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Forums from Sydney, Australia
Working Holiday
Posted by miffyanddougle
... at home as if we were back in Scotland. However flights to NZ would cost us so much more than going to Australia. Also, I know a few people in Sydney, so we could probably stay with some of them for a bit. If we go to Australia where could we save the ...
advice/reassurance..!
Posted by cesca
... potential 12 month trip.. in may/june time i plan to fly to new zealand, spend a month and a bit there before moving onto australia. my friend is going to come for 2 months before leaving in september and, providing all goes well with the WH visa, i' ...
Sydney's best picnic spots
Posted by introducinlyric
... , Wattle, Bottlebrush and Terrace Gardens and the Woodland Picnic Area. The native plant garden is the largest botanic garden in Australia and is designed to display the diversity of Australian flora. Stop at the visitor centre to find out about different ...
Attitudes in Sydney..
Posted by chasingbohemia
Yeah, compared to the other cities in Australia, Sydney is probably more arrogant and pretentious. Every morning, walking through the CBD and martin place, everyone is unfazed and in a rush. Weekends, the clubs are quite egocentric and conceited. but look ...
First timer.... basic questions
Posted by sianeth
... time in the Northern Beaches (Manly etc) around Sydney, Byron Bay for a few days, Brisbane, Noosa for a few days (Australia Zoo aswell), and doing a trip to Fraser Island from Rainbow Beach, then the Whitsunday Islands, then Magnetic Island up the coast ...
Australia, what's it like?
Posted by Paul
... tent. There are lots of caravan parks to stay at that are cheap. Try cooking some of your own food too as restaurants in Australia are very expensive. Organized tours - never tried them - maybe good way to meet people, but you don't need them - you ...
Racism down under..
Posted by uncle_davros
I only got to see sydney and byron bay when I was in australia. I'm asian and saw tons of other asians in sydney. I didn't think I experienced any form of racism towards me in particular. going to byron bay, I must've been 1 in probably ...
Australia - the sites?
Posted by technotrekker
... matches, book well ahead. As to particular sites you probably should list the states you are thinking of visiting and working in. Australia is a massive place and each state has a bunch of cool and very different things to do/places to see. Good luck, ...
Questions about Jetstar
Posted by tdiamant
... experience with Jetstar just this past week. We will never fly with Jetstar again. We booked 2 StarClass seats from Brisbane through Sydney to Denpasar return for $5200. The flight from Brisbane to Sydney was ok. The flight from Sydney to Denpasar ...
Sydney to Adelaide (14 days)
Posted by sianeth
... you don't mind doing it. Anyway, from Sydney I'd recommend a drive to the Blue Mountains/Jenolan Caves, west of Sydney, provided you haven't already covered that off whilst staying in Sydney. Then down the NSW coast south of Sydney there are ...
Sydney to London bus trip
Posted by introducinlyric
... . Oz-Bus has run three London to Sydney trips this year and has six scheduled next year. In the other direction, there is a second Sydney to London trip scheduled for May 2. The cost is $8199 plus a £400 ($795) flight supplement for flights ...
Sydney Harbor Boat Collision Death Toll Reaches Six
Posted by introducinlyric
... a month after the state's transport safety watchdog called for tighter regulation of recreational boating on Sydney's waterways. Police yesterday impounded both vessels for forensic tests. Officers are determining whether possible consumption of ...
Sydney in a couple days
Posted by andrea
... in Sydney no problem. There is a lot to see in Darling Harbour and along the waterfront (the bridge, opera house, etc). Sydney Aquarium is definitely worth the money. I stumbled across Hyde Park Barracks which is now a museum and gives a very interesting ...
Working Holiday
Posted by purplebuggy
... will be. Check out www.realestate.com.au or www.domain.com.au for various prices of rental properties. * Some job search sites in Australia are: www.seek.com.au www.mycareer.com.au * You can have a good time anywhere, what sort of activities where you ...
Itinerary Help and Suggestions
Posted by bfoak
... or 3 nights on Heron Island (a reef experience is a must) and then to or near Sydney to fly home to California. Open to suggestions/recommendations, including things to see/do and how to get around. First trip to Australia, and cant's wait. Thanks.
Would like to go to Australia.....
Posted by garro28
... them we stayed in were dirty and noisy, and the clientel were mainly 18 year olds who were drinking themselves from Sydney to Cairns. I lived and travelled in Australia for a year and still have tonnes to see, but you'll have a great time and meet ...
The world's best new hotels
Posted by raaj
... course, they all insist that their celebration is better). But to the international visitor, New Year's Eve in Australia is all about the fireworks on Sydney Harbour. And, once the interstate rivalry is put aside, it has to be admitted that Sydney puts ...
Planes 'targeted with lasers' in Sydney
Posted by introducinlyric
... from the Bexley area, in south-western Sydney. "This was the worst attack in our experience," Air Services Australia spokesman Bryan Nicholson has told Fairfax News. "It was described by the pilots as a cluster attack which implies some ...
MySydney
Posted by introducinlyric
... 39;ve been in Sydney for a year now and I didn't know about half that stuff. You are definitely right about Sydney being a city you either love or loathe. Thanks for such a detailed snapshot of the highlights! thankx yep Sydney is definately ...
MySydney
Posted by introducinlyric
... is amazing for business and leisure from top to bottom. For sightseeing I'd recommend starting at the Rocks - an old area of Sydney - full of restaurants and cafe's. Sydney's famous painter Ken Done has a place here, and even if you don't ...
Attitudes in Sydney..
Posted by introducinlyric
also forgot to mention that recently Sydney was voted world's best city so we cant all be that bad If you're going to Sydney this week - expect the locals to be pretty full of themselves. The annual Anholt City Brands Index, the brainchild of a ...
Attitudes in Sydney..
Posted by travelmonster
... board and told to phone each one. Welcome to Oz mate!" "First impressions? Busy - there are 4 million people in Sydney alone - the total population of NZ" From her blog and her emails, it seems that in Sydney the people are not as ...
Australia - by rail?
Posted by technotrekker
... rightly you pay around $A500 but it entitles you to 6 months of travel in the basic seat class, linking Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Alice and Darwin for all that time! Just have to remember that it is basically one day's ...
Northern Territory Starters Guide
Posted by teedee
... . The is so large it covers two very distinct climate zones: The Red Centre and the Tropical North. Central Australia, which includes , , the Barkly Tablelands and regions, has a semi-arid climate. It experiences Australia's four typical ...
looking for Aussy adventure
Posted by akos73
... weather is excellent, shiny, tropical, without any rain, but you know it as well. unfortunatelly my backpack is somewhere in Australia,hopefully travelling back to me somewhen! :-) You were right, there are plenty of tour operators locally, it`s ...
Sydney Melbourne Road Trip & Funds
Posted by robjstaples
Looking forward to visiting Australia very soon and 4 of us will be renting a car for the trip from Melbourne to Sydney. As we will have already spent time on the coast between Melbourne and Adelaide and we don't have more than 3 nights and 4 days on ...
looking for Aussy adventure
Posted by akos73
Hi there, After the arrival to Sydney on the 17th of December I'll have 4 weeks for Australia, gorgeous! Targets are: Outback, Uluru, The Great Barrier Reef, Sydney at NYE, trekking, diving, going out, sleeping on the beach ;-D and so on, if you ...
Where to live in Sydney
Posted by kur4m4
Hello everyone! As some of you already know i'm about to do a RTW trip starting in November and I will stay in australia/sydney for the first 3 months. I've been look at different suburbs in sydney and I was wondering if you guys would be ...
Weird Races
Posted by introducinlyric
... kick off the 25th Variety Bash journey around the nation. Around 110 pre-1972 vehicles descended on Sydney's Opera House for the annual race around some of Australia's most remote destinations. Wacky rides were decked out in unusual styles, aiming to ...
Ready for a adventure
Posted by marie30
Hi there I know there are some awesome flights and hotel deals out there at the moment to Australia. Sydney is $999, check out www.qantasvacations.com or www.travelscene.com. I am looking at traveling downunder hopefully later this year. Give either ...