Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / December 2003

I started to plan a visit to NZ from March 18 through April 15 2004
and after getting excited about being able to take that much time off
from work, I did some research and realized this falls on the begining
of Easter Holidays.  I would like to stay at hostels and use Intercity

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Nearly finished planning my trip to Aus (leave on Saturday!) - just need to
find a good hotel for our last night, in Melbourne.  Anyone have any
recommendations?
Many thanks

Previously I have stayed in Traveller's Oasis, but wondered where else
to try. My criteria:
A hostel, not a hotel.
A double room that has some semblence of privacy (before now we've had

Hi friends,
I am looking at backpacker accomodation in Melbourne and had some
doubts, so help me please. I wanted to know what twin private room
means and if the rate is $69 then does it mean per person or for the

The first Tropical Cyclone of the season has just formed in the Arafura Sea
several hundred Km. from Darwin.

Recently while reading one of many guide books on Oz,  I came across a
reference to the town with the largest ratio of Irish descendants.  I
know I was in the section describing the Great Ocean road,  but I am
unable to locate the article.  Can anybody help?

Hi i was wondering if someone could help, i did a very good trip with Gecko
Trek spending 10 days going from Adelaide to Alice and in this time took
many photos, 2 of which didn't turn out,
i was wondering if someone would happen to have a photo of the pink road

I have heard a news report on the radio this morning that a very
ill-prepared British tourist has died shortly after being found in the Great
Sandy Desert - no emergency equipment, out of fuel 60 kms from a Roadhouse,
43 degrees temperatures.

Secret New Zealand
a travelogue
by John Stewart
Captions: a view across the main reach of the Queen Charlotte Sound

One of many responses I received to my article about the eastern
Nelson region known as Marlborough was from Nicki on the Gold Coast,
who queries the history of the Crow Hotel on Nelson Square in Picton.
Actually, Nicki, the Crow is only a tavern these days, having slipped

I went to Fiji after posting to this group for a while. Some posts were
helpful, thank you for that. I spent two weeks there and found out a lot, so
if anyone needs ideas or help feel free to post here, or send email to
taltbaum at netscape dot net.

Has anyone stayed at the Lodge on Elizabeth in Hobart? The rates are
good, and it's gotten good reviews from Frommers and Lonely Planet,
though someone on Tripadvisor.com said it was noisy at night.
I'm also considering Macquarie Manor. Is anyone familiar with them?

Hi guys, I'm (Mr.) Michele from Italy. :-)
I have 17 days to go from Broome to Esperance by car and I was wondering
what the weather is like in Broome area around 2nd week of January..I
know it will be hot and humid, but does it rain for hours, days, during

Is tit true that i f I want to bring our dog to australia he has to go in
quarantine for 6 months? Is there no way to avoid this?
Max