Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / September 2003

Can anyone give advice on who I can book activities with for
the Tahitian Islands and Cook Islands? It would be even better
if you had a good experience with them. I will be going there
by cruiseship, so I will not have a car. Thanx -JM

Can someone please advise what the april school holidays in Brisbane are ?
--
Sandi and Brent Draffin

  We will be heading to Tasmania for about 18 days in February next year.
We have a rough idea on what we want to see and do, but are struggling when
it comes to organising a schedule. So, a couple of questions for everyone.
 First off, we are considering hiring a smallish ...

How long would it takes to unload my luggage from the train
and get it back after arriving in the Melbourne train station?
Henri
The Netherlands

If I drive from Sydney to Coff's Harbour along the coast hwy #1, is it worth
taking the interior hwy #15 that runs N-S when travelling back towards
Sydney.    #15 from Armidale back to Newcastle  Is there wortwhile stuff to
see on this route?

Does anyone have any recommendations for cheap but reliable movers to
move some furniture from Perth/Fremantle Vancouver, Canada?
Most of the cheap movers only take stuff from the east coast ports
(Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney).

Fall-Down Drunk
A man, whose level of drunkenness was bordering on the absurd, stood up to
leave a bar and fell flat on his face.
"Maybe all I need is some fresh air," thought the man as he crawled outside.

Personally,  I don't like to book my hotels via on line booking
engines because as a business traveller I find there is little
flexibility,  as total pre payment is often a pre requisite and I
often need to change plans last minute.To try to get your money back

Travel conundrum : how to get to NZ via Vancouver by air -- and not go by a
US airport along the way...
There must be a way of doing this, VIA VANCOUVER (YVR).
HOW?

Seeking information,pics and sites about 'Crocodile Motel" in Oz  Thank
you.
        garara@webtv.net

Reading some guide books and I get the impression driving a six-berth
motorhome to Milford Sound to do a trip might not be a good idea (the
drive/road, not the trip) due to potentially icy conditions.
We will be there in 2nd/3rd week sept - and suggestions? Better to kake a

Looking to buy a used van for a few month trip around the state, Ill be
happy to receive any recommendation regarding where to buy(adds, car markets
and so on...) and which brands are known to last  and are recommended.
Thanks...

My wife and I are in the early stages of planning our first trip to
Australia. We would like fly into Sydney and then visit Cairns and
Darwin. It seems that there are three ways to accomplish this trip:
1)    Bite the bullet and pay for expensive internal flights

Has anyone stayed at the Maestri Towers on Sussex St ?
The pictures I have seen look nice and it seems to be a nice central
location for a Sydney tourist.
thanks

Does anyone know the name and location of the villa type hotel that
was used in the movie "The Thorn Birds"?