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  1. bellart1 avatar

    RE: 3month 8,000km trip around rural Australia

    by bellart1 19 May 2012

    No, I hitchhiked in the UK in the seventies. In the eighties I drove a Land Rover from Perth to Kununurra, when most of the highway from…

  2. bellart1 avatar

    RE: 3month 8,000km trip around rural Australia

    by bellart1 16 May 2012

    Couchsurfing is great - but you'll be lucky to find many hosts in WA other than in Perth and some of the smaller towns - up north? Best…

  3. ranjon avatar

    RE: December trip

    by ranjon 11 May 2012

    As Bro says, it'll be hotter than hot you and they may have ever experienced and likely up around 40C id not 45 but if you go with that…

  4. KiwiPaul avatar

    RE: West coast road trip from perth to darwin in july, 4WD or 2WD ?

    by KiwiPaul 08 May 2012

    If you want to do the GRR hire a 2wd to Broome and then take a tour from Broome via GRR to Kununurra / Darwin. It's very expensive hiring…

  5. shevy avatar

    RE: West coast road trip from perth to darwin in july, 4WD or 2WD ?

    by shevy 06 May 2012

    The other option as no. 9 suggests is to go on a tour from Derby, the tour company mentioned are excellent but not quite $80 per day anymore…

  6. ranjon avatar

    RE: Driving from Perth to Sydney

    by ranjon 04 May 2012

    40C for even the NW would be something of a near record in September I'd reckon and not often seen, 30+ yes, and even about 33 one time…

  7. shevy avatar

    Re: flight from darwin to kununurra

    by shevy 27 April 2012

    Was just chatting to a friend that's done that flight a lot of times over the last few months, and yes she has been delayed a number of…

  8. ranjon avatar

    RE: Buying a 4x4 in Darwin to then sell in Sydney

    by ranjon 26 April 2012

    140 quid is a good price for an Uluru to Cairns ticket for they can often be at a minimum of $300+ but you would want to have some good…

  9. ranjon avatar

    RE: flight from darwin to kununurra

    by ranjon 26 April 2012

    You do not want to start making bookings for tours only an hour or so after a scheduled arrival for delays can happen with smaller services…

  10. ateirra7 avatar

    flight from darwin to kununurra

    by ateirra7 26 April 2012

    Hello: I´ll flight from Darwin to Kununurra next August and I want to take a tour from my Hotel, just one hour and 15´ after the arrival…

  11. kalgirl80 avatar

    RE: Perth - Kununrra

    by kalgirl80 19 April 2012

    try Gumtree there is always people traveling looking for people to split costs however I cant see that being much cheaper then a bus fare…

  12. Stevo69 avatar

    Driving Sydney to Broome

    by Stevo69 15 April 2012

    Hey Folks, I'm after advice please. Driving Sydney to Broome, leaving 18th April and planning via Moree, St George, Mitchell, Balckall…

  13. orion_mike avatar

    RE: Perth - Kununrra

    by orion_mike 25 March 2012

    How do you intend to get from the island to Perth?? I see you are from Canada but that's a journey nearly as far as from Montreal to Vancouv…

  14. Doctornono avatar

    RE: bazza needs a roof over his head in perth or outskirts of perth

    by Doctornono 23 March 2012

    like Kununurra..? free watermelons !!!

  15. ranjon avatar

    RE: Will China One Day Colonize Australia?

    by ranjon 17 March 2012

    #29 nearly seems I'll win you over to mandarin speaking soon enough flobs for with " I don't know about that - there's plenty of water…

  16. Aaronmsl avatar

    RE: Broome to Darwin

    by Aaronmsl 16 March 2012

    I'm not sure about your timings. Have you been on an overnight bus before? You don't exactly spend the next day feeling rested and full…

  17. ranjon avatar

    RE: Broome to Darwin

    by ranjon 16 March 2012

    Haven't checked the schedules but if there is a day bus between Broome and Kununurra, I'd take that over a night bus and save the night…

  18. azingra21 avatar

    Broome to Darwin

    by azingra21 15 March 2012

    Hi, we are looking to get a taste of the top end at the end of May. Our outline itinerary is as follows: 3 days in Broome Night bus Broome…

  19. bellart1 avatar

    RE: The Kimberley and/or Ningaloo Reef in May

    by bellart1 07 March 2012

    There is an alternative, which you may want to consider and that's flying to Kununurra and renting a 4WD there. It's much easier to drive…

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    RE: Budget-friendly tours/travel around Darwin or Broome?

    by bellart1 06 March 2012

    If you do get to the Kimberley, can I recommend Home Valley Station as a place to camp? There are several degrees of accommodation, with…

  21. ranjon avatar

    RE: Budget-friendly tours/travel around Darwin or Broome?

    by ranjon 06 March 2012

    GBUG has given you a good general rundown and yep, even tours will likely be a bit restricted into Kakadu in May but as he has indicated…

  22. shevy avatar

    Re: Broome and the Kimberleys

    by shevy 04 March 2012

    A basic itinerary which takes in some beautiful areas would be as follows: Broome- out from Broome- you can get a scenic flight up to…

  23. shevy avatar

    RE: Broome and the Kimberleys

    by shevy 04 March 2012

    Hi, What you can see in the Kimberley depends on what kind of car you are hiring and what time of year you are coming here. If you are…

  24. ranjon avatar

    RE: NZ vs. OZ 3 month WHV

    by ranjon 29 February 2012

    May to Augustish is not so good for either country and probably better for Australia more so than NZ I'd suspect for Australia has a general…

  25. ranjon avatar

    RE: work in oz in july!

    by ranjon 26 February 2012

    Other than hospitality, clerical, cleaning type jobs etc. that you'll find more abundant where populations are larger, you really need…

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