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Author:  synaptoman [ Apr 20th, '08, 19:58 ]
Post subject:  Visit to Australia
I have decided to make a trip to Australia to try and see as many of the AP systems there as I can squeeze in. We plan to fly to Perth on about 10 September 2008 and then hire a car and drive to Ballarat to see family and friends there and then Melbourne and Sydney. My wife wants to run the Sydney Marathon on the 21 September (I'll just wait for her and drink beer) and then fly to NZ to see friends there.

Our currency is worthless (currently R7.25 to the AUS$) so we are on a very tight budget and would appreciate anyone who could put us up in a spare room, tent, garage, couch for a night or two in these (or any other towns). I would gladly put up an AP'ers visiting South Africa in return.

Any suggestions for the itinerary, accomodation, travel arrangements etc would be appreciated as we have haven't been to Oz yet.

Cheers
Author:  Outbackozzie [ Apr 20th, '08, 20:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
Would gladly put you up in Kal Synapto - you are aware that ballarat is almost 4 days drive from perth?

Kal is a good first stop from perth :)

Edit - If you need a two man tent for the trip across the nullabor (good time of year for camping) you can have ours. Leave it somewhere in melbourne and we can pick it up in Jan :)
Author:  steve [ Apr 20th, '08, 20:07 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
And that you could fly from perth to melbourne, buy a cheap car to drive to Ballarat and still have change in what you'd spend on driving over ;)

then drive it from melbourne to sydney, thats only 900kms ;)
Author:  Outbackozzie [ Apr 20th, '08, 20:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
Or drive to Kal and fly to melbourne :D
Author:  veggie boy [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:08 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
You do know all the good systems are in Queensland don't you S ;-) :lol: . That's where the members know how to get their siphons to work 8)
Author:  bundaberg kid [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:10 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
Done the nullabore.....................sorry I fell asleep just thinking about it...........can you fly to Melb? might be cheaper than driving with the price of petrol(and sanity) at the moment
Author:  bundaberg kid [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:10 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
veggie boy wrote:
You do know all the good systems are in Queensland don't you S ;-) :lol: . That's where the members know how to get their siphons to work 8)



yeah coz they all suck :wink:
Author:  steve [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
yeh, i hear we're near peak sanity, demand has outstripped supply............peak intelligence occurred a few years ago now..........
Author:  bundaberg kid [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
steve wrote:
yeh, i hear we're near peak sanity, demand has outstripped supply............peak intelligence occurred a few years ago now..........


We've only got the liberal government to blame for that
Author:  steve [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:17 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
what, they drained all the intelligent from their obvious lack?
Author:  bundaberg kid [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
steve wrote:
what, they drained all the intelligent from their obvious lack?


if the ovbious lack includes their voters n young liberals who encouraged the downturn in our education system....then yes lol
Author:  faye [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
That's great news, synaptoman. How many are there of you?
Faye
Author:  synaptoman [ Apr 20th, '08, 21:50 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
Just the wife and I.
Author:  Jaymie [ Apr 21st, '08, 05:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
SM, if you decide to fly to Melbourne, try http://www.tigerairways.com/ they can be pretty cheap compared to some of the others (very no frills)

It would have been great if you'd been here in July ;)
Author:  King Erik the 14th [ Apr 21st, '08, 08:57 ]
Post subject:  Re: Visit to Australia
Or fly from Perth to Adelaide and hire a car from here for the drive east. That'll save you about 3 and a half days driving.
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