Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / March 2004

Hi, Can anyone please recommend a cheap car rental company in Brisbane?
I fly into Brisbane and fly out of Cairns three weeks later and I plan to
hire a car for at least two weeks.
Thanks in advance

we are going to oz on 15th may for 3 weeks
we want to go from london on the 15th may to cairns stay there till the 21st
may then fly to melbourne, stay in melbourne for the duration and fly from
melbourne on the 5th june to london. any recomendations for airlines, web

My family and I are visiting the USA for 11 weeks starting
26/3.  We want to have a cell phone during our trip, which covers many
different parts of the country.
I've been researching this online, and there are clearly a few different

does somebody know if there is a camping site in Strahan, Tasmania or in the
vicinity of this town. I want to camp here with a small tent.
Thank you.
Kees Neve, the Netherlands

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Qantas flies Melbourne-Ayers Rock direct
(Travelpress)   Qantas will begin the first-ever direct service
between Melbourne and Ayers Rock on June 26.
The airline will operate four Boeing 737 services a week on the new

Great places to stay!
http://www.australia-hotels.net

During my stay in Australia I bought a prepaid Vodafone SIM card for
use with my mobile phone. I was under the impression that Australia
and New Zealand had some sort of agreement so they could be used in
both countries "locally" (i.e. not roaming).

does somebody know a good accomodation address
in Strahan Tasmania, not too expensive in the city centre
(hotel or B & B).
Thank you

I just arrived in Queenstown, New Zealand today after having been
around in Australia for 2 months (had a GREAT!! time there, seeing
lots of stuff, going off the touristy track etc.).
But I'm clueless!! It's probably not as bad as it seems right now,

Q 1 Does any one Know URL for Small scale map of showing location of roads
/tracks
    Between Glenorchcy and  Milford Sound ?
Q 2 Is i posible to go via overland roads acessible by car / or 4 x 4WD

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I've studied English French and German Language&Literature at University,
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Im thinking of going overseas for the first time and was thinking about
getting to the USA and then Tokyo next Sept//Oct (05) for the Formula 1
racing.

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I'll be needing a guidebook of some sort when travelling around here
in New Zealand, but which one?
Everybody else has Lonely planet, and in Australia I bought "Let's go
Australia" to have something different.