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RE: Seven days Sydney??

by ranjon 07 May 2012

LMAO at poopy, another not at all bothered to look at what the itinerary of a three day trip to Melbourne involves. Just so as lazy people…
RE: How long can a person survive in the cold ocean?

by RayCCroc 17 April 2012

People have been known , in unusual cases, to survive in cold water for quite long periods when supported by lifejackets but generally…
RE: Floods in SE Australia!!

by ranjon 05 March 2012

Distinctive!, as in how? and yes my keyboard does have some dodginess about it, there being some of the punctuation marks where I need…
RE: Oil and Gas work??

by RayCCroc 04 March 2012

Yeh I wouldn't worry about the Bass Strait platforms, they're pretty much a closed shop but there's not much happening there anyway. …
RE: In his 1962 sci-fi novel...

by RayCCroc 25 October 2011

>There's even a theory (no idea how tenable) that the 'biblical' (and Mesopotamian etc) Flood might be a reference to the Med flooding…
RE: Ferry to Tasmania

by markfawkner 21 October 2011

Soul less? I left a bit of my soul and lunch on the Spirit of Tasmania (the Princess, can't remember now, Feb 1990, not long after the…
Re: MY TRAVELOGUE BEGAN IN 1962

by RonPrice 26 September 2011

John Steinbeck and his writing has been replaced, in this now galloping thread, by interest in Australian and especially Tasmanian geography…
RE: Flights to/from Melbourne

by Drovers_Dog 13 June 2011

We have a very unfortunate weather pattern here at the moment in SE Straya. There's a big slow high pressure system propped over Tasmania…
RE: Going to Aussie Land, Take MONEY, LOTS of Money

by n_rb 24 May 2011

>Gas bottles have been around the same for years - the price of them blew out after the ?BHP problems in Gippsland. ? You mean the Longfor…
Tasmania - A Sincere Apology

by ianw6705 15 April 2011

Well ... regular readers of these pages would know that I had a light-hearted poke at the low-brow, shit-kicking yokels of the Apple Isle,…
RE: Transportation to Tasmania resumes!

by Raki_Man 06 April 2011

I was in Dyarbakir in eastern Turkey a couple of years ago and someone I was talking to told me how it all works- at least in that part…
RE: travelling to new zealand by land

by markfawkner 30 March 2011

I did the Princess Dev-Mel back in the day and the 12 hour overnighter turned into a 24 h trip when one of the engines died and the other…
Re: Great Ocean Rd... ??

by commachameleon 09 October 2010

great ocean road is nice if you have enough time to see everything. personally i don't like tours and the whole group travel experience,…
Re: 3 days ex Launceston

by Drovers_Dog 03 October 2010

I'd suggest Stanley on the first day. Quaint little town where you can familiarise yourself with its maritime and convict history and…
RE: Woo hoo - 11 weeks in Oz!

by fluffademus 01 September 2010

Also, just found this post from Larc who provided some great advice on the Melborne to Sydney route when I made my first trip two years…
RE: Plane Spotting Can Be Fun

by n_rb 28 August 2010

In the olden days, choppers coming in from Bass Strait rigs had to do a couple of passes over the landing field at Longford to get the…
RE: Electricity/gas vs firewood

by ColinP 12 June 2010

I understand that a slow combustion stove will still be going next morning. I had one on my houseboat - lovely. My point was, my gas…
RE: Electricity/gas vs firewood

by Groo 12 June 2010

Slightly off topic. In the days when we were heated by slow combustion stove I'd often come home from the night job, open a beer and note…
RE: from darwin to indonesia

by Drovers_Dog 20 February 2010

Given the distance between Darwin and Timor it's easy to see why it's not going to be financially viable in the foreseeable future. The…
RE: Devonport, Tasmania

by Raki_Man 21 January 2010

Now here's a funny thing- The LP website today- Devonport is Tasmania's third-largest city, but it is much less interesting than Hobart…
RE: Australia Airports - Best and Worst

by daycat 19 January 2010

I say Melbourne is the best, the worst is Launceston. If we have to get down to reasons: Melbourne best, because it has accomodation…
RE: Qantas FF scheme watered down again

by ianw6705 15 December 2009

BTW Nerb ... attended a Christmas BBQ Sunday, and talked to a fellow (whom I have vaguely known for about four years) - he works for PSN…
RE: So, King Island, in Bass Straits...... is it the COLDEST place in Aust...

by Drovers_Dog 01 November 2009

It can be breezy but it's no where near as cold as rural Victoria or Canberra. It has something to do with being surrounded by water.…
RE: Australia - with limited time & on a budget!

by Ozziegiraffe 25 October 2009

You will find it difficult to get cheap accommodation anywhere after 18 December, due to school holidays here, so the 2 weeks before would…
RE: Another one bites the dust

by Josh69 28 September 2009

I'm thinking to keep tourist numbers up, they should put in a big lobster made of concrete sticking out of Bass Strait where the old apostle…