly in Algarve and Alentejo.
“We need foreign people, yes, but we need integrated people, who can observe rules, respect our main framework of living and have their life project.
“We can’t have all at once, many being exploited, because our public services and society isn’t ready nor wants that.”
We had an empty policy, unarticulated from top to bottom. This new path is a good approach. I hope the UK finds its own.
Cristóvão Norte
António Leitão Amaro, minister of the presidency, also highlighted the government’s firm stance on illegal migration.
He said that, although incidents of boats reaching the coast are “rare”, the situation is continually – and closely – monitored by authorities and moves can be made to stop them before they reach the shore.
Mr Amaro told The Sun: “The change in policy was motivated by the need to restore the State’s control over immigration and respond to a situation that had become unsustainable.
“It was necessary to strengthen the entities and instruments for border control, combating illegal immigration, and fighting human trafficking.
“The government also launched the construction of two detention centres, since the national capacity was extremely low compared to the country’s real needs and was completely exhausted.”
At least £21million (€25m) has also been invested in the modernisation and renewal of border control technology.
He added: “The phenomenon of illegal sea arrivals seen in the United Kingdom is practically non-existent in Portugal.
“Portugal seeks to prevent these arrivals from becoming regular routes, ensuring that each case is handled swiftly, in strict compliance with the legislation in force, while at the same time guaranteeing respect for human rights.”
Sir Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure to take a tougher stance on the UK’s illegal migrant crisis[/caption]
The spot the migrants landed on at the remote beach[/caption]
GNR police at the scene on Boca do Rio beach[/caption]
Major-general Jorge Ludovico Bolas led the operation to detain the migrants[/caption]
The Sun’s Katie Davis at the unmanned Boca do Rio beach[/caption]
Despite the government’s stance, opinion among locals near Vila do Bispo is divided.
Two women who were on the beach when the boat arrived, too concerned to give their names because of their views, said they had pity for the migrants.
Speaking beside where the boat arrived, they told The Sun: “If they had come an hour or two later, nobody would have been here.
“We feel sorry for them. It’s really sad. Movement is normal. People want a better life.
“We are just the door to Europe, the gateway. The situation in Portugal is difficult. We are in a very economic problem.
“I mean, we have immigrants taking a lot of jobs. But the thing is, the jobs are so bad that the Portuguese don’t want them.”
Yet Portugal’s approach would likely be applauded by many fed-up Brits, who have taken to the streets to protest in recent weeks and demand Sir Keir up his game.
Both the public and politicians are turning up the heat on the PM amid fury at more than 200 hotels being used across the UK for migrants despite Labour’s manifesto pledge to end this.
The increase has been driven by a continued rise in small boat crossings – with more than 50,000 people coming across the Channel already under Labour.
Almost everyone who comes on a small boat then goes on to claim asylum – with 64 per cent being granted refugee status at the initial stage.
Labour has claimed they have returned 24,000 people since they came to power last summer – and this week they said the UK is ready to deport 100 migrants as part of their new deal with France.
The UK is grappling with a sharp rise in migration, particularly through small boat crossings across the English Channel.
It has placed immense pressure on the asylum system, with thousands of asylum seekers housed in hotels, costing the government billions annually.
In response, the UK government is trialling measures such as a “one-in, one-out” agreement with France, which has again proved controversial.
by Martina Bet, Political Correspondent
NIGEL Farage has vowed to detain and deport every single illegal migrant in Britain – and ban them for life from ever returning.
The Reform UK boss unveiled his mass deportation blueprint — dubbed Operation Restoring Justice — promising detention camps, five deportation flights a day and a lifetime ban on ever coming back.
He said the crackdown could see up to 600,000 people deported in the first parliament alone, with savings of £17billion over five years and more than £42billion over a decade.
In a fiery speech at an aircraft hangar in Oxfordshire, the Reform UK leader blasted the crisis as an “invasion” and as a “growing threat to our national security”.
He said: “I think there is now as a result of this a genuine threat to public order and that is the very last thing that we want and I want.”
Under his plan, Britain would quit the European Convention on Human Rights, scrap the Human Rights Act and disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention – making deportation a legal duty.
He thundered: “We have to leave the ECHR, no ifs, no buts.
“It may have been a good idea 80 years ago. Frankly, it isn’t today.
“We have to repeal the Human Rights Act of 1998 brought in by a Blair government…
“Off the back of it, we will, for a five-year period, disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention and any other barriers that can be used by lawyers in this country to prevent deportations, to prevent the right thing from happening.
“We will create a legal duty for the Home Secretary to remove those that come illegally, and crucially, we will detain all illegal migrants who come, and we will do so immediately.”
A COUPLE who ditched their life in the UK to become milk farmers in rural Brazil, have revealed that it’s not quite what they expected.
Angel Bulut, 25, and her partner left their home in Bracknell in October 2022 and flew 6,000 miles to Parana, a state in southern Brazil.
Angel hated Brazil when she first moved there[/caption]
She had to wake up at 5am to feed the cows[/caption]
Angel has now adapted to a simpler life[/caption]
They moved out of a one-bed flat, and on to a two and a half acre farm, and are now responsible for 30 cows, pigs, fish and chickens.
Back home, Angel was earning £2,300 a month as a restaurant manager, but she now earns more than 60% less, taking home just £887 a month.
Unfortunately, her monthly spending didn’t decrease as much as her wages, as she soon found out that “everything costs more”, and she now has to dig in to her savings for “luxurious things”.
Angel revealed that her first year in her new home was “one of the biggest struggles of my life”.
The couple have to wake up at 5am every morning to milk the cows, and she says she works “harder than I ever expected to”.
She added that her new home is much more dangerous than the UK, and she misses being able to go for a walk on her own at night.
“Here I kid you not I cannot leave the house alone without the protection of my dog.
“You can’t be out at night time”.
When Angel first moved to Brazil, friends and family back home, as well as locals told her they thought she wouldn’t “last a month” and they thought she wouldn’t get her hands dirty.
“I didn’t speak any Portuguese. I was just this blonde UK city girl that came into the farm.”
After just six months, she was preparing to relocate back to the UK, but she has now grown to love her life in Brazil.
“It’s not been an easy process. We’re living a life but without the pleasures of living in the UK.
“I’m accustomed to having less now. I’m falling in love with things after the anger left. We have so much space.”
After adapting to a simpler way of life, Angel realised that she was never happy in the UK, and much prefers being in the hot sun.
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“I have the sun, I have my animals that have all the space they want, and I don’t have a boss”, she said.
“You don’t have the things you want and then just look around and see all the things you do have”.
She is now picking up the language, and has grown to love the hard slog of caring for her animals.
“My health is good because I’m not cold, I’m getting my vitamin D. In my opinion private healthcare is more affordable here,” she said.
“The people here are friendlier, compared to the Brazilian culture England is a very cold, cruel culture.
“I hated [Brazil] for so many reasons, but now I love it.”
Angel earns far less in Brazil than she did in the UK[/caption]
Angel with one of her pigs[/caption]
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A MAN has quit the “miserable” UK for Croatia, and is on a mission to encourage others to do the same.
Scott McClure, from Scotland, made the decision to up-sticks and relocate to the Balkans nation six months ago, and has no regrets about his decision.
He revealed that the sunny country is “so much safer” than Britain, claiming that the crime rate is “double” back home.
“You feel way safer when walking home at night”, he said, in a TikTok video, posted to his account @thecreatoroperator.
“Whereas when you’re in the UK, you don’t know what could happen”.
The cost of living is another reason why Scott is head over heels for Croatia with his bills costing 33% less than they did in the UK.
“You can rent villas like this for the same price as a two bedroom flat in the UK”, he beamed, proudly showing off his posh pad.
Of course, the baking heat was also a major factor in Scott’s move, with the content creator stating that “you’re guaranteed 30 degrees plus in the summer.
“In the UK, it’s miserable all year around.”
Another of Scott’s qualms with his home country is that it is “run terribly.”
“And it’s only going to get worst”, he said.
He added that people don’t treat the country with respect, citing the example of people throwing litter out of their cars.
“You don’t see this in Croatia!”, he claimed.
Scott’s video has likely left many people intrigued as it has gone viral, racking up 30,000 views and hundreds of likes and comments.
TikTok users raced to the video’s comments section to share their thoughts on Scott’s move abroad.
One person said: “Whoa! You had me at the villa rentals!
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“Great breakdown. I arrive next week and I’m thinking of getting a Croatia digital nomad visa!”
A second person said: “It’s the best place to live!”
A third added: “I’ve looked at going to Croatia to work.
“The authentic living culture is more attractive than the UK.”
A MAN has revealed that he will likely never return to the UK, after upping sticks and moving to Australia.
In February, Lewy and his partner made the bold decision to relocate to Adelaide, after becoming sick of the “miserable weather and negative people”.
Lewy ditched the UK for sunny Australia[/caption]
He now lives a three minute walk from the beach[/caption]
The couple describe themselves as “normal people” without much money, said they were able to move to a “stunning” neighbourhood, that “wasn’t expensive”.
Lewy said that it had been their dream for 10 years to live in Aus, and added that his and his partner’s life has greatly improved since ditching the British Isles.
“It’s highly likely that we will never live in the UK again because it cannot offer us the life we’ve got now”, he said in a video posted to his TiKTok channel @lewyp23.
Lewy revealed that he is no longer “overworked” and “stressed” and is paid more for his job in Australia than he was in the UK.
He added that the cost of living in Adelaide is much cheaper than it was for him back home, and that the people seem so much happier and fulfilled.
The TikToker claims that he would have to earn a whopping £150,000 a year to have the same quality of life in the UK as he does in Adelaide on his “average” wage, and added that he wouldn’t even move back to the UK if someone gave him £50,000.
Lewy now lives just three minutes walks from the beach, and as soon as they finish work, he and his partner take their dog out for sunny seaside walks.
He has even spotted pods of dolphins during his beach walks, which he said always leave him in “disbelief”.
Even in winter, the weather in Adelaide is warm and sunny, meaning that Lewy and his partner can have year round fun, without spending a penny.
“You don’t realise how much the weather affects you until you move to a nice place”, he said.
“We’re happier, it’s just fantastic.”
Another thing that Lewy loves about his life in Adelaide is the lack of crime.
“It’s safer her in Australia, you see a lot less nastiness.”
He added that he and his partner now do lots more on the weekends, and are able to be so much more social, as they are no longer stressed.
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He described the supermarkets, which are packed full of fresh fruit and veg as being “incredible” and said that older people look much more youthful and full of life.
Lewy is urging others to follow in his footsteps and ditch the “miserable” UK.
He said that anyone under 35 can easily get a working holiday visa, and added that the country is especially looking for tradesmen.
He said: “Why are you waiting to get out of that horrible place when you’ve got this waiting for you?
“The people are really lovely and you’ve got a life waiting for you with way less stress.”
“You get one go at life, you have to take risks”