Australia Travel Forum

Everyone has been very helpful as I plan my trip to Australia! I have another question. I have a final night in Sydney at the end of my trip and I am looking for relatively inexpensive lodgings for one night. I fly in on a Saturday night at the end of three busy weeks, and then fly out on Sunday morning so I really am just looking for a place to rest my head, preferably near to the airport. I've already blown my budget at this point so I am also looking for something cheaper (under $100 for two people). Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

Trying for two days now to book accomodation through website http://www.wattlehouse.com.au.
Website seems to unavailable for whatever reason.Can anyone advise if there is a problem booking online.
Thank You.

Thanks to everyone that answered my previous post about flights-you are all so helpful!
Next question: I am coming to Sydney on business and would really like to stay at some sort of resort after business (give me something to look forward to!)
I could stop in Tahiti or Fiji but seems very expensive to stay at these islands! Any ideas out there? I really don't care where I'm at as long as I have a pool and palm trees. My budget is around $100-150 US a night-thanks for all your comments and ideas! Darla

Hi,
Coming to Australia in Feb! Have found cheap flight on Air Pacific-anyone flown that airline? Newer planes,screens on back of seats? Also I've heard that I can book cheap flights around Australia but I have to book while still in the States-any idea what airline and how much? Want to fly to Brisbane and Melboune from Sydney.Thanks so much for your help-Darla

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to get a bus from Uluru to Alice Springs (or vice versa), and where I would find such information? I have to go to a conference in Alice in July and was thinking of flying into Uluru beforehand.

Thanks in advance.

Hi,

I am going to rent a car this week-end to drive along the coast to Kiama, and drive in the Southern Highlands.
Is there any toll on the roads? What is the cost?
Is there any website that give the km, price of fuel and price of toll for a trip?
There is a good website, mappy.fr, in Europe, maybe there is something similar in Australia? I didn't find anything on whereis.

Thank you!!!

What is the cities/Place in Australia recommended for Free & Easy with Public Transport cos we cannot drive?? Need help !!

Hi,
In July/August I will travel from Cairns to Sydney in four weeks. The first days I would like to spend at Cape Tribulation and the last week at Sydney and Blue Mountains but I have not yet a route in between. Could you please give me some suggestions about must sees, hidden spots and don'ts ?
We like nature and cities very much with a short beach break but limited partying. However we don't only want to see tourists
Thank you very much!

Mark

We will be visiting Sydney in June, and we want to see Edward Scissorhands at the Opera Theatre. We want to be as flexible as possible, so we would prefer to buy tickets while we are there, but we don't want to risk being sold out. Any advice would be appreciated!

My bf and I are planning on staying in Sydney for an extra 3 days before driving up north towards Brisbane.

Are there any classified ad websites or any way in which we can contact some locals who have a room to rent out to a young Kiwi couple (Early thirties and mid twenties)for a few days.

Both love theatre and arts and would be keen to see some before we left to keep going north.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks very much.

Di and Dom

A friend suggested that it is a good idea to stay overnight at a canal home in Mandurah to see the dolphins and also to drive towards Rockingham to swim with them.Is it worth doing? and would it be too cold to swim since we're going to be there end of May?

My husband and I are traveling to the area in August and are looking for advice on where to base ourselves. We want to travel out to the reef, to the Daintree Rainforest and Kuranda while in the area. We are in our mid-thirties so while we don't need to be in the centre of the action, we also are not interested in an area that is too laid back. Price also is an issue as we cannot be spending $200 + per night.
Which of the two locations makes for a better hub to base oursleves out of? We fly into and out of Cairns, but it seems as if Port Douglas is well connected with shuttles. Is this true?
Thanks in advance for any advice!

Can anyone advise me on the quickest and safest route from launceston to cradle mountain? I notice there are a few ways of reaching there.
1. From deloraine to railton and sheffield
2. From deloraine to mole creek then on C137
3. From mole creek to liena on B12, then on C138 on Olivers Rd

Basically I'd like a route that's relatively easy to drive ie, without too many sharp turns) and a reasonably short driving distance.

Can anyone also advice me on the best way to swansea from lauceston?
1. Do I take A3 all the way (which is longer)
2. Or take midlands highway to campbell town and then B34 through lake leake?

Which way has the safest drive?

Thanks for your advice.

can some1 out there give me some useful info. regarding to the luggage storage area? as everybody info. I'm going to gold coast from Brisbane & will need to store my luggage for half day before leaving to the Movie World as I'll be taking the flight to Sydney on the same day.
1) is there any luggage storage area inside the gold coast airport?
2) any recommended luggage storage services near to the airport or movie world?
3) & finally, of course, what is charges for the services?

A MILLION thanks in advance for above matter...

Hi

We are arriving around midnight at Avalon airport and was after the approximate cost for 2 passengers with 2 bags to Flinders St.Train station. Thanks for your help.

Hi
Will be in Sydney next week on a week's training course. Wonder if anyone can recommend a factory outlet that is accessible to a non-driver?
Does it open til late?

Thanks much

Hi there,I am from China and will stay at Brisbane for work placement for one month(10 may -10 June).It's the first time be there and be by myself,so I would like travel around by hiring a car .Would you please give me some recommendations?Unfortunatly,I'm free only on the Weekends.
Thanks a lot.

Hi there :)

I have had a wee search but there is a bit of a mixed response on where to go shopping in Melbourne. So can anyone please help me out with this? We are going to be based in the Melbourne CBD. We won't be travelling out of Melbourne itself & won't be doing any long bus trips etc due to having a young baby with us & still trying to stick to "some sort of routine". It's going to be a bit of a laid back & much needed break. We have chosen to stay during the week but also over the weekend so we can be part of both on our stay.

Will we be satisfied with sticking within the CBD & pretty much walking most places?.. We will have a stroller for bubs :) It does sounds like the public transport is pretty damn good, from what I have been told on this site :)

Thanks

At $16 this seems quite expensive for a 20 minute journey to the city centre.I am travelling solo and wondered if there is a nearby station to the airport I can get to to make use of a Metlink daily pass ($6.50)which seems excellent value.Can anyone help?

I am debating which of these Wildlife Parks I should take the kids-Caversham, Cohuna or King's Park? I would like to see all but unfortunately, I only have time for one.Obviously, seeing the kangaroos and koalas are a must-do but which one would be best for the kids?

Hey, I'm going to be in Melbourne in mid June (about the 15th...perhaps the weekend after), I'm going by myself, I do have some friends there but would like to meet new people too.

I'm not doing much planning, just the essentials, so I am flexible... I'm not really sure on the places to go and such, would be good to explore a new city with some new people.

Let me know if you're up for something. =)

L

Hi,

I'm driving from Perth to Darwin in September, over 25 days (a tourist trip). I need to know whether i should hire a 4wd or whether i will be fine with a 2wd vehicle - can anyone help?

I know i can (physically) do the drive in a 2wd, but will i be missing out on all the "best" sights if i lack an off-road capability?

Many thanks,
Aliki

Hi,

I'm driving from Perth to Darwin in September, over 25 days (a tourist trip). I need to know whether i should hire a 4wd or whether i will be fine with a 2wd vehicle - can anyone help?

I know i can (physically) do the drive in a 2wd, but will i be missing out on all the "best" sights if i lack an off-road capability?

Many thanks,
Aliki

As I am short of time,I would like to be selective in visiting forests.My friend recommended that I go to Pemberton to see the tallest Karri fire-look out tree; another suggested that my kids would enjoy the Tree Top walk in Walpole more, and yet another said I should not miss the Valley of the Giants & visit the Giant Tingle Tree.I would love to do all if I had a lot of time on my hands but as it is,I don't so I'm having some problem here of deciding which would be a better option. Any help here would be appreciated.

If I were to make my way back to Perth after visiting the giant trees and the Tree Top walk which I beleive is between Walpole and Denmark,which would be the fastest route back? Would it be quicker if I were to just drive down to Albany and make my way northwards or would it be faster if I were just to track back to Walpole and head towards Bunbury and then from there to Perth?

Hey All,

All of my posts seem to have disappeared from the perth forum? has anyone else had this happen to them?

I've got to open an australian bank account for working in perth, does anyone have any preference on banks? and also i'm sure i probably cant but can i open an account from here so it's ready for when i come across?

Ali

Hi,

Coming June I would like to stay for 4 days in Melbourne. Could anyone tell me what the best area or suburb is to stay (in a nice hostel)? We like an entertaining district with nice restaurants and bars. What is the place to be in Melbourne?

Thanks for your suggestions.

Mark

Hi guys,
Will be making a three day two nights drive from Gold Coast to Melbourne.
Any suggestions as how to map out a route to explore places along the way and recommendations for the two night accommodations?

What is the drive time between Alice Springs and Kings Canyon, using the paved roads. I'll have a rental car, not a 4x4, just a regular car, and need to stay on paved roads. Given this, what is the drive time from Alice Springs airport and Kings Canyon? Thank you.

What is the drive time between Alice Springs and Uluru? Thank you.