Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / October 2004

The big C got travel writer Pete McCarthy less than two weeks ago.
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A funny man who shall be missed...
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Don't have anything booked yet other than to/from Sydney.  Would like to
spend at least another day or two in NZ but flights to Cairns get expensive
on the 24th/25th.  Any help there or other suggestions would be appreciated.
11/9 TUESDAY

Hi people,
---any idea how can it cost sending stuff (10-15 kilos) from Europe
(italy) to NZ and which post company is the cheapest one?
Thanks a lot,

Does anyone know of a nice place to stay (preferably an apartment with
a balcony, or a house with a courtyard of some sort) in Adelaide for 3
months? I'm willing to pay < $200 a week.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.

My wife and I have been living in Brisbane for 15 months. Finally we
have managed to get a significant (3 week) time off from work
(January) to do some wider exploring.
I was thinking of driving up to Cairns and back...but wondered if I

Check out www.roundtheworldtrip.org.uk - pics from all over OZ and NZ!

My wife and I are flying into Christchurch at 14:50 Saturday 13th
November, and we need to get straight down to Dunedin.
The Air NZ website shows no seats available for several days!  Origin
Pacific's website seems to be down.  Are there any airlines that do

We are a young Israeli couple with a 40ft sailing boat looking for
crew to sail from Fiji to Australia and around the Australian coast.
Sailing, surfing, snorkelling, spearfishing, beach parties,
uninhabited islands....

If I have the time, would it be a good idea to do the cruises on both
Sounds, or would it be better to spend the time elsewhere? Also, I
can't decide on a day cruise or the overnight cruise. Are there any
advantages to taking the overnight cruise? Do they go further?   Any

Upcoming trip to Australia and New Zealand has me making many hotel and b&b
inquiries.  Question:  what are people's opinions about locating my husband
and myself in Sydney?  I just read a Conde Nast article about the virtues of
staying in some of the areas outside the central city; ...

FYI to the person who enquired about White Island.
White Island Crater Lake Almost Full
14/10/2004 03:14 PM
NewstalkZB

Can anyone recommend any Camper van hire companies or give any particular
advice re this for both Perth (Dec 06 - 22)and Sydney (Jan 5th - 20th). We
are on a fairly tight budget so probably looking at one of the lower range
models.

Hey folks,
our Aussie friends will visit us (in Germany) in August 2005; do you know
where to get the cheapest airfares?
Cheers in advance and "NO WORRIES"!

Ross
"peter lawless" <peter.lawless2@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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is it true that  if you put water in a sink and pull the plug, the water
turns the oposite way as in the northern hemisphere?
we made a bet and would like to know the correct answer!
thx for the help.