Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / September 2004

Wheres the website i can get a ETA Visa for UK People. I had ETA last year
but its gonna be run out when i fly to ozz on the 1st December.
Also i should ask is im flying from london plain stops at LA to refule. Do i
need any special visas for just waiting in LA for the plain to ...

I willl be travelling to Hong Kong in late November / early December,
however I won't know the exact dates up to a couple of weeks before.
Can anyone tell me if arriving in HK and booking hotel accommodation when I
get there will prove to be all that much more expensive than ...

Hi Mates and Matildas,
Could anyone give me a good idea on how to get from Adelaide to Melbourne,
around the 18-19 december 2004
It is important that we see the Great Ocean Road, and that its not to

Has anyone tried The Pink House hostel in Sydney, Kings Cross? If so,
what are your opinions about the place? Would you recommend it to a
friend

In the next few days my friends and I will be arriving in Sydney - we
wish to stay in the Glebe area.  Can anybody advise me which is the
best hostel here?  I am looking for:- no curfew, lots of people
staying there, lively atmosphere, safe environment and possibly hostel

Flying Cathay Pacific via Hong Kong to Brisbane from Vancouver.  On
our return (early December 2004) we will have to overnight in Hong
Kong.  I had posted a while ago on this but can't find the thread.
Does anyone have any recommendations - based on first hand experience

Looking for more students to go skiing together in NZ, departing Monday 27th
Sept, back Saturday 2 Oct. Estimated around $500 for ski package, car hire,
food, accommodation. You pay for your own flights. www.mtruapehu.co.nz. Will
also stop by Lake Taupo, Rotorua (famous spa pools) ...

Are UK issued disabled parking stickers recognised in Australia.?

I have a couple of questions regarding living in Perth.  I'll be
moving there early 2005 to attend Murdoch as a grad student.  I am a
gay woman, not really into the "scene" per se, but I was wondering
about how gay-friendly Perth is in general.  Also, I have heard that

We need to stay one night in an airport hotel 9/20 but want to be
close to the rail or other convenient transportation to the city as we
want to show my mother some of the sights.  We will be leaving the
next day so if there is something nice within walking distance of the

Movies like "Crockadile Dundee" leave the impression that Australian
men
are real 'men's men' who carry about long knives to kill any
troublesome

   We're three students from Denmark (tiny country in Europe :) who are
going to spend around 5-7 days in Cairns... Our main goal is to go diving at
the great barrier reef (just for fun - not to get a certificate)... Can
anybody give us an idea of prices, places to go (diving or ...

Are there web pages where links could be found to various hotels? I have
been checking accommodation sites where rates and availability are shown but
I would prefer to click on direct links to the properties.
Hope to get feedback.

Hi , I am planning a trip to Australia and would like to take a cruise;
I am a scuba diver but my sister is not so I am trying to combine
acruise which my sister  who is a non-diver could do some land tours and
I could  do some diving.

I will be visiting Sydney in a a fortnight's time and staying one week
at Manly. Would appreciate very much for info on:
1. The fares from the airport to Circular Wharf by the Airport Line
train as compared to the Airport Express bus. Is luggage allowed on