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"Must do"s in Oz

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:34 pm
by Deb GP
I'm off to Oz this chrimbo with hubby (Agent Smith) to go to one of his chum's weddings. We land in Sydney on Boxing Day morning, have to go to the wedding Adelaide on 7th January and leave from Sydney on the 12th.

What do we *have* to do whilst we're there?

I'd like to see the penguins and go wine tasting. Agent Smith wants to see the start of the Sydney-Hobart race. We want to go diving (but don't think we have time to visit the reef this visit) and we prefer to be active - so any suggestions for adventures, places to see, things to do would be gratefully received.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 9:27 am
by Great Plum
Apparently the Blue Mountains is a must...

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:27 am
by Hannoir
I'm off tomorrow.

I'll let you know, though it wont be til 16th December when I am back.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 11:43 am
by J.R.
........ remind 'em all who won the 'Ashes' ! :oops:

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:50 pm
by dogger
J.R. wrote:........ remind 'em all who won the 'Ashes' ! :oops:
I echo that!

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:50 am
by Deb GP
Oh, we intend to. And the Rugby at the weekend.

Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:43 pm
by Hannoir
went to the blue mountains they are great. also sydney is a really fun city as well. if you have chance, go to newcastle and do a wine tour there (loads of wine tasting!!) we used shadows wine tours.
in byron bay atm, its alternative and fun, the beach is great but it depends what you like to do really!
PM me if you want to know anymore.

Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:20 pm
by sejintenej
Hannoir wrote: go to newcastle and do a wine tour there (loads of wine tasting!!) we used shadows wine tours.

PM me if you want to know anymore.
Interesting; as we're off in Jan I asked an Aussie friend about Newcastle and he almost prohibited the concept on the grounds that, like Woomera, it is simply an industrial estate. (And I thought Woomera was where all the rockets used to be tested).

as for the PM; wilco

Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:14 pm
by J.R.
sejintenej wrote:
Hannoir wrote: go to newcastle and do a wine tour there (loads of wine tasting!!) we used shadows wine tours.

PM me if you want to know anymore.
Interesting; as we're off in Jan I asked an Aussie friend about Newcastle and he almost prohibited the concept on the grounds that, like Woomera, it is simply an industrial estate. (And I thought Woomera was where all the rockets used to be tested).
as for the PM; wilco
You are absolutely correct.

Half the staff from Farnborough were out there at one stage.

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:39 am
by sejintenej
Hannoir wrote:went to the blue mountains they are great. also sydney is a really fun city as well. if you have chance, go to newcastle and do a wine tour there (loads of wine tasting!!) we used shadows wine tours.
in byron bay atm, its alternative and fun, the beach is great but it depends what you like to do really!
PM me if you want to know anymore.
Seems like the wholwe east coast is good - in Blue Mountains (pimples) atm but Cairns, Byron Bay etc also excellent.
For RR: met a Moroccan girl in YHA Cairns who works in Foix

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:05 am
by Richard Ruck
sejintenej wrote: For RR: met a Moroccan girl in YHA Cairns who works in Foix
A small world indeed!