Trip to Australia
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I'm just starting an application for state sponsored skill select in Adelaide. Should never have left back in 2007 tbh.
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Personally, my advice would be to get out of the city if you can. See some of the real Australia.
Its the same advice i would give anyone looking to visit the UK who planned on staying London for the whole trip
Its the same advice i would give anyone looking to visit the UK who planned on staying London for the whole trip
Thanks for all the replies, exactly the kind of info I was needing 
This will be our first ever long haul flight, so didn't even think about jet lag
We are flying with Emirates both ways and going via Dubai first. Plane wise we will be going all the way there on a Boeing 777 but coming back will be on a Airbus A380.
Currently in panic mode trying to figure out where to stay in Sydney.
Only found out about the trip last week so everything seems like a mad rush atm lol
This will be our first ever long haul flight, so didn't even think about jet lag
We are flying with Emirates both ways and going via Dubai first. Plane wise we will be going all the way there on a Boeing 777 but coming back will be on a Airbus A380.
Currently in panic mode trying to figure out where to stay in Sydney.
Only found out about the trip last week so everything seems like a mad rush atm lol
Thanks for all the replies, exactly the kind of info I was needing
This will be our first ever long haul flight, so didn't even think about jet lag
We are flying with Emirates both ways and going via Dubai first. Plane wise we will be going all the way there on a Boeing 777 but coming back will be on a Airbus A380.
Currently in panic mode trying to figure out where to stay in Sydney.
Only found out about the trip last week so everything seems like a mad rush atm lol
I stayed in the Ibis on darling harbour, basic rooms but was priced reasonably
Things to do
Aquarium and nature place at darling Harbour
Chinatown
Naval museum
Climb the bridge
Book a helicopter tour to the Blue mountains
Get a ferry round the harbour , especially nice at dusk
Go sea fishing on a boat
Manly
Coogee beach
Go shore diving
Sydney tower
The rocks
The zoo
Great city I want to go back now heh
We're going in January for three weeks. A few days in Sydney, then we're driving to Melbourne for 10 days and staying at various places along the way, after that we're in Melbourne for a few days, maybe to Tasmania, not too sure on that one yet but we'll see. Can#t wait
Ahaha! Been there loads and only had a problem once. Putting up a tent and this happened. Initial bite hurt a bit, but give it 30 minutes I was ready to chop my hand off with an axe
Hurt quite a lot.Also, coming back to my tent to see this was also a bit off-putting: https://youtu.be/hdCeEosCYGU
We went for new years eve to Sydney, i thought 3 days in Sydney was enough, that's without visiting Manly or the blue mountains. We stayed in the IBIS hotel near the airport, as, as you'd expect, EVERYWHERE was so expensive to stay for NYE, but it was more for convenience for the airport as we were only there for 3 nights. The opera house is a must, and also the rocks is great, from what i remember, the climb was rather expensive for what is essentially - a climb lol, you'd probably get better views from the Westfield tower.
All in all, it's a very nice city and harbour and well worth a visit.
All in all, it's a very nice city and harbour and well worth a visit.
That's not Australia.
This is Australia...
Nah, to do Australia properly you need a 4x4 camper/landcruiser.
Incidentally that looks very similar to a car we saw having to be towed out of a river crossing in the NT.
The idiots we saw decided to go to Purnululu national park which is accessed by a road that clearly states 4x4s only... They found out why when their car got stuck on a rock in the middle of the river. They then compounded the issue by turning the engine off. No idea how they got the car out of the park in the end!
This is what you really need, at least for the best parts.
Unfortunately we had a lowly L200 pickup with a heavy camper back on, was ok for the lighter 4x4 stuff though.
Probably not needed around Sydney though!
This is what you really need, at least for the best parts.
Unfortunately we had a lowly L200 pickup with a heavy camper back on, was ok for the lighter 4x4 stuff though.
Probably not needed around Sydney though!
They're not exciting cars, but they are muscular and reliable. Great for long haul trips.
The 3 litre V6 Mitsubishi Magna estate is also very popular, for the same reasons. Even though my wife and I each have our own car, we've still kept our Mitsu because it's just so handy for picking up large loads.
We stayed in the Amora Jamison and liked it: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel...el_Jamison_Sydney-Sydney_New_South_Wales.html
Good location if you want to experience the city itself, only about 15mins walk to the Opera house, also not far to Darling Harbour and very close to Wynyard station / ferry quays for transport.
Regarding jet lag, if you haven't flown that far before it can be a bit of a surprise. I was quite dismissive before going because I used to be awake/asleep all hours when I was younger, and my wife also did night shifts. My thoughts were that I'd simply just stay up late if necessary and then would be in sync with the locals. However your body is so used to operating on a certain cycle of daylight and eating that it wasn't as simple as that. I remember waiting up about 3am feeling really really hungry (equivalent of nearly supper time at home having missed normal lunch time) and then going to breakfast as it opened at 6am. Then came back upstairs to get ready to go out for the day but ended up falling asleep for a few hours as it was then the equivalent of bedtime back home.
Good location if you want to experience the city itself, only about 15mins walk to the Opera house, also not far to Darling Harbour and very close to Wynyard station / ferry quays for transport.
Regarding jet lag, if you haven't flown that far before it can be a bit of a surprise. I was quite dismissive before going because I used to be awake/asleep all hours when I was younger, and my wife also did night shifts. My thoughts were that I'd simply just stay up late if necessary and then would be in sync with the locals. However your body is so used to operating on a certain cycle of daylight and eating that it wasn't as simple as that. I remember waiting up about 3am feeling really really hungry (equivalent of nearly supper time at home having missed normal lunch time) and then going to breakfast as it opened at 6am. Then came back upstairs to get ready to go out for the day but ended up falling asleep for a few hours as it was then the equivalent of bedtime back home.