Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / September 2005

We Have reservations at what used to be the Southern Cross Suites at
Elizabeth and Goulburn this Dec/ Jan and have found out the property
has been sold and will be undergoing renovation at this time. Does
anyone have any further information? Has the renovation begun? Any

I am traveling to New Zealand for five weeks in January '06 and would
like to find a moderately priced B&B in the Auckland area to begin my
trip.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

I'm looking for a Singapore hotel recommendation - somewhere to relax
for a couple of nights after an Adelaide-Darwin overland trip, before
flying back to the UK.
Requirements - clean & quiet, private bathroom, good & preferably

My wife and I are planning a trip to Austrlia next fall with Grand Circle.
Their extension to Ayer's Rock (Uluru) is about $1500 each for five days.
That's a lot of money just to see a big rock in the middle of a desert.
If you have been there, what is your response? Is the ...

while staying in New Zealand we are planning on taking the TranzAlpine
train. Instead of taking a return-trip I was thinking about taking a
combined offer consisting of the TranzAlpine (one-way) and the other way by
jetboat, a 4WD, coach and a visit to a sheep farm. But there are ...

I'm considering visiting Tasmania perhaps sometime over the next six months
or so. I'd appreciate any comments on the following:
1) What's a reasonable amount of time to allot to visit Tasmania? I realize
it depends on what I want to see, where I want to go etc.. I plan to be

Group of 7 of us are planning to tour New Zealand in November/December.
Hostel experts... can you help answer a couple of questions?  We'll be
staying at YHAs across the country and are hostel "novices", so to
speak.

A friend of mine is going to a wedding in Australia soon and he is
brining a gift for the groom (his nephew). It's an antique gold watch
(one of those with a chain they used to put into a waistpocket) that
belonged to his grandfather.

http://www.toiletmap.gov.au/
it's official - you don't have to look for bushes just use the Tri
Planner to identify toilet stops for a journey.
To see your toilet map you have to register and log in - so be awar

You may want to try this in case You are after something more than just
a holiday downunder www.joboffer.net.nz
good luck:-))

I am wanting to go to visit my friend at christmas. Is there a cheap
way for me to get to the US and then to cleveland? I didnt want to
spend anymore then $2000 australian dollars. please help! thanks

G'day all,
I'm looking for photos from Brisbane & Sydney which I can enlarge and
put up as pictura in my appartment. I found two very good websites.
1. http://photosau.com/

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I have never been to Australia.  All I know is your toilets flush in
the opposite direction and Australia has created some great movies and
musicians.  But what is winter like in the Southern Hemisphere?
Especially in Australia where it looks to be hot and dry all of the

OK, I read that a working visa for Oz will cost me £111 (GBP) and an unknown
amount for NZ.
My question is rather straightforward.  Why do I need one of these?
Obviously "to work" is going to be the answer but if an employer does not