tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post5690509449877335929..comments2024-03-12T07:06:42.444+11:00Comments on The Travelling Lindfields: Australia - travel tips and advice from a local.The Travelling Lindfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-70987403391947047622017-01-04T08:19:33.239+11:002017-01-04T08:19:33.239+11:00Lyn Lindfield 30 April 2015 at 14:26
Hi Bryna. I a...Lyn Lindfield 30 April 2015 at 14:26<br />Hi Bryna. I always laugh when people worry about the dangerous creatures. Honestly, they just aren't an issue.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-8522016412653892472017-01-04T08:19:02.651+11:002017-01-04T08:19:02.651+11:0030 April 2015 at 13:59
I'd love to go to Austr...30 April 2015 at 13:59<br />I'd love to go to Australia next year (if there a deals on flights!) and will know to come back here to do my trip planning! I'm glad to read what you wrote about dangerous creatures. That's the one thing I was really worried about when it came to visiting Australia!Brynanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-48295302963892636592015-11-05T09:59:57.222+11:002015-11-05T09:59:57.222+11:00Hi Sue. Thank you. Just let me know if there is an...Hi Sue. Thank you. Just let me know if there is anything you want to know. The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-52157436753243214932015-11-05T09:24:21.368+11:002015-11-05T09:24:21.368+11:00Lyn this article is so helpful in light of our upc...Lyn this article is so helpful in light of our upcoming trip! Bookmarking it and sending it on to our friends.Sue Slaghthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279970424098690741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-74391676654464102952015-09-16T09:59:04.893+10:002015-09-16T09:59:04.893+10:00I will be delighted to help. D and I have just com...I will be delighted to help. D and I have just come back from Cairns and I am about to publish a series of posts on things to do there. The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-19613637872907407312015-09-16T08:39:09.691+10:002015-09-16T08:39:09.691+10:00I reread this post again and it is so much more us...I reread this post again and it is so much more useful now as we are planning our 7 weeks in Australia - March 25 to May 12 2016 - just bought our tickets so very excited. We fly into Melbourne and fly out of Cairns, renting a campervan to drive from Melbourne to Cairns and lots in between. Have loads of questions! Will send you an email, thanks for offering to help in planning the trip :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861152430426854468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-24088785894649482372015-05-06T01:10:10.027+10:002015-05-06T01:10:10.027+10:00We used to live on the North Coast of NSW, and the...We used to live on the North Coast of NSW, and there Vodafone had better coverage than Telstra. I used to own an old Samsung phone with a 'Blue Tick', a Telstra symbol to classify the device as suitable for weak reception in rural areas - but still encountered lots of gaps on the Pacific Highway between Byron Bay and Sydney... Australia's network, from our experience, is far behind other countries with similar distances between population centres.Juergen | dare2gohttp://dare2go.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-5441847473646962562015-05-01T10:10:50.133+10:002015-05-01T10:10:50.133+10:00Hi Gypsies. The driving thing really isn't as ...Hi Gypsies. The driving thing really isn't as hard as people think it might be.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-31099069643084234962015-05-01T10:05:51.578+10:002015-05-01T10:05:51.578+10:00Great tips, thanks! We adjusted pretty well to dri...Great tips, thanks! We adjusted pretty well to driving in Queensland when we were there, but didn't make any long road trips.The GypsyNestershttp://www.gypsynester.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-23176432369029238792015-05-01T10:02:42.408+10:002015-05-01T10:02:42.408+10:00Hi Carole. I hope you make it one day - it's a...Hi Carole. I hope you make it one day - it's a long way from just about everywhere but there is so much here when you arrive.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-18228244405475375302015-05-01T10:01:53.769+10:002015-05-01T10:01:53.769+10:00Hi Donna. If you ever plan a trip here and you hav...Hi Donna. If you ever plan a trip here and you have any questions just let me know.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-66845022932087902112015-05-01T04:45:14.969+10:002015-05-01T04:45:14.969+10:00What a great intro for visitors to Australia. I&#...What a great intro for visitors to Australia. I've never been, but will re-read this when I do visit someday.Carole Terwilliger Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421213159579496045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-15538694601073541052015-04-30T23:18:43.332+10:002015-04-30T23:18:43.332+10:00Great information for travellers to Australia. I a...Great information for travellers to Australia. I am saving this - hopefully I will need the information someday soon.Donna Jankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16654611289969837061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-7413692853404261502015-04-30T12:07:41.823+10:002015-04-30T12:07:41.823+10:00Hi Juergen. Ironically I have an Aldi sim myself b...Hi Juergen. Ironically I have an Aldi sim myself but we had enormous trouble setting it up so, unless their service has improved, I wouldn't recommend them. It uses the Telstra 3G network outside of the big cities and gives me much better coverage than David's Vodafone sim. We find Vodaphone pretty useless in the countryside, especially in relation to data. David keeps it because the Aldi sim I have doesn't roam at all outside of Australia.<br /><br />In relation to price, I was thinking more of the advantage in buying a local sim over the extortionate roaming charges tourists pay if they use their home sim. In the end, like most things it probably comes down to a balance between cost and convenience. We don't mind paying a bit more for the convenience of an easy set up but I understand why that doesn't work for everyone.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-17526952784491675612015-04-30T11:54:19.078+10:002015-04-30T11:54:19.078+10:00Hi Zita. We have found the immigration guys unfail...Hi Zita. We have found the immigration guys unfailingly polite. The quarantine inspectors can be pretty mean though at times. We often travel with bicycles. The bike bags are too wide to fit through the arrival lanes. We have been directed quite rudely more than once to turn the bags on their sides - this is difficult, dangerous and can damage the bikes but in the end we have had no choice. It annoys me because it is so unnecessary - it is a simple thing to let us through without having to negotiate the too narrow lanes - okay whinge over.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-21024882794188934052015-04-29T23:41:11.959+10:002015-04-29T23:41:11.959+10:00To recommend Telstra as mobile phone company of ch...To recommend Telstra as mobile phone company of choice seems to me a big 'no no'. No other company is as expensive, and their service sucks. On top of it Telstra seems to have only a slight advantage in coverage, in some regions Vodafone can offer better services.<br />To save money I would always recommend buying from resellers (companies who sell phone plans using the big providers networks), my top choices would be:<br />https://www.aldimobile.com.au/ Discounter chain, uses Telstra 3G network<br />http://www.amaysim.com.au/ the first company to offer discounted prepaid mobile on Vodafone<br />The advantage is, that you can buy a SIM card of either provider at many retail outlets throughout the country. Aldi is a (German) chain of food stores, found along the east coast, Amaysim cards can be bought at Newsagencies or at Woolworth and Coles supermarkets at the information desk. Juergen | dare2gohttp://dare2go.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-3111651781781827222015-04-29T20:24:27.474+10:002015-04-29T20:24:27.474+10:00Great tips!
I live here and have travelled a fair ...Great tips!<br />I live here and have travelled a fair bit overseas and find our immigration and customs fellas quite scary! But that's good I suppose, at least they are doing a great job protecting our borders!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700706623301575280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-14361835802809155232015-04-29T17:53:09.526+10:002015-04-29T17:53:09.526+10:00Hi Malinda. Haha - wait till you see the next one ...Hi Malinda. Haha - wait till you see the next one - things to do in Aus.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-19712238539370933062015-04-29T17:52:36.811+10:002015-04-29T17:52:36.811+10:00Hi Rhianna. Thank you. That was the idea - I want ...Hi Rhianna. Thank you. That was the idea - I want to shamelessly promote Australia.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-19646590541259865332015-04-29T17:30:42.640+10:002015-04-29T17:30:42.640+10:00This is a very comprehensive guide Lyn, I don'...This is a very comprehensive guide Lyn, I don't think you left anything off. <br />Thanks for joining in #wednesdaywanderlustAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719391520084162316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-25165797405274372702015-04-29T13:20:15.896+10:002015-04-29T13:20:15.896+10:00Great tips they cover just about all the basics.Great tips they cover just about all the basics.Rhianna https://www.blogger.com/profile/08015224038142499324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-56206097973089245242015-04-29T10:53:51.312+10:002015-04-29T10:53:51.312+10:00Hi Sally-Ann. Thank you for that. I'll add it ...Hi Sally-Ann. Thank you for that. I'll add it in. I have been to Perth in summer and in spring but never winter.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-50006200927130254442015-04-29T10:06:49.857+10:002015-04-29T10:06:49.857+10:00A great resource here. Though would like to add, ...A great resource here. Though would like to add, I live in Perth the winter months of July and August are cold down to about 17C, wet and windy - it is the wind that really ruins it. Of course during this time it is perfect to explore the stunning North West, where it will be warm and dry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09849106609035136485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-80425988634685483412015-04-29T10:04:57.697+10:002015-04-29T10:04:57.697+10:00Hi Lydia. Ironically I know one of the guys who...Hi Lydia. Ironically I know one of the guys who's company used to supply that spray. I don't think they do it anymore though - at least not on every flight. We haven't seen it used for a while and we return to Australia a lot.The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-31406763174970657352015-04-29T08:28:25.744+10:002015-04-29T08:28:25.744+10:00Hi Betsy. I have a friend who lives in Toowoomba. ...Hi Betsy. I have a friend who lives in Toowoomba. He is very proud of his town. I don't think I have ever been there though - better put it on my list!The Travelling Lindfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.com