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hi
have you tried booking flights and hotel through expedia.co.uk? We are planning a trip out next november, and did a search for this november as a rough estimate of what it was going to cost. We got flights from manchester to sydney, 12 nights hotel accom in sydney, and 12 nights accom in adelaide for us 2 adults and 3 kids for £4300(+/-100). An internal flight return to adelaide is around $500 (£250-300?). So all together around £4800 for a 3 and a half week trip incl taxes.
worth a look see...

good luck, let us know what you decide to do

sue :D :D :D

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validation Trip
 

Glad to see you're planning, Sue! :) :)

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validation Trip
 

lol!.....as one of my colleagues is always saying "...always thinking!"

sue :D
ps. that calendar is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validation Trip
 

we did Sydney and Brisbane trip last year. Stayed at an apartment in Sydney which saved money on eating out while giving a taster of food shopping. try this site

We hired a car (bit more spacous as no kids) so we could visit various areas of Sydney and prearranged to meet up with a family who live in Sydney from this site. We then treated the Sydney to Brisbane part as a holiday driving up over 6 days. In Brisbane we met up and stayed with a couple I knew from school (who are now Oz citizens). As we were flying out of Sydney we got a internal flight which Qantas or Virgin Blue often have good prices on.

here are some other sites you may find useful
Sydney/NSW
blue mountains
jenolan caves
hunter valley
travelling

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If you go out of the Australian school holidy periods (vary from state to state) you will find apartments are quite cheap and easily available. They are often very big with several rooms.
I would think they would be far cheaper and a lot more comfortable than a campervan. We have never booked anywhere in advance and have never had a problem

Good luck

G

forgot to add. They will all probably have laundry rooms as well

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validation Trip
 

That sounds reasonable for what you are doing....will you be hiring a car too ?

What sort of hotel do you get for this...?....bed and breakfast ?

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validation Trip
 

Thanks for these links....very very useful and look quite reasonable...

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validation Trip
 

One more question...are you getting all 5 of you in one hotel room or do you need two rooms and therefore pay for two rooms ?....

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Hiya Olibeneli,
I did the trip the otherway, from Bris to Syd and then back.

I was on my own and had two weeks to do what ever I liked. It wasn't a short drive 900K's and the coast road is the best route. I went back via the New England Highway. (Just like the UK, grey, wet & depressing) can't recommend it, but then again it was a road that went in the right direction!
(oh yeh, a map is a good idea ;) )

I hired a car from Hertz, unlimited milage and you can go where you like and even do a one way rental, alway's an option. (local rentals limit where you can go & don't wont galactic milage)

It's nice to stop where you feel like, remember it's a holiday, stop where ever you like and enjoy. It's interesting to watch everyday life. Sit next to the beach & watch all the mother pushing the prams in the sea air having cofee!

Accomodation wise don't leve it too late in the day, remember it goes dark early and it's a ball ache in the dark.

Bye
Mark

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Many motels are ,in fact,self contained apartments. Very much like the American system but more family oriented.

If you are near the coast you will generally find the apartments will have ,at least, Two bedrooms,sitting room,kitchen,bathroom, laundry room and often a balcony.There will usually be a swimming pool (depending on time of year). Believe me they can be surprisingly cheap but much depends on State school holidays.
In Queensland people from other states may also be there on holiday so try and time it right. Usually they will be from Victoria or SA as their winters can be long and cool.Best times are probably spring or autumn.

Good luck

G

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validatio
 

In article <[email protected]> ,
member18906@british_expats.com (Grayling) wrote:

    > *From:* Grayling <member18906@british_expats.com>
    > *Date:* Tue, 05 Oct 2004 20:49:43 +0000
    >
    >
    > > One more question...are you getting all 5 of you in one hotel room or
    > > do you need two rooms and therefore pay for two rooms ?....
    >
    > Many motels are ,in fact,self contained apartments. Very much like the
    > American system but more family oriented.
    >
    > If you are near the coast you will generally find the apartments will
    > have ,at least, Two bedrooms,sitting room,kitchen,bathroom, laundry room
    > and often a balcony.There will usually be a swimming pool (depending on
    > time of year). Believe me they can be surprisingly cheap but much
    > depends on State school holidays.
    > In Queensland people from other states may also be there on holiday so
    > try and time it right. Usually they will be from Victoria or SA as their
    > winters can be long and cool.Best times are probably spring or autumn.
    >
    > Good luck
    >
    > G
    >
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
    >

Following on from this, is there a list of state school holidays for 2005?






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Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validatio
 

http://www.dest.gov.au/schools/dates.htm
Check this out

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validatio
 

We have used these and other threads as a guide. Hope they help you.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171254

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171256

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171255

These are pretty in depth but you will probably find something in there you had not yet thought about. :)

Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do it - The Validatio
 

In article <[email protected]> ,
member27424@british_expats.com (CON) wrote:

    > *Subject:* Re: Everything you need to know or what to do and how to do
    > it - The Validatio
    > *From:* CON <member27424@british_expats.com>
    > *Date:* Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:42:22 +0000
    >
    >
    > > http://www.dest.gov.au/schools/dates.htm
    > > Check this out
    >
    > We have used these and other threads as a guide. Hope they help you.
    >
    > http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171254
    >
    > http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171256
    >
    > http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=171255
    >
    > These are pretty in depth but you will probably find something in there
    > you had not yet thought about. :)
    >
    > --
    > Posted via http://britishexpats.com
    >

Thanks chaps. As luck would have it I'm reading a 'All you didn't want to
know about Australia' trivia book and the same night I posted this
question I read the holiday dayes for Australia in it.




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