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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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When travelling to remote tourist areas of the outback, it is essential to leave route details and expected time of return with the relevant local tourist authorities or police. Ensure that notification is given of your return.
Most visits to Australia are trouble-free, but travellers in major urban areas should exercise caution at all times, especially when alone. Travellers should keep to the main streets and be vigilant when withdrawing money from cash machines. Travellers should also exercise caution in terms of personal safety while travelling on all forms of public transport.
That's Florence Falls at Litchfield Park. It's beautiful. It's all swimming and picnic in places like this, but be careful. A week after i was there, some tourist guy had cramps while swimming in the Florence Falls pool and drowned. Most of the springs and falls are very deep, and this guy got sucked in by the undercurrent, and his body was found curled up. It's a sad story, but it is one which has to be told.The other warning is crocs. Loads of them around. Do not be part of their lunch. :)
As everyone knows, Australia is packed with venomous snakes (deadly), spiders, crocodiles (in the North) and wild Dingos and you should defintely take your precautions when travelling in the bush. However, do not be paranoid as you won't be wading in dangerous wildlife. The MOST dangerous wildlife is in my opinion the suicidal emus. Hitting one of those WILL smash your transport. Of course the kangaroos are just as eager to play chicken with you.When it happened to me, I had my mother with me on her first trip to the outback (she's European) and she was most impressed with the display put on for her...running down a bird the size of humans.
I would say that Australia is one of the 1 tier country regarding the safe. Use your common sense, then it will be very safe. Just be a little bit careful about the notorious places such as Kings Cross and Red Fern in Sydney. But most of the times, women can feel safe walking at night.
I've only been caught speeding anywhere once - New South Wales - it appears that the police spend a lot of time stopping people (I was only doing 120 KmH - about 70 mph) on a long open road with no traffic.
The Box jellyfish in Port Douglas are the deadliest animal in the world. So... you cannot go swimming there during their Summer. Very strange to be on a gorgeous beach and see NO ONE in the water. If you take a boat further out to sea, theyare not a danger.
At King's Cross, Sydney I made a silly mistake of changing Singapore dollars for Aussie at S$100 for just A$80. According to my mobile service's sms the exchange rate should be virtually 1 to 1. That meant I paid an interest of 20%. The rates are not as steep for US$ or British pounds. I suppose Sing dollar is just not liquid enough. I really should have changed enough back home.Driving is a pleasure but parking in Sydney downtown is not. It cost about A$4 an hour and you may not even get a lot easily. Public transport is a breeze though. However instead of paying A$39 for the Sydney Explorer for a 4day ticket, opt for the much cheaper Green card that locals go for. I paid A$37 for a 7 day pass and the only difference is just that the Explorer bus comes with commentary. Do note that the Green card is hardly promoted or advertised relative to the Explorer. So save where you can.
If you're travelling in outback mainland Australia (not Tasmania) make sure you have a full tank everytime you leave a petrol station. You never know when the next one might be. Make sure you have plenty of water as well, you can get pretty thirsty out there.
If you intend travelling long distances and stop to give a lift to any Aboriginal on the side of the road, you may discover there never is just one who needs a ride but there will be, for sure about 7 or 8 others of them hiding in the bushes and also wanting a ride, hahahha!!
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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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...
A: Be careful about you immigration status. Don't travel on tourist visa if you actually are performing paid work.
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