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Souvenirs / Shopping Sydney
17 Reviews Watch out with souvenir shops. Some shops charge 3 times as much as other for exactly the same item. Usually the shops in the main streets and fancy shopping malls are expensive, but you really need...
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Parents Brisbane
1 Review if your a parent and your on the gold coast well look out as there are so many things the kids will wantot see and do which will cost you heaps of cash.such as dream world,seaworld ,wet and wild and...
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Surfers Paradise. Gold Coast
10 Reviews "I always thought of the Gold Coast as a place of harmony, sunshine, partying and surf but while on our recent holiday there I witnessed a lot more. Sure they have the surf, the partying and the...
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Public Transport Canberra
1 Review Public Transport in Canberra looks good but can be quite difficult. We wanted to Visit Telstra Tower but without a car it was almost impossible. Either a 1 hour uphill walk or a $20 return taxi fare....
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Bridge Climb Sydney
4 Reviews You've heard about it. You've seen the photos. You're all psyched about doing the bridge climb!! Well, it's about time you cooled off a bit. The climb, unfortunately, isn't all it's drummed up to be....
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Tours Canberra
1 Review The Canberra Tours! This Canberra tourist bus service is what you can call a real tourist trap. All things they offer you can do by foot or by public transport. Its amazing they don't even offer you...
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AMP Tower / Centerpoint. Sydney
9 Reviews O K so you have figured out the food is disgusting, not even prepared on site, the view wonderful if the clouds part and if it's race up the Sydney tower day or worse still only 1 lift is operating...
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Transport Sydney
7 Reviews Several guidebooks mention the Sydney Explorer Pass as a tool to reduce the expenses of getting around Sydney. You can buy these passes online (www.sydneypass.info) or at booths at the Circular Quay....
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Tours Sydney
9 Reviews I think it really is a waste of money to tour "3 Sisters Mountain" There aren't anything so spectacular about it as you can see in the pictures I'm going to show you. It' pretty expensive tour just to...
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Opera House Sydney
6 Reviews The fourth stop was the Sydney Opera House. Because I don't give a hoot in hell about opera, I refused to go in there with resolve equal to that which I refused to have my film x-rayed in Tahiti. I...
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Beaches Sydney
6 Reviews If you're going to be at the Beaches try to bring things you will need with you for the day. One of the biggest tourist traps are the little shops that line the beaches. true that sometimes they have...
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Darling Harbour Sydney
6 Reviews When you look at Darling Harbour on a city map, it will look like the alcove, horse shoe-shaped land around that part of the harbour. Let's clear up what part exactly is Darling Harbour (let's call it...
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The Monorail Sydney
5 Reviews If you are staying at a hotel next to a station then I guess there is some point to this, but if not do yourself a favour and just take a picture of it as it passes overhead. We made the mistake of...
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Kings Cross Sydney
3 Reviews KINGS CROSS: Be careful as some people (including locals) may recommend that you visit this place at night time. Some locals tend to think that King Cross is the only red light district in the whole...
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The Rocks Sydney
3 Reviews Right at this location the first Europeans settled themselves in Australia. Therefore you will see a lot of old and historical houses, churches, etc. Also the oldest building in Sydney, Cadman's...
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Olympic Park Sydney
4 Reviews If you must see them, then be warned they are a big tourist trap......located just ouside Sydney, these stadiums must have been something when the Olympics were here in 2000, but now there just empty...
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"The caramaran is much larger than we expected. We are a bit dissapointed. This is mass-tourism. At least 200 or more other passengers embark on this, what promisses to be a dreary day, for a 'shallow' GBR experience."Read more on Great Barrier Reef page.
Evrything and anything costs money, so you end up spending a lot of money in a place that is a man made beach Go diving! There are apartments that you can rent. So as crazy as it may sound take food with you so you can cook your own food there.
I went on a 6 day tour from Darwin to Alice Springs (3 days) and around Ayers Rock with Adventure Tours. I paid about A$700, and I feel I didn't get my money's worth at all. On the first leg (Darwin to Alice), we sat on the bus most of the time. I think we only had one activity/tour that wasn't free, and the food was mediocre. On the second leg (Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon), there were more activities, but we had to pay for our own park fees so I'm wondering where all of my money went to. (The camp site is pretty basic too.) The food was *** (we got leftovers on the second day), and the guide was a complete ass. He chewed out couple of girls in front of the group for getting lost in Kings Canyon. When I went to go talk to him about it in private, he got defensive and yelled at me!! The hostel, Maranka, owned by the company, is also pretty crappy. The sheets weren't clean, the room...
Hate to repeat myself, but you have paid hundred or thousands of dollars to come and dive at the Great Barrier Reef. Do not be a fool and do it the right way. The one-day dive trips will take you to popular reefs in the inner Great Barrier Reef. These are usually offered on boats that carry over 100 people snorkeling, diving, or just relaxing on board. You won’t get to see much and the coral will be damaged more so then other locations. For serious divers I suggest you take the time and spend the money by going at the many multiple day trips offered from Bundaberg or Townsville. Cairns and Port Douglas also offer trips, but these are more popular. Try to book a trip that takes you further away from the crowds if you dive from Cairns and Port Douglas. Try the Holmes Reef about 240 km from the Australian Mainland if you find yourself at Cairns. As mentioned earlier, try to avoid the...
DO not get lured into doing a resort dive. These dives are quite expensive and will only allow you to go 5 meters below water. You can often see more snorkeling then diving anyway, so why spend the extra money? Save it and do a full course the next time you have some free time. On the other hand, if you get one for free with your Whitsunday Is sailing trip then go for it! It is a common practice to give you a free resort dive on those kinds of tours.
So you paid hundred or thousands of dollars to come and dive at the Great Barrier Reef. Do not be a fool and do it the right way. Many of the operators near islands such as the Magnetic Island and Whitsunday Islands (from Arlie Beach) will lure you to their shop. What they won’t tell you is that the visibility near the islands are quite bad compare then out in the outer reef. Some will even promises you dives in the Outer reef. However, when going on their trips they’ll turn out using any excuse to keep you around the islands. They’ll blame the wind, the currents, or their boat. It is far better to dive off Townsville, Bundaberg, or even Cairns. So make sure you skip the Whitsunday Islands and Magnetic Islands; or at the very least leave them until last.
Not a very good ride if you want to see the scenery especially if you don't have the "right" window seat. Plus the railroad is very slow. A definite waste of almost 2 hours of your vacation. You are much better off riding the SkyRail.
If youdecide that you want to see Australia by road then it's a great idea, but be careful about your choice of cars. There are a lot of bad cars out there and you preferably want yours to last all the way round, sometimes it's just luck, but there are ways you can avoid beiong duped by second hand car salesmen. There is a place called Travellers Auto Barn, you will see them advertised quite a lot. It's worth checking out BUT don't buy straightaway. More than likely they will be charging more than you want to spend. There are other ways so be patient. Firstly, check the paper, in the Sydney morning herald there are loads of cars, you're looking for the older ones, ring up to check how far out they are because it might not be worth going 2 hours on the train to see a car that you may not like.Then check the dealers, they usually have cars that they will sell for next to nothing. Again...
Sydney Australia has the most beggers that i have ever seen...if you arent interested in givin them anything just walk away ....australians are pretty nice ignoring them is another way of saying no...they shouldnt follow you or anything....Sydney does have alot of cops and let me remind ya this is the second safest country in the world right behind new zealand.
Here is a tip for locals as well as visitors. As of 2003, when using credit card, merchants can charge you about 2% extra in order to re-coup the fees the bank charges them. Ask before using your credit card, especially for a large amount as it's more likely they'll be passing on the extra costs to you. Ask if there's an extra charge for using your Credit card and what are the alternatives (probably only cash)
Park Hyatt Sydney Sydney
5 Reviews and 286 Opinions A luxurious setting, conveniently close to the city centre without the hubbub. You can have it both,...
Crown Towers Melbourne
10 Reviews and 303 Opinions We arrived by limousine , the doorman opened the door with a flourish, a Casino representative...
Novotel Langley Perth Perth
4 Reviews and 528 Opinions My partner and I just spent an anniversary night at the Novotel Langley. While the rooms were clean...
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