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How much time in Australia?
Well, me again...
Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? |
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To do Australia properly, it takes years as we are finding out.
The longer you make your trip, the better. Remember it is a big country SteveS "Jacob Stepaschko" wrote in message m... Well, me again... Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? |
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To do Australia properly, it takes years as we are finding out.
The longer you make your trip, the better. Remember it is a big country SteveS "Jacob Stepaschko" wrote in message m... Well, me again... Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? |
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in article , Jacob Stepaschko
at wrote on 9/15/04 1:32 AM: Well, me again... Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? As much, or as little, time as you can afford. I've met people who have spent over a year and have seen nothing, because finances dictated it - better IMHO to spend less time and shell out to see a few things well. That's not to say you can't travel on a shoestring (I try to) but finding yourself in Threeways for a month because you are hitching will mean you will have spent a lot of time on nothing. Conversely, too many people try to see too much in too little time - whizzing from here to there means you will see exactly nothing. So? Take the time that your work/financial resources will permit and plan to see what you can COMFORTABLY do in that period. I've spent a total of around nine months over five trips, with little overlapping/duplication, and there are still huge swaths I have yet to behold.... |
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If you are working as well, three months is way too short a time frame. If
you have three months and need to work to get enough $ to do things, you maybe better saving more first? You can travel cheaply by bus (you can buy tickets by the kilometre (ie 2,00km ticket, 10,000km ticket which allows unlimited stops and travel in any direction) and stay in cheap hostels etc, leaving money for special tours, diving, etc. As others have said you can spend years travelling ind still discovering - depending on what you want to see, in how much detail etc. Matt Reservation Heaven dot com "Jacob Stepaschko" wrote in message m... Well, me again... Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? |
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If you are working as well, three months is way too short a time frame. If
you have three months and need to work to get enough $ to do things, you maybe better saving more first? You can travel cheaply by bus (you can buy tickets by the kilometre (ie 2,00km ticket, 10,000km ticket which allows unlimited stops and travel in any direction) and stay in cheap hostels etc, leaving money for special tours, diving, etc. As others have said you can spend years travelling ind still discovering - depending on what you want to see, in how much detail etc. Matt Reservation Heaven dot com "Jacob Stepaschko" wrote in message m... Well, me again... Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? |
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"Jacob Stepaschko" wrote in message m... Well, me again... Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? 6 months woking and seeing one half of ozz i think. or 3 Months not working http://www.poms.co.uk/mainframe.htm |
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"Jacob Stepaschko" wrote in message m... Well, me again... Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? 6 months woking and seeing one half of ozz i think. or 3 Months not working http://www.poms.co.uk/mainframe.htm |
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"Jacob Stepaschko" wrote in message m... Well, me again... Trying to find the cheapest airfare, and think I've found it. Will be cheaper if I only stay three months, but is that really _enough_ to do Australia? If I plan to work some places, and see Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Gold Coast and all the touristy-thingys? Or will 6 months be better. I don't know an awful lot about the country, I must admit, but most people I've talked to, have spent at leats 4-5 months there... Any thoughts? 6 months woking and seeing one half of ozz i think. or 3 Months not working http://www.poms.co.uk/mainframe.htm |
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