Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / July 2004

My gf and I like to explore abandoned, desolate, derelict places,
buildings, factories, anything in a state of decay which exudes
loneliness.  I'd appreciate any info ranging from a single abandoned
building in Melbourne to a whole ghost town, old mine, anything.  No

       Flying to brisbane late jan 05 from perth any
suggestions, links or advice on nice places to stop in the city or just
outside for three of us realistic money!!
Thanks Steve..

as far as carry-ons go ... the Virgin website lists the per passenger
carry-on baggage restrictions at 2 pieces with total weight not to exceed 7
kg ... do they commonly weigh the carry-ons before they let you on?
the checked baggage restriction is 20 kg ... how stringently is this

Get yourself a pair of Kangaroos and train them to be championship boxers
in this strategic online web-based game, Kangaroo Boxing!
For more information, or to try the game (it's 100% free), check out:
http://www.kangarooboxing.com/

I'm looking to purchase a vosonic x-drive during my visit to
Cairns..Anyone help with local dealers, prices etc.?
Prices seem keener in Australia, I looked at Oz mail order but
there appears to be import duties payable in the UK.

I'm a foreign student and I'm planning to visit and work in Sydney for 4
monthes this summer. I'm looking for the best place for me to stay. I've
already lived in several large cities around the world and I noticed
that all of them had some kind of 'student district' : an ...

There was this baseball player Yogi Berra ( see
http://www.yogi-berra.com/yogiisms.html and
http://www.yogi-berra.com/about.html). He looked and talked lkie a clown
somewhat but he was perhaps the greatest of all time at his position.

On my way to New Zealand, I will be stopping off in Fiji for 1 and 1/2
days and want to make the most of my time.  I have never been to this
part of the world, and may never get there again.  I don't really want
to do any diving or sports type things, but want to see as much as I

  For those that are following along I have updated our New Zealand travel
blog to include our first ski trip last week. We travelled to Mt Hutt in the
South Island and had a fabulous time.
http://www.galleryvittoria.com/nzblog/july.shtml

more on   http://loviste.get.to

How far is it from the cruise ship terminal to Flinders Park Tennis
centre, any advice on how to travel appreciated

I have always wanted to visit New Zealand and I will be
doing it next January 2005.
I only have 8 days available. I will be flying from Singapore
into Auckland. I hate driving.

could someone please tell me if 3 hours is enough to clear
immigration/customs in SYD coming off an international flight and onto a
domestic one to BNE ... the int'l flight arrives at 6am and domestic one to
BNE takes off at 9am, there are 3 passengers and 9 bags ...

Let me first thank to all that answered my previous posting about
visiting NZ.
I will be there by mid January 2005 and I don't like the heat at
all. I've seen in a travel book that temperatures in Auckland

I've been searching the web for flights for me and the family, and found that
this site could not be beaten.
http://www.swoopon.com/Swoopon/flights.htm