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RE: Long weekend - Beach near Sydney

by ranjon 17 May 2012

In defining what you want to be near goomh, you'll want to be aware of just how built up you want areas to be and thus have more traffic…
RE: Seven days Sydney??

by alexis_stonebridge 07 May 2012

i wouldn't recommend catching a bus all the way to melb and bus for a couple of days, you can get cheap flights through virgin or jetstar.…
Re: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012

by MCGEECNS 05 May 2012

Thanks to Ranjon, libbyh and all others who helped with our trip. We are back from your beautiful country and want to take a minute to…
RE: Studying in Australia - which city??

by libbyh 12 April 2012

Sydney, Newcastle or Wollongong definitely.
RE: Studying in Australia - which city??

by DancesWithGoats 12 April 2012

Wollongong aint too shabby either , and both Newcastle and Wollongong are cheaper than the capital cities. But bottom line should…
RE: 27 days during August & September in Australia

by Harry_Ramsden 05 April 2012

Like many here, I'm marvelling that the bloke who once told a poster looking for a mosque in the Blue Mountains to go to a Buddhist temple…
Re: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012

by MCGEECNS 12 March 2012

libbyh, We are not avoiding tourist locations, we are going to Cairns and Sydney, when I said that I meant the drive down the south coast…
RE: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012

by ranjon 10 March 2012

With five days for the drive, you could as I say go all the way to Melbourne and fly back or spend a bit more time checking out the various…
RE: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012

by MCGEECNS 10 March 2012

Thanks again all for your continued replies to my questions. To take the south coastal drive, would we need to book accommodations beforehan…
RE: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012

by DancesWithGoats 09 March 2012

If you do decide to go south , you can go diving at Jervis Bay. Its a beautiful area and has some great dive sites. It is about a 2…
RE: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012

by libbyh 07 March 2012

Wollongong to the Blue Mountains is less than 3 hours going via Narellan and avoiding most of the Sydney traffic. Katoomba is the major…
RE: VISIT TO AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012

by libbyh 06 March 2012

A few driving options include the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, the coast south of Wollongong - many pleasant places to stop: Lake Conjola…
VISIT TO AUSTRALIA APRIL 2012

by MCGEECNS 06 March 2012

Hi, my husband and I will are planning our first trip to Australia this April. We will be visiting our daughter who is studying in Wollongon…
RE: SYDNEY TO MELBOURNE, GREAT COASTAL DRIVE INFO

by habby 01 March 2012

Once you get past about Wollongong the coast road to Melbourne doesn’t go along the coast. It tends to be a little inland touching the…
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…
RE: NSW outback road trip

by tessha_m 18 November 2011

the above seems too ambitious to me. i remember what hell long hot summer car trips were a a kid. They eem so much longer when you are…
NSW outback road trip

by tomnrk 18 November 2011

Hi, We're a family with 2 kids (5&7) and want to make a 5-6 day road trip to experience some the aussie outback in late December. We…
RE: Cash in Hand Work - Sydney

by frugaldugal 05 November 2011

if he's not prepared to bend over and take it like a man by selling his tight arse then the next rung on the ladder would have to be a…
RE: Which is Better: Driving to Melbourne or Gold Coast from Sydney?

by nvg 01 November 2011

Neither 'coast' drives go near the beach - both are inland a few km (maybe except for the bit between Sydney and Wollongong) , so to see…
RE: Study Abroad: Aussie and Kiwi Cities

by Groo 22 October 2011

Dunedin (University of Otago) for sure. No surf (actually there is but it's too cold to be bothered with), bugger all night life, but…
RE: Study Abroad: Aussie and Kiwi Cities

by Jaded1720 21 October 2011

Nice job spelling Woollongong correctly! The University there is quite well regarded these days and if she plans to live off-campus rents…
RE: Study Abroad: Aussie and Kiwi Cities

by Ozziegiraffe 21 October 2011

I've been to all these places, and would probably recoommend Wollongong, as it is smaller than Sydney or Melbourne, sunnier than Melbourne…
RE: Study Abroad: Aussie and Kiwi Cities

by libbyh 20 October 2011

For the small-town vibe Wollongong might work, but it's also near the beach and her friends might want to spend a lot of time there. …
Study Abroad: Aussie and Kiwi Cities

by kendallregan 20 October 2011

Hello all! I am a study abroad junkie. Seriously. I'm spending a semester each in China (past), Argentina (present), and Spain (future).…
RE: 14 days in Australia- Suggestions Welcome

by libbyh 04 September 2011

You have picked the busiest and most expensive time to travel along the coast of Australia. The whole country is on vacation and families…