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King Cross Sydney
18 Reviews Kings Cross is the place to be for a gang rape experience by maori bouncers and prostitues whilst your partner gets beaten up out the back. I guess you could say we were in the wrong place at the...
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Sharks Perth
5 Reviews I say an article today in the paper on the sharks in the swan river - appartently they have always been present in the river - which is a shock to me!!! Bull sharks can survive in the fresh water and...
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Crime Brisbane
4 Reviews Brisbane is one of the safest major cities in Australia, with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. Both men and women should be able to walk around the CBD (Downtown) at all hours of the...
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Water safety. Gold Coast
14 Reviews The beaches of the Gold Coast are beautiful and alot of tourists have the impression that they are safe, but unfortunately sometimes they have rips and currents which can drag people out to sea and/or...
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Native Fauna Adelaide
5 Reviews IN Adelaide? You are more likely to be a victim of Adelaide's terrible drivers ;-) or ripped off than be hurt by Adelaide's creatures or other natural dangers. Some that people talk about...
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Crime Canberra
6 Reviews ACT Housing is full of druggies/drugo's, ex-con's and veritable losers. ACT Housing will assure you that this is not the case. But if anyone here has ever had any experience with ACT Housing, they...
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Wildlife. Hobart
2 Reviews There are not many dangers in Hobart, it is a nice quiet city, the danger gets when you get out of the city, with snakes (deadly) , big waves (deadly), sharks (deadly), but I did survive them all, so...
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Bag snatching / Pickpockets etc Sydney
20 Reviews Sydney is mostly safe, apart from some dodgy areas. Here are some areas that you should avoid and places you should be safe: SAFE: South Sydney (Cronulla, Woolooware, Sutherland). East Sydney...
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Kanagaroo's and Emu's Perth
6 Reviews Kangeroos are everywhere along the roads if u drive away from perth city. It is very saddening every morning to see fresh carcasses of kangeroos lying by the roadside. As with all road trips, keep the...
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Sunburn Brisbane
6 Reviews Brisbane is capital of the Cancer State! Yes we suffer the highest incidence of sun cancers in the world. Don't add to the statistics. Slip, Slop, Slap! Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen and slap on...
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Schoolies Week. Gold Coast
6 Reviews If you ever want to avoid the Gold Coast and Surfers Paradise, well, when Schoolie's week is on is the time to do it. At the end of November, and the 1st week of December every year, thousands of...
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Weather Adelaide
4 Reviews Here in Adelaide South Australia we are experiencing a phenomena of 'Extreme Weather'! We are living through the hottest and longest heatwave ever recorded - one can't help but think about global...
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Wildlife Canberra
5 Reviews There is a great opportunity for visitors to Canberra to se over 500 Eastern Grey kangaroos within minutes of the Canberra City! Just travel down Ginninderra Drive from the city and turn into...
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Spiders / Snakes / Animals Sydney
18 Reviews I am not too sure u will find these in your hotel, but just to be on the safe side! I live in Sydney and know that we have the Funnel Web Spider, known to cause 14 fatalities and a painful, venomous...
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Transport Brisbane
7 Reviews Now This has never happened to me before. Being fairly tentative with on line checkin I went oh so carefully this time. The seat numbers came up 12A and 12B but the boarding pass was NOT printed. A...
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Wildlife. Gold Coast
5 Reviews Pelicans, they love to eat fish!, so if you are fishing and there is a Pelican nearby, you had better wind it in quick, or lose it! They have been known to chase after people for the fish. Also,...
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Transportation Adelaide
4 Reviews The speed limit in Adelaide is usually 60 kph. If you drive 70 kph instead and you are caught it costs you AUD 133. :( Drivers in Adelaide are very considerate. There is not so much fighting and...
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Traffic Canberra
4 Reviews Car Parking, this was one place where we drove round and round! There is a large underground car park beneath the Forecourt of the building with a time limit of three hours, but this was completely...
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Water and general safety Sydney
29 Reviews I had never heard of these until I saw them on the beach. They aren't bottles, and they aren't glass. But they are blue and they are similar to a jellyfish! YIKES! These are also called a Portugese...
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Politics Canberra
3 Reviews In total, the national parliament has under 250 politicians: even including their personal staff you have probably no more than a thousand people. And remember, if you're an Australian citizen and...
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Drugs Sydney
7 Reviews I went to the Ivy Club/bar in March. I stayed there for 4 hours. Ivy has a hole in the roof meaning its outdoors. Thios places disgusts me! There are smokers everywhere. & if your a person that has...
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Driving and Transport Sydney
11 Reviews If you are traveling on sydneys trrains on weekends there will most likely be track work at the station your leaving or going to When trackwork happens passangers must hop on a cityrail bus that will...
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Money Changing Sydney
4 Reviews DO NOT USE THIS REAL GAP PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY AND NOT TRAVEL WITH REAL GAP BUT WITH A DIFFERENT COMPANY DESPITE PAYING THEM £599 THEY GAVE ME NO HELP WHATSOEVER AND I WAS PRETTY MUCH LEFT ON MY...
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Sun / Sunburn Sydney
8 Reviews Follow those steps even if not at the beach on a 35 degree day!! Walking around in Summer, wear a hat and sunscreen. I enjoyed a brunch with a spaghetti strap dress on- was there for around 2 hours....
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You may never want to leave! Sydney
11 Reviews Sydney is an easy, carefree city and I can see why you wouldn't want to leave. During my visit I found myself wondering what it would be like to live in such a beautiful city. I didn't want to leave...
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Australia has the highest incidence of skin cancer caused by the sun in the world due to the depletion of the ozone layer. Without protection you will start to burn after 15-20 mins. Sunglasses are a necessity especially while driving or on the water. Wear hats and UV sunscreen and drink lots of water.
There have been several deathly attacks by crocodiles. However, on average, based on numbers, these are quite rare in Australia. The last attack before my visit occurred in Kakadu in 2002 near the Sandy Billabong. We spent the night at the same campsite where a German girl was tragically killed by a crocodile. Her clumsy guide had told her it was fine to swim at the nearby Nourlangie Creek, which lies about 1 km away. This of course was baloney as any other guide would tell you it's silly to do so, especially with the croc warnings and the area looking like a croc safe heaven. So, please follow your common sense when visiting a croc infested region.
Australia has some of the deadliest jelly fish in the world. The Box Jellyfish and Irukandji Jellyfish inhabit the waters of the North and North East coast during the summer months. The Queensland government warns visitors not to swim anywhere between Cape York and Townsville during the months of October to June. It also advises you not to swim anywhere between Townsville and Gladstone during the months of December to March. There are a few notable exceptions, such as the beaches that provide a net against marine stingers so do ask locally as well.Although the above measures are really conservative, it is best to follow them to the line. An attack by the box jellyfish and the Irukandji Jellyfish can and often results in death. If you or someone is attacked, make sure you apply vinegar to the region of the body that was affected. It is of utmost importance to take the victim to a hospital...
This pic shows how everyone should always wear a belt for your shorts/pants can fall off Sorry, but I couldn’t resist sharing this pic with you… hehehe. Yes, it can happened anywhere in the world, not just Australia :P.
It all started when I left Sydney and drove off through the Bells Line of Road across the Blue Mtns. I spent my first night sleeping in the 4WD on the back. The following morning, I stopped at several incredible overlooks. I eventually filled the tank up in Lithgow before heading into Woollemi Nat'l Park. I drove through spectacular forests via an unsealed gravel road. At times, it was rough enough for the 4wd, but primarily it was alright. I saw several interesting sites including the Lost City; the Glow Worm Tunnel, and the Sunny Creek Overlook. The guidebook I was using suggested this little shortcut through a spectacular gorge and I took it. It did say the road was a bit rough with several rock steps, but nothing to be worried about. Ha! The road ended up being a course from hell. I ended up nearly flipping over landing in a waterhole at a 45% angle. After spending the night in the...
The following occured while I was divin on Holmes Reef:The first dive took us down to 34 meters. I hadn't been this deep for a while. As the body gets down to this depth, the atmosphere begins to compress to over 3 atmospheres of pressure. The compressed air and environment causes the body to have a high does of nitrogen. In some cases, you get Nitrogen narcosis. It is not a deadly thing mind you, but it does have a similar effect to laughing gas or being drunk. In some cases it can become dangerous when the diver doesn't know what he/she is doing. Since I hadn't been this deep in a while, I was hit by a small case of nitrogen narcosis. I was still well within control, but if someone had seen me I would have had the largest smile/grin. I realized this and ascended a few meters. Once I was up a bit all things went to normal :)
Just a word of warning for those brave souls that decided to go walking to the Homestead, which is a small home near an old ranching cattle station in Great Keppel Island,. This house looks abandoned, save for the ferocious ducks, geese, roosters, chickens, and turkeys. These birds are used to humans and at times are too demanding of food. Believe me, I just wanted to sit at a bench with some shade near the Homestead, but I was continuously pestered by a few roosters and some chickens!
Everyone warned me about it, but when it happened to me I nearly ended up falling prey to a climbing goanna. These monitor lizards like to climb trees, especially when they feel threatened. One of them actually ran straight to me one day as I was trekking in the Eungella National Park. Having one of them running towards you is a rather dangerous affair. As you see, the goanna was rushing right at me to climb me as though I was a tree. After all, that is what they do when they're scare. The thing to do on those cases is to actually lie down. Thus, the goanna can’t climb you and then has to search for another tree or thing to climb. Well, when you feel as though you’re going to die all things stop to make sense. I had to do something fast, so I just started jumping like crazy, instead of lying down. I was relieved when, out of my desperate jumps, I scare it away...hehehe.
I walked down the beach at theTown of 1770. I saw a sea snake, which is a very unique creature with a flat segment at its end for steering. The sea snakes are extremely venomous. When I first approached it, I noticed it was bleeding quite a bit so I thought it was dead. I moved it a bit with my sandal, but this only startled as I saw it was alive... ***! Lucky for me, it just went up like a cobra trained by a Hindu. It did so for a minute as it complain and scared me off. I quickly escape after taking a pic of the snake though :).
Four wheel driving is one of the best ways of exploring Frasier Island. There are talks on the works to close all inland roads as it hurts the ecosystems. In the meantime, just head over there and rent a vehicle while you can. Sure, you may get stuck like the folks shown on this picture. But hey, that’s part of the fun no :). Go with an open mind and a good spirit.
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 304 Opinions We arrived by limousine , the doorman opened the door with a flourish, a Casino representative...
Novotel Langley Perth Perth
4 Reviews and 529 Opinions My partner and I just spent an anniversary night at the Novotel Langley. While the rooms were clean...
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