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20 July 2005 |
Stayed at Medina Grand Adelaide Treasury - Adelaide, Australia.
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Adelaide is a very beautiful city. We enjoyed a few days in the Barossa Valley also and will remember our South Australian holiday fondly.
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| J Khoo |
14 June 2005 |
Stayed at Savoy Double Bay, The - Sydney, Australia.
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Sydney is an expensive place. Its transportation is not as developed as one would expect for such a large city. Getting around the city is diffcult unless you drive or take the tour route. This is both expensive and can be inconvenient especially if you are drive. Parking space is limited and expensive. An hour's parking at Paddy's Market cost me AUD$14 cos I couldn't find any street parking so have to park in its basement carpark. Also, hotels charge extra for parking even if you stay with them. A day's parking can cost you AUD$10-$20 depending on the hotel. There are limited train services and NO Mass transit system outside of the few square miles within the city. (Even Melbourne has tram services that goes a distance outside of the city centre.)
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| C Thomas |
27 April 2005 |
Stayed at Holiday Inn Esplanade Darwin - Darwin, Australia.
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We visited both Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks. Very interesting, although a bit hot and humid for hiking. Great boat ride in Kakadu on the Yellow Water Billabong. A car was important for getting arround. We also enjoyed the Aquascene. A bit touristy, but fun nonetheless, and we got great pictures of the fish.
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| S Muth |
07 March 2005 |
Stayed at York Apartment Hotel, The - Sydney, Australia.
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We did the hop on hop off bus - great fun. Nice easy walk to the Rocks Sunday market and performance at the Opera House on Sat. night. The kitchen made it very convenient to eat breakfast at home and we even at a couple of evening meals "at home".
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| J Hinxman |
03 March 2005 |
Stayed at Metro Sydney Hotel - Sydney, Australia.
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We walked a lot which turned out not to be a bad thing! The monorail around the city is good. Darling Harbour and The Rocks are a must. For those motorcyclists among you - the tour on a Harley D. or on a tricycle is a must. We did a 3hr tour and saw some beautiful beaches well worth another visit in the future!
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| A Deane |
27 February 2005 |
Stayed at Y Hotel, The - Sydney, Australia.
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Sydney - get the free guide books available at the customs hall if flying. Start with a trip up the tower in the middle of the CBD to get your bearings and then do what you fancy. Little gems are the fish market, Star City Casino (very friendly esp. for amateurs) the Oaks Pub in Neutral Bay. Public transport is great and taxis are reasonable however unusally for a major city it is pretty easy to drive around if you hire a car.
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| D Angelico |
21 February 2005 |
Stayed at Sofitel Brisbane - Brisbane, Australia.
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Brisbane while nice does not call out to be explored. However as a point to access the Goldcoast and Sunshine Coast, it can't be beaten. Also a very liveable city.
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| L Erkelens |
28 January 2005 |
Stayed at Pacific International Hotel Cairns - Cairns, Australia.
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Great scuba diving on live aboard boat - Spirit of Freedom. Cairns fun town to walk everywhere. Kuranda tram/train fun. Barron River rafting and hot air baloon ride over the Tablelands were both terrific.
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| S Vijayadeva |
17 January 2005 |
Stayed at Outback Pioneer Ayers Rock - Ayers Rock, Australia.
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As mentioned by others, buy a flynet!!!! I decided to do the "Sounds of Silence Dinner" based on other travellers' comments on this website. I originally thought is was far too expensive, but afterwards, I felt it was worth every penny (any more!). The star gazing was amazing (as long as the weather is good!). I also planned to hire a car, but found a great value pass for the Uluru shuttle service, which was not mentioned in any guides. It might have been a short-term special offer, but it works out cheaper than self-drive if for less than 2 people.
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| P Hsiao |
05 January 2005 |
Stayed at Y Hotel, The - Sydney, Australia.
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If you are going from Sydney to melbourne, or from melbourne to sydney, there's a tour for 195 australian dollars for 3.5 days, which takes you from one city to another, and visit places along the way. It's a great way to save time and money instead of booking tours separately for some of the places and also includes the transport cost from one city to the other. I only knew about it after I already purchased the grey hound bus tickets (60dollars one way).
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Traveller's Tales: Getting around in Australia
