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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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If you scuba dive or 'duck dive' while snorkelling, avoid picking up any ice cream cone shaped shells. The Cone Shell (Conidae species) is poisonous. A probiscus will come out of the wide end and a barb will sting you. This can kill you.
Crocodiles...ancient animals that most definitely should garner your respect. I learned so much in Australia about their crocs (meaner than their genetically identical cousins in the Nile) that I sound like a five-year old phenom spouting off croc facts. Things to know: They are ambush hunters...if you see one, it's too late. They can sit just under the surface of the water and you'd NEVER see them. They can feel the vibrations of animals close by.They can run between 10 to 15 miles per hour (17-25 kph). Wow! This animal is amazing. They are also able to propel themselves out of the water, for food, as it was demonstrated, several feet high. Say you climb a small tree...big deal! They replace EVERY tooth in their mouths 46 times in a life time. A crocodile has no musculature to OPEN its mouth, only to close it; this is why you'll see keepers enter enclosures with nothing more than a...
Jellyfish: The most infamous of which is the box jelly. It is not typical to find them on the Reef, but closer to the shores, as they actually reproduce in the rivers and travel down stream for the ocean. They're around from October until April and consume small fish and crustaceans. Lesser known is the Irukandji jellyfish. On April 15,2002, CNN.com reported the death of an American, the second recorded death from this tiny jelly. There is no anti-venom because scientists haven't captured enough of the little creatures the make any.
Look both ways before crossing the street! Especially in a country that drives on the oppisite side of the road than some of you may be used to. It's amazing how ingrained that head turning to one side response is when you're about to cross...I even look both ways on one way streets in downtown Portland.
Everybody hears about all the dangerous animals in Oz: 10 deadliest snakes in the world, red back and funnel web spiders, saltwater crocodiles, blue ringed octopus, and all sorts of sharks with the big three dangerous ones the great white, tiger and bull sharks. But none of these animals phased me in the slightest, in fact I had an extremely poisonous sea snake lick my hand, picked up a wild python, head butted a shark (small reef shark) and went looking for crocs in a little tin boat. The only animal that scared the heck out of me was the BOX JELLYFISH. They are found in the waters near shore of the northern half of of Australia's coastline from October to May. Often called simply 'stingers' there tentacles can reach 2 metres (6 feet) behind there bodies and they are tough to see. Some northern beaches have stinger nets to provide a safe spot to swim and diving is safe because the reefs...
If you do the Australian outback tour, bring plenty of toilet paper! Also, wrap everything (clothes, cameras, etc.) in plastic bags to protect it from the desert sand. Bring mosquito repellent.Hiker's tip: baby wipes or moist towlettes are great for 'freshening up' during those many days you'll be without a shower!
In Kakadu Natl Park : mosquitos and mosquitos and mosquitos are a nightmare !!!!!! You may watch out where you walk as we met several dangerous snakes.And of course, in Northern Australia, the legendary seawater crocodile is hungry......In the sea, box jellyfishes + other potentially dangerous underwater wildlife should not be neglicted.In SYDNEY (>>> famous opera shown with this picture <<<) we had some troubles with safety at hotel, but nothing really that unsafe,
I was said not to overtake road trains and that they won't stop for any reason and the pressure wave when you cross one in the opposite direction is not pleasant if you vehicle is more than 2 mt high.But on the way to Perth a veeeeery kind roadtrain driver gave my campervan way signalling to overtake him in a stretch of the road that he knew was large enough. Well, after so many warnings about them I was really impressed!
The Northern Territory and the Kimberly region in Western Australia are home of the freshwater crocodile , which are considered to be relatively harmless and the saltwater crocodiles, also called salties, which are extremely dangerous. There are warning signs where more dangerous but treat all rivers, creeks and bays with extreme caution, be what aussi people call to be 'crocodile wise'!!
There are two types of jellyfish (Stingers) that are found in the warm waters of QLD in the summer months from the end of September to the end of May. The Box Jellyfish or seawasp and the Irukndji can cause death. Swim in the nets. Vinegar is used to treat the site of a sting and can be found at regular posts along the beaches although victims will still require further treatment.
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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