Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / July 2006

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I invite everybody to read our travelogue of 18 great days spent in Australia.
Here is a link to the first day:
http://www.expeditionsaustralia.com/IncredibleTour01.html
We started in Sydney, and covered over six thousand km by 4x4 in the rugged

Does anyone have any experience or first-hand knowledge of this place?
In the past we have usually stayed in/ near Darling Harbour but have
decided to try someplace new- and we've chosen this property. Yea? or
Nay?

The only train service operating between Auckland and Wellington is
being axed.
Toll says the Overlander service has been making a substantial loss
for many years and it cannot keep it going.

We are flying business class with Emirates  from Sydney to Dubai and on
to Europe.
Emirates provides, 'free of charge' (you pay it in your ticket prices a
pick-up service which they call a

A friend has asked me to create a website for his rental property in
port Lincoln WA and so i considered where best to get information on
where people traveling internationally would look to find Aussie
accommodation.

Looking for 1 weeks accommodation in Ardross area Perth -B&B /
self-catering.
Anyone know of anywhere.
Thanks

Hey All,
I'm just wondering how accessible bank machines are in Australia? If
it's anything like Canada, every cornerstore, bar and restaurant has
it's own bank machine (where you have to pay an extra fee on top of the

I'm thinking of using the Sydney airport train line to travel to and
from the airport.
Just wondering, anyone who has had experience using it, what's it like?
Is it crowded?

Syd/Per slower than Per/Syd?
Just curious, why is it 5 hours to travel from Syd/Per but only 4 hours
from Per/Syd? (Qantas)
Is it just related to the wind direction affecting the speed of the

I used the Virgin Blue Web check-in recently, noticed that it only
allowed you to book from row 11 to 30.
Just wondering, does anyone know why this is?
Seats 1A, 1B, 1C seem to be the best, since they are right at the front

I am looking for a town to stay in for 3 months from about December to
March. I am thinking either just north of Sydney or just south of the
gold cost. This is what I need:
1. Self contained unit for 1 or 2 persons.

I'm trying to find out who runs the ferry which apparently stops at Melrose
Park Wharf (one up from Meadowbank).  My google searches kept finding Sydney
Ferries, including on the Sydney tourism website.I know there's several
non-gov't companies which service  various wharves, but ...

Travelling on Virgin Blue for the first time.
Can anyone advise the best seats for leg room in economy, or are they
all basically the same?
Thanks for your help

Are there "credit unions" in OZ ?  The ones in North America operate on a
network called "The Exchange"
Does that system exist in OZ ?