Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / May 2005

most countries in the world that extol the virtue of stuffing otherwise
law-abiding ppl into jails and prisons because of petty or major drug
harassment take their lead from the DEA and the USA aid and trade
blackmail bureaucracy. even the UN which is dominated behaind the

Previously posted in rec.travel.asia but didn't seem to post???
Hi all,
Sorry to pose such basic questions but I know that many readers would know
the simple answers so here goes:

Just a tip.
Sometime ago I booked flights for my wife and myself with Flight Centre (
www.travelthere.com)  An $8 credit card fee was charged.We decided to change
our travel plans so we requested a credit. FC told me that I would have to

http://uniform.messageboard.nl/10231/viewtopic.php?t=18
Could you please answer my question in the link above (and also place
your answers there)?
I really want to know what the beautiful places are (and not the well

I'll be in Melbourne from Sept till end of March.
All my searches for accomodation have led to rates of around $1000 per month
(Unilodge, Arrow on Swanston, Global Village), which is a little high, I
think.

I have a choice of four nights in any of the following
locations:
P'aihia
Auckland

All other things being equal (price, time, route) which would you prefer to
fly?

Am I reading this right? One website said the approximate flying time
between these two cities is 5 hours! How many miles apart are they?

Hi there..
My group is heading to the Down Under this coming weekend..
Just need to gather some tips on driving.
Such as the Petrol prices and distinctive regulations and etc..

we are coming to Australia in July (from Germany).
Can somebody recommand a good guide (like"Lonely planet" for the far east)?
                                Thanks
                                          Rolf Löhrer

I'm seeing some nice airfare for late SEP early OCT from SFO to AKL.
I've never been to NZ, but I'm running out of abbreviations and will
now have to reboot myself...wait for it...ahhhh.
OK. Well, I live in the Pacific Northwestiest of the Pacific

Not sure if this is the place to post this question, but can't find any
sensible alternative.
My daughter is going ski-ing in NZ in July for 3 months. She wants to buy
some freestyle skis (Rossignol Scratch). What are prices like in NZ as

As my itinerary turns out I'm probably going to be in Queenstown at
Christmas day. What I'd like to know is if everything's closed down for
Christmas or is it business as usuall? And if it's closed, is it just
Christmas day itself or the 26th as well?

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In each of these places, would you say the places are touristy at this time
of the year?
Should I book the rooms now or will there be plenty of  vacancies?
I guess the weather will be nice...Any school holidays between Sep12th and