Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / December 2004

Do either membershipss either discounts on train passes and airfares?
What kind of dicounts can you get with YHA in Canada and the US?
I heard that the YHA non-hostel discounts are for places so out of the
way, they're not worth using.  Comments?

considering a short visit to the red centre (march 2005).
We have three days left. Is this enough to spend at the hart of australia or
should we need more days?
Best thing to travel around: by 4 wdrive, or will a normal car do?

Hi folks..
be heading down to Perth this coming June, just wondering how's the weather
in the early part of June .. (be staying for the first week of June)
Also, any places of interest to go, as feedback l'd was Perth is a "boring"

is courier travel a good way to get cheap airfare?

I couldn't arrange a trip to Carins during this time so my "friends"
are abandoning me in Melbourne for the week.  The trip is essentially
last minute so I have no idea where to start and what to do.  Well, I
would like to *try* to surf.  Gold Coast?  Are car rentals reasonable?

Gday everyone, I'm from Australia and traveling elsewhere but thought
someone here might be able to answer my question.
I'm planning on buying an engagement ring early next year and also taking an
overseas holiday shortly after.

My wife and I will be in NZ for 7 weeks starting end of January, '05. We're
thinking to stay in Auckland (where we arrive) for 2 or 3 weeks and use a
rental car to venture out from there. Natural sights with hiking and
possibly biking are our major interest.  We're not rock bottom ...

BlankHi everyone,
Need some help.  Will be flying in to Brisbane next week to join my husband who will be
out there on a job assignment.  Would like to locate nice cottages for my husband and two kids.
What attractions are out there in Brisbane?  Where are the clean beaches?  ...

I am contemplating a trip to to Australia (from Canada) possibly in 2005 and
am wondering what experience/recommendations others might have about
combining some domestic Australian flights (perhaps via the Quantas airpass)
with car rentals at various locations.

I'm gonna travel from Sydney to Cairns in feb/march 2005 and would like to
experience the great barrier reef on the way. I'm no experienced diver, but
I do have the PADI open water diver certificate. So where would the best
place to experience the reef this time of the year be?

Who can help me.
I live in Holland and want to buy a cell phone for my daughter in New
Zealand. What do i need to know when purchasing one ?????
THANKS IN ADVANCE !!!

I'll be visiting Adelaide shortly. Now, after reaching that "virgin
blue" terminal (airport), I plan to hire a car (Europcar or whatever)
and drive to city centre (rundle mall). Can you please tell me the
driving direction from Adelaide airport? Should I have to drive

I plan a rather extensive visit... probably at least 3 months.
The first thing I'd like to do is to stay in the Melbourne
area till the end of January (I'm a tennis fan and plan
to attend AUOpen). Any thoughts on longterm accomodations?

It's mentionned in the guidebooks, but not on Queensland Travelrail's
website, www.travelrail.qr.com.
Is it still in service?  If so, where can I find a schedule and is it
covered by the Flexipass?

You can visit some interesting Australia-links at
http://users.skynet.be/schauwers/paginas/paginas_links/links_australie.htm
or watch our travel-pics at
http://users.skynet.be/schauwers/paginas/paginas_fotos/paginas_fotos_australie/f
otos_australie.htm