Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / August 2003

Hi to everyone,
I'm a climber and I'm planning to go in Australia from the next October
til March (or May) and on the NG rec.climbing a guy said me that in
Vicotria, Gramp-Arap area, in summer the temperatueres goes up to

Hello.  I'm planning a trip to the NZ South Island from mid-Dec thru
mid-Jan.  Ideally I'd really like to be able to customize my trip as I
go along.  This will allow me to make changes depending on the
weather.  Also if I really enjoy a certain place I'd like to stay

I'm going to Canberra on business in mid-November, and I'd like to spend
another week or 1.5 weeks somewhere else in Australia (or maybe New
Zealand).  (I'm from the east coast of the US.)  I was in Australia once
before (Feb 2002), and I was in Adelaide (& immediate surroundings),

Does any agency offer inexpensive packages to Cocos & Christmas Islands?
From Perth or other place... I would like to spend a week or so
visiting both islands...
Thanks

Our annual travel ins with Flexicover gives us 45 days a trip, does anyone
know of a company in the UK that does longer durations for over 65's ( that
was yrs BTW  ;-))     we are looking for 60 days at least. I think the
longer the better for our big trip next year

G'day mates!
I'm a student currently in Melbourne.
I'm planning a 10 days trip to the Top End (Northern Territory)
between the end of September and the first days of October.

During my trip I want to make a trip on a jet-boat, but there are
several options.
Personnally I'm thinking about taking the Shotover-JetBoat, but has
anyone got any experiences with the JetBoats? Is it worth it, or does

I'm a 24 year old American male considering moving to Australia,
specifically Melbourne or Brisbane. What would I need to know about
these cities, and are they more ideal than Sydney for someone in my
situation? How is the Australian lifestyle different from a New

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Hi,
is there anybody who can tell me, from which point (at
King's Canyon) it's possible to take this photo:

are readers aware of any specials for Thursday and Friday, 14th and 15th
August?
PS

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Hi folks - hoping someone can help me.  My husband, daughter and I are
planning a vacation somewhere on the gold coast this year. What is the
best time to go to get the cheapest airfares and accomodations?  It
looks like Feb/March from what I can tell.  We are looking for an

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We are planning on staying a couple of days at Franz Josef and scheduled to
take the train from Greymouth to Christchurch.  Want to be at Greymouth
about 1pm.  How is the road between the 2 points and how much time to allow
(177 kilometers)?