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    RE: Tattoo removal.

    by andybox 23 September 2011

    Ex wife NG. I was homesick and drunk in Melbourne one year and got it across the top of my back.

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    RE: Help Please! Migration advice -Melbourne & Adelaide

    by daycat 23 September 2011

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  3. Commissioner avatar

    RE: 3 days Great Ocean Road & Grampians Melbourne advice

    by Commissioner 23 September 2011

    I think Apollo Bay is too far for day one, arriving on a 4pm flight, you'd be leaving the airport at 5pm or so, battling peak hour traffic…

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    Re: First trip, 4 weeks... advice?

    by dducey 22 September 2011

    Hi, Looks like you have been given a bit of a hard time by some of the comments on here!! I have done quite a few trips over the last…

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    RE: Sydney - Brisbane - Melbourne

    by Ozziegiraffe 22 September 2011

    Some other suggestions - Dubbo, especially the zoo, Broken Hill, Flinders Ranges (good taste of the outback).

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    Top ticket to Beijing from Oz!

    by Raki_Man 22 September 2011

    Jetstar are having a sale- just got a one -way ticket from Melbourne to Beijing for $299 next May via Singapore. Funny thing is, the…

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    RE: Road trip buddies Melbourne too Sydney via the coast. 27th Sept to 3rd Oct

    by dancemattbristol 22 September 2011

    Lol, trash, that was a pretty useless reply. But at least it apps me feeling like i'm talking to myself on here. I'm heading back to…

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    RE: Help Please! Migration advice -Melbourne & Adelaide

    by Coconut 22 September 2011

    Mattt - "Adelaide.....fewer non-white recent immigrants". That can only be a negative in my opinion however I don't think you feel the…

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    RE: Omnibus post

    by RayCCroc 22 September 2011

    Ian Rankin's still writing - he's started a new series since Rebus retired, based on "the Complaints" Then there's Stuart McBride from…

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    RE: Help Please! Migration advice -Melbourne & Adelaide

    by habby 22 September 2011

    Adelaide - a nice place but a bit far out of town!

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    Australia Trip Planning Help

    by ClaRobGa 22 September 2011

    Hello there! We (three young travelers) are planning a trip to Australia from February to May and need some advice. We are planning to…

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    RE: 3 days Great Ocean Road & Grampians Melbourne advice

    by PoppyG 21 September 2011

    if it was me, I would go Grampians - Warrnambool Warrnambool - Apollo Bay Apollo Bay - Melbourne Melbourne to Halls Gap isn't really…

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    Re: Road trip buddies Melbourne too Sydney via the coast. 27th Sept to 3rd Oct

    by tesskiernan 21 September 2011

    Haha, I'd be so keen for this, you guys sound classic and I've always wanted to do that trip (I live in Sydney but I always head north).…

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    RE: RTW advice

    by Andromeda321 21 September 2011

    If you have the funds it sounds quite doable to me! One suggestion though- you plan to spend a month in China but only plan to see Beijin…

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    RE: Return to Melbourne

    by lemc6125 21 September 2011

    An alternative to having to find accommodation is to get a campervan and sleep in there.

  17. tessha_m avatar

    RE: Return to Melbourne

    by tessha_m 21 September 2011

    camping can be booked out in coast areas in december and january - families on summer holidays.

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    RE: Help Please! Migration advice -Melbourne & Adelaide

    by PNG2 21 September 2011

    Adelaide is a cemetery with traffic lights.

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    RE: Running

    by Ickel 21 September 2011

    If you need some extra motivation the first City to Sea will be on in Melbourne in November. Yes, it is 14km, but you don't have to run…

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    RE: Return to Melbourne

    by harimau9 21 September 2011

    Wouldn't be suprised. Camping is incredibly popular that time of year with every man and his dog heading to the coast. It would be risking…

  21. mikloslobos avatar

    Re: Help Please! Migration advice -Melbourne & Adelaide

    by mikloslobos 21 September 2011

    cheers for all the advice, really appreciate it. Just a case of awaiting visa!

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    RE: Sydney - Brisbane - Melbourne

    by sacah 21 September 2011

    Sure it's doable, about 3,500km for Melbourne, 4,500km for Adelaide. Lots of driving though, and Australia has large distances of fairly…

  23. Mister0nara avatar

    RE: Sydney - Brisbane - Melbourne

    by Mister0nara 21 September 2011

    That's a bit over 5000km, if you go to Adelaide from Brisbane So, you'll need to average about 180km every day Considering there isn't…

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    RE: 3 days Great Ocean Road & Grampians Melbourne advice

    by hag2000 21 September 2011

    # 6 either route would be fine Rengelen, however if you absolutely want to leave the day you arrive, i would go to the Grampians first,…

  25. harimau9 avatar

    RE: Return to Melbourne

    by harimau9 21 September 2011

    In terms of Sydney for new years you would be looking at 3-7 days minimum booking over that period (one place I looked at for last NYE…

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