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 Australia travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Australia.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| L Roberts |
02 May 2004 |
Stayed at Kangaroo Point Holiday Apartments - Brisbane, Australia.
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The location was 15 mins walk from the centre of Brisbane City. Opposite the apartments are KFC and MacDonalds, 5 minutes further down there is an excellent B.Y.O. Thai restaurant, accross the road from there, there is a Grill and Steak House, with a friendly atmosphere pub.
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| G Gollaher |
19 April 2004 |
Stayed at Half Moon Bay Resort - Cairns Beaches, Australia.
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All of the major tours were willing to pick you up at the Half Moon. We enjoyed diving on the reef and the Daintree Forest adventures.
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| B Suda |
18 April 2004 |
Stayed at Abbey Beach Resort Busselton - Busselton, Australia.
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Busselton lies an easy 2.5 hours drive south of Perth and is the gateway to the spectacular Margaret River wine region of Western Australia.
The town is nestled on pefect white powdery beaches with calm clear water.
Summer temperatures can rise quite high making this an ideal destination for watersports and catching some rays. In winter you can enjoy the beautiful forests and sensational premium wineries.
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| T Ogimura |
17 April 2004 |
Stayed at Pacific International Suites - Adelaide - Adelaide, Australia.
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Adelaide's a small and quiet city (compared to Sydney) but it's good museums(most of them free), transportation, outdoor facilities, plenty of parks, beaches near-by and easily accessible, all for family travel and to keep kids busy. Central market's a great place to shop and bargain and Barossa valley's a good place to be for wine tasting.
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| L Evans |
09 April 2004 |
Stayed at Kingsgate Hotel - Melbourne, Australia.
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We walked a lot but trams were an option to travel around the city. Plenty of restaurants in the city, but our favourites were along the River Yarra, it was beautiful dining here at night.
The river cruise to see Blue penguins was lovely, and a nice meal and wine was provided on the boat if you could keep it down when it got a bit choppy out in the bay!! (I didn't manage this and regretted drinking all that red wine!! Still it was a colourful evening!). The art gallery is worth a trip too, shopping is fantastic plenty of big name shops and bargains to be had. We didn't have time to go to the market unfortunately but they say its very good.
Cheap internet access available from firefly travel centre. We also booked our coach to Sydney from here. Bus was very good with a film to watch, but don't recommend the 12 hour journey at night (not comfortable to sleep even with the reclining seats).
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| C Jackopson |
06 April 2004 |
Stayed at Sails In The Desert - Ayers Rock, Australia.
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Don't forget that there is a charge to enter the National Park - this applies whether you are travelling under your own steam or as part of an organised tour. We had to pay $25 each on top of our tour costs for a pass entitling us to park entry for three days. We would actually recommend hiring a car and driving yourself to the viewing points for dawn and dusk - the tour bus viewing areas get very crowded; this also gives you the freedom to explore the area at your own pace. The paths are well-marked and there always seem to be other folk around in any case. The "Sounds of Silence" dinner is well worth the extra money - we really weren't sure about it but were very glad we did - it is a once in a lifetime opportunity to dine under the stars in the middle of a desert - don't forget, the champagne, wine and port are all included in the cost of the meal, as is your transport, so it isn't quite as unreasonable a price as it sounds. This said, for me, the real highlight was spotting a thorny devil in the wild - this amazing, prehistoric-looking creature sat and posed for photos for about five minutes before going on his way!
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| A Marriott |
04 April 2004 |
Stayed at Y Hotel, The - Sydney, Australia.
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The food hall in David Jones department store is wonderful. I would recommend a trip to the Blue Mountains. The YHA there is one of the best I've ever stayed in.
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| C Jackopson (2nd stay) |
02 April 2004 |
Stayed at Adelaide International, Hotel - Adelaide, Australia.
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Very highly recommend Cafe Vagabond, O'Connell Street (road is adjacent to Hotel Adelaide International). Don't be put off by the cafe-style appearance, the chef is a genius! He has worked in Europe and has trained to the highest standards - you will not be disappointed with the food, it is simply a delicious combination of complementary flavours from beginning to end!
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| D Horowitz |
28 March 2004 |
Stayed at De Vere Hotel - Sydney, Australia.
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Although the Kings Cross neighborhood might have a (well earned) reputation of being somewhat seedy, I was quite surprised at how small the "seedy" part of it really is. Within a three minute walk, you are in Potts Point or Darlinghurst, and the character of the neighborhood changes completely. Don't be scared off from staying in hotels located around here just because of the reputation of Kings Cross.
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| M Broach (1st stay) |
25 March 2004 |
Stayed at Catherine House Bed and Breakfast - Brisbane, Australia.
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As others have said, don't miss the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary if you have kids. Our 11 year old was just as thrilled as our 5 year old to hold a koala and handfeed kangaroos. It's a low-key setting and a fun chance to see some of Australia's native wildlife. The South Bank area is fun and lively, and we had a great meal at Il Centro (expensive, AUD$18-30 for main courses).
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