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RE: Cost of travelling Australia & New Zealand for six months
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, May 22, 2013
A few years back your 7000 quid would have got you $A21,000 and you'd have been on a luxury holid...

RE: 3-4 weeks NZ (from OZ) in december - where to go!?
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, May 22, 2013
You're right about Christchurch, NZ has so much to offer, but even before the quake we found CCH ...

Re: Books about Oz & NZ?
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, May 22, 2013
Bryson's book on Australia was a shocker. It's about him, NOT Australia. Parts of it were so badl...

RE: Ideas for 2.5 Week East Coast Itinerary
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, May 21, 2013
If you do hire a car, or camper, and wish to do all this driving, you will spend every day drivin...

RE: Travel from UK to Sydney over 3 month
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, May 21, 2013
Pretty sure this is NOT a post about great places to see in Australia...

The classic overland ...

RE: Books about Oz & NZ?
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, May 21, 2013
For the history of Australia, Thomas Keneally (Who wrote Schindler's List) is in the middle of wr...

RE: Visa questions
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, May 5, 2013
It would be a rare example these days that someone came here to make a fortune and went home weal...

RE: GBR from Port Douglas in July
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 28, 2013
As others have pointed out here, Quicksilver is not a "glass bottomed boat". It is like a cruise ...

RE: Am I cover for health service in New Zealand with medicare
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 28, 2013
This is not very clear:
https://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/public/migrants/travelling/index.sh...

Re: WHV question
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 28, 2013
The character test http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/79character.htm

RE: WHV question
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 28, 2013
The character test http://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/79character.htm

"A person is deem...

RE: Sapa Trekking and gifts
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 12, 2013
Thanks all - really great suggestions. Love the idea of a gift that's vaguely useful/educational....

RE: Recent Threads
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 12, 2013
Major pain. Might make a habit of just posting some random rubbish on this threat to make them re...

Re: Recent Threads
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 12, 2013
Major pain. Might make a habit of just posting some random crap on this threat to make them reapp...

Re: June Visit to South Australia
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 11, 2013
May June is (obviously) getting close to Winter, but Winter in Melbourne, and especially Sydney, ...

RE: Roadwork on the Pacific Highway?
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 11, 2013
The live traffic app is extremely good. A few weeks back I got caught in a huge jam on the Hume a...

Sapa Trekking and gifts
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 11, 2013
Hi,
we're having a few days doing small treks in and around Sapa (Cat Cat, Lao Chai, Tavan, Ham ...

RE: CASHBACK IN AUSTRALIA
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 10, 2013
Its called cash OUT. Say your purchases come to $40. You ask or cash out, the retailer punches in...

RE: Roadwork on the Pacific Highway?
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 10, 2013
You need http://livetraffic.rta.nsw.gov.au/desktop.html (best as an app on your mobile for live u...

RE: Great barrier reef for non swimmers
in Departure Lounge » Australasia & Pacific - Australia, New Zealand & Antarctica, Apr 10, 2013
The bigger the better here. Quicksilver has an underwater viewing platform, semi-submersible, a p...