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melgrl26	Nov 6 2008, 09:52 AM Post #1
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 6-November 08 Member No.: 256176 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Hello! New to this website. I'm leaving in the beginning of December for a 5-month stay in Australia. I'll be flying into Sydney and trying my hardest to find a job, place to stay and experience one of the most amazing countries! Any suggestions, advice, comments are welcome! About me: 25, female, single, graphic designer

ScottWoz	Nov 6 2008, 11:03 AM Post #2
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	Hi Melgrl, welcome to the TP forums.. My advice? Don't do what so many do and get stuck in Sydney. The real Australia's out there just gagging to be discovered. So discover it. Move around a find what's right for you, it won't take long.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

melgrl26	Nov 6 2008, 11:10 AM Post #3
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 6-November 08 Member No.: 256176 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Thanks ScottWoz! I'm using a program called BUNAC...I'd love to find a job in graphic design while I'm over there, but am perfectly happy waitressing or bartending to get to meet people. I hear the Gold Coast is amazing. All advice is helpful so thank you for the tip! :-)

ScottWoz	Nov 6 2008, 11:12 AM Post #4
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	Dammit this is about to cut off. More soon.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

introducinlyric	Nov 10 2008, 01:24 AM Post #5
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	QUOTE(melgrl26 @ Nov 6 2008, 11:10 AM) Thanks ScottWoz! I'm using a program called BUNAC...I'd love to find a job in graphic design while I'm over there, but am perfectly happy waitressing or bartending to get to meet people. I hear the Gold Coast is amazing. All advice is helpful so thank you for the tip! :-) The Gold Coast is amazing but what trumps it is the sunshine coast - the Gold Coast can be a little too "plastic" hope you enjoy ur time here when you come Gerre -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

polydemic	Nov 13 2008, 09:46 PM Post #6
Tourist Group: Members Posts: 586 Joined: 14-July 08 From: Seattle, Washington, USA Member No.: 212482 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I envy you, MelGrl. I've been wanting to go to Australia for some time. But when I go, first I'll hit the search engines (like Google or Yahoo!) & research "Sydney Australia underground" then "Sydney Australia alternative", thus getting a lot of info which most tourists never hear. I'd research heavily on where the locals go & what the locals do, rather than where the corporations want me to spend my money. Also look up message boards & internet forums where you can contact Australians in Sydney & directly ask them questions. "Be a traveler not a tourist" (Anthony Bourdain) -------------------- All the earth is my home and each nation a different room in the same house.

jules0561	Nov 13 2008, 11:45 PM Post #7
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 13-November 08 Member No.: 258147 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(melgrl26 @ Nov 6 2008, 09:52 AM) Hello! New to this website. I'm leaving in the beginning of December for a 5-month stay in Australia. I'll be flying into Sydney and trying my hardest to find a job, place to stay and experience one of the most amazing countries! Any suggestions, advice, comments are welcome! About me: 25, female, single, graphic designer Hi I am new too, joined today. In Australia at Brisbane, ex Uk. Travelled around the whole of Australia and New Zealand, so can advise. Let me know if I can help. I recruit. Have fun.

dhrycun	Nov 14 2008, 12:48 PM Post #8
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 10-January 07 Member No.: 33809 Nominate me as a Local Expert	You know, I could definetly use the help to. I hear the same thing too, scott. So many people get stuck in Sydney. From traveling through Europe, Ive meet countless Perthians (??? is this right) and Melbournians, who seemed to be the craziest of the bunch. I have to give it to Melbourne thought. They definetly are all out of fun, and I havent met one I havent liked. Any dirt one these two cities? Perth seems an aweful long ways out of the way, and with no easyjet or ryanair...

ScottWoz	Nov 18 2008, 05:12 AM Post #9
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	Hmmm. You can get some great deals on domestic flights in Australia, so I wouldn't worry too much. Check out Virgin Blue for starters. All down to opinion, as always. For me Melbourne will always put Sydney in the shade as it has the character that Sydney lacks. Same goes for the people. The Melburnian/Sydneyite clash will always be entertaining, but I generally found the Sydney folk to be far more 'bothered' about the popularity battle than the Melbourne folk.. -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

tashanddebs	Jan 26 2009, 11:06 AM Post #10
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 5-October 06 Member No.: 20886 Nominate me as a Local Expert	hey there, are you the same melgrl26 who sent us a message asking us for aussie ideas? if so we werent able to reply to the email for some reason so had to find you through google !! anyway - let us know if you are and then we will send you back some sure fire tips and what to see what to do and who to do it with !! it will rock your world - we promise !!!

ScottWoz	Jan 26 2009, 03:09 PM Post #11
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 6745 Joined: 24-December 04 From: Burma to Cambodia Member No.: 124	Hey tashanddebs, is that...er...you? -------------------- Woz.. Living on a string of one-way tickets - currently kicking about in: southern Cambodia

tashanddebs	Jan 26 2009, 03:28 PM Post #12
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 5-October 06 Member No.: 20886 Nominate me as a Local Expert	QUOTE(ScottWoz @ Jan 26 2009, 03:09 PM) Hey tashanddebs, is that...er...you? SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES ITS US!!!! such a small world...are you still making your mark on it?!?!

skylab	Jan 26 2009, 03:53 PM Post #13
World Traveler Group: Members Posts: 1042 Joined: 19-August 08 From: Buenos Aires Member No.: 228012 Nominate me as a Local Expert	lol scott always running into people he knows. -------------------- DJSkylab.com: My blog :) ArtOfBackpacking.com: Backpacking Independent International Traveler Facebook "They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." -Andy Warhol "My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough." -Noel Coward

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