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Kokoda Track
1 review
#91 of 107 general tips & advice in Oceania
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duckie07 says:
Kokoda was the hardest, most emotional draining experience of my life.
It was nothing but hills, mud, rain, dirt, sweat and pain but I loved every minute of it!
It was hot and it rained every day. I was wet most of the times when i crawled into my tiny tent at night. Sleeping on half an inch …
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geethanjalies says:
My husband & I were waiting for over 25 years to visit Australia. We were so excited to finally get into a plane first, from Florida bound to San Fransisco and then finally to Sydney. However, from the time we got to Sydney until we left Australia, each and every encounter with Australians, be it…
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Chelsea says:
Country Link train from Melbourne to town of Rutherglen:
The XPT line that passes my usual stop at Wangaratta actually travels all the way from Melbourne to Sydney and vice versa.
It is good, but as with most long distance trains, not always on time, and how nice the train is depends on whethe…
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johnnytrav says:
Very quiet city with fresh air.
Living and working here is not a good idea. You're gonna be mad in one week.
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glennisnz says:
There are two Taxi companies in Blenheim Gateway Taxis and Marlborough taxis. Both give excellent service, but Gateway goes the extra mile and will be more than helpful to the travellor who doesn't quite know what they are looking for, in the way of backpacker accommadation or sightseeing and winetr…
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JAM13 says:
The Gold Coast is located in the sunny state of Queensland, Australia. In recent years the Gold Coast has boomed and is now THE place to live/visit in South East Queensland.
If you are looking for tourist attractions such as theme parks then you are in luck as the Gold Coast is home to quite a fe…
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Martin_Austria says:
There are two ways on how to get to Tasmania. First option is to take the plane or to take the ship from Melbourne to Devonport Tasmania.
It takes about half a day to get to Tasmania. The crew told me that it once was a party ship. Years ago, people went to Tasmania and took the ship back just t…
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geethanjalies says:
The receptionist was so rude and did not want to provide any information to us when we visited the Opera House. I wanted to find out, if my friend and I could see a performance at the Opera House. We waited patiently behind another couple who were seeking similar information. As soon as I approach…
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New Years Day
1 review
#99 of 107 general tips & advice in Oceania
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woodsy_85 says:
Lots of people in Sydney go to Field day on New Years day. Its basically a huge music festival with Djs and thousands of people go, usually dress up in fleuro clothes and huge sunnies. I reckon about 95% are on drugs but if thats not your thing, you'd definatly still have a rad time drinking. But if…
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missl says:
Finding your traveller mode takes somewhere between 1 week to 2 weeks. It is a wonderful way to be.The traveller attitude is cool, calm and collected. They go with the flow.
The following days since I returned it was amazing to see how people responded to me compared to pre:South East As…
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Virgin Blue
1 review
#101 of 107 general tips & advice in Oceania
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geethanjalies says:
Virgin Blue flight from Cairns to Christchurch via Brisbane was so bad that not only they over charged for our luggage but would not give a drop of water to drink even if you die of thirst unless you give them money!
The air hostesses actually asked me to drink the water from the bathroom because I…
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Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Australia
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jaredhauf says:
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. Within Australia it is almost always abbreviated with the dollar sign. A$ o…
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tiny tip
1 review
#103 of 107 general tips & advice in Oceania
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bonejas says:
Take as little as possible, you won't need it and it'll be there cheaper than home.
For all year around sun go to Perth (including the best red wine from Margaret River), best for chill is Byron Bay, best for white wine is the Mornington Peninsula (bottom right from Melbourne).
For a good ho…
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Expensive "General Tip & Advice" in Vanuatu
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nzlones says:
Vanuatu is a lovely country and the people are amazing but it is definitely not a cheap holiday destination. Flights are inexpensive but you'll pay a lot for food, reasonable accommodation and activities. Lots of fun to be had but you'll need to budget a decent amount of money to do it. If you've …
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Camper
1 review
#105 of 107 general tips & advice in Oceania
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jeto says:
We rented a camper by Apollo in Australia.
I don't recommend this to other travellers. Camper was in bad shape and not clean. The reservation was not good en they offered no help while is was their fault.
When we came home they have written of 600 Euro form our creditcard for nothing !
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