Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / May 2006

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My husband and I will be traveling in New Zealand the beginning of
August for 10 days. We are considering a campervan from Auckland to
Queensland. I need advice about traveling this way in August. Never
been to NZ. excited. We want to do a bit of everything. Appreciate

I hope I have the right place.
I am trying to get a large package from USA to Sydney Australia but the
USPS will not ship anything that has a girth of more than 72 inches.
Also it is too tall.

Hi,  I am trying to rent a small 4WD (we have 2 people only) for 7 days
in Darwin, NT, to go to Kakadu National Park.  I do not intend to go
off-road, but I do want to go on unsealed roads which are recommended
for 4WD vehicles.

I'm currently trying to plan my trip around the world, leaving at the end of
August this year.
I think I'm going to do the open ended, pay as you go type of plan to give
me the flexibility and let me stick around in each place for as long as I

If anyone has used this car hire firm or its franchises in Australia, I'd be
interested in any comments, particularly as to the range of vehicles and
reliability of them.
TIA

anyone been to (no not the owner) a great B&B in Perth's CBD? Pls let me
know

Best/Safest places to live in Australia - good climate/water
Requirements:
- Not too far from towns & cities, NOR too close.
- Reasonable soils & water all year or at least most of it.

On the week end I sent an inquiry (spelling??) to AU Customs regarding
the possibility of bringing in "several" jugs  of Maple syrup from
Canada , and yadda yadda details....
I was referred to  www.aqis.gov.au and sent an inquiry to

Some my Australian backpacking photos enjoy :)
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I want to talk with the geologists at McArthur River Mine (near
Borooloola, NT) regarding some geological formations.
I sent an e-mail to: "mrmprojenq@xstrata.com.au" but have received no
reply in the past few weeks.

This will be our second trip to NZ. Our first trip was to the South
Island - lack of time meant having to miss the North West of the Island
and Abel Tasman National Park.
We plan to visit NZ again in Jan 2007 this time focussing on North

Planning to visit Melbourne later in the Winter. Wify wants to bring
her rabbit fur coat.
Will this be allowed through? Is there not a restiriction about
"leather product" crossing  customs?

My friend and I will be visitng NEw Zealand in June, and we were
wondering if there were any farms that we could volunteer on sometime
during that period.  We would want to volunteer somewhere in the north
if possible.  Does anyone know anything bout doing this kind of thing?