Jenny |
Jul 30th, 2002 02:56 PM |
OK Liz<BR><BR>This is what my plans are and the reasons I have asked so many questions on different topics.<BR><BR>I am waiting to find out when, but I am hoping it will be in October 2002 or possibly April 2003, go to Australia. I have never been there before and I have several questions about where to visit citywise and hotelwise and how to fit in the areas I want to see into 1 trip. After asking the questions I have asked on this site and going over other sites and books I have singled out that I will fly into Sydney from Los Angeles and stay for 5 days. On the 5th day I will either fly to Hamilton Island (2 days)or to Maroochydore. I haven't decided which order yet. I want to stay in the Sunshine Coast for another 5 days and rent a car to drive around and visit Brisbane for a couple of days. From there fly back to Sydney for 1 day and fly home the day after. That is 3 weeks which is all I have, if that.<BR><BR>The questions I have asked have helped me make decisions and answer questions I had. I do know what is within the Sunshine Coast and from other people outside of this site learned a while ago about how long the drive is from say Brisbane or Maroochydore to Cairns or anywhere close to the Great Barrier Reef. Like I said above I have never been to Australia so I don't know the exact lay of the land, but I am trying to with what I have. <BR><BR>The flight back to Sydney (from what the online travel sites tell me) to get from Hamilton Island to Maroochydore or vice versa is not a problem to me since I have the same problem with where I live now. <BR><BR>I like to get other peoples, regular people, opinions about what they experienced going to places I want to go or have heard or read about. I find it better than reading a travel book.<BR><BR>For the Sunshine Coast I want to stay there and go to Brisbane from there. The Sunshine Coast seems more my style and speed. I think I would feel more comfortable there than staying in a large city such as Brisbane and renting a car for 1 or 2 days to go out of the area but otherwise being stuck in Brisbane. There is more I want to see more in the Sunshine Coast than I do in Brisbane.<BR><BR>At first when I wrote my first question at this post I was still forming in my mind as to which airline to take to get to Sydney. I didn't need to ask but I wanted other peoples opinions. Same with asking where to stay in Sydney and Brisbane. I don't know anybody who has been to Australia so I want to hear from people who had.<BR><BR>I want to hear what people who have been to Australia or will be going to Australia and what their plans are and their expereiences. The opinions I have been given have helped me quite a bit. If I had 1 person to talk to and ask all of my questions to I would do so. I am the type of person who likes to have most to all of the trip figured out before I go to my travel agent and pay for my trip. I want to know what to expect before I get there or at least sort of know.<BR><BR>So to wrap this up, the cities I want to go are Sydney, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Brisbane and Hamilton Island (I know it isn't a city). Anyone who has info or suggestions for me I would love to hear from. I will use a travel agent, an Aussie Specialist at AAA and fly Air New Zealand to Australia and Qantas throughout. That is all I have figured as of today.
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