Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / April 2004

There has been a bit of news about a particularly nasty form of Barmah /
Ross River Virus doing the rounds on the North East Coast - there's no
treatment available and it can be extremely serious for some people, even a
mild dose is cause for concern. Visitors are strongly advised ...

If anyone between 18-30 are interested in temp work visas go to
http://www.bunac.org and get going!!! This is a non-profit group that
arranges things for you in Oz, NZ, UK, Canada and Ireland.......

AAP:  Hong Kong, Australia strike airline deal
Friday April 16, 05:38 AM  viation regulators from Hong Kong and
Australia have struck a deal to give airlines from both sides more
traffic rights.

Australia passport holder want to go to pakistan for a week. just wanna to
know need a visa or not~ many thanks

I am very interested in feedback re transport to and from Airports.
Parking prices are abhorrant, taxi services abysmal and shuttle buses leave
on set schedules.
I am setting up a web portal to accept bookings for professional drivers in

We are planning a trip to New Zealand in July and August this year. We
will be a party of 8, with 3 teenagers and 2 12 year olds. We will be
in NZ for 3 weeks and hope to combine touring with family visits in
Auckland. We are restricted on our time of travel because of school.

Need pakistan tourist visa for Australia passport?

..goin to Australia.. i know there are some obvious things you have to
see..but are there any special places worth goin to, that are not really
popular (known around the world..)..?
T.

I was wondering if anybody knows of any cheap companies for shipping baggage
to Australia from the uk??
Thanks in advance

I saw something in the local (Florida) paper about 2 canoeists getting
stuck in the mud on Lake Eyre when the lake suddenly dried up???
Anyone have a link?
Dan

In March I'm going to Australia for a holiday for 3 weeks. While I'm there I
intend to do some snorkelling and I would like to teach my girlfriend how to
snorkel.
Can anyone recommend a beach around Brisbane that I can go to? Ideally I'm

We, (50 and 55 year old) very active English couple are going to visit NZ in
January next year.
We plan to stay 3 to 4 weeks in NZ.  What MUST we do while we are there.  We
will most likely hire a car and stop in cabins on caravan sites as we have

Hi all, I can't seem to access any campsite addresses for Darwin
itself, yet I remember camping at one last time I was in Darwin 15
years ago! Any help - I am arriving late at night and figured that if
I couldn't rouse a hostel I could go and camp up somewhere. However,

To all in the Group,
     I will be traveling to Australia for the first time and have a few
beginner questions that I hope you can help me with.
  First, are there any direct flights between the U.S. and either

its sad to see this forum is so small considering the subject fields
but here goes
anyone been to philip isl i`m off for a 4 day trip in may (23rd till 27th)
any advise on the best day trips,evening trips etc