Travel Tips

Daily Dose- Vital Transport Info! Links for the major cities

Date: October 29th, 2006 | No Comments

Needing to get around in OZ? Here are the official links to the trip planning websites for travel on buses, ferries, trains and trams.

Sydney

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Spray me Baby! Instant Tan for Byron Bay

Date: October 24th, 2006 | No Comments

Going to Byron Bay and didn’t have time to work on your tan before you left? Did you walk out of the hostel and realize that you don’t look like anyone else on the street and that is because you can’t see the line between your gleaming white socks and your legs? Do [read more]

Daily Dose- Cocktails, Concerts, and Cheap Shoes!

Date: October 12th, 2006 | No Comments

Keeping with my C theme today…
http://www.oceanspray.com.au/
Cocktails- Even Ocean Spray in OZ- likes an adult bevvie or two.
http://www.groovinthemoo.com.au/
JJJ outdoor concert!- Awesome line up! I went to this one in Darwin.
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/
JJJ homepage – Home of the infamous Gig guide. A gig is a concert. A concert is classical music or a Rolling Stones [read more]

Cell phones are for Texting! A Must have.

Date: October 10th, 2006 | No Comments

If you are moving to or even just visiting Australia for more than 2 weeks, a mobile phone is basically a must have. You will end up meeting people you want to contact, making hotel reservations, needing to send a message home. these little babies are a fully integrated piece of Australian culture. [read more]

Moving to Australia- General info

Date: October 8th, 2006 | No Comments

Be aware- most of the buildings in Australia do not have AC, central heat- or for that matter screens on the windows. This means you will need to purchase a heater, fan and a mosquito net depending on the season you are here.
The weather is glorious most of the time and 95% [read more]

I am sorry Ma’am- I’m going to have to check those Peaches! Domestic Quarantine!

Date: October 25th, 2006 | No Comments

If you are travelling between Australian States- believe it or not- there are still yet more Quarantine laws! Domestic Quarantine Laws are designed to prevent the spread of disease, insects, and invading plant species. They are mostly aimed at fruit and food products. You should be aware that they do apply, [read more]

Attractive and Cheeky! Check out Wallpaper’s Guide to Sydney.

Date: October 24th, 2006 | No Comments

Pocket Sydney- Finally a guide that concentrates on the important stuff- food booze, and shops! AND! all within a package that is attractive and doesn’t scream tourist. British design magazine “Wallpaper” has produced a set of around 20 city guides (soon to be 40) pitched at the design conscious traveller.
Sydney has recently [read more]

Learn to Surf!

Date: October 11th, 2006 | No Comments

If you move to or are even just visiting Australia it is basically a requirement for entry into the country that you at least try surfing. There are tons of surf schools throughout Australia and some really fun surf tours you can take. Last year I took a 5 day Sydney to [read more]

Australia- Public Ocean Pools

Date: October 9th, 2006 | No Comments

This is a bizarre but wonderful Aussie invention. Carved out of the rock and cliff faces that border most beaches, you will find lovely sea water pools. Some have lap lanes installed- others are just for regular swimming. Positioned in generally stunning locations, they are just above the normal water level [read more]

Australia- Moving in on the Cheap!

Date: October 8th, 2006 | No Comments

As one person has wisely pointed out- Sydney is a very expensive place to live… to help battle that, here are a couple more suggestions for moving to Australia and setting up house on the cheap. Council Clean Up and Garage sales baby! On the North Shore of Sydney and in several on [read more]