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I was there for 2 weeks!! But then it was an enjoyable trip, especially the comedy festival...Originally posted by the Bear:you spent a week there...
i spent 3 years there...
BIG difference
and surfer's paradise is one of the ultimate tourist traps... when i went there, the locals tried to flog stuff to me by trying to speak to me in Japanese
'maaate.. do i look japanese??' kinda kills it and they laugh their heads off
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Thks beary,Originally posted by the Bear:lots of places but outta town.. you can sign up at the tourist booths in the city...
viet noodles, just go to Mekong at Swanston Walk...
somewhere around the corner at Chinatown, is Souvlaki Bar, one of the better souvlaki places...
then you can go to Lygon Street, where the Italian restaurants are
But sorry for my ignorance, is the tourist booths like the tour agent in singapore?? Those like like sit in the bus and have rountine schedule?? Do u think its possible if we rent a car and travel by ourself??
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i would recommend a tour.Originally posted by SpeedStar:Thks beary,
But sorry for my ignorance, is the tourist booths like the tour agent in singapore?? Those like like sit in the bus and have rountine schedule?? Do u think its possible if we rent a car and travel by ourself??
Cheers,
rent a car if u can fill up the entire car... otherwise parking, rental, petrol will kill you. Dont' rent a car just to drive around melbourne, you can walk from point to point easily. or take the famous tram. -
of course!
when i was there as a student, we chipped in together to rent a car.. then we went to the tourist booth and got a map and off we wentOriginally posted by SpeedStar:Thks beary,
But sorry for my ignorance, is the tourist booths like the tour agent in singapore?? Those like like sit in the bus and have rountine schedule?? Do u think its possible if we rent a car and travel by ourself??
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Prices have gone up up up!!!Originally posted by the Bear:of course!
when i was there as a student, we chipped in together to rent a car.. then we went to the tourist booth and got a map and off we went -
of course lah... i've graduated more than 10 years ago already!Originally posted by kopiosatu:Prices have gone up up up!!!
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Hehe, me also kana the same. But i was approach by some drunkens local who try to speak jap to me....My friends and I quickly ran away..hahahaOriginally posted by the Bear:you spent a week there...
i spent 3 years there...
BIG difference
and surfer's paradise is one of the ultimate tourist traps... when i went there, the locals tried to flog stuff to me by trying to speak to me in Japanese
'maaate.. do i look japanese??' kinda kills it and they laugh their heads off -
Oh yes, avoid the beggars or people who approach you for a dollar or two... just say you're outta cash.
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i was accosted by a drunk dude once when 2 friends and i were walking up Sydney's King's Cross
they were 2 girls from the uni hostel...
the drunk dude stumbled up to me.. and said.. "arrrr.. i know you mate.. you just want a piece of the 2 sheilas you are with, aren't you?" and laughed
i was kinda amused and said "dude.. keep drinkin' from that bottle, and i'll tell ya later"
he laughed and went on his way...
funny stuff
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Guys,
Thanks u to all forumties who reply to my thread. I planning to go there for holiday trip there at nov. Meanwhile, I need to discuss with my friends abt the trip. Any more I enquiries I will pop in again to this thread.
Guys once again thank u so much for contributing. Thank u so much and hope u all have a nice day~~!!
Cheers,
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Whoops, just logged on.
I just had a quick glance through this thread, and I gather you're after parks, wildlife and scenery. In Melbourne, apart from the Great Ocean Road, you've also got the Grampians (nice hilly area for a day's trekking about) and Marysville/Healesville for forests and wildlife reserves. -
hehe... yea heed the forumites' advice who told you not to come to Sydney.. it's too much like Singapore! Unless you wanna go to the Blue Mountains or Snowy Mountains to ski.
Personally, I like touring country areas to cities cos it's something different from living in Singapore. I love Nannup in Western Australia, a small town in the Blackwood Valley. Things to see include tulip festival (only in spring time), Australia's native karri trees, beautiful country scenery & sunsets, you can go bushwalking, and can also experience living in a log cabin. Heavenly! I wanna go back there again someday
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crazy clark's and target are all you need
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Hey gendanken,Originally posted by Gedanken:Whoops, just logged on.
I just had a quick glance through this thread, and I gather you're after parks, wildlife and scenery. In Melbourne, apart from the Great Ocean Road, you've also got the Grampians (nice hilly area for a day's trekking about) and Marysville/Healesville for forests and wildlife reserves.
I was waiting for ur advice....Yes u r rite, i after scenery. Really enjoy it especially last time i went to australia's queensland for army exericse. We had pass one of the roads and it reminds me of the scences shown at earth vision...with kanagroo and wallaby jumping arround, birds flying... Till now it still remain a deep impression on me. This made me want to visit australia again. They give me a very natural and very free feeling. And oh, never forget the beaches there...generally very beautiful, clean and nice. The sea is clear blue...shiok man...hahaha
Anyway thks for ur advice bro,
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Yo SL,Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:hehe... yea heed the forumites' advice who told you not to come to Sydney.. it's too much like Singapore! Unless you wanna go to the Blue Mountains or Snowy Mountains to ski.
Personally, I like touring country areas to cities cos it's something different from living in Singapore. I love Nannup in Western Australia, a small town in the Blackwood Valley. Things to see include tulip festival (only in spring time), Australia's native karri trees, beautiful country scenery & sunsets, you can go bushwalking, and can also experience living in a log cabin. Heavenly! I wanna go back there again someday
More info can be found at http://www.nannupwa.com.au/afrontpage.asp
Thanks for ur incredible info,
Cheers,
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Hey SpeedStar,
I've just dug through some of my old folders, and here's a few shots of the aforementioned areas:
Great Ocean Road:
jOhO's got some stunning photos of the Great Ocean Road - hopefully he'll post some here.
Grampians:
Marysville:
Near Marysville, you've also got the Healesville Sanctuary, where you can get up close to the other local wildlife.
Hope this helps!
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I was in WA a few weeks ago. There isn't much to do in Perth's city centre, but you can try Freemantle (and Cicerello's famous greasy fish and chips), Wave Rock and Swan Valley's vineyards (you have to pay for a parking spot and tour at some of them). The latter 2 are out-of-the-way, so it depends on how willing you are to travel. I liked the slow pace of life in Murdoch, where I stayed with my relatives.
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Nice pix, Geddy.
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I've been to Gold Coast, Sydney n Melboure. I like Melbourne best coz the trip to the Great Ocean Road was really really memorable. The view from the helicoptor was simply stunning.
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Hmmm......interesting.Originally posted by Gackt247:I've been to Gold Coast, Sydney n Melboure. I like Melbourne best coz the trip to the Great Ocean Road was really really memorable. The view from the helicoptor was simply stunning.
Not too long ago (maybe slightly ove a month ago?), the tourism magazine rated Sydney as the Best place to visit.
I've not been to Melbourne but have relatives there. Hmm....perhaps got to scheme to get invited?
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All of you guys are wrong...
Lingos is the biggest attraction in Melbourne.
AHHAHAHA No I am serious.
Righto... for nature and stuff, you gotta go to Great Ocean rd, Grampians and hike your life away.
I think i might give Phillip Island a miss, it's just the flipping penguins, go to the zoo instead!
Shopping: Chapel Street, give the street malls a visit, say Bridge Road, Chapel Street. Basically all around the city.
I personally don't like Lygon street, I find my local woodfire pizza is better. Look who else would put cauliflower, brocolli and heaps of cheese on a woodfire vegetarian pizza for $8? And i don't have to fight for parking with everyone on Lygon street. I prefer Brunswick Street or Smith Street as it has more personality. I think Lygon is like urgh...
Prahran is good, Greville street has some cute stores and also my favourite Candy bar.. where else can you smoke indoors these days?? I'm there every Thursday.. actually would be Wednesday from now on. -
But hey, the penguins at Phillips Island r so tiny n cute.Originally posted by Lingos:All of you guys are wrong...
Lingos is the biggest attraction in Melbourne.
AHHAHAHA No I am serious.
Righto... for nature and stuff, you gotta go to Great Ocean rd, Grampians and hike your life away.
I think i might give Phillip Island a miss, it's just the flipping penguins, go to the zoo instead!
Shopping: Chapel Street, give the street malls a visit, say Bridge Road, Chapel Street. Basically all around the city.
I personally don't like Lygon street, I find my local woodfire pizza is better. Look who else would put cauliflower, brocolli and heaps of cheese on a woodfire vegetarian pizza for $8? And i don't have to fight for parking with everyone on Lygon street. I prefer Brunswick Street or Smith Street as it has more personality. I think Lygon is like urgh...
Prahran is good, Greville street has some cute stores and also my favourite Candy bar.. where else can you smoke indoors these days?? I'm there every Thursday.. actually would be Wednesday from now on. -
Originally posted by Lingos:All of you guys are wrong...
Lingos is the biggest attraction in Melbourne.
AHHAHAHA No I am serious.
Righto... for nature and stuff, you gotta go to Great Ocean rd, Grampians and hike your life away.
I think i might give Phillip Island a miss, it's just the flipping penguins, go to the zoo instead!
Shopping: Chapel Street, give the street malls a visit, say Bridge Road, Chapel Street. Basically all around the city.
I personally don't like Lygon street, I find my local woodfire pizza is better. Look who else would put cauliflower, brocolli and heaps of cheese on a woodfire vegetarian pizza for $8? And i don't have to fight for parking with everyone on Lygon street. I prefer Brunswick Street or Smith Street as it has more personality. I think Lygon is like urgh...
Prahran is good, Greville street has some cute stores and also my favourite Candy bar.. where else can you smoke indoors these days?? I'm there every Thursday.. actually would be Wednesday from now on.
Ling, someday I'll come visit you & we'll go shopping ok I love the shops on Chapel Street! -
I'm tellin you... i ain't paying $15 or whatever to get in to see just penguins.Originally posted by Gackt247:But hey, the penguins at Phillips Island r so tiny n cute.
First of all.. Phillip island is zzzzz...zzzz...zzzz...
I had to sit there for an hour before the penguins came up... ok... next thing for $20 u can spend the entire day at the Melbourne Zoo.. take a tram up there to the Zoo. No need to book an entire tour and waste one day looking at just penguins. -
You'd better!!!!!!!!!Originally posted by SydneyLibrarian:
Ling, someday I'll come visit you & we'll go shopping ok I love the shops on Chapel Street!
Don't you already get most of what we have on Chapel in Sydney plus more?
There's Morrissey, Scanlan & Theodore (can't afford anyway), Zimmermann, AH, Bettina liano, Roy etc on Chapel. I'm sure Paddington or something (dunno Sydney that well) has all that plus heapssss moreeee...