Aus trip

2013-01-03 15:54:56

#51

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6420|Roma

Jaekus wrote:
I'd fly instead of a bus to the Gold Coast, although the only cheap flights with either Virgin or Jetstar are at night time (don't fly Tiger. Qantas is more expensive).

Actually, I'd just fly everywhere. But I guess the bus would be a good way to see the country.

Sorry, must not have said it.
My $630 includes flying to and from gold coast, bus will be between Melbourne and Adelaide, and probably back to Sydney.

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2013-01-03 16:01:40

#52

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

Yeah bus should be fine. You lose a day each time that could be spent doing stuff, but it's a good way of checking out the country (which you wouldn't do if you were flying).

2013-01-03 16:05:00

#53

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6420|Roma

but i just said i'm flying SYD - GC - MEL

2013-01-03 16:05:19

#54

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

Having said that though I reckon the drive from Sydney to QLD is better than Melb to Sydney.

2013-01-03 16:05:38

#55

Adams_BJ: Russian warship, go fuck yourself; +2,054|6851|Little Bentcock

but you are busing MEL - ADEL - SYD

2013-01-03 16:06:30

#56

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

PrivateVendetta wrote:
but i just said i'm flying SYD - GC - MEL

Yeah. Bus Melb to Adelaide is around 10 hours. Bus from Adelaide to Sydney at my guess would be around 15 or more. If it's overnight then that works I guess. How much is the bus?

2013-01-03 16:15:14

#57

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,814|6335|eXtreme to the maX

I would consider the train as well as the bus.

On a train you can get up, walk around, buy beer and snacks etc, and if you travel premium have plenty of space.
In premium it will be all old people, in standard mostly backpackers and ferals.

For me the train Adelaide-Melbourne sucked but I think it might be better than a bus. Then again on a bus you might see a few outback towns.
The train Adelaide - Alice I enjoyed.

Fuck Israel

2013-01-03 17:55:12

#58

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

Dilbert_X wrote:
The train Adelaide - Alice I enjoyed.

Is that the Ghan? I've heard good things about it. Never been to the NT though.

2013-01-03 18:00:29

#59

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

Also, if you're after a look at the 'outback' you won't see barely any of it, if at all, on any buses. You'll see towns, 'mountains' (I use the term loosely because our mountains aren't like what you get in Europe or NZ), bush land / forest etc.

All the typical 'outback' (ie. desert) that foreigners talk about is mostly confined to western QLD, much of the NT and SA, northwest NSW and almost all of WA

2013-01-03 18:13:42

#60

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,814|6335|eXtreme to the maX

Jaekus wrote:
Dilbert_X wrote:
The train Adelaide - Alice I enjoyed.
Is that the Ghan? I've heard good things about it. Never been to the NT though.

Yes, I thought it was good, but bloody expensive.

And the track is not great, it was like trying to sleep in a concrete mixer.

Fuck Israel

2013-01-03 18:23:15

#61

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

I'd like to visit Alice one day. My Japanese exchange student housemate went there a few months ago. He was pretty surprised I'd never visited Uluru (or Ururu as he called it )

2013-01-07 02:10:36

#62

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6420|Roma

Fuck it, decided to save time and fly everywhere. Might try and get in the flight deck if they'll let me.
About A$600 though..

2013-01-07 02:11:43

#63

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

Flight deck, as in cockpit? Good luck, lol. I think they stopped doing that in the 80s.

2013-01-07 02:13:00

#64

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6420|Roma

I have an airside pass and company ID, I know certain companies will allow it if you are in the industry.
And yeah, cockpit has too much.... cock

2013-01-07 02:16:47

#65

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

I've flown a lot domestically and never seen in happen. I think I did it once when I was 6 or something.

We've got some pretty big bushfires happening right now. Flying will be the best option for sure.

2013-01-07 03:33:02

#66

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6420|Roma

Now I find out you have your own special power outlets?!

2013-01-07 03:34:34

#67

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

Yeah we do. And we run on 240v power.

The good thing is your phone will charge more than twice as fast (or when I was in the US more like twice as long )

2013-01-07 03:42:17

#68

Adams_BJ: Russian warship, go fuck yourself; +2,054|6851|Little Bentcock

We have the same outlets as china. we must be commy liberal faggots.

2013-01-07 03:45:14

#69

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6420|Roma

I think we have 230v in UK.
Just realised my US adapter converts for Aus shenanigans.

2013-01-07 03:47:31

#70

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

PrivateVendetta wrote:
I think we have 230v in UK.
Just realised my US adapter converts for Aus shenanigans.

Win!

Most devices I own are rated 110-240v. The one I can think of that doesn't (cheap shaver) is rated 230-240v so I think with an adapter you're sweet.

2013-01-07 04:55:34

#71

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6668|King Of The Islands

Wait, you have a shaver that only does 240? That's like, the first thing that went 110-240.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2013-01-07 05:00:33

#72

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

It's was $15 from Target like six years ago (just a general hair shaver, I used it to keep my beard neat). I've since received a much better one for xmas.

2013-01-07 05:45:00

#73

globefish23: sophisticated slacker; +334|6553|Graz, Austria

Visit this shoe tree in the Nullarbor Plains.
By foot.
Leave your shoes there.
Then walk back barefoot.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Schuhbaum_nullabor.jpg

2013-01-29 03:25:27

#74

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6420|Roma

Good trip was good.
Problem with 'Straya is that so many people go there for a long time, that there is always something someone recommends you do that you don't have time for.
Came back with more money than I thought I would, but that's partly due to travelling on my own, didn't go out as much. Met a lot of people, but most were on work visas and had no money to go do a lot of stuff.
Swam with turtles and eagle rays, saw some tennis (apparently some sort of big thing), flew a plane, saw some cool beaches and got drunk many times with my mates in Adelaide which was the best section of the trip!
Worst was the 40 hour journey to get home. I never want to get on a plane again.

2013-01-29 03:29:02

#75

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5407|Sydney

You went to the Australian Open? Nice one.

I found the same when I went to the US. Tried to get as much in as I could but you can only be in so many places over a limited time frame.

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