Travel Forum / Destinations / Australia and NZ / May 2007

A Chinese couple with their daughter is looking for an apartment or
shared housing in Melbourne area (one hour drive to downtown Melbourne
ok) 6/18/07. Please contact me if you have apartments available or
shared housing available.

We would like to spend 1 week or so at a beach and would prefer an
all-inclusive tour from Corio, near Melbourne.
My wife and I are both seniors and are not looking for nightlife, but a nice
place-hotel- on the beach, but not totally isolated either.

I am looking for local rental companies in Brisbane which rent out
(small) campervans - both 2WD and 4WD - or/and (small) 4WD cars.
 I am *not* looking for nationwide companies like Apollo, Britz, Maui,
etc., etc., nor for agencies which are intermediaries for such

Hi. I am looking for people who I can travel with. Can anyone tell me
how I can find these travel buddies? I want to travel Australia and
Asia.. but all of my friends are busy, not interested in
travelling ... still not confident with travelling alone.

Me, my wife and our 4 children are looking for a comfortable noiseless
but  not so  expensive bedding  in Sydney  (approximately 5  days). Is
there a such ice on the cake ?
thanks

I need to know if my russian driving lisence works in Holland or...
i'd better need to have an international one(which i was told looks like a
peace of paper which just translates my russian),
... or may be  it's not a real problem to get a new lisence there?

Has any one had any experience using an ETA (Electronic Travel
Authority) rather than a conventional visa for travel from the US to
Åustralia.
Any tips or pointers?

My family will be spending 4 - 5 weeks in Australia / New Zealand in Jan /
Feb 2008.  First time there.  We especially enjoy scenic beauty, hiking &
light backpacking, water sports, great food and wine.   That doesn't really
narrow the possibilities down too much -- so I'm looking ...

Dear Queensland fishermen,
I went fishing in a wetland area near to Hope Island Rd.  The fishing
was not so great. The state of the wetland area was a bit polluted.
Many housing estates being built or renovated are along that area. The

Does anyone know where I could hire a scooter (Vespa) in Brisbane for a
weekend? I have tried the usual Google approach but got nowhere.
Thx. R.

has anyone experienced Dunk Island's beaches at low-tide ?
I read from multiple sources (and some reputable travel guides) that
some of the beaches there can become quite muddy and even smelly when
tide is out.

My husband and I, as well as his parents are going to New Zealand in
Mid-November for three weeks (not soon enough).
Right now I am trying to plan out the Abel Tasman portion of our trip
and am having difficulty trying to find the right fit for us.

Im driving from melbourne to adelaide and thinking about hiring a
campervan to make a change to hostel life. The round is drive along
great ocean road as far as port fairy then head inland to hallsgap
before completing the journey to adelaide. Should take approx 4/5

I'm planning to travel to the Northern Territories when I'm in Oz this
August and I've spotted a 3-day tour of Kakadu that has an optional 2-
day extension in Arnhemland. The Kakadu tour is a fairly typical AUD
900 per person for a 4WD tour in a small group. The 5-day tour is a

They're definitely coming. I have doubts as to the viability
of three airlines here, remembering Ansett, Compass and
others. My fear would be the possible failure of Qantas
Domestic/Jetstar.