November11

We are planning our validation trip

We still have very little idea of where we want to settle

Will it be too exhausting to;
Fly to Perth
Fly to Melbourne
Train to Adelaide
Train to Sydney
Fly to Uk

.....in 12 days?

grahampaula

[QUOTE=November11]We are planning our validation trip

We still have very little idea of where we want to settle

Will it be too exhausting to;
Fly to Perth
Fly to Melbourne
Train to Adelaide
Train to Sydney
Fly to Uk

.....in 12 days?[/
Personally yes so i would just go to brisbane

steve`o

yes you`ll be completely knackered
it took us the best part of three days to get over our last trip out
to complete your "tour" will only ( in my opioion ) give you a poor insight to aus as like i said you`l be completley wasted

good luck guys

kiwichild

Seems alot to cover in such a timespan. I'd suggest if you have to stick to this timeframe you do this:

Fly to perth. Indian pacific train to adelaide. Indian pacific train to sydney. fly to melb. fly to uk from melb.

This way you use the one train service (with a break in adelaide), so should be less messing around and cost a bit less too.

kiwichild

Perhaps it might be better to make a list of what ur after in living here and then research each city. Then pick two to visit. You can always do a reccie once you move here if it doesn't work out to be what you want. So rent initially could be the go.

Also indian pacific takes 2 days to cross the country but you could cover perth, adelaide , sydney that way ie a few days in perth, train to adelaide, few days there, train to syd, few days there, fly back to uk

Hutch

I think for a 12 day trip you should pick a coast and explore it a bit more fully - do you want spend your time looking at the back of an airline seat, or see a bit of Oz? Not that I'm biased or anything, but I'd recommend the east coast, which gives you access to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. More than that I'd say stick to just two locations, such as Sydney and Melbourne and try and get a flavour for the different areas within them.

furkew

I would agree with Hutch on this one.

I have just been for 11 days on my own and only did Melbourne, and I saw nothing really.(enough to make my decision, but it's too much to take in, in a short period of time)

thebears

When are you planning to travel? Have you included stop overs? Which part of the UK are you moving from? What line of work? What lifestyle are you after? - These sort of questions may help us provide more information back too you. Think you are trying too hard in too short a time. 3 days in each city could seriously distort your opinion and cost you a great opportunity.

You could even get a completely different opinion of a city depending on what area you are looking at - ask in the forum and you will get a wealth of feedback. But give a bit of insight into what your after.

The Johnstons

We did our Perth reccie in 12 days (and didn't see all of it!). Sounds like you're undertaking a massive task. Do lots of research beforehand so you don't waste your time wandering aimlessly and allow for jetlag too. I hope you have a fantastic time.
Tracey