Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / April 2005

My wife and I (Sr. Citizens) would like to take a guided tour of
Australia and NZ. Can anyone recommend a reputable company?

We are coming to NSW in August from the UK. We plan to spend a week in
Sydney and then approx. 2 weeks driving up to Brisbane. We have 2 kids
ages 3 and 7.
Any suggestions as to things to see and places to go that would be

My fiance and I are planning our honeymoon in Australia.  We're
thinking about spending a couple of weeks driving the east coast,
starting in Sydney and going north to Townsville.  From there, we're
planning on flying to Darwin and driving south to Uluru before flying

We are a senior couple looking for reasonably priced accommodation for
one week in Sept . Any suggestions  ???
Thank you
Trevor

Really interested in visiting New Zealand and some of the volacanoes.
Anyone got ideas on where is the best place to start for research -
also travelling from the UK so when would be the best time to visit NZ
- I've managed to get 6 weeks off work to see NZ.

Upon my arrival in Auckland I wish to fly immediately to Tryphena, Great
Barrier Island. Can anyone supply the necessary information to accomplish
this?

Does anyone know of a good site advertising self catering holidayl homes for
rent in the Perth/Freemantle area ?
Thank you

Can anyone recommend a modern sc/bb apartment in Mooloolaba, for say up to
A$120 per night.  There are two of us and we are looking to stay for a week
or so between Christmas and New Year.
This is the sort of thing I'm looking at

Im looking to travel with a mate in NZ but also do a lot of caving.
Caving gear is heavy enough for me not to want to drag it round with
me the whole time, and so need to store it while we go Hiking etc
(temporarially).

Is driving through the Northern Territory a bad idea?  My fiance and I
will be spending some time there and would like to visit Kakadu,
Katherine, Kings Canyon, Uluru, and the Olgas.  We were planning on
renting a car, but hear it might not be so safe (in terms of speed,

Im travelling with a mate in NZ after we graduate (from the UK) and
would like to hear from anyone with suggestions as to meeting up with
people "in country".
Ideally were looking for fellow travellers, but also anyone in country

Travellers stung in car firm's collapse
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
     Young travellers have been left thousands of dollars out of pocket
after a national campervan rental company collapsed, and the case has

I had hired a campervan from NQ Rentals Darwin Depot in June 2004. To
my surprise and when I arrived at the depot I was informed that the
$5,100 Deposit will not refunded to me upon vehicle return (as stated
in your terms & conditions), but will be transferred back via NQ

In March, 2005 while travelling from Bangkok to Auckland I was
detained by the Customs Service at the Auckland Airport for over 2
hours. I was interrogated, had every article in my bags gone through,
and finally strip searched before being released. The 3 most important

My wife and I will be going to NZ for three weeks in May. My travel
plan calls for picking the car up on arrival at Auckland, and dropping
it of at Dunedin at the end of the vacation.
For car hire: We're looking for a moderately priced standard  late