Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / August 2003

Thanks to all the previous reponses, we have now changed out itinerary
to drive from Sydney to Port Douglas and fly back to Sydney.
Still looking for any suggestions on:
1.  Where to stay that is relatively cheap along the way -- as long as

While planning my 5-6 weeks trip through NZ, I can't decide whether I
want to travel from North to South or vice versa. Below is a list of
the pros and cons, maybe someone can add some points and help me out:
North to South:

A friend told me she'd taken a walking tour of Sydney which had some
connection to the Sydney Police Department.  I can't seem to find any
information on that.  Does anyone know anything about that?  Or of a
particular walking tour that would be terrifically interesting to a

i'am coming back to to uk after a year travel. I will have 2 bags to check
in, one carry on bag and a didgeridoo, will this be ok? what should i check
the didg in as?? also what is the max wight for the bags?
thanks for your help

At the beginning of September, I'm going to Australia to visit some friends
in Sydney and, a few weeks later, will fly to Melbourne to spend 4 days
exploring on my own.
I was thinking of getting separate guide books for Sydney and Melbourne

Do they have multi-card ATMs in NZ, similar to Australia ? In past visits to NZ,
I have maintained an ANZ bank account (ex-NZ Post Office Bank) to which I have
telegraphed funds. I realise there are other options.
DS

I would like to drive from sydney - Coff's Harbour return , late October. I
know when I want to stay in Coff's harbour but the rest of the time I would
like to just wonder and pick a B&B or Motel near the end of the day.
Are there lots of places that you can just get overnight accom ...

Well, the time is almost here to depart for our trip from the US to
Austraila. While we were there, I am wondering what the best method of
funding our trip is:
1) Use Credit Card as much as possible

my wife are traveling from the American Mid-west to Brisbane, AUS around
January, 2004 ... we have a 14 months old baby ... can some one recommend a
good way to make the long flights easier on us, baby and other passengers
... specifically we are looking for the smartest way to ...

Australia Calling is the place to go, its a bottler!
www.australiacalling.com.au

We are planning a month in Nz next March or April. Is it better to hire a
car and explore both islands, or fly between them and take a tour in each
,and is four weeks long enough to see the main sights ?
We also plan to take a week in Fiji, is this a good time weatherwise ?

Hi!  We are considering going to Australia for two to three weeks, but we have
no idea how expensive it might be.  We are particularly interested in seeing
animals and places of natural beauty and we enjoy hiking a lot, but not
necessarily camping out as opposed to hotels.  Any ...

Will drive myself from Sydney to Melbourne.  Wonder if it is convenience to
park my rental in Melbourne.  Is it expensive??  or any parking rules
applied??
Thanks.

Is it relatively quick and simple to get to Featherdale Wildlife Park
via Sydney's public transport? Similarly, is Healesville Wildlife
Sanctuary easily accessible via public transport in Melbourne? I think
I'd prefer to go on my own rather than go with a tour group, but if

I am considering taking one of Contiki's European Adventure tours or heading
to London and exploring Europe in about 3 weeks time leaving from Perth,
Australia.
Does anyone have a paticular European Tour they can recommend for someone