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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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You'll see plenty of Emus out in the outback as you're travelling around. You don't even have to be in the outback to see them either. They are curious birds, and those used to humans are usually anything but shy! (ie they'll steal your picnic lunch if they're given even half a chance, so beware!...standing 5 feet tall, in the battle for your lunch, they can be a bit intimidating.)
The Wet Season in Northern Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland) is normally between October - about the end of March. As you see from the photo, this time of year really isn't a good time to go touring! During the wet season, there always seems to be floods, at least somewhere, and they can last for weeks.
of the South Island/NZ makes a big impression on everybody who visit for the first time. it is such a special place, raw, rough, charming, beautiful and sooooo down to earth.the people, the food,the weather and the majestic Rainforest. and the Glaciers, the walks and hikes one can take or just realy relax and go fishing, kicking back. people say the clock goes a little slower at the Coast...that means also, one will not find all the distraction one get in the big Cities. Hokitika does not have a Cinema, and Sky TV has just arrived. Internet connections are not everywhere so the humble Mobil phone..just does not work everywhere because no signal,over the Mountains which divide the Canterbury Plains from the West Coast. so that's why you can go away from it all all the above and Nitelife looks like this:-))
definitely do the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb, also go caving or abseiling in Bungonia Gorge, go hiking in the Blue Mountains, see the Koalas and Kangeroos on Kangeroo Island, go on a wine tour. As you can see it is hard to name just one thing. Australia is such a big country that no matter where you are there is something interesting to see and do. It also helps if you have some Aussie friends to show you the sights. I was on a Rotary Group Study Exchange. It is definitely the people I met.
As a climb leader on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, I would have to say 'Climb the grey coathanger'! It's totally awesome!! The beaches and bodysurfing. There's no better feeling that being on top of a wave, and letting it take you all the way into the shore.
Go bungy jumping!! It is a must. With the A.J. Hacket company you have three jumps to choose from. If you are going to do any, do the Nevis, it's 450ft. high and the most mind blowing thing I have ever done Bungy jumping and then going hiking in the hills amoung all of the sheep
Brisbane .. You have to see Australia Zoo .. most of you may not have heard of Steve Urwin, The Crocodile Man. He has an entertaining show at Australia Zoo.Sydney had too many people and too many one way streets, I personally didn't like it very much but those who like to be surrounded entirely by people and traffic and live a non-stop pace will love Sydney.Melbourne was great, good shopping, good food, good clubs, easy to get around .. however it is very cold if you are going in Winter so you might want be aware of that one unless you are from Iceland!!Adelaide was quiet and not very happening! No more to say about it actually!The Nullabour Plain was fantastic, the lookouts are a not to be missed experience!Esperance, Margaret River .. what can I say .. if you read on through this Aussie home page you will soon discover that this was most definately one of my favourite spots. For the...
If you are anywhere near Queensland,you must visit Moreton island. every evening they have an organised dolphin feed, where you get to feed the dolphins as they come in close to the shore. You can also have your pic taken feeding them. My fondest memory of Australia has got to be how the people are genuinely friendly and treat you at face value. Of course the beautiful weather was welcome.
Take a longer look at New Zealand then just a quick 1 week stop in Auckland. There is so much to see from the Top of Cape Reinga in the North Island to Queenstown in the South Island. The people are super friendly especially in smaller towns.In Australia, take your time. There is so much to see. I especially liked north of Cairns.It rains quite a bit, but well worth it. In New Zealand there are many memories. One of the best was when Elana, Chelsea, and myself were camping in Picton. the wind was unreal! When we were setting up the tent we had to make sure there was always someone holding it. Even with our backpacks in the tent, it would blow over. Anyways...The wind was something crazy! When we were finally tucked into our tent we were laying there wondering how we were ever going to fall asleep. The tent was being blown ontop of our faces!
Sydney has a lot to offer as far as metro areas go, however in it's own way it remains isolated from the rest of Australia. If you want a true Aussie experience, get in the bush, get to the reef and by all means hang with the locals!Best recommendations: Hit the bush and most definitely snorkel your brains out on the Great Barrier Reef. Relaxing in the GBR with a snorkel hanging from my mouth!
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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Q: This coming August I should travel to Australia and I'm considering flying one way from Melbourne to Cairns, then drive along the...
A: the 3 times I booked with tiger they changed my flight times by 9 hours each time, if this is not a problem for you do it. Virgin have a happy hour each day at 12.30p.m....
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