Barbitana

Hi folks,
I've got to leave OZ for several days to get my new visa.
What's my best choice in terms of cost and proximity?

Thanks,

jossy

I had to leave to get a new visa a few years ago ended up flying to Melbourne and to Auckland for a few weeks, but from what I remember it wasn't cheap.

Ozzidoc

Air NZ have some good looking offers at the moment.

thebears

Depends where you are in OZ

You could fly up to Asia for some shopping and return over a long weekend?

spalen

There were free flights to bali going not long ago - may still be on ... not many aussies wanna go to bali.

East Timor may also be possible (for similar reasons )
New Zealand has got to be cheapest if on south-ish end of australiand.

jossy

Yip Auckland is a nice place, nice places to stay and lots to see for a weekend for example

Deadmeat

Tassy?

christinabell

Tasmania is a state of Australia

Santa

God help us !

Deadmeat

Thanks Ms Fact-a-lot

Deadmeat

There is no God, it's all just chemical reactions. When we die we are dead, that is it. We survive by passing on our genes to the next generation. And yes, the hard truth of the matter is that if you cannot (or choose not to) conceive then you have failed the Human Race. Although adoption is an option. And I'm a poet, but I don't know it.

christinabell

And Tassie is a part of oz...
Always will be, and always was.

Hey Im a poet too !!

Cheers,
Ms Fact-a-lot

JaneandJim

You been on the happy baccy?

Jane

Deadmeat

There was an article in a 'major' newspaper in the UK that referred to Tasmania as "an island off of the coast of Australia" ... well, it made me laugh anyway ...

As did the fact they left Tassie (Tassy?) off the symbolic map when they did the Commonwealth Games ceremony in 1982.

But then again they also chopped the 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport' verse containing the words 'Let Me Abos Go Loose' at the games too ... which is less funny but still an interesting factoid.

Cheers
Mr Talks-a-lot-with-no-real-purpose-other-than-to-fill-some-minutes-before-getting-picked-up-out-of-this-infernal-office

Deadmeat

Not for a few years now. At least for immigration interview purposes anyway ...

I still like The Floyd though AND I have a better appreciation of a decent bass-line ... I'm fuelled by numerous grades of alcohol tonight, the most recent being XXXX Heavy.

The joys of being a parent with the night off ...