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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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Wave Rock trip from Perth. The amazing rock formation is not worth the journey from Perth. Spend the time more wisely by going to Rottnest island and cycling for the day.
If you plan to buy opals while in Australia, my advice would be to avoid the cities. In small country towns and at the opal fields themselves the prices are much cheaper.
Ayers Rock... I climbed it, together with busloads of other tourists. Makes you feel very unimportant, especially after the weeks of soltitude we had before.
Take a ride on a pedicab. Why? Because you may meet a driver like me. Yes! That's right! This was my job. I made a fortune doing this, and had a very sociable time doing so.
Hey many of those souvenir goods were made elsewhere (not in Australia!)...
A lot of thing are quite 'kitsch' in Australia...such as Big Pineapple or Big Banana on the road Brisbane-Sydney.....Some attractions are really expensive for what they offer.
Be careful of guys like this.They bite!
Adelaide City can be expensive for eating out, also watch out for the tramps who try to get money off you
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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Q: Hi All, My name's Sophie. I am 19. I am Looking to visit Australia alone. I am cheating a little bit as I am flying over to...
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