Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / January 2005

We are planning a two week trip to the South Island in September of this
year.
Time is going to be tight, and we can't decide which of the above to visit.
Bearing in mind that we are just out the clutches of winter - which sight

We are group of 3 adults and 2 kids visiting the west coast of NZ in
mid-February. Due to the tight schedule, we can only spend at most half a
day in one of the twin glaciers. We do not expect to have long glacier walk,
but a flight with soft landing. Any suggestion?

Anyone use BUNAC for travel to Australia or New Zealand? Any tips? What
have you heard about the program? I plan on leaving in a few months and
am applying with BUNAC very soon. Any little thing can help. Please
post here or you can email me too, ellisont@msu.edu. Thank you in

           We have a Nokia 3330 which we want to take on holiday from the
UK to Australia next week....mainly to keep in touch with friends we are
travelling with and then splitting up for a while.  Will this phone work
over there?  Also...when we are dialling our friends number, ...

I've heard that the Australian law is very strict about copyright. Is it
 true that we can't enter in Australia with mp3 on our laptop or
mp3-player? It's hard to beleive...

Bon voilà, j'arrive sur Melbourne fin mars pour un stage de 9 mois à la
fac. Je vais bosser à South Yarra (le labo est à côté de Yarra Park).
Je suis en train de me renseigner sur le logement et je crois que je
serais bien tenté par la coloc avec des locaux (au moins pour les

I just saw this for $499, tax-in, unlimited travel for a month.  Anyone have
experience on this?  The fine print contains the usual "subject to
availability" wording.  Any comments on this i.e. is it usually not a drama
or are such seats hen's teeth during high season/school ...

I am looking at hiring a campervan to tour australia's East coast in the
summer.
This may sound like a dull question, but whats the deal on stopping
overnight?!

Can anyone tell me or point me to a website.......
1) How long does it take to go Perth to Adelaide by train?
2) How often are departures?
3) any ideas on costs?

For anyone interested in Summer watersports incl fishing in country
Victoria, Australia, this Community site might help.
This site has links to history, accommodation, local fishing reports etc.
http://www.lakeeildon.com/

If you are interested in taking a peek of Bunbury WA you can use the
live webcam at our Bunbury Online site -
http://www.bunburyonline.com
There's weather and marine forecasts, history, maps, business and city

Any one been there, comments please. thinking of going in late January.

I'm from Finland and planning a month-long trip to Australia with my
husband in Jan 2005. I've lived in Sydney for a year in 91-92 and it's
been a dream of mine for quite a while to come back for a holiday!
I did some traveling during my last visit, but it's been a while and

Cars in North America allow DC Adaptors to power your laptops, etc..  I
know household power differs Australia and North America.
But will North American Adaptors work in Australian cars?

what about payment and ticket delivery? Do you recommend TN?