07-02-2016, 08:35 PM | #1 |
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Where to go while on vacation?
Hi! My wife and I are heading to Sydney for 11 days in mid October... Yeah, it is a little ways away, but reservations may need to be made, so asking now.
We want to see the sights in Sydney, but I also want to do other things, and flying to other destinations is fine. I think I would love to dive the Great Barrier Reef and Whitsunday looks like a possibility, but looking for suggestions on that as well. So, Sydney would be for fun and sightseeing and other places for adventure. Very open to suggestions.. Gold Coast, Outback... You name it, and I would appreciate hearing it very much! Thanks in advance! |
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Great ocean road Hamilton island is nice as a break Gold Coast is really "touristy" without being special except from a nice beach which you can also get in Byron / Lennox Head Scuba diving @ Julian rocks? Noosa Daintree rainforest Mount warning climb Adelaide / Hunter valley wine tour Broome fishing/camels/hovercraft Melbourne has great culture for shopping/food |
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What we really are not keen on doing is getting a beach place and sitting. We can do that in hundreds of other places that are far easier to get to from Seattle. I will look at these suggestions. If you, or others, have additional suggestions, have at it! Cheers, mate. |
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07-03-2016, 04:42 PM | #4 |
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- Sydney is great, the harbour is pretty spectacular - the surrounding areas like Palm Beach are also nice for a day trip.
- Melbourne is also a great city and as previous posters have mentioned a trip down the Great Ocean Road is a must - The Gold Coast is basically a crappier version of Reno with beaches. - The Far North of QLD is absolutely unique - Port Douglas or Palm Cove are great places to stay - from where you can go on great day trips and tours. Rainforest, unique wildlife and indigenous culture are all available to you in FNQ. - From FNQ you could spend a few days in the Islands of the Whitsundays. - Over in the West, Broome is also a unique experience - plus the areas around there like the Kimberley's and up north near Darwin is Kakadu. Australian cities are pretty much just like American cities, a bit smaller but mostly the same. They're good arrival\departure points and for a few days exploration, but if you want the "unique" Australia you've really got to head out of the cities. Also I should mention, driving in Australia is a bit of a pain in the arse - we have pretty low speed limits (110km/h on freeways) and the local police are focused on catching and fining people. |
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07-03-2016, 06:56 PM | #5 | |
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Chromedome, both you and _Siin_ are from Brisbane, and neither of you recommeded that city, which I though might be a good stop off point fpr a day or two to drive up the coast. Should I not plan on that? |
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07-03-2016, 07:57 PM | #6 |
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yeah i really like Melbourne as a city. ill agree with the city comment, they are mostly the same (anywhere around the world really)
over in the west, there are some really nice places south of perth, Margaret river and south. Denmark, Big trees (forests) if youre into that Further up the coast you have national park things like the Pinicals (a stop on the drive up) sharkbay coral bay/exmouth broome - as other mentioned only thing about the west coast is travelling, its hard to get around and travel up. some very long drives. on boring roads once you get a bit further north. |
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Mount Warning is a nice hike about 1.5hours to the south up behind Byron Bay, else maybe Sunshine Coast - if you like weekend markets, maybe hit Eumundi markets & Noosa. After Sunshine Coast, there's not much until you hit around Cairns/Port Douglas - personally don't think there's much to see with Bundaberg, Mackay, Gladstone, Rockhampton. Driving to Cairns will take 3 days, so fly. |
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07-04-2016, 06:18 PM | #8 |
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Larryn you and wife will enjoy Melb. Try to have one Sunday here as there are lots of outdoor craft markets - St Kilda Sunday market, Southbank market. Stay in the city and you can use the free tram(trolley in the States) service. Other attractions Great Ocean Road, Penguin Parade at Phillip Island, Sovereign Hill etc. By the way Melb is the coffee capital of the world and there are eateries galore. With the demise of our resource industry we need tourist dollars - so come and enjoy. Happy to assist if required.☕️
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However, we will go diving on the Great Barrier Reef. I love the Hamilton Island ideas, and have looked into rental properties there. So far, it is looking like:
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07-05-2016, 05:37 AM | #12 |
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Whitsundays are most beautiful and worlds away from Seattle.. Australia offers all types of experience, just depends what you seek..Sydney is like any big city.. 3 days is more than enough maybe too much.. if you only have 11 days..head north asap.. Hamilton Island is nice but Hayman Island is stunning.. if you can stretch go there for a couple of nights
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Better places to stay & prices generally than the general hotels. Go on a sailing cruise & jet-ski run or go scuba diving .... and relax! There's not much else to enjoy |
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07-21-2016, 03:16 AM | #14 | |
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We run a place on Airbnb in Sydney and most people tend to visit places like Darling Harbour, Opera House/Circular Key, Centre point tower, Blue Mountains/Three sisters, Taronga Zoo, Watsons Bay and Bondi Beach. They may do some day or overnight trips up to places like Port Stephens to look at dolphins or the Hunter Valley to do wineries. They're the main ones that come to mind but if you list on http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=28 There are a lot more sydney siders on there to give suggestions |
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