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Hi an uncle of mine who resides in Munich, but is an Israeli citizen would
like to come spend a month with me in AUS.  As Israeli citizen he is not
allowed to travel through middle east countries ... 2 questions, if i may
...

We just booked a 3-week December/January trip to Australia.
We will probably spend Christmas week in Tasmania and would appreciate
suggestions for "special" places to stay for the holiday.We plan to fly into
Hobart and rent a car  but are open as to how to spend our 7-10 days.

I'm going to Phillip Island next week on Anzac-day.
I'd like to see the koalas, the seals and the penguins.
The seals can be watched for free.
To get into the koala conservation center, an entrance fee has to be

I'm curious as to whether chip-and-PIN credit cards have become the norm  
in Australia as they have in some European countries.  If so, how much  
difficulty could I expect to encounter if I only have a signature credit  
card?

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/australasia/article2465960.ece
Australia's epic drought: The situation is grim
By Kathy Marks in Sydney
Published: 20 April 2007

Looking for three nights for a birthday celebration, proximity to the
rock and extreme luxury -- bedding, meals, et cetera -- is required by
the guest. I figured these two were tops, but which one? Other
thoughts?

I have been in Australia several times. I have found Australians fine
psople, ecept on the road. I simply do not like to to drive as fast as
the great majority of people do and I am presumptuos enogh to believe
I have no obligation to either drive faster or stay off the road.

Would you consider "Mad Max" a parody of Australians? The only sane
person in the entire movie seemed to be Max's wife and look what
happpened to her.
I wonder if it had been made in the USA by Americans, with eery

I am planning to drive from Melbourne to Adelaide over a course of 4/5
days. I dont want to miss anything out that I may regret but at the
same time Im hiring so need to be careful as dont want to go mad with
spending.Any suggestions on my plans would be much appreciated. The

There is no book about Australia in the Dummies series, unfortunately.
What can I read instead? I am looking for something written in the
same style/wording as the travel books in the Dummies series...
Greetings,

I have a friend who has a car in Melbourne but doesnt have a licence.
Now I didnt plan to really buy a car over here so didnt sort any
insurance out before I arrived. Apologies if this is not really a
travel question but whats the best solution for this? Would I contact

Have any of you ever cossed Australia by road all the way from esat to
west by road in the interior during summer? If I were younger and
richer......What little explorations I have done between somewhere
northeast of Sydney and on to Adelaide and thence to Melbourne I found

I will be travelling from melbourne to adelaide over the course of a
week and would like some recommedations on places to stop of and stay
for a couple of nights. Can any name any places worth stopping? Thanks
Burnsy

Can anyone tell me what kind of shape the access roads are to both
Gunlom and Barramundi falls? I went up to Gunlom years ago and it was
a mean track back then, but what it's like now I don't know - I read
somehwhere or other that it's a decent gravel track these days, but