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  1. ranjon avatar

    RE: Melbourne-Perth, things to see

    by ranjon 30 April 2012

    There's obviously the Great Ocean Road starting down SW of Geelong which is SW of Melbourne and then there's the Grampians, Margaret Rose…

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    RE: Adelaide at Easter

    by ranjon 15 April 2012

    Evanston is an outer suburb of Adelaide, just south of Gawler to the north of Adelaide and not such a bad town as towns go though as the…

  3. ranjon avatar

    RE: 27 days during August & September in Australia

    by ranjon 02 April 2012

    You mention logistics and that means getting your itinerary in the right order to minimise the travel and hopefully the costs. I'd be…

  4. ranjon avatar

    RE: Camper relocation Melbourne to Adelaide on GOR how many days?

    by ranjon 25 March 2012

    They are being generous with four days for you as it is usually just three days/two nights allowed between east coast capitals, the rule…

  5. ElsieKay avatar

    Re: Europe in Australia

    by ElsieKay 03 March 2012

    I would say the Adelaide Hills remind me of Europe - places like Stirling and probably parts of Tasmania

  6. ranjon avatar

    RE: WA or SA like NSW?

    by ranjon 27 February 2012

    " What about the people in Adelaide/Glenelg? How would you compare them to Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and QL folks? " Adelaidians are Crow…

  7. Sare avatar

    RE: Wine.

    by Sare 23 February 2012

    pinot noir, preferably Tasmanian or New Zealand, Mornington Peninsula or Adelaide Hills after that. so versatile and because in t…

  8. ranjon avatar

    RE: Adelaide and beyond in early April

    by ranjon 01 February 2012

    As far as getting up to Coober Pedy goes it is a longish way, not much short of 900 km. from Adelaide, doable in a day if barely and you…

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    RE: Driving from Melbourne to Perth. 21 days

    by ranjon 28 August 2011

    Before and after Mt Gambier you've got plenty of interest, the Grampians, http://www.wattlerange.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=318 for the…

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    RE: Around Adelaide

    by ranjon 10 August 2011

    If you have an interest in auto history and a drivers licence between the two of you, see about getting a cheap car hire and head out…

  11. donniebookaholic avatar

    Bookshops in Adelaide

    by donniebookaholic 05 August 2011

    Wow! Just visited a great little bookshop in Stirling (a village in the Adelaide Hills) called Chapter Two Books. I asked if they sold…

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    RE: what to see/do in adalaide?

    by travelingabout 29 July 2011

    While in the down town district of Adelaide you can take a stroll down Rundle Mall, so many shops and arcades, then follow it through…

  13. ranjon avatar

    RE: Melbourne to Darwin by campervan in August

    by ranjon 30 June 2011

    #5 joolz " I assume you mean Melbourne and Darwin? " Yes, obviously Darwin, not too sure how I managed to come up with Adelaide!! For…

  14. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: Help in itinery for Adelaide, SA

    by ianw6705 10 May 2011

    Adelaide isn't a boring town at all - it has a great variety of bars, restaurants, and much else, including scenery and things to do within…

  15. Pukeko29 avatar

    Adelaide to Melbourne via The Great Ocean Road

    by Pukeko29 29 April 2011

    My partner and I are planning to drive from Adelaide to Melbourne via the Great Ocean Road over about 3 ½ days in July. We would like…

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    RE: How much time - Adelaide & Melbourne?

    by wanderluster82 21 April 2011

    I'd agree that 4 days is plenty of time for Adelaide (maybe even a little too generous) and that includes doing a couple of things that…

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    RE: Great Ocean Road

    by Harry_Ramsden 17 January 2011

    The GOR was closed for 4 days by rockslides. it reopened on Saturday, but keep an eye on local news in case of further rain. The spectacu…

  18. ianw6705 avatar

    RE: If you had a choice, which combo of towns would you choose?

    by ianw6705 13 January 2011

    Most of your list is way too far for a long weekend - even for a week. I would also suggest Kangaroo Island for a long weekend, and a…

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    RE: General hints and advice for 3 weeks Oz trip.

    by LeahMaria 20 November 2010

    Please post in AU$ rather than £, otherwise you make us do the work of converting prices :) No such thing as a "must-see". I might classi…

  20. Harry_Ramsden avatar

    RE: Roadtrip: Melbourne to Adelaide Nov 20-26

    by Harry_Ramsden 17 October 2010

    I agree about Adelaide - there's little of interest in the city itself. Instead, head up into the nearby Hills area and see towns like…

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    RE: broome

    by spotty_dalmatian 26 August 2010

    Poor lonely pigeon. Really, I do pity him. Some who have met him say he is very nice bloke, but some say he is scary. In the end, I…

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    RE: Bike Trip

    by speedyturtle 07 July 2010

    60km a day - every day - wouldn't even get you from Sydney to Brisbane, let alone Cairns. And you would be moving on every day. Have…

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    RE: what to see/do in adalaide?

    by habby 05 July 2010

    A nice place but a bit far out of town! I lived there as a teenager in the late sixties (then it was often referred to as "a cemetery…

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    Re: 5 days in adelaide

    by Captain_Courageous 27 June 2010

    Depends on what your interests are. We did a day trip to the Barossa and a half-day tour to Hahndorf. Hahndorf is/was a German town,…

  25. Harry_Ramsden avatar

    RE: East Coast Itinenary feedback please!

    by Harry_Ramsden 06 May 2010

    How are you getting from perth to Adelaide? If road or train that will take a few days, and it might be worth breaking it up with a few…

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