Archive for May, 2008
Australian Hostels
Backpacking in Australia is very popular. There is an abundance of hostels to choose from although they vary in style greatly from the large city hostels of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to the smaller tropical hostels of far northern Queensland to the working outback farmstays. Many hostels have great facilities which include swimming pools, pool [...]
Air Travel in Australia
Australia is a huge country, about 4000km from East to West as the crow flies but travel time is much longer if you are driving the highways. For this reason, to save time as a traveller and get to see more of the major attractions Australia has to offer, air travel is the only option. [...]
Driving in Melbourne – Hook turns and Trams
Driving in Melbourne is like driving in most other capital cities in Australia except for a couple of notable exceptions, trams and hook turns. Melbourne has a public transport system that operates Trams. Trams run the length and breadth of the city and are useful modes of transport as they are regular and no matter [...]
Top 10 Brisbane Hostels – May 2008
These are the Top 10 Hostels as rated by people who have stayed in them. Remember that each hostel has its own style and one may not be liked by all but these will at least give you a jumping off point when you are looking for hostel accommodation in Brisbane. Book Brisbane hostels. 1. [...]
Dangerous Australian Wildlife
When travellers come to Australia, in a lot of cases it is to experience the great Australian lifestyle from the cities to the outback. Not to scare anyone out of visiting any place in Australia, but Australia has some dangerous wildlife big and small, but with a few small precautions and basic knowledge there is [...]
Top 10 Sydney Hostels – May 2008
These are the top 10 Hostels in Sydney as rated by backpackers who have stayed in them. Ratings are defined by Character, Security, Location, Staff, Fun and Cleanliness. These are the cumulative results of this rating system. Don’t forget that there are heaps of other Hostels in Sydney so choose one that you think is [...]
Melbourne’s top 10 hostels – May 2008
These are the top 10 Hostels in Melbourne as rated by backpackers who have stayed in them. Ratings are defined by Character, Security, Location, Staff, Fun and Cleanliness. These are the cumulative results of this rating system. Of course everyone is different and your stay may not be the same as someone else. This is [...]
Review of Tiger Airways Australia
Tiger Airways is a low cost airline which commenced its operations in Australia in November 2007. Essentially Tiger Airways offers cheap flights on its 12 destinations in Australia. As a budget airline service the ticket cost covers the seat booking and 15kg of check in luggage. The airline also offers upgrades on luggage of 5kg, [...]
