St Ives is one of the country's best-loved seaside towns, known for its stunning beaches, clear waters and lively high street, but even that wasn't enough to persuade one resident to stay. Local man Fraser Bramwell had a touch of wanderlust and decided to try his luck overseas, joining the huge British expat community in Australia.
He spent two years Down Under, a country famed for surfing, incredible wildlife, Aboriginal culture and its notoriously hot climate, a world away from Britain, where the weather is far more unpredictable.
But while Fraser enjoyed life in Oz, he still felt the pull of home, and ultimately found himself back on Cornish soil. For Fraser, watching his family grow older from the other side of the world became too hard to bear.
His return wasn't without its drawbacks, though. Fraser told the Mail: "I realised the UK wasn't my home anymore after the first week."
It appears Fraser had moved beyond his previous existence in Britain. "When you travel, explore, give yourself to the world, it shows you so much. It's life's greatest lesson – experience.
"I've changed dramatically over the years and especially in Australia, so coming home, you feel almost like a big fish trying to squeeze back into this tiny fishbowl, and you're thinking, 'How on earth did I even fit in there to begin with?'"
St Ives may draw huge crowds each year, but Fraser says day-to-day life as a resident can be a different experience altogether. He pointed to a lack of steady work, arguing that the town's seasonal economy leaves limited options, and said he felt "stuck".
So he decided to make a fresh start in Sydney, travelling around 11,000 miles for a new life. He acknowledged that being so far away made staying in contact with friends difficult, but he wishes he could enjoy his Cornwall home more.
Fraser said he felt his prospects were limited, not just for work, but for culture and travel too. The realisation hit him during a 6am run back in Cornwall.
He set off expecting the day to be starting, but the streets were empty. With it still so early, he couldn't even find a café open for a coffee. Fraser said that kind of early-morning buzz, where people are already up and about, was one of the things that drew him to Australia.
Fraser summed it up as "winning the morning", a routine built around getting up early and packing in the essentials before most people are even awake: movement, a coffee stop, and a swim in the sea.
He believes many in the UK have a tendency to settle into a "that's that then" outlook. Yet in the end, it was his family who mattered most, and he found it difficult being so far away as they got older.
Other aspects the 25-year-old longed for about Britain included culinary favourites such as fry-ups and fish and chips, and the absence of anxiety about lethal marine life.
Cornwall Man Returns From Australia, Finds He’s Outgrown Home