Articles tagged ‘Travel Tips’
Sydney with Kids
By Heather | May 27th, 2007 |
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Are you traveling with kids? A valuable learning experience for the whole family, it sometimes comes with its own special difficultires. One such difficulty is finding kid friendly venues for a feed. Sydney is a city of fabulous places to eat, and there is no reason not to experience them just because you [...]
Accomodation Options in Australia- Caravan Parks
By Heather | April 15th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you are traveling or planning to travel around Australia, an extremely reliable, often overlooked and great budget option for accommodation are the local caravan parks. I would be so bold as to say 95% of Australian towns have a local caravan park. I know many of you are groaning with visions of [...]
Oz Survival Guide To Food- Ketchup
By Heather | April 12th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It goes without saying that The Aussies are a saucy bunch, however, for your own safety, there are a few things you need to know about their management, preferences and presentation of the local food and condiments. First in yet another series of Survival Guides.
First off- Ketchup- they don’t really have it. They [...]
Driving Australia, Survival Tips #1
By Heather | March 20th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The last couple of weeks have seen me hitting the roads of New South Wales, so I thought I’d share a couple of observations to help a few of you first timers out there. While I do enjoy a good road trip and certainly enjoy getting out to see this country, there are a [...]
Flight Centre, Travel Around Australia and the World
By Heather | March 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
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I adore Flight Centre. Considered a top employer, I know a few of the folks that work there, in fact I play soccer with two of their talented travel specialists. Soccer aside, I’ve personally used Flight Centre on at least two occasions to help me [...]
Sydney Explorer- Save Your Money
By Heather | February 28th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Getting around a strange city in a way that is cheap and easy is always a god send for travellers. The Sydney Explorer is not one of those. I paid the $32 (you can get a week pass for that) and took the ride one Saturday when I felt like playing tourist. [...]
Arrival into Australia- What you need to know about Customs
By Heather | February 18th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
You did it! You booked your ticket, survived the flight, and are here! You are excited and ready to meet a person who actually uses G’day as part of their everyday speech. All Right…you are still in the Airport… but here’s a few tips on how to get yourself and your luggage [...]
Arrival into Australia- What you need to know for the flight
By Heather | February 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
(Actual picture of someone on my flight. Never a good look is that?) Hi Guys- Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile, but I ended up on a crazy emergency trip back to the States (exceptionally good reason to buy GOOD travel insurance!). Apologies over, I’m fresh off the plane and back in OZ. [...]
Kangaroo Island, South Australia. How to Get There
By Heather | December 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you are going to fly all the way to Australia, do try and make some time to see Kangaroo Island. It may not be on the main tourist path but it is well worth your hard earned Travel time and dollars. Everyone I know that has gone there completely agrees. The [...]
Kangaroo Island, South Australia. General Overview
By Heather | December 18th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
2 hours south of Adelaide, Kangaroo Island is a venerable ecological utopia. The third largest island in Australia, 12 K from the mainland, it has managed to have an ecologically independent growth from even the mainland of OZ. As witnessed by many of the indigenous animals, most species have evolved just a little [...]
