Hi Thorn Tree,
My missus and I are doing an 8 day trip in the South Island with a campervan and would love some feedback from the forum on our itinerary and, in particular, what to do / eat in certain locations. We’ve done a similar trip through the South Island so our itinerary is intended to cover a different part of the island (prior itinerary below for reference).
We would love any pointers from the forum on (i) most scenic spots to free-camp (we will have a self-contained vehicle), (ii)…
I know that it is impossible to predict the weather.
I'll be on an escorted tour next year in August. It will cover, Te Anau, Queenstown, Rotorua and Auckland. How much of a difference are the temperatures in those areas? Am I right to suspect that Te Anau and Queenstown are cooler than Rotorua and Auckland? I live in Canada so the winters would be very different from winter in New Zealand, but what can I expect temperature wise? What kind of clothing would be applicable for August? Daytime…
I know that it is impossible to predict the weather.
I'll be on an escorted tour next year in August. It will cover, Melbourne, Alice Springs, Uluru region, Barrier reef region and Sidney. I will arrive in Melbourne two days before the tour starts to try and adjust a little to the 14 hour time difference. How much of a difference are the temperatures in those areas? Much the same?
From Sidney off to NZ for 8 days and then Fiji for 3 more days.
I live in Canada so the winters would be very…
Help please in organising our trip. We have 50 days for this trip, give or take a couple of days, but will obviously need to stop over for a couple of days before arriving in NZ from the UK and also on our return to the UK. We intend to start our journey around about 6th March from the UK and would like to incorporate a 12 night visit to Fiji. I'm just not certain how much time we need in the north or the south, how long we need at each of the destinations outlined on the tourist maps and how…
Hi everyone, I'm looking at taking my laptop in to Australia on a working holiday visa.
The value is greater than the $900 limit - has anyone got any experience declaring a laptop upon entry to Australia?
What was the process like?
Many thanks.
Hi, we are a party of 5 that will be doing a self drive in SI from 3rd Nov to 19th Nov. Does it fog very often in Nov since most of the routes are on high elevation ? We are a bit worried as we are not familiar driving in foggy condition. We will be starting from Christchurch up to Nelson and down the west coast to Milford, Queenstown and back to Christchurch. We have checked with Apex and the car we reserved is equipped with fog lights. Any advise ? Thank you.
Hi guys,
I need a little bit of advice about our upcoming road trip in October. I'll go through our potential itinerary below. I mainly want to know if the itinerary between Franz and Dunedin will seem a bit rushed? We don't mind driving though. Is it worth taking Tekapo out altogether and going straight to Dunedin from Wanaka? I was just really looking forward to seeing the Lake at Tekapo
Day one - Pick up car hire in Christchurch, drive to Franz Josef
Day two - Free day for glaciers (heli…
Hello all
I hope you can give me some guidance in the trip I will do with my gf next month (in just 3 weeks) and maybe help us in some question we have to close all:
A group of international college students are hoping to spend their mid-semester break along the Gold Coast. Does anyone have any suggestions on must do items or how to be comfortable & safe without breaking the bank? Thank you in advance.
Hi, I have dual nationality - British and Australian but living in the U.K. My Australian passport has expired but I am going to Australia for a 5 week holiday and it’s going to cost over $400 to renew my Australian passport which potentially I might only use for this one trip. Has anyone got any experience/information on whether even though I have Australian citizenship I would be allowed to enter Australia on my British passport with a tourist ETA? Any help would be gratefully received.