Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / January 2005

Arrived in Sydney Au. Nov 12/04 - Campervan Booked w/ NQ Rentals not avail.
Req. $20. per day for upgrade - we declined! $656. Cdn deposit not refunded
as promised by Co. No response to Emails & letter to Mgr of Company. Do not
anticipate veh. as shown on the web site will be the ...

My flight arrives at night, how can I reach downtown at night time?
Are taxis the only option?
Thanks for your help!

Arrivd Sydney Nov 12/04 - The booked caravan n/a--NQ wanted $20. per day for
upgrade-we declined!Deposit of $656. Cdn. not refunded. Letters etc
ignored!!!

We're doing a two week holiday on the South Isle in April and am
wondering which is better, to hire a motorhome to give us more
flexibility in travel arrangements or, a car which will mean that we
will have to make certain destinations at night. Is there anybody out

3 weeks in NZ (mostly S Island) in February - can you help:
- best places (and agencies) for Skydiving?
- suggestions for some shorter (2day) tramps on S Island (I'll have a car).
I'm doing a 5-dayer in Aspiring NP, and probably won't have time for another

Thinking of taking our 6 year old son to NZ and wondered which of the 2
islands is best for kids of his age? He likes theme parks, beach
activities, Puffing Billy type train rides, science museums, childrens
petting farms, zoo's/wildlife parks etc. Which of the 2 islands has the

We were trying to set up our trip last night, and here's what we're
thinking about doing:
- Queen Charlotte Trail at Marlborough Sound (in Picton?)
- Either Franz Josef or Fox Glacier (day hike)

When I'm in Melbourne in February I will be using public transport
mostly, but I'd like to rent a car for a day or two.
Can anyone recommend a cheap place to rent one? I'm not bothered about
type or age of vehicle. As long as they are legal and have a wheel at

I´m travelling from Switzerland to Australia. Can I use my mobile phone
there? Maybe buy something like a pre-paid card? thanks, raph

I will be flyng to Australia then on to NZ from US. I will be using a
5000 cu inch backpack as my luggage and I am worried about what may
happen to it with the baggage handlers on airline. I am wondering if
people ever try to put the backpack in a large bag or duffle bag to try

I'm going to OZ in February and I was wondering how seats are
allocated on Qantas.
I've only flown once before to the US on a 747. It was first to
check-in gets the pick of the seats.

Folks
We're travelling to Brisbane for a wedding in March and it will be our
first flight with our new bundle of joy who will be 5 months old at
the time (might as well start with a nice easy flight!)

My wife is looking for a job in Perth when we arrive in Jan 05.
Somebody told her that the Australian style of CV is different from the
standard British CV
- is this true and in what way if it is?

I am looking for a map-software for Australia for offline planning and
online support for a GPS device.
There are several postings and internet sites but I am looking for
software similar to MapPoint, Autoroute or Marco Polo for Europe and

I was just wondering where your favourite swimming waterholes are around
Brisbane.
Regards
Jeff