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Traveltips for romantic couple in Australia.

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 07:11:00 No.69118 View View Reply Original Report

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Hey /trv/.
I have found the love of my life and we are planning a trip to Australia (so aussies listen up).

1. I need some travelling advice. Where should we go? She's into taking pictures (like professionally) so i would like a nice and visual place that we can remember,

2. I am going to propose to her, and I know I can get easily trolled here, but I'll see if someone gives me a fair answer anyways. Can anyone that has been to Australia give me a tip on where to go for doing this. I want a really romantic town or city which isn't too crowded by tourists.

I put my trust in you /trv/
I hope for some great advices here.

Inb4 "don't go there" etc.
Pic Related - It's Uluru :)

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 07:54:00 No.69123 Report

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Basments are a must.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 10:24:00 No.69140 Report

Quoted By: >>69147 >>69290

ausfag here,
cairns is beautiful, everything is green and the town is surrounded by mountains, theres plenty of beautiful forest walks and one of my favs is Crystal Cascades - a clear cool river in the forest that you can swim in, has small waterfalls the water has carved into rocks, you can slide down them. oh also, cairns you can get a boat to the great barrier reef for a day of snorkelling. i reckon you should propose to her underwater and surrounded by rainbow coloured fish ^_^

(only prob is getting that ring in saltwater - bad idea?)

thats pretty much the only place i've been to, i dont travel much. other than that - sydney is nightclubs and for the more out-there young person, melbourne is wine and cheese, and brisbane is shrimps on the bbq.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 11:02:00 No.69147 Report

Quoted By: >>69151 >>69290

>>69140

ill agree with this but im guessing is not a real ausfag. no australian says"shrimp" ffs. its a PRAWN and PRAWN only. lrn2vernacular

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 11:14:00 No.69151 Report

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>>69147

was making it foreigner-friendly. thats the phrase they usually hear.
lived in australia all my life, never been overseas :P

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 16:46:00 No.69196 Report

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>>69151

i am sorry good sir. please accept my apologies and 5 internets to do with whatever you please.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 18:09:00 No.69208 Report

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Kakadu, the Daintree, Victorian alps, Tasmania, wineries in South (Barossa, Coonawarra, etc), Great Ocean Road

really there's tonnes of sites all over the continent except West (Broome might be an exception)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 18:09:00 No.69209 Report

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>>69196
OP here:
Thank you so much for your magnificent tip. I have heard so much about Cairns and i think we'll go there. =) You just gave me the best answer I could get. Thank you very much man.

I'll buy you a beer if I here from you again here on /trv/ ^^
(True story)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 11 Oct 2008 18:13:00 No.69210 Report

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There's a lot of great driving tourism in Victoria

Anonymous

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Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 02:10:00 No.69290 Report

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Our country is boring to visit for more than a few weeks. It's possibly the best place in the world to live, but apart from a couple of landmarks and festivities there really isn't anything.

Remember the weather. If you come in our winter it will be mildly cold, but if you come in summer expect it to get very hot.

>>69208
>>69140

These guys pretty well sum it up.

>>69147
American vocabulary is becoming more common, as are pseudo-American accents. They're no less annoying though. You will be treated poorly in some circles. I clench my fist with rage every time I hear an Australian-American accent, American vocabulary or see inferior spellings.

Don't come to Adelaide. That much is certain.
Perth is a maybe, but there is nearly nothing else in WA, which is pretty embarrasing since that's nearly half the country. Tasmania sucks.

Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne are good ideas but it comes down mostly to what interests you.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 03:39:00 No.69303 Report

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>>69290

This, except Perth is a no.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 06:00:00 No.69315 Report

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>>69303
It's seems like in almost every ausfag thread we have people saying see *random east coast cities* and stay away from everywhere else.

Can we just make it an offical /tv/ rule that when people come to Australia that they only stay east of the Great Dividing Range? It'll make these threads a hell of a lot easier.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 06:08:00 No.69317 Report

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If you've got a bit of money, Hamilton Island (NW of Queensland) is fantastic. The island is fairly small and apart from the town in the middle, completely pristine. You aren't allowed to drive cars - the place you stay will give you a golf buggie to drive around in, and race people and shit. Every day is sunny and 35C, and its a short boat ride away from the great barrier reef. The water is crystal clear and very hot. There are awesome coloured birds flying everywhere and koalas in the middle of the town. There is an abundance of fun stuff - golf, go-karts, hang-gliding, shooting, snorkelling. Good times.

The cities are fairly generic. I would really recommend Sydney over the new years period if you want to go to one. NYE there will be the best night of your life - proposing at say a rooftop bar overlooking the fireworks on the bridge could be good. There are plenty of things to do in that summery period as well - climb the harbour bridge, go to bondi beach, go to the opera house, day trip to the blue mountains, luna park etc...

I've never really done the cairns/outbacky thing.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 07:10:00 No.69327 Report

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>>69315
That's because shit all happens throughout most of Australia. Most of it lies completely undeveloped.

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Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 07:24:00 No.69331 Report

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Melbourne is a nice place to go, lots of nice stuff to take photos of etc. It's good as a down to earth place, not an over-the-top-look-at-us-we're-tourists kind of place. There's always a tonne of interesting stuff going on, such as film and arts festivals, great music life and so on and on. It's also a really safe city and is very laid back in terms of stressing in the air. It's also got a great lively atmosphere with lots of city busking, lots of kind and interesting people, lots of culture and so on.
tl;dr: Melbourne is awesome, I'd want to propose in Melbourne!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 10:11:00 No.69351 Report

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>>69331
Melbourne really resembles a European city - the city was basically based on English cities at the time (1850s). Sydney is a bit more modern but lacks the charm of Melbourne, also you may be mugged several times there.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 11:38:00 No.69355 Report

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Go drive around northern queensland

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 12 Oct 2008 12:46:00 No.69361 Report

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we had a good time at the wineries too in South Australia. Darwin was pretty fucking epic too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Oct 2008 07:19:00 No.69539 Report

Quoted By: >>69551

OP here:
Thanks for all the good answers. You're really helping me out here guys :)

From what i've understood, you protip is to go to the northern Queensland and maybe up to Perth. We're really adaptable, and If we dont like it one place, there's no problem in going somewhere else. It's just more practical to start up at a place where we think we're going to enjoy ourselves.

We're not really party people, and we hardly drink at all, so Sydney's out of the question. We're not after the most tourist-like stuff, but I want to take her to a relaxing, plesant and goodlooking/romantic place where we can enjoy some late evenings outside and not be worn out by all the surroundings.

Tell me if I'm too demanding. I've just heard so much great things about Australia, and I cant wait to get there. :)

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Oct 2008 07:55:00 No.69550 Report

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ausfag here.
For a romantic getaway: Book yourself a bed & breakfast somewhere in the Barossa Valley. there are a number that specialise in being romantic retreats. The area is great for wine, but it's also good for other high quality foods and such.

Frankly, any town in Australia that isn't a capital city is going to be quiet and relatively 'quaint'. Country Queensland. Country New South Wales. Country Victoria. I haven't stayed in many areas aside from the Barossa though, so I have no recommendations there. Others will though. There's definitely some great spots there too. I did enjoy 3 days hanging around the various towns about an hour's drive north of Brisbane. Did the Steve Irwin Cultist Zoo thing.

But yeah, turning up in the summertime here is going to end up with you facing at least one 40 degree day. So make sure you're near a beach [not hard].

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Oct 2008 07:57:00 No.69551 Report

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>>69539
FAF (FuckingAncientFag) American here - I've been to both sides of OZ, with some stops inbetween. If your not into all the partying and stuff, I'd avoid Sydney and go to Melbourne -- it's the Paris of Australia. Plus the scenery is very nice around there, too (especially Port Phillip Bay looking south to Tasmania). Wherever you do end up going, though, know we're horribly jealous! Good luck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Oct 2008 09:48:00 No.69568 Report

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Ausfag here, I live in Perth, Western Australia.
There's not much to do here, except for Monkey Maya, its a dolphin resort near the ningaloo reef. You can get a little shack thingo, and come in the morning to feed and come up close with the dolphins. I have never been, but i have always wanted to.

But yeah, nothing to do here, Queensland is beautiful, that place is your best bet.

If you're into great views and photography though, the Kimberely region in WA is great.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Oct 2008 14:54:00 No.69614 Report

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>69539 Here

>>69351
Yep, it really sounds like Melbourne is definitely the place to go for you.

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