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Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 08:09:00 No.461755 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>461775

Asked in /int/ but they suggested this was a better place.

I'm probly spanding some time in Australia this summer (well, winter for them) and I'd like to know what to expect.
How's weather'
How expensive everything is?
Should I get vaccinated for something? (I've been told about Japanese encephalitis)
Is Australia a common holidays place for people in your country?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 08:54:00 No.461773 Report

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>>461769
Thanks. Yes, it helps.
I soemtimes forget how big is Australia, used to smaller European countries where weather is more homogeneus.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 08:56:00 No.461775 Report

Quoted By: >>461777

>>461755
Ausfag here.
>How's weather'
Depends; in Melbourne it's fairly cold around 3-12 degrees. Sydney is mild while Brisbane doesn't really have a winter.
>How expensive everything is?
Fairly; Especially in Sydney
>Should I get vaccinated for something? (I've been told about Japanese encephalitis)
No
>Is Australia a common holidays place for people in your country?
what is this i don't even?

>>461772
Ausfag that spent 3 months traveling on the South Island. Everything is 30% cheaper on avearage. People as friendly, if not maybe more, than Australia. Weather does not have humidity which is great. Beautiful Countryside. Heaps of Outdoor stuff to do. Job oppurtunities probably aren't as good and wages are 30% less on avearage.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 09:09:00 No.461777 Report

Quoted By: >>461802

>>461775
>Is Australia a common holidays place for people in your country?

I was just wondering if I'll find many tourists in Australia.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 09:52:00 No.461786 Report

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>>461772

Depends on what you are interested in/doing in NZ? Pleasure/work? What you like to do? Give me a bit more detail and can help you out.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 10:35:00 No.461796 Report

Quoted By: >>461864

>How's weather'
Winter (June, July, August) - rain, windy, low temperatures (in Sydney, I can't speak for other major cities). But if your in the tropic regions, it's 6 months wet season (December-March), 6 months dry season (May-October). Wet season is hotter than dry and humid as fuck. If you are a fan of hot nights and humid weather, go for it (I was there for 2 weeks quite a few years ago).

>How expensive everything is?
Sydney is most expensive. A member of my family went to America and said everything is basically half price there. Melbourne is just a bit under sydney in terms of expensive-ness, but barely noticeable. I'm guessing Adelaide (can be called Deadelaide) and Darwin are the least expensive because there is nothing there.

>Should I get vaccinated for something? (I've been told about Japanese encephalitis)
No

>Is Australia a common holidays place for people in your country?
I live here but I noticed you said if it were a common place for tourists. In terms of Sydney - yes. You can find them at all the tourist hot spots e.g. Bondi Beach, Sydney Opera House.

Wolf Gang

Wolf Gang Fri 29 Apr 2011 10:42:00 No.461799 Report

Quoted By: >>461800 >>461864

How's weather?
At this time of the year in Brisbane it's not bad. In winter the days are in the low-mid 20s (celcius) and the nights can get fairly cold.

How expensive everything is?
Rather expensive. Especially public transport, it's fucking ridiculous.

Should I get vaccinated for something? (I've been told about Japanese encephalitis)
Pfft, no. It's not the cleanest place but we aren't that much of a shit hole.

Is Australia a common holidays place for people in your country?
Heaps of backpackers in Brisbane.

People will be able to give you a lot more info if you can tell us what cities you'll be going to. If you're going to Brisbane, avoid the northern suburbs like the plague.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 10:42:00 No.461800 Report

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>>461799

Oh, uh, disregard the Wolf Gang thing. From a fucking stupid thread on /v/.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 10:46:00 No.461802 Report

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>>461777
You will, but the only ones you seem to be able recognise as tourists are the Japanese, as so many European and American people actually live here it's often hard to tell if they're residents or not.

>>461772
NZ is quite different from Australia. If you go to either place, expect a different type of holiday.
NZ is fantastic for outdoor shit, had fantastic scenery, skiing, adventure sports, etc.
Aus is apparently better for the city life, shopping, and general bumming around.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 18:45:00 No.461864 Report

Quoted By: >>461867 >>461870 >>461871

>>461799
>>461796
Thank you.

Well, my first destination is Brisbane. We will rent a car and drive during the next 3-4 weeks around the country. Sopublic transportation shouldn't be our biggest trouble, I guess. Still open to suggestions on what to see in Australia. My friend wants to visit Ballina and other places in New South Wales. We'll go to Glenrowan too and I'd love to see penguins in Melbourne.

One more question, and I know it sounds stupid, but how bad are spiders? I'm used to tiny spiders in Europe, and I'm fine with snakes and other animals. Australian spiders are a bit scary, honestly (yes, I'm a girl...).

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 18:56:00 No.461866 Report

Quoted By: >>461877

australia is fucking expensive

i mean 16 au$ for some basic shit work minimum

cmon

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:02:00 No.461867 Report

Quoted By: >>461872

>>461864
You will in all likelihood never see a spider.

Be more afraid of the snakes if you're going to be traveling around the country, it's still quite warm at the moment so they may still be out and about.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:12:00 No.461870 Report

Quoted By: >>461872

>>461864

Don't worry, you probably won't even run into a spider (at least, one that's bigger that what you're used to). We've do have some big ones over here, but they're not common enough in built up areas for it to really be a big concern.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:20:00 No.461871 Report

Quoted By: >>461872 >>461890

>>461864
Are you going to be sleeping in the car, camping or in an actual place (hotel, apartment, house, etc?) If you're sleeping in the car, you'll probably be discovered by rangers/police depending on where you are. You shall probably need to drive elsewhere and sleep there if this occurs.
Cost of living & minimum wage are far higher than US, but the exchange rate makes it unfair for you guys (everything will be expensive).
I recommend looking up wikitravel and spending a fair amount of time in the major cities (seriously, there's little to do at most non-coastal towns).
Depending on when you're going & where you are at the time, check out festivals, concerts, etc in the area the government-sponsored youth radio operates and sponsors a whole bunch of musicians, and a lot of these have shows in smaller towns (EG: Splendour in the Grass).

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:28:00 No.461872 Report

Quoted By: >>461874 >>461875

>>461867
>>461870
Thank you. That's a big relief, and I actually was expecting that. A friend of mine was in Australia last year and she never said a word about spiders.

>>461871
I guess we'll sleep in the car sometimes if needed or if we don't find a good place for the night, though we were checking for hostels. I don't think we'll be camping, mostly because I guess weather will be rainy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:29:00 No.461874 Report

Quoted By: >>461877

>>461872
To quote,
It's not as if a fucking snake stamps your passport.
http://wikitravel.org/en/Australia

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:34:00 No.461875 Report

Quoted By: >>461878

>>461872
Try to book as much as you can in advance, and keep in mind that things in large cities are cheaper the further away from high-density living and water you are, but the less accommodation there will be available. I recommend Newtown/the general inner West for Sydney. There are quite cheap hostels & a (gentrified/safe) nightlife with much cheap food & goods.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:44:00 No.461877 Report

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>>461866
yes, I know. But I really want to see the country and we already have the tickets. It's not like we're going to be a year, just a month.

>>461874
That was an useful link, thank you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:46:00 No.461878 Report

Quoted By: >>461879 >>461880 >>461890

>>461875
Will keep that iin mind. I think we should visit Sydney, even if it's expensive.
What about Camberra? Is it worth, or woudl you skip it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:54:00 No.461879 Report

Quoted By:

>>461878

Canberra really hasnt got anything tbh. Skip it

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 19:57:00 No.461880 Report

Quoted By:

>>461878

Nah, man, Nobody talks about Canberra for a reason.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 20:49:00 No.461890 Report

Quoted By:

>>461871
>EG: Splendour in the Grass

It's going to be amazzzzing this year.

>>461878
Canberra is ok if you simply want to see the government center of Aus, and one of the few cities in the world that was built specifically to be a city (as in, Australia decided they wanted a capital city so they custom built one).

It doesn't really have too much to do, and I never ended up finding a shopping/nightlife area that wasn't fairly empty compared to other cities.

You might as well take a detour and go through there if you're going all the way down to Melbourne though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 20:58:00 No.461893 Report

Quoted By: >>461898

Somusic festivals are big in Australia?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 21:07:00 No.461898 Report

Quoted By: >>461914

>>461893
Yes, but I think the majority of them have come and gone for this year.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Apr 2011 21:35:00 No.461914 Report

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>>461898
That's what I was thinking. Winter is approaching in Southern hemisphere.

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