Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / August 2003

?Anyone know of a good deal starting in September?
Thanks in advance,
Doug clark

starting to a trip to Cairns soon, I'd like to know some interesting
"must see's" round Cairns. We've got a "normal" car (no 4wd) and we're
going to stay two weeks there.
Knowing and having seen yet the usual tourist trips like Kuranda

do you have to check in 3hrs or 2hrs before the flight to uk from sydney??
thanks for your help
billy

I will be visiting Tasmania (mostly), Kangaroo Island, Adelaide and
and Melbourne for a month's trip. I have a Tri-band GMS Mobile phone
and wish to buy a pay-as-you-go(PAYG) SIM for whatever is the best
network for these areas.(Telstra maybe?) I am willing to register with

Hi, we've got 10 days in NZ north I, and will use 5 of them travelling from
Wellington to Auckland. We're going to get a 6 berth motorhome- any idea of
the best deals, what are the best homes etc?

here, in the good ol' USA schools vary greatly from zip code to zip code ...
what are schools like in AUS?  are schools in Sydney as good as the ones in
Noosa?  is the educational system more evenly spread across economic classes
as compared to the US?

please see 747-400 seat map ...
http://www.singaporeair.com/images/english/AboutSia/FleetInformation/CabinLa
youts/B747-400_4.gif
i'd say that in a 747 the best seats for "with a baby" are as follows:

I'm planning a trip by camper from Port Lincoln to Perth along the
Eyre Highway. As there are not so many towns along this route
I wonder if all these towns have supermarkets so I don't have
to buy all the supplies at the beginning of the trip.

 On our next trip in November, we plan to visit the Sturt National Park
(in North-West NSW, near the SA and QLD borders). We will be driving up
the Silver City Highway from Broken Hill to Tibooburra and plan to leave
the park at Cameron Corner, going to Innamincka.

I'll be spending just under a week (Tuesday-Monday) in New Zealand at the
beginning of November.  Because of the limited time, I'm going to go only to
the south island on this trip.
Because that's still such a large area, I'm not even sure where to start.

Hi, I just thought I would share with you my latest experience with Freedom
Air....
I booked and paid for our flights for NZ - GoldGoast return, back in June
for our January holiday (3 adults, 1 child). I was warned that fares might

I want to spend some time in the Blue mountains -- the canyons and caves --
Which is the better time - early Nov or early Jan?  I don't do all that well
in really hot weather.  Maine is a cool state in the US
Mim

Looking for travel info in Australia ? - go to http://www.coastshop.copm.au
Keiran

We spent over $5000 in New zealand, so the GST on the package was over
$500. I have been told that tourists can get a refund, at least for
some high ticket items. Who do I contact to get the forms? Has anyone
gone thru that process recently?

I'm going over to Australia in a couple weeks to backpack around, find
random jobs, stay in hostels, see the countryside and visit my girlfriend
(with limited funds)...  I keep reading about these discount cards like the
HI card or the VIP and YHA cards, etc., etc.   Are these worth ...