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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: Snowboarding in the snowy mountains

by ianw6705 16 March 2011

I watched a Japanese tourist come off the top of the (middle) chair at Mt Buller last season, and head at 450km/h straight down the hill…
RE: driving around bottom half of australia

by LeahMaria 22 October 2010

A month isn't long. As a teenager (in the early-mid2000s) I travelled all around Australia with my family and we dedicated 6 or 7 weeks…
RE: Four-month itinerary

by ianw6705 19 August 2010

I think your plan is good - arriving in Perth in May and then driving over the top, and then down the east coast. Brisbane uncles are…
RE: Snow or GOR?

by ianw6705 11 August 2010

You prove once again you're a total heathen, Groo! Fit only for the sub-tropical diaspora. The day-trip to Mt Buller is a glorious thing…
RE: Snow or GOR?

by ianw6705 11 August 2010

Hmmm ... the bugger in all this is the 10:00pm flight. A bus trip to Mt Buller is fantastic (and there will definitely be snow early Septemb…
RE: Itinerary advice/feedback

by ianw6705 27 July 2010

My apologies ... I overlooked the "SE USA" note you provided, and your inclination to travel somewhere cooler. Plus winter in the south…
RE: Skiing / hiking trips from Sydney in late July?

by ianw6705 01 July 2010

I guess an alternative is to get a cheap flight one afternoon to Melbourne (Tiger, JetStar), and do a ski run from here to Mt Buller or…
RE: Melbourne in Winter

by ianw6705 28 June 2010

I'd get him very familiar with *Half-Tix* - the half-price ticket outfit in the base of Melbourne Town Hall (corner of Swanston and Collins…
RE: Melbourne Tullamarine Airport

by daycat 10 June 2010

There is a cheapish $99 Formule1 hotel near to the airport. Walkable. But their hours are up till 10.30pm only, after that, you need…
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport

by dyap99 10 June 2010

Hi there, we are on a night flight from Kuala Lumpur arriving in Melbourne on the wee hours of a Sunday morning (ETA 0100) in early Septembe…
RE: East coast trip in September/October

by LeahMaria 04 June 2010

Harry_Ramsden gave a good list, but I wouldn't echo his suggestion of the Town of 1770 and Agnes Waters. I'd throw in Bundaberg instead,…
RE: visit to australia

by penfold389 12 May 2010

Best time to go? Summer for Tassie, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra. Autumn for Tassie, Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, Perth, Brisban…
Skiing in Victoria

by waveangel 19 March 2010

Hello, Just wondering if there are any skiiers / snow goers out there who could give some advice on where to book a skiing weekend (3…
RE: Christmas, Rolf and the status quo

by ianw6705 11 December 2009

But you don't have the snow bunnies that Mt Buller has.
RE: Getting to Phillip's Island/Great Ocean Road without a vehicle

by ianw6705 01 September 2009

There is a place called Half-Tix - ground floor of the Melbourne Town Hall (corner of Swanston and Collins Street) - you can buy half-price…
RE: Australia, here I come!!

by ianw6705 08 August 2009

We were going to go up to Mt Buller today but put it off because of the weather forecast - BOM has been issuing dire storm warnings for…
RE: Skiing at Mt Hutt

by ianw6705 18 July 2009

Well ... I'm glad you're not in Melbourne sneaks - it's freezing with a very cold wind today - it must be absolutely brass monkey up a…
RE: Things to do from Melbourne

by penfold389 08 May 2009

Hey, Melbourne is a large City. You can easily spend a week visiting Melbourne! If you would like to wonder further a field, yes, Mt…
RE: Things to do from Melbourne

by scaryant 08 May 2009

Oh depending on when in October you plan to travel, there is a possibility you could go skiiing or spend a night on the slopes up at Mt…
RE: Outer Melbourne public transport

by djpkemp 08 April 2009

1. Public transport is not great for the wineries or the Dandenongs. You can get to Lilydale and use buses from there but I suspect that…
RE: visiting the south in July

by ianw6705 26 March 2009

In a good season, the skiing is about as good as anything in Arizona (which I appreciate is not a very big call), but not in the class…
RE: Great Barrier Reef trips

by ianw6705 23 March 2009

Hi tessha ... you write nothing I can disagree with of course. We have spent a lot of time too, over the many years, using both the big…
RE: Qantas

by djpkemp 18 February 2009

I'm voting for +embourgeoised+ as word of the year until someone uses embourgeoisation in a meaningful sentence. Best pizza? It is going…
RE: Australia - Snow in July

by scaryant 09 January 2009

I'm not an expert in weather patterns, but in July [Mt Buller recieves|http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_083024.shtml]…