Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / June 2005

My fiance and I will be spending 2 weeks in the NT - one week in Kakadu
and Katherine, and a week driving down to Alice Springs and Uluru.  We
would like to visit aboriginal land, and were wondering what is open
for tourists and what are the best spots to visit in the above-named

I received a request from the Australian Embassy in Washington DC
stating that they need a letter from my employer saying that Leave of
Absence has been granted and that I will be returning to my current
employment.

If you are looking for cheap budget accommodation in Sydney, convenient
to the Central Business District, one to avoid at all costs is the
Macquarie Boutique Hotel at 42 Wentworth St. This is in effect an old
corner pub which has been given a coat of paint. Rooms are old and

What are your favorite Australian road trip destinations you like
getting to, or visiting by car and please say why for any one/s named ?

Hey, we are honeymooning in New Zealand this month, can anyone recommend an
online site where we can book the following activities:
Queenstown - Shotover Jet, Milford Sound self drive scenic daytime cruise
(11AM departure with optional lunch), Gondola ride and Dinner (6Pm)

    I am planning to visit Australia (mainly east coast) in August(Cairns,
Gold coast, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney). Can anyone provide me inputs on
the best means to travel between these places?.
Thanks,

I will be spending 3 full days in Sydney, and am wondering if the
SydneyPass for $100AUD is a good deal?  It seems like a great deal -
especially with the harbor cruises, bus tours, and airport transfers.
Just want to double check before purchasing - seems like too good of a

I've hired a car, later this year, in Australia. Is it necessary to
have an Internation Driving Licence or will my Dutch Driving Licence do
just fine? Thanks for your answers!
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DO NOT TRAVEL TO INDONESIA!
STOP ALL AID TO THIS REGION NOW.
DO YOU WANT YOUR LIFE RUINED?
Schapelle Corby from Australia has just been given 20 years in prison

As an Aussie I'm not happy about displaying our own
shortcomings, but I suspect this report is only indicative
of problems that spread well beyond our own borders.
Maybe it is only local, but it certainly means that I will

Besides recommendations for Ace rentals and ARF, I've also heard of USave.
Does anybody have any experience, good or bad, with renting a car from that
firm? Is it reliable? Their prices seem to be very economic, especially for
a long term hire.

(Herewith my second attempt to re-send with the addition of
<rec.travel.australia+nz>. My first effort to re-send, a few minutes ago,
produced nothing but white space for the body of the message. Usenet has a
mind of its own.)

Hi.  I am looking to get a one-way ticket to Perth in mid-late August
or early September.  Basically I am looking for the cheapest possible.
Can anyone give me some advice or some good websites I could try?  Any
hints as to when in those two months I should fly? Any help would be