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RE: Cairns, Queensland wildlife
by Laszlo 26 May 2012
LP's old Watching Wildlife Australia guide is the book you need. Sadly, it is out of print now, but there's nothing better around. In…
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RE: 3 days in Port Douglas and 3 days in Cairns
by lainsta 26 May 2012
I work for a company that has a shop in Port Douglas that you could contact there on store.portdouglas@happyhighherbs.com and tell them…
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RE: 3 days in Port Douglas and 3 days in Cairns
by www55 25 May 2012
Echo the comments about the Daintree and Mossman Gorge was lovely. We also went up to the Tablelands and had a night there. We love Port…
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RE: 3 days in Port Douglas and 3 days in Cairns
by Harry_Ramsden 25 May 2012
July is peak season because, as the other Harry says, the weather is near perfect. The 3 and 3 split is good, though we stayed the entire…
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RE: Transit Time Melbourne
by DancesWithGoats 24 May 2012
Hi There , my comp was acting up so couldnt reply before. WW Im not that smart , i just know useless facts and stuff that have no practical…
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RE: 3 days in Port Douglas and 3 days in Cairns
by HappyHarry 24 May 2012
Nice time to visit there as not too hot or humid and little chance of rain. From Port Douglas, you can do a day trip out onto the Great…
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3 days in Port Douglas and 3 days in Cairns
by lilyho 24 May 2012
me and my other 5 friends have never visited Australia before, we are planning our first trip in July, knowing that it is a school holiday,…
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RE: Jelly fish!!
by partymarty4870 24 May 2012
the stingers don't really become an issue un til after the first big dump of rain washes them out of the rivers and creeks. Also earlier…
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RE: Road trip advice pls (Cairns->Brisbane)
by Harry_Ramsden 24 May 2012
Post again, as a brand new post. The only people who wil see a 2 year old post are the 5 people who contributed to it. You will get no…
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RE: making the most of Oz before im 31
by ranjon 24 May 2012
There's always the chance of picking up some cheap airfares and I was having a look at China Eastern re http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntre…
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RE: making the most of Oz before im 31
by ranjon 23 May 2012
Cairns is not such a bad place to start re getting work in October and you'll have a good chance of finding work in the hinterland on…
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RE: making the most of Oz before im 31
by evenstar93 23 May 2012
Well it says that im at a lose as to what to do.... so any suggestions or ideas would be good. Should i just not bother about trying…
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Re: Road trip advice pls (Cairns->Brisbane)
by SUNSHINEBOY 23 May 2012
Hi to all. Thank you for sharing such great information on Australia. I am planning to go to Australia in August, for the first time…
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making the most of Oz before im 31
by evenstar93 23 May 2012
I have looked through many other threads in search of ideas etc but right now i just feel a bit lost so any help would be appreciated.…
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Re: Satellite Phone for emergency
by globalcitizen01 23 May 2012
Mate you'd be surprised how much GSM coverage there is up there now, I drove from Wewak to Vanimo recently and there was cell coverage…
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Transit Time Melbourne
by DancesWithGoats 22 May 2012
Hi there, I have been invited to try out for Millionaire Hot Seat, auditions are being held in Hawthorn in Melbourne on June 12th. I…
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RE: HOSTELS IN CAIRNS
by ranjon 22 May 2012
You'll usually find that YHA hostels aren't too bad, there always being exceptions though and though I've used plenty of YHA ones, not…
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RE: To see Sydney or fly directly to Brisbane to travel overland to Cairns?
by tessha_m 21 May 2012
make it 3 nights cause thats really only 2 days.
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RE: To see Sydney or fly directly to Brisbane to travel overland to Cairns?
by Justin23 21 May 2012
#6 in that case it would be silly to miss Sydney. I'm not the biggest fan of Sydney, but for a foreign traveller, you could easily fill…
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Re: To see Sydney or fly directly to Brisbane to travel overland to Cairns?
by macccfie 21 May 2012
Thanks or the replies. Travel Nation they can change the flights for free. So I was thinking 2 or 3 night stop over in Sydney!
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RE: To see Sydney or fly directly to Brisbane to travel overland to Cairns?
by Justin23 20 May 2012
Agree with #4, if its booked on the same ticket and you miss it you may forfeit your entire return ticket. This is because taxes are…
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RE: Driving from Darwin to Uluru then onto Cairns in 3 weeks in September.
by shaen 19 May 2012
I once helped a German couple buy a Falcon stationwagon in Perth which they then used to drive directly (diagonally) to Brisbane through…
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Help me fill in the blanks
by radicalbliv 19 May 2012
Hey folks, can you help me fill in the blanks with this itinerary: 15-Jul Sunday Sydney-Cairns-Osaka Flying 16-Jul Monday …
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RE: Travelling alone to Sydney July 2012
by ranjon 18 May 2012
Just so you all know, even Sydney can get cold in July or lets say considerably cooler than summer and maybe akin to a UK autumn but rather…
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RE: Yet ANOTHER Itinerary in the works
by TheOnlyFTG 18 May 2012
Hmm, the more and more I hear about PNG, the more it seems like it could be skipped (thoughts fro those who've been there?). Many Aussie…
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