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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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Whilst kangaroos are quite docile creatures that don't seem to mind people much, be aware that they are wild animals capable of defending themselves. If you corner a kangaroo, look out, they can kick out with their hind legs and give you a NASTY wound.Don't be afraid of them, they are cute and cuddly and like being fed by people, just don't be foolish and try to hug one against its wishes or something like that.
This yellyfish is also known as the sea wasp. The tentacles get up to 3 m long. You can get stung any time of the year, but October to April are the worst. Don't go swimming in the tropics during these months unless you've got a stinger suit. There always are notice signs up the beaches where these stingers are. If someone gets stung, you'll have to poor vinegar on it. You can always find vinegar for this purpose on the beach. Immediately call an ambulance, don't try to get the tentacles off and you might have to do some mouth to mouth.
If you see a snake in Australia, don't go all Steve Irwin on it, that's how most people (men) get bitten. If you do get bitten, remember what the snake looked like, they'll need to know in the hospital. Also put bandaid around the bite, so the venom won't spread.
While travelling through the Outback take care when driving and look out for Kangaroos, and other free roaming wildlife running across the roads. Particularly at night or around dusk time when much of the wildlife is out and about. When tavelling by bicycle it's not such a problem due to the general speed you are travelling at, thus giving ample time for you and what ever else to clear the way. However the Emu, a large flightless bird, are super fast runners and quite erratic a times pacing to and throw, across ones path. At one point along the Maree Road in SA my travel companion Carsten and I had one curious Emu gun it along side of us, fortunately it was behind a wire fence. Weeks earlier along the Coorong, also in SA, I had a number of these birds chasing each other infront of me and racing across the road back and forth. However if you get to see them up close it's a great...
You will see quite a bit of native wildlife in Australia if you are venturing out of the cities... I have managed to see wild kangaroos, emus, wombats, goannas, wallabies and koalas among other things... Just be careful though when you see these animals...they could hurt you if you get too close.
All of our Australian animals are very cute looking - almost cuddly looking.Don't be deceived by how cute they look - most of our wild animals have extremely long claws and they can do some damage to a human being if threatened. They are not pets so don't be tempted to pick them up or cuddle them out in the wild.At some petting zoos or wildlife sanctuaries you may be able to hold a koala - at the discretion of the zoo keeper or safari owners. If in doubt leave them alone!Koalas have very sharp thumb claws and can damage you if they manage to scratch you. A kangaroo has very strong back legs and tail and if threatened they can do a fair amount of damage to a human. Emus are known to go a bit nutty if there is food laying around and they think they can get at it - or if they are used to being hand fed they will expect it from all humans and may get angry if they don't get offered food....
Driving through Australia seems to be very easy at first. The roads are virtually empty, they are straight forward and well signposted. However first of all they drive on the left side of the road, Australians drive very slow (!!!), and then there are all the animals crossing roads when you least expect it.All over Australia the cattle roams around freely. They are not protected by fences so they could well stand in the middle of the road when you approach. Also there are the suicide kangaroos. They sit beside the road, especially when it's dark and once you approach they jump in front of your car at the moment you are passing!! How stupid are these animals? The animal you really do not want to get under your car is a wombat. In their back they have this huge bone disc. When they get under your car they roll themselves up and completely ruin your car!!So drive safely constantly paying...
The sea is beautifully blue and very inviting, especially on a hot day. But it can be dangerous. Too many tourists get into trouble and too many drown. Swim on beaches patrolled by lifeguards, swim between the red and yellow flags, because the lifeguards watch carefully over that area and do as the lifeguards tell you. They are highly trained local people and they know the water, know where the dangerous riptides are.
train travel in Australia is very slow and you are assigned seat numbers when you buy your tickets, so you cant choose where to sit the worst train journey we took was the one from Casino to Coffs Harboursat behind us were a family of mum dad and 4 children under 5, when the parents werent shouting at various kids for annoying each other they were complaining loudly about something or other, they both swore constantlyevery time the train pulled into a station the parents were off it and smoking cigarettes on the platform, the guard had to ask them to get back on every timeone of the boys aged about 3 called his mother an old faggot, she thought this was hilarious, you dont know what a faggot is do you she asked him, yes he said, its youno its not said mum, a faggot is a bloke who takes it up the asswe couldnt believe a mother saying that to a 3 year oldl thought Carl was going to...
If you'd like to save yourself a heap of extra walking and aggravation, heed this note...Qantas is one of a very few international arrivals and departures in Los Angeles that (for some flights) DOES NOT USE THE TOM BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL. Not all shuttle drivers and cabbies seem to know this.Some of Qantas' flights to Australia from LAX depart from Terminal 4, NOT the international terminal.Now, coming home, this is good news, as you may (and we did) arrive at Terminal 4 INSTEAD of the Tom Bradley International Terminal. This meant that we had our OWN immigration and customs area, and it was much less crowded, as so few international flights utilize terminal 4.
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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