posted 08-11- 02:52 PM               

I probably can only afford a week there, then off to NZ for two weeks (three?) I have a friend there I can stay with (the worse part is, she has a female flatmate or two ).

Anyways, I am looking to see a weeks worth of Australia and need ideas.

posted 08-11- 08:08 PM               

Where abouts are ya flying in to ?

Which capital cities are ya going to ?

We need this to 'set up your itinery'

BTW... I'm in Canberra, Bryan Russel is in Sydney (I think), Biggles (not Biggles3) is near Brisbane and Spyder is over near Perth.
Doh..oh yeah ... Thunder is at Wagga Wagga (now find that on ya map !).

Let us know mate and we can give ya a hand.

e.g. If I was in your position I'd get to Cairns in far north Queensland (it has an international airport I think). From there you can get to the Jungle/Rainforest on the east coast and the bush just west of there.

Cheers

posted 08-11- 11:37 PM               

Where ever I fly into, I hope to be able to see as much of Australia as possible. I might have to study up some, to make sure I avoid the usual tourist trappings.

Thanks for the offer, any suggestions? I would like to see some bush (er, the vegetation kind) and some of the rain forest there.

posted 08-12- 03:49 AM               

It has heaps of jungle near by and not far away there's the outback ...

Remember the movie 'Sniper' with that guy (the SGT) out of 'Platoon' ? well, if ya do there was a train set in the middle of Panama or something - that was actually shot at Cairns ....

...and there's heaps of 'bush' closer to town around those parts too .....

Good luck... if ya get stuck drop me a line via email... I have a sister up that way, so we should be able to round up more info for ya.

Cheers,

AGAS 5

posted 08-12- 01:32 PM               

House flies, frogs, all snakes, and even some docile looking creatures like squirrels and hamsters, all pack a fatal dose of venom that can paralyze, and even kill.

At least that's what Spyder tells me.

posted 08-12- 07:08 PM               

watch out for:

'wait a while' bush (a vine in the jungle with sets of hooks every few inches....if they latch on to ya you'll have to wait a while to get unhooked)

'gimpy' bush (has leaves about 7-8 inches long, shaped like a heart, with cerated edges. It's covered with fine hairs...if they touch ya skin it feals like fire....I know of a yank marine who whiped his bum with one of these - he was desperate - he died from the pain/shock)

'rats' (big mothers..about 2ft long !)

'drop bears'(possums that have a tendancy to drop on ya head from a great height)

'snakes' (red belly blacks, king browns, tigers and vipers... oh and the sea snakes....the most venomous in the world)

and then there's the spiders that eat birds.....

But have fun .......

Cheers,

posted 08-13- 11:13 AM               

Even our SCUBA guys are becomming quite proficient at killing tourists.

Basic SCUBA course cost me AUD$ 300.

Remember not to panic... and remember to breath. (some people seem to forget these two rules.)

posted 08-15- 01:18 PM               

cheers

posted 08-17- 11:13 PM               

I'd go back in a second given the chance.

One thing, probably the best advice I can give you. When out in the bush, and you are getting up and dressed ALWAYS shake your boots out (personally I turn mine upside down and SLAM them into the ground a few times). You never know what critters can find their way in there. I've known people who've had scorpions in theirs. Not fun.