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  1. Doctornono avatar

    RE: Australia without drivers license

    by Doctornono 16 March 2012

    boy-o-boy you make it hard.. Have a look at Newcastle, New South Wales. Voted one of the top ten cities in the world by none other than…

  2. flobster avatar

    RE: I notice that Newcastlers don't really call themselves

    by flobster 14 March 2012

    People from Newcastle, NSW, are called (in jesting journalese) Novocastians.

  3. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Traveling solo thru Australia! looking for a specific place! help needed!

    by ianw6705 03 February 2012

    +Not sure that you would find many cool young people at any of the other places mentioned.+ I think there would be a large number of…

  4. anelko avatar

    Living in Cairns December-February

    by anelko 01 November 2011

    Hey guys, I am a student from Newcastle, NSW and thinking about packing up my bags and moving up to Cairns, QLD over the summer. I will…

  5. frugaldugal avatar

    RE: Bangkok is voted world's best city-again.

    by frugaldugal 17 September 2011

    Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Gods own country.

  6. kirstero avatar

    Renting in Newcastle

    by kirstero 13 August 2011

    Just wondering if anyone can update me on the apartment renting conditions in Newcastle, NSW. A while back I was told its extremely competit…

  7. tnh avatar

    RE: Moving to Newcastle - where to live??? and more!

    by tnh 13 July 2011

    Nightlife.... Honeysuckle and Darby St are great for dinner/after dinner drinks/dessert however for +later+ nightlife, Beaumont St (Pubs),…

  8. kirstero avatar

    Moving to Newcastle - where to live??? and more!

    by kirstero 11 June 2011

    Hey all... My boyfriend and I are moving to Newcastle, New South Wales. I got a full time job in Waratah. I'm wondering which area's…

  9. ang77b avatar

    Re: Recommendation for an Australian city

    by ang77b 23 February 2011

    Hi mate, You should come to Newcastle. It's a 2 hour drive north of Sydney, so easy to visit Sydney for a weekend or few days, trains…

  10. strauss1944 avatar

    RE: Australian regions

    by strauss1944 21 February 2011

    A friend of my son's, who is a regisered nurse in an emergency ward in a large London hospital got a job a couple of years ago at the…

  11. Mister0nara avatar

    9. Newcastle

    by Mister0nara 01 November 2010

    +Is it Australia’s most underrated city? Anyone surprised to see Newcastle on the list of 2011′s hottest cities (and there’s a few of…

  12. Harry_Mudd avatar

    RE: Newcastle-area (NSW) versus Tasmania (likely Hobart-area)

    by Harry_Mudd 04 August 2010

    To get the gibberers back on track... I live in Newcastle. Jesmond at the moment, I was born and raised here. It talk a year long ove…

  13. captain_goodvibes avatar

    RE: Newcastle-area (NSW) versus Tasmania (likely Hobart-area)

    by captain_goodvibes 02 August 2010

    Well, I live an hour north of Newcastle, in the Port Stephens area. Newcastle has seen a dramatic change over the last 10 years, from…

  14. walksforawareness avatar

    Nobbys Beach, Newcastle

    by walksforawareness 13 December 2009

    G'day Thorn Tree, You are all invited to join me on Nobbys Beach in Newcastle, NSW, on Saturday 19th December at 1pm to celebrate the…

  15. jackmiracle avatar

    Re: Cheapest Flighs from Toronto to Sydney

    by jackmiracle 16 September 2009

    Hey I did the teacher schooling there, @ Newcastle, NSW. But i gotta say you wont' find a roundtrip ticket cheaper than 2400 bucks.…

  16. 5Waldos avatar

    RE: What is Happening Here?

    by 5Waldos 10 August 2009

    Blush. and Duh. That was a big assumption. We must have trained through Newcastle, Australia. And that would explain why it was chilly.…

  17. Harry_Mudd avatar

    RE: What is Happening Here?

    by Harry_Mudd 10 August 2009

    Newcastle, Australia. 160km north of Sydney. Named after Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I believe that there are 13 Newcastle's around the worl…

  18. VisaGirl avatar

    RE: How can i avoid banana pancakes, bunkbeds and still see it all?

    by VisaGirl 03 December 2008

    If you want to live/eat/sleep like the locals - perhaps look into getting a working holiday visa (if possible) and spending a portion…

  19. Tri2006 avatar

    RE: Beaches of West Lampung

    by Tri2006 10 August 2008

    Wow, I like your latest picture. It was looked like Pasha Bulker ship accident at nobby's beach, Newcastle, Australia, last year. Is the…

  20. andybox avatar

    World Ice Hockey Championships.

    by andybox 13 April 2008

    [The Mighty Roos|http://www.iha.org.au/] have made it to the final, and in an hours time face that great powerhouse of northern hemisphere…

  21. KoalasRule avatar

    Ute Rental with Unlimited Ks

    by KoalasRule 12 March 2008

    I live near Newcastle, NSW and I need to rent a ute next week to pick up some boxes in Sydney. Does anyone know of a company that rents…

  22. tessha_m avatar

    Re: Out of Sydney - for 3 days in January

    by tessha_m 29 November 2007

    the cheapest places to get to nearby will be those on the sydney train network - "cityrail" The blue mountains is on that train network...…

  23. durk94 avatar

    Sydney with a baby

    by durk94 19 November 2007

    Sydney Aquarium is a good place to start in…

  24. callippo avatar

    Chiang mai to tiger temple

    by callippo 05 November 2007

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    I didn't know that happened


    neither does she. She's just repeated a rumour she heard.…

  25. drifter54 avatar

    Booking Refugios in Torres Del Paine National Park

    by drifter54 18 October 2007

    Hi Steve,

    I will be trekking the W from Dec 2 to 12...which is twice as long as needed, but I plan to take it easy and "absorb…

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