Jan

adrian7886 wrote:
    > I have read the usual books. Rough Guide, Lonely Planet etc etc but
    > would like some help from the experts.
    > I am planning to go to Australia for four weeks next October November
    > with my wife and ten year old son. Flying into Sydney and staying for
    > three or four days in a pre booked hotel.
    >> From there the plan is to just travel around, train, plane or
    >> automobile.
    > A friend of mine who comes from Perth recommends that I get to
    > Melbourne and head east. I might go to Perth as I have some old
    > friends there but that's not definite.
    > Any websites or blogs that you know of that could help us on our
    > travels would be most useful. I'm not on a tight budget but then
    > again not loaded either. Eighteen months of hard savings may allow us
    > a few luxuries!
    > Many thanks in advance
    > Adrian


You say you are flying into Sydney. Is your international flight out of
Perth?
If not, then why not save Perth and the South West for another trip.?

On our first trip to Austarlia ( 4 weeks), we arrived Sydney,(3 days.)
Straycat bus trip to Melbourne (3) Flew to Cairns,(5 days )then hired car
and camping gear and headed off towards Brisbane via Magnetic Island. Few
days outside Brisbane. Flight to Sydney. last couple of days then home.

2nd trip ( 6 weeks) 7 days SydneyHunter valley etc. Wayward bus trip to
Melbourne ( diff route). Wayward bus to Adelaide.(4 days in Glenelg) then up
to Alice Springs. Over to Cairns ( Palm Cove for R&R) then flew home Via
Darwin

3rd trip (3 weeks) Perth /Freemantle Kalgoolie, Esperance, Albany,
Around the coast to Margaret River back to Perth via Bunbury

That's a total of 13 weeks travelling in Australia and we have to make many
more return trips to see all we want to !!


Jan

AlmostBob

Wow Adelaide's got electricity, then the last one up must really have to
turn out the street lights, snore

--
like fu_ a porcupine
1000 pri_ks against one
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"Peter Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > > You may have noticed that my suggestion included the whole of the Eyre
    > > Peninsula. Down the east coast and up the west coast. Streaky Bay would
be
    > > included in the latter bit! :-)
    > Whoops, missed that bit.
    > > Don't necessarily agree with you on the last statement but SB is nice.
    > >
    > Streaky Bay was the first town outside of Adelaide to have electricity. I
    > know this to be true, because my grandfather built the first power station
    > and operated it for 30 years. My mother was born there. So maybe I'm
biased.

John H

Hello another dumb Eastern Stater no doubt!!

"AlmostBob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:KyM6f.44797$Io.12005@clgrps13...
    > Wow Adelaide's got electricity, then the last one up must really have to
    > turn out the street lights, snore
    > --
    > like fu_ a porcupine
    > 1000 pri_ks against one
    > _
    > "Peter Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected] ...
    > >
    > >
    > > > You may have noticed that my suggestion included the whole of the Eyre
    > > > Peninsula. Down the east coast and up the west coast. Streaky Bay
would
    > be
    > > > included in the latter bit! :-)
    > >
    > > Whoops, missed that bit.
    > >
    > > > Don't necessarily agree with you on the last statement but SB is nice.
    > > >
    > >
    > > Streaky Bay was the first town outside of Adelaide to have electricity.
I
    > > know this to be true, because my grandfather built the first power
station
    > > and operated it for 30 years. My mother was born there. So maybe I'm
    > biased.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >

AlmostBob

nope, just a smartass,
and to both the South Australians that can read, sorry to offend

--
like fu_ a porcupine
1000 pri_ks against one
_
"John H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hello another dumb Eastern Stater no doubt!!
    > "AlmostBob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:KyM6f.44797$Io.12005@clgrps13...
    > > Wow Adelaide's got electricity, then the last one up must really have to
    > > turn out the street lights, snore
    > >
    > > --
    > > like fu_ a porcupine
    > > 1000 pri_ks against one
    > > _
    > > "Peter Webb" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected] ...
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > > You may have noticed that my suggestion included the whole of the
Eyre
    > > > > Peninsula. Down the east coast and up the west coast. Streaky Bay
    > would
    > > be
    > > > > included in the latter bit! :-)
    > > >
    > > > Whoops, missed that bit.
    > > >
    > > > > Don't necessarily agree with you on the last statement but SB is
nice.
    > > > >
    > > >
    > > > Streaky Bay was the first town outside of Adelaide to have
electricity.
    > I
    > > > know this to be true, because my grandfather built the first power
    > station
    > > > and operated it for 30 years. My mother was born there. So maybe I'm
    > > biased.
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    > >