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Posted by Merijn van der Meer on January 11, 192003 at 05:26:43: In Reply to: HELP ME posted by vagabon on January 07, 192003 at 12:26:07:

Hello,

You will find you like Australia a lot. I know I did when I visited it.

The best and cheapest way to travel around is by using a coach (bus) like
Greyhound or McCaffertyƒGs. A trip from Sydney to Canberra to Melbourne and back to Sydney
would cost about 125 AUD. And the good thing is you can book your whole trip in advance and
get off in Canberra and then stay a few days and then hop on the bus again.
If youƒGre a student or under 25 bring your student card or buy an ISIC card in your country.
It will give you a discount of about 5 %. Always ask if they have a discount for students.
THey quite often have. (www.greyhound.com.au)

The best way for staying is in a hostel of the YHA. They are quite good. TheyƒGre not too
expensive and they have a minimum quality. Rooms are clean, you can use a kitchen to cook your
own meals, thus saving on costs for not having to eat out. They have a TV room, you can
use a fridge to keep some of your edible stuff. I noticed prices from south to North Australia
went up. In Melbourne in 1996 I paid around 18 AUD and in Sydney around 15 AUD and in Cairns
12 AUD. There are other backpackers hostels, but I really recommend YHA. Some of the
other places are quite dodgy. (www.yha.com.au)

The best of traveling around in the cities is by public transportation. The system is quite
good although some specific places are sometimes harder to get to as the nearest train
station is about a 15 minutes walk. Still the price is quite okay for the distance.
Almost every city offers a travelpass which allows you to use any type of transport (bus,
train, tram (only in Melbourne or Adelaide) or ferry. If you do a lot of travelling
around in a city these passes are ideal.

I really hope this helps you.

Enjoy and have a good time!

Regards
Merijn van der Meer
: Hello I am 17 years old and I am French, I must go to
: Australia in September for a long length of time (1 years or more, I
: do not know). And as I only go there, I wanted to know if there are
: the Australian ones or foreigners (who were in Australia). I do not
: know the series ocean girl it is by seeking a site of films or series
: Australian TV that I am to fall on this site, I sought a site or there
: are the Australian ones. You can answer several, more there is answer
: plus its will facilitate to me:
: 1 = Me I will Sydney go to, Melbourne,
: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra thus which is the fastest means of
: transport and least expensive to go from city downtown??
: 2 = Know places to sleep not expensive and comfortable (of the hearths, hotel,
: etc.)?? so yes given me the street, the name, addresses, for Sydney,
: Melbourne, Adelaide, and Canberra.
: 3 = Just to check, the French who are to go to Australia (it
: does not matter time that you are to remain) and who travelled by
: plane outward journey return, and who are to go from city downtown,
: and slept in the hotels or others. If you can say to me because its
: would be very practical and very nice, how much its has to cost all
: that to you?
: If you have questions to pose to me, pose them and
: leave me your E-mail address its will be more practical to answer you.
: Afflicted but I do not have a computer, (I write to you in friends),
: but I will have one of them very soon. Thank you to answer me very
: quickly.

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    : Hello,

    : You will find you like Australia a lot. I know I did when I visited it.

    : The best and cheapest way to travel around is by using a coach (bus) like
    : Greyhound or McCaffertyƒGs. A trip from Sydney to Canberra to Melbourne and back to Sydney
    : would cost about 125 AUD. And the good thing is you can book your whole trip in advance and
    : get off in Canberra and then stay a few days and then hop on the bus again.
    : If youƒGre a student or under 25 bring your student card or buy an ISIC card in your country.
    : It will give you a discount of about 5 %. Always ask if they have a discount for students.
    : THey quite often have. (www.greyhound.com.au)

    : The best way for staying is in a hostel of the YHA. They are quite good. TheyƒGre not too
    : expensive and they have a minimum quality. Rooms are clean, you can use a kitchen to cook your
    : own meals, thus saving on costs for not having to eat out. They have a TV room, you can
    : use a fridge to keep some of your edible stuff. I noticed prices from south to North Australia
    : went up. In Melbourne in 1996 I paid around 18 AUD and in Sydney around 15 AUD and in Cairns
    : 12 AUD. There are other backpackers hostels, but I really recommend YHA. Some of the
    : other places are quite dodgy. (www.yha.com.au)

    : The best of traveling around in the cities is by public transportation. The system is quite
    : good although some specific places are sometimes harder to get to as the nearest train
    : station is about a 15 minutes walk. Still the price is quite okay for the distance.
    : Almost every city offers a travelpass which allows you to use any type of transport (bus,
    : train, tram (only in Melbourne or Adelaide) or ferry. If you do a lot of travelling
    : around in a city these passes are ideal.

    : I really hope this helps you.

    : Enjoy and have a good time!

    : Regards
    : Merijn van der Meer
    : : Hello I am 17 years old and I am French, I must go to
    : : Australia in September for a long length of time (1 years or more, I
    : : do not know). And as I only go there, I wanted to know if there are
    : : the Australian ones or foreigners (who were in Australia). I do not
    : : know the series ocean girl it is by seeking a site of films or series
    : : Australian TV that I am to fall on this site, I sought a site or there
    : : are the Australian ones. You can answer several, more there is answer
    : : plus its will facilitate to me:
    : : 1 = Me I will Sydney go to, Melbourne,
    : : Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra thus which is the fastest means of
    : : transport and least expensive to go from city downtown??
    : : 2 = Know places to sleep not expensive and comfortable (of the hearths, hotel,
    : : etc.)?? so yes given me the street, the name, addresses, for Sydney,
    : : Melbourne, Adelaide, and Canberra.
    : : 3 = Just to check, the French who are to go to Australia (it
    : : does not matter time that you are to remain) and who travelled by
    : : plane outward journey return, and who are to go from city downtown,
    : : and slept in the hotels or others. If you can say to me because its
    : : would be very practical and very nice, how much its has to cost all
    : : that to you?
    : : If you have questions to pose to me, pose them and
    : : leave me your E-mail address its will be more practical to answer you.
    : : Afflicted but I do not have a computer, (I write to you in friends),
    : : but I will have one of them very soon. Thank you to answer me very
    : : quickly.

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