Expat Annie decided to move back to the UK. She lasted just six months

Exclusive: Annie Symonds followed a path well-trodden by her fellow compatriots when she boarded a plane headed for Australia.

The British-born woman made the 17000km move to Sydney on a working holiday visa, leaving the grey skies of London behind for the fantasy of sunny days, beach swims and green smoothies.

Symonds soon met an Australian man, obtained her permanent residency and thrived in her new life in Kirribilli in Sydney's north.

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Annie Symonds British expat who returned to Australia

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