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Beaches Sydney

64 Reviews A close friend lives not 50 metres from this beach, so I know it well. This beach is for swimmers as well as surfers. It is clean and well visited. Whether you want a walk along the beach, have a nice...

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Great Ocean Road Melbourne

29 Reviews I took part in a Great Ocean Road tour with Bunyip tours and it was a great decision. The small personal group with a tour guide that had great knowledge was really amazing. The Otway Ranges and the...

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Perth City Perth

20 Reviews Australians love music as much as people everywhere else in the world. The invention of the MP3 player, however, is not yet known down under... [/nonsense modus off] The lively pedestrian streets in...

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Information Brisbane

13 Reviews Are you in Brisbane or the surrounding Suburb's and looking for an Internet connection? In BRISBANE......... There are free public access computers available on levels 1 to 4 of the State Library of...

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Queen Street & Downtown Auckland

3 Reviews Auckland now has a fine little pocket of restaurants around its waterfront and Viaduct Basin areas. Though not comparable to the great culinary capitals of the world, Auckland's restaurants may not...

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Theme Parks. Gold Coast

13 Reviews Hi there, Just came back from vacation in Gold Coast few weeks ago. Surprisely, it was a school break that time and we didn't aware about that. We spent 2 days wednesday and thursday and found that...

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City Centre Adelaide

19 Reviews Every city has it's rich area or street. The first 2 photo's I attached are from the richest street of Adelaide. The other 2 photo's I attached are from the house of the tennis player Lleyton Hewitt...

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Downtown Christchurch Christchurch

29 Reviews - The city centre features a huge new steel sculpture, an oversized bunch of wheat, higher than the surrounding high-rise buildings. Its name is "Flour Power". (August/September 2008) The square at...

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Parks / Gardens / Lakes Canberra

17 Reviews Of course, Floriade is also about people; about the charming little girl with the great hat I spotted running around who just made my shot of the playground; the guy I met who was involved in the...

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Underwater Life Bora-Bora

5 Reviews One thing I would definitely want to remind each of the VT members is to make sure you take plenty of pictures of yourselves while on the road. There are tons of trustworthy people on the tours, on...

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Lake Wakatipu Queenstown

5 Reviews Lake Wakatipu is the South Island’s second largest lake after Lake Te Anau. It is Z-shaped, has a total length of 77 kilometres, and covers 293 square kilometres. It is surrounded by steeply rising...

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Internet Connections Wellington

2 Reviews This was the most amazing machine I found! Here you can free up some memory space on your digital camera by a number of ways: Print digital photos from $1-45 NZD per print. Edit digital...

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Te Whakarewarewa Rotorua

7 Reviews You pay around £ 6 for adults ad £3 for kids to get into visit Maori Arts and Crafts Institute and after that you can explore Maori village, kiwi house, Frog pool, Maori concert etc for free. You...

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The Great Ocean Road Geelong

24 Reviews The whole Great Ocean road is great, though not everyone has time to see it in its entirety. I'd recommend starting the trip at the trendy surf town of Torquay with its world famous competition surf...

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General Scenery. Hobart

20 Reviews I'm not sure what did it to be honest. But I left Hobart wanting to see so much more of the little town. In someways it reminded me of Halifax, Nova Scotia, in others, a small Danish coastal village....

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The Octagon Dunedin

4 Reviews The Octagon is the central "square" [actually and obviously an octagon] in the centre of the city. It is well laid out with a nice covered walkway alongside the road thru the middle. A variety of...

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Cable Car Wellington Region

6 Reviews The Cable Car is one of Wellingtons oldest and most popular tourist attractions. The cable car journeys up under the motorway, through the three tunnels, past Kelburn Park and Victoria University and...

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West Coast South Island

1 Review through Arthur's Pass and the Otira Gorge Road, looks so benign, doens't it? But drive carefully and don't get distracted....drive on to the most charming small Town on the West Coast..Hokitika, its a...

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Taranaki North Island

4 Reviews Facing the Tasman Sea on the north, west and south of Mount Taranaki, New Plymouth has easy access of beaches for sailing, swimming, surfing or sand castles. Was surprised by the black sand beaches....

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Native New Zealand New Zealand

3 Reviews New Zealand has some rather interesting natural landmarks as you will no doubt see as you travel around our fair land. In the South Island you can see everything from the split apple to the moeraki...

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Darling Harbour / Casino Sydney

43 Reviews What you now have is an Entertainment Centre, Sydney Aquarium, Star City Casino, IMAX Theatre (pic 4), Powerhouse Museum, 5 star accommodation - and that's just to name a few! There are also pleasant...

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St. Kilda Melbourne

15 Reviews St Kilda is one of inner city suburbs of Melbourne and in recent years, it has begun to shake off a seamy reputation and is home to many of Melbourne's famous visitor attractions including Luna Park,...

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King's Park Perth

12 Reviews It's definitely worthwhile to check out Kings Park...it's a huge park that overlooks the city of Perth and isn't too far from the centre...it's an uphill walk though so take a bus or taxi if you don't...

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Parks & Gardens Brisbane

3 Reviews Paralysis ticks lurk in even quite short grass in summer. They particularly multiply when it is humid. These ticks will kill a dog in a few days after first paralyzing their back legs and causing them...

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Mt Eden Auckland

3 Reviews This is the extinct volcanic crater at Mt Eden. Besides being always pretty, grassy and green, since childhood I've always enjoyed the great view of Rangitoto (another volcano) and Auckland city and...

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TIPS WHEN VISITING KATOOMBA VALLEY

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When visiting Scenicworld at KAtoomba, visitors are urged to follow certain rules strictly:1. Visit the toilets before visiting the valley as they are far once you are in the valley.2. Do not leave the walkway- its fences protect the rainforest from people.3. Do not touch the plants. They are very fragile and this can cause them to die.4. Do not SMOKE in the valley.5. Please take all litter with you. Whenever I am away,I miss the beauty and cleanliness of our spectacular nation- especially the valley at Katoomba and the Blue Mountains HEritage site s a whole. So we must follow the rules to keep it beautiful!

TIPS for LOW-COST FAMILY TRAVEL (SYDNEY& BEYOND)

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SOME GENERAL TIPS on BUDGET/LOW-COST FAMILY TRAVEL1. If you can manage it, try to go on holidays/vacation before the peak season starts. Make sure though that your kids will not be disadvantaged. You can do this by planning the vacation dates towards the end of school terms.2. Compare fares and accommodation using reputable web sites and show these to your travel agent. See if he/she can give you a better deal or equal what you got in the net without having to go back to those sites. Sometimes it is better travel agents do the work if you have multiple trips in one holiday or going to different countries/places. One site that we always use is expedia.com.au as air and hotel packages are offered here at discounted rates compared to travel agent prices.3. Follow the exchange rates of your currency. There are times when the Aussie dollar is stronger vis-a-vis the US dollar or other...

Green Island

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I found there were too many shop on the island and it is very touristic. The beach itself and the corals are great. It can get scorching hot so stay in the shade and use lots of sun screen.The Yellow Semi-Submarine" is a great way to see the underwater world in air-conditioned comfort with a lively fish feeding display and commentary. Taking the boat from Cairns to Green Island on a day's trip. Situated on Australia's beautiful Great Barrier Reef just 45 minutes off-shore from Cairns, Green Island is a small coral cay of 15 hectares surrounded by a magnificent coral reef.

Making Shell Chimes

by aussirose

Ever made shell chimes with the kids?It was one of our favourite things to do, especially on our verandah with the sea breeze cooling us down after a hot summer day at the beach. Oh, and a glass of wine too :o) Mmmm, I miss our van at Hastings Point!!! :o)

Have you done it yet? How to do it.

by unravelau

How to hug a tree.......if you are a person not a koala that is.Go into any Australian forest. Close your eyes and and centre yourself. Take three deep breaths and line up the object of your affections. Walk slowly, yet purposefully with arms outstretch ready for the embrace. When you have arrived, let the right cheek gently rest on the bark while you enclose as much of its trunk as you can, in your arms. Close your eyes and give thanks that we still have trees to produce our oxygen and allow us to live on earth. I miss hugging my friends and family most when I am away from home.

Walk through a rainforest......now.

by unravelau

Favorite Thing:One of many favourite things about Australia is the rain forest magic. It is like walking into a mystical sea, but not getting wet..........oops that is not quite right because you can actually get a bit damp just walking in one. And, what with frequent showers (otherwise why would we call it 'rain forest'), you are likely to get very damp.Some kind of insect repellant would be a must, plus your raincoat (a light one because it can be very steamy in there), and a small container of salt could be useful too (for leaches). A friend now living in NZ, formerly of the UK and a new member now of VT, proudly displayed his leech bight for a photograph.............must ask him to show it here. He gained it on a walk through Dorrigo National Park. Fondest Memory:Miss the beach and my family mostly.http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/dec_contacts/C041?Opendocument

Early Morning Walk

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Favorite Thing:The first place that I would take a visitor to is the beach where I walk most mornings. There is something absolutely heartstarting about Australia's beaches.....and it doesn't really matter which one, they are all beautiful. The mid north coast where I live, and early in the morning is clean, quiet and different every day.......just amazing. If I could bottle it up and give a piece to everyone I would. Fondest Memory:Of course when away in Italy I miss my family and the early morning beach walk most of all.I really enjoyed raising my family of 2 sons and a daughter, but there is something even more special about grandchildren. They sure do add a dimension to your life.......it must have something to do with unconditional love. It just beams out of the little blossoms.http://www.visitcoffsharbour.com/coffsharbour/beach.html

More funny/unusual signs

by Kate-Me

Some more typical & a couple of not so typical signs in Australia. 1: Duck crossing2: The first really multicultural road sign I've seen - in the Sunraysia district of Victoria, near Mildura. 3: Who is the skipper = in this case, who's the captain/driver, designated driver?4. Typical outback and farm sign, warning to watch out for stock on the roads.

when you come in winter

by pepples46

for skiing or what ever you like to do in the Wintertime, there is one place you should not miss...Hanmer Springs and its fantastic sulphur hotpools. its my winter retreat..just 110km from Christchurch, but it takes around 2hours to get there. winding road through the North Canterbury hinterland into the Highcountry and Mountains. its a truly beautiful road trip

it all started

by pepples46

for me 1987, my year of a long travel down under, arriving at Auckland on New Years Eve, quite a good start I thought. travelling through the North Island for 3 weeks, then heading to the South Island. from Picton to the Bluff.now it is 2005...I didn't know it would be that long, I am still here :-) and loving every minute...and meanwhile the City has crown rapitly...300 000 thousand call the place home I had seen this Fountain before...right, in Kingscross..Sydney, the same Artist had just finished this one here in Christchurch/New Zealand. nice connection I thought.

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