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THE 74 THINGS WE WISH
WE’D KNOWN BEFORE WE
TOOK OUR HOLIDAYS TO
AUSTRALIA (but only realised we
should have known them when we
were already on our way home!)
Where to start?
So you think — I'll just book the flights to Sydney and
then we're off... but then you realise the Great Barrier
Reef is quite far away from Sydney, and you quite fancy
seeing that as well, and then there's the Rock (Uluru)
to consider too... and everywhere else besides.
So here's the plan:
FORGET TRYING TO SEE EVERYTHING
IN ONE HOLIDAY — YOU WON'T!
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Don't underestimate distances in
Australia! The drive might look
short on the map, but it really isn't.
1
Don't plan a whistle-stop tour thinking
you have to see everything — all you will do
is photograph a few 'main sights' (Opera
House — 'click!', Harbour Bridge — 'click!'),
and the rest of the time you will mostly see
the inside of lots of airports, buses, cars, and
probably not much else.
2 Think about the things you really love to
see and do, and start from there — also factor
in the weather.
3 Remember that you get the opposite
seasons to the UK in the bottom (drawing a
horizontal line across) half of Australia, and
then the more 'temperate' weather (i.e. not
tropical storms and dripping humidity) in the
'summer' for the UK in the top half of the
country.
4 Sydney (and Melbourne, and Adelaide,
and Perth too) are the opposite seasons to the
UK: spring is autumn, summer is winter,
autumn is spring and winter is summer. So in
December it's the 'June' equivalent of the UK
(except more likely to be sunny and warm, as
no Wimbledon!).
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'Summer' (Jan, Feb, Mar) up near the Reef
in North Queensland (Cairns, etc) you are
starting to head into the tropical season and it
can get pretty sweaty up there... not to
mention the cyclones!
6 Spring and autumn, like here, you take
your chances in most places, and can have
gloriously sunny days, and rain too.
Melbourne in August, for example, is serious
coat weather!
7 Think about how you like to spend time,
and plan accordingly. Decide if you prefer
beaches to countryside, outback to cities,
rainforest to coral reefs. If you only have 2—3
weeks, try and spend at least 2—3 days in
each place to really enjoy it.
8 Don't underestimate distances in Australia!
The drive might look short on the map, but it
really isn't.
9 Factor in, also, that a lot of 'main' roads are
only single carriageway, so you might want to
take your driving in shorter stages — or fly.
10 Australia now has an excellent network of
low-cost domestic flights — all of which you
can book online from the UK (or anywhere).
11 Take a look at www.virginblue.com.au
and also www.qantas.com.au, both of which
do some great cheap fares, and cover most of
Australia.
12 You can also use the excellent
www.skyscanner.net for internal flight cost
comparisons on low cost carriers (this is a
great way to quickly see on which day in a
week or month the cheapest flights are
between places).
13 Another domestic carrier is Jetstar, which
I'm not including the link to, as I wouldn't
recommend their service to anyone (my
personal opinion, of course, and you may
receive a wonderful, friendly, helpful and
accommodating service from them... even if I
didn't!).
14 There are also some 'local' carriers in
certain areas of the country; for example,
www.skywest.com.au flies to a lot of the
West coast destinations (we flew with them
from Exmouth to Perth — and I can say that's
a very scenic flight if you ever get the chance
to take it — all past the Ningaloo Reef and
over Shark Bay).
Thinking about that long flight, you
might be wondering…
15 IS UPGRADING TO BUSINESS
CLASS WORTH IT?
On the one hand, to have a really comfortable
journey to Australia, and arrive actually
having had some sleep, and be relatively
refreshed, is obviously going to start your
holiday off a lot better than being bleary-eyed,
and unfolding yourself from your 'economy
hunch'!
On the other hand, it is SO much more
expensive. If you take your 'average' cost of an
economy flight — say £750 — and then your
'average' cost of a business class flight — say
£2500 — then that is over 3 times the cost. Or
in real money £1750 more! EACH! When you
start to realise that for the cost of just 2 flights,
you have already spent £5k, then you might
start to look at economy as a necessary evil!
Afterall, if you are looking at spending say
£100 a night on accommodation, that could
mean 35 days of accommodation instead of
just your flights! i.e. your entire holiday.
However, that said, 24 hours is a long time to
spend getting somewhere, and a nice big
comfy seat that reclines — a lot — where your
knees aren't touching the seat in front, does
have something to be said for it…
My suggestion - a compromise!
Here are some options to consider:
16 With some airlines — BA, Virgin, Air New
Zealand (for example) — there is now the
'class in-between': Premium Economy (or
whatever the particular airline calls it). You
can pay somewhere between the cost of
business class and economy for this added
legroom and added frills service. For example,
an 'average' Premium Economy return fare to
Sydney with Virgin Atlantic is £1700, which is
still £800 less than your average business class
(but admittedly almost £1k more than
economy).
17 BUT you don't have to fly premium
economy on every leg of your journey — BA
and Air NZ, for example, allow you to
upgrade sections of your journey, so you
could opt for economy on the 'day' flights,
and perhaps premium economy on the 'night'
flights. You will probably need a travel agent
to work this all out for you, but it can mean
you can mix and match to suit when you want
a bit of extra room on your journey.
18 It's not widely advertised, but some
airlines do allow sector upgrades to business
class on certain economy fares (not always the
cheapest economy fare admittedly, but still
worth looking into).
Seeing Sydney’s Opera House and Harbour
Bridge for the first time (or second, third..) is
worth the 24-hour trip from the UK on its own
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“I love this image of the lifeguard’s hut and the
lone Norfolk Pine — to me, this IS Australia”
— Lucy
19 Emirates, for example, allows you
to upgrade the short London—Dubai
sectors for approx £300 per person
and the longer Dubai—Australia
sections for approx £700 per person
(last time I asked). Sometimes it's
worth paying a bit more.
My advice:
20 If you want to get some part of
your journey done in comfort, then
upgrade a sector or two. We upgraded
the very last sector to business on our
trip last time, which gave us something
to look forward to on the flight home!
21 Or if you are going to travel
economy, make things a little better
and put aside a 'pamper' budget for
when you arrive in Australia — a couple of
massages can get those economy knots sorted
right out!
22 Book a hotel room for immediate arrival
(even if it means paying for the night before
— we always do this). When you get to a
hotel at 8am or 9am, you really don't want to
be hanging around 'til check-in time at 2pm
when you could be having a nap! Then you
can sleep for a few hours and get up refreshed
in time for lunch/afternoon tea and then stay
awake ‘til after dinner to get the jet lag a little
bit under control.
SO WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU GET
WITH 'PREMIUM ECONOMY' THAT
YOU DON'T GET WITH ECONOMY
(and what do you get 'less' than
Business class)?
23 Premium Economy is better than economy
because:
* You get priority check-in
* There is a 19.5" wide seat with a
9" recline
* Seat has lots of leg room, and a good size
8.4" screen (versus 6.3" screens in
economy, but 10.2" screens in business)
* You also get a water bottle holder!
* Only 32 seats in your cabin with
dedicated flight attendant
* Pre-flight champagne
* Better food on what looks like (from the
photo!) real crockery, plus drinks and
snacks are available throughout the flight
when you are feeling "a little peckish"!
* Noise-cancelling headphones (which are
wonderful! — although note that your
partner is not ignoring you when they
are wearing these — they really can't
hear you!)
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* Large pillow and fancy-sounding
blanket ('sheet-backed blanket')
* You are 'among' the first to leave the
plane when you arrive (makes no
mention of getting your suitcase any
quicker though!)
24 Compared with Business Class, in
Premium Economy you don't get:
* To use the Business Class lounge at
airports
* A 'skybed' seat (folds out almost flat)
* A retractable coat-hook (one of the
features proudly shown on the
interactive business class cabin on the
Qantas web site!)
* Posher (than premium economy) food,
and the choice to eat what you want
when you want to
All these examples are comparisons of the
Qantas services, and of course other 'class
in-between' services will vary from airline to
airline, but it does gives you a good idea of
what you get.
I know I keep saying it (!) but it is a long flight
to Australia, and you might want to splash
out on a bit more comfort.
IMPORTANT VISA INFO
25 Don’t forget that you need a TOURIST
VISA for Australia.
26 You can get your 3-month tourist visa
(known as an ETA — Electronic Travel
Authority) online with instant confirmation
(if your application is all OK) for FREE
direct with the Australian government.
27 No need to let your travel agent con you
into that 'added service' for their 'small admin
fee' (sometimes £20 each) of organising your
tourist visa.
28 You don't need to have confirmed flights
to get your ETA.
29 The ETA is associated with your passport,
so you can either get it before or after you
book your flights.
30 It will take you the same amount of time to
type in your details yourself online (if not
quicker) as it will to read out all the
information to your travel agent (and then
listen while they type it all in!).
31 Instead, you can get your ETA for FREE
here www.eta.immi.gov.au (they have
recently removed the fee for this visa).
32 An Australian tourist visa lasts for a year,
and you can travel (each time in that year) for
up to 3 months in Australia. If you are lucky
enough to take 2 trips to Australia in a year
(or more!), then you don't need a new visa the
next time (unless you get a new passport).
33 Don't leave home without getting your
tourist visa (as your airline will check your
passport number before you fly, and if you
don’t have a visa you won’t be getting on the
plane…!).
SO WHEN SHOULD YOU TRAVEL
TO AUSTRALIA ON HOLIDAY?
The question everyone always asks... when is
the best time to go on holiday to Australia?
Usually meaning...when are the cheapest
flights to Australia?
34 "When is the best time to visit?" is NOT
the same as "when is the cheapest time to fly
or visit?"
35 Good news is that there is no 'wrong' time
to go to Australia — there is only going to the
wrong part for the weather you don't like —
or the crowds you want to avoid at certain
times of the year.
A QUICK GUIDE TO
ANTIPODEAN WEATHER:
36 It’s not quite as straightforward as our
summer is their winter and vice versa — this
is true really for only around half the country
(the bottom half).
37 The top half of Australia is actually better
climate-wise to visit in the summer (here), as
this is much more bearable (rather than the
VERY hot and tropical winter).
38 As Austraila is so big, then you will always
be able to find some great 'Aussie' sunny
weather whatever time of year you go, but
think north for our summer and south for our
winter.
39 In the 'mid' seasons of our spring and
autumn, for good weather stick to the middle
band of the country.
“One of my best experiences ever in Australia was
a hot-air balloon ride at dawn over the Outback”
— Andy
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HERE IS MY ADVICE ON BOOKING
FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA:
40 It’s quite often a false economy to go for
the cheapest flights (usually about £20—50
cheaper but sometimes even £100+ less each)
because:
* They tend to be with lesser quality
airlines (so you might not get the most
comfy seats/not so great food/not so
much choice of in flight entertainment)
* You are likely to get routed all over the
place and sometimes have to have a
compulsory stop-over somewhere you
don't want (e.g. with China Eastern will
be Taiwan, and with Eva Air be Taepei,
JAL will be Japan etc)
* It will take longer as the connection times
might not be very close together
41 Singapore Airlines are great if you don't
mind a long flight as part of the journey — as
it's 12-13 hours in one go to Singapore first,
and then around 5 or 7 hours after (Perth or
Sydney respectively as examples).
42 Emirates are a great airline to fly, as you
can opt to travel in 3 x 7 hour flights:
London—Dubai, Dubai—Bangkok/Singapore
(depending on your destination in Australia),
then onto Australia. This at least means you
get to stretch your legs and have a proper
toilet stop for an hour or so at decent airports
a couple of times on the way.
43 What you have to remember is that you
are on the flight for a VERY long time, and
any economising of £20-50, even £100 for a
'deal' on a not-so-good airline and you will be
kicking yourself (or you would if you had
enough leg room!) for when you are on an old
plane without good entertainment and poor
service, long re-routes, questionable food etc...
44 If you want to have a read of other
people's opinions of other airlines, then take a
look at the Skytrax Airline Quality web site
at www.airlinequality.com. However, like
other 'review' sites, you can read yourself
round in circles with these sites sometimes as
one person's ideal is another's nightmare! And
yes, I realise the irony of this as I am
dispensing advice too, but I hope I am
spelling out my likes and dislikes enough to
help form a clear opinion!
45 We have always flown Singapore and
Emirates, but I have heard good things about
Qantas and Malaysian too for great for
service, routes and leg room.
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This photograph of footprints in
Outback dust is one of our favourites
SO HOW MUCH ARE FLIGHTS TO
AUSTRALIA? (and when are the
cheapest flights to Australia!)
46 The cheapest I have ever seen for return
flights to Australia is around £500.
47 There are quite regularly 'deals' advertised
for £500-something, but as previously
mentioned, these are likely to be with Chinese
or other Asia-based airlines, so not the
quickest routes.
48 November is a very good time to travel to
Australia for cheap fares - plus if you want to
see the southern cites and states (in Perth,
Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney it is Spring
moving into summer, so the weather is
usually pretty great).
49 The time in the year that is consistently
cheapest to fly with most airlines to Australia
is mid-April to late-June.
50 HERE'S MY ADVICE FOR
PLANNING YOUR FLIGHTS TO
AUSTRALIA:
* Confirm your travel dates
one travel agency (tip: pick one
* Call
with a callback option or a freephone
*
*
0800 number!) and get prices and
availability of the airline you prefer
— think about routing, stopovers
and timings (as advised)
Check online and/or call 1 or 2
more agencies to compare the price
of the exact flight you have chosen.
You will sometimes be astonished
at price differences
Book your flight!
Another busy late afternoon on
Mission Beach, Queensland
WHEN SHOULD I BOOK MY
FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA?
51 I would try and book in advance as much
as you can if you have certain dates in mind.
The deals may get a bit better nearer the time
(maybe £50 less), but then the dates are
limited etc.
52 The cheapest we have ever paid is
£600-something (at less than a month's
notice!). So anything for £600-something is a
good fare (most we've paid is nearly £800 and
that was for December - booked 10 months in
advance!).
53 For some of the deals you will see, you
have to book by a certain day/date, but others
are just the fares for that time - always look at
what the * and ** and # mean next to the
prices on all adverts!
WHERE SHOULD I FLY INTO AND
OUT OF AUSTRALIA?
This all depends on where you want
to go and what you want to see...of
course!
54 Bear in mind is that you can always book
an 'open-jaw' flight to save on to-ing and
fro-ing when you get to Australia i.e. you fly
into one airport and out another (for this just
add to 2 fares together and divide). So you
could fly into Sydney and out of Melbourne
for example, or into Perth and out of Brisbane
etc.
55 Don't worry too much about your
direction of internal travel, as there are lots of
low-cost internal flights (see point 10).
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56 Remember that don't need to fly
into or out of Sydney to get to Sydney
on your trip, for example. It might be
worth considering other airports near
places you want to visit on your trip
as your 'gateways' — perhaps fly into
Melbourne and out of Brisbane and
visit Sydney en route in between?
57 The best time to go to Australia is
entirely up to you, just do your
research for weather and flight prices,
and like I say, in my opinion there is
no wrong time to go (but then I would
say that wouldn't I?)!
Seeing these 'roos first thing
in the early morning on the
lawn is really special
FLYING TO AUSTRALIA AT
CHRISTMAS… IT DOESN’T
HAVE TO COST A FORTUNE
IF YOU PLAN IT RIGHT!
My tip for travelling to
Australia for Christmas (aside
from book early!) is to leave
early.
58 Most airlines don't tend to increase
their prices for the peak season until
the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th of December.
If you can leave then, and come back either
between Christmas and New Year (or early
Jan if you have the holiday allowance left!),
you can usually bag yourself a flight 'only' in
the £800s or maybe even less.
59 If you book early (you can book up to 364
days ahead usually — including your return
date — with most airlines), you can get
yourself an affordable flight for Christmas.
60 Don’t expect much (or any!) change from
£1,000 per person (more likely £1200+) if you
want to travel between 10th-24th December,
however — those airlines are just the meanest
when it comes to the season of goodwill!
61 Of course the other option is to fly on
Christmas Eve and spend your Christmas Day
in the air… The fares go back down this day
on lots of airlines.
WHERE TO BUY YOUR FLIGHTS
TO AUSTRALIA:
62 A great place to see in one go all the latest
flight offers to Australia, with clear date
ranges and what difference this makes to the
price, is the Travelmood website
www.travelmood.com. They are quite often
the cheapest agents to book with too.
63 is always worth having a ring/web search
round
* Austravel www.austravel.com
* Travelbag www.travelbag.co.uk
* Trailfinders www.trailfinders.com
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* Airline Network
www.airlinenetwork.co.uk
* a quick www.travelsupermarket.com
comparison
* and a squiz on www.cheapflights.co.uk
Different travel agencies get different deals
with different airlines (one might be cheaper
for Emirates and another for Singapore for
example).
PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO AVOID
THE BUSIER AUSTRALIAN
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
A lot of Australians go on their holidays ‘at
home’ (who can blame them!) so you might
want to factor in the school holidays to avoid
busy/more expensive times to travel
(thinking here of internal flights and
accommodation costs, busy roads and
resorts).
64 January is the biggest and busiest holiday
time in Australia, as this is the long 'summer
holiday' after Christmas, and all the southern
states are in the middle of their hottest time of
year. Lots of Australians will be on holiday for
some or all of the month.
65 If you are planning a trip to Australia in
January, you definitely want to make sure you
have booked your accommodation and
internal flights, etc in advance, and be ready
for busy roads on major holiday routes (in
some cases, think main roads to Brighton on a
sunny bank holiday weekend!).
Here are the main school holidays (by states) for Australia in 2010:
What month will you be going in 2010? ( School holidays in grey )
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
*
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
Until
27
10—26
3—18
25 September
—10 October
From
18
NEW SOUTH WALES
Until
26
2—18
3—18
25 September
—10 October
From
18
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Until
24
2—11
19 June
—18 July
25 September
—3 October
From
11
QUEENSLAND
Until
26
2—11
26 June
—11 July
18 September
—3 October
From
11
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Until
26
2—18
25 September
—10 October
From
11
TASMANIA
Until 9 February
(approx.)
VICTORIA
Until
31
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Until
31
2—18
27 March
—11 April
2—19
*
3—18
29 May
—14 June
*
4—19
*
26 June
—11 July
3—19
From 10
(approx.)
18 September
—3 October
From
18
25 September
—11 October
From
17
66 And remember, it's not just the state you are visiting whose holiday dates you have to think
about — other states having holidays will make other places busy. For example, Queensland is
likely to get busy in 'winter' school holiday times (June/July and September/October) for the
southern states (NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia), when it won't be so warm where they
are, and they will head north!
WANT TO SEE SOME GORGEOUS
BEACHES?
Here’s a few to consider putting on your
itinerary:
57 Mission Beach — I love this beach! It's
hugely long, and while there are houses and
the odd hotel and beach huts next to it, you
can't really see them through the palm trees,
and the sand goes on for miles. View-wise,
there is Dunk island and all the 'family'
islands to look at, and if you miss the height
of 'summer' then the weather is pretty perfect
too. Not to mention you can easily get to the
(Barrier) Reef from here, if you wanted to.
Mission Beach is in Far North Queensland,
around 2 hours (drive) south of Cairns.
58 Belongil Beach and Clark's Beach in Byron
Bay are also on my list of nigh-on perfect
beaches. Admittedly, these are a bit busier,
but you can always head round the corner to
Tallows for a huge expanse of almost empty
beach, and you've got mountains in the
background and surfers and dolphins in the
water, and just a great great beach! I have a
real soft spot for Byron, and the beaches of
northern New South Wales. Maybe they're not
perfect, but they're pretty damn close for me.
These lucky pelicans are having a paddle
on Belongil Beach in Byron Bay (NSW)
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69 Bunker Bay, Cape Naturaliste and other
Margaret River region beaches in Western
Australia are also quite perfect. There's lots of
small beaches and bays to choose from, and
while they can be quite windy (OK, very
windy!), then that's all the better for the surf
(and watching the surfers!). If you are lucky
and come at the right time, you can also see
whales from the beach, passing by on their
migration. That's got to be close to perfect, I
think.
70 Wineglass Bay in Tasmania is only
accessible on a walk or hike, but it is stunning
(and well worth the effort!). You are quite
likely to share the beach with some wildlife
(we met wallabies), so it's not really one for
sunbathing, instead for exploring. Along this
'Freycinet' coast of Tasmania are beaches that
could almost be Caribbean (if you aren't there
in August like we were — the middle of
winter!).
71 And if sand is your thing (and ticking off
an iconic beach — as seen in MANY an advert
for Australia!) — then you need to head to
Whitehaven beach in the Whitsundays. You
can't get much purer silica than this. See it
from above (we took a seaplane!) to really
appreciate its swirls and turns.
72 For a secret Sydney beach — check out
Store Beach by hiring a kayak from Manly and
paddling round to this part of Sydney
Harbour National Park.
73 I would say Bondi is like Brighton in the
UK (except with sand and surfers!) — if you
like your beaches busy, then it's great on a
steaming hot day, if you don't mind the
crowds, and are looking for a bit of fun. But
you know there are countless less busy,
stunningly situated, beautiful beaches in lots
of other locations around Sydney if you make
a little bit more effort to find them (and not
necessarily in a kayak, I might add!).
There are, of course, LOTS more beaches in
Australia, and I have hardly started here with
all the good ones, but I'm not even sure even
I'll ever be able to see them all! What I can say
though, pretty much without a doubt, is that I
am sure you can find your own 'perfect' beach
in Australia without looking too hard.
74 Last, but not least… don’t forget to think
about your accommodation… the right places
to stay will really make your trip to Australia
the dream holiday it should be. Now I might
just know someone who can help you with
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This dramatic aerial view of Bondi Beach and the city of
Sydney beyond was snapped on our seaplane trip
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ABOUT US
Lucy and Andy explain who they are,
and why they are obsessed with
Australian holidays!
To say that Australia is our favourite place to
go on holiday doesn't go near to expressing
how much we LOVE Australian holidays!
We love our trips to Australia, and just can't
help going back again...and again and again
and again. So we like to think we know our
way around a little bit now, and want to share
our love of Australia with you so you can put
together your best holiday Down Under. This
is why we have written this companion, set
up the web site www.inspiredaustralia.com,
and Lucy is always updating her blog with
the latest news and ideas for holidays Down
Under at www.lucylovesaustralia.com
Australia is a wonderful holiday destination.
Whatever month, whatever you like to do, you
can on a trip to Australia. It's that easy. In one
holiday, you can be in a museum or art gallery
in a vibrant city one day, and be snorkelling
over an amazing coral reef the next... or
ballooning over the Outback... or hiking in a
rainforest... or shopping in amazing boutiques...
or just enjoying a perfect espresso in a great
café... sipping wine at a fabulous vineyard...
4WD driving across a sand island... the list goes
on! And on!!
We set up our web sites and accommodation
booking service as it's about what we really
love in life. It combines our 'corporate' talents
of graphic and web design (Andy) and copy
writing, research and promotion (Lucy) with
something we are just totally passionate about.
The aim of our web sites is to share our
knowledge and discoveries. The same is true
for this companion. We have travelled to
Australia on holiday quite a few times now,
and picked up lots of tips on the way — so we
put them altogether so you can benefit from
our experience. We hope they are useful.
You might also want to know that we’re also
available to help you plan and organise your
ideal self-booked stay in Australia.
We like to book our holidays 'independently,'
and put together our own itinerary and places
to stay. We also know, however, just how time
consuming that is (hours—weeks—on the
internet! Not to mention the guidebooks...and
recommendations to consider...). Sometimes,
if you don't know your destination, you can
end up disappointed. Australia is a long way
to go to stay in a boring hotel!
We feel that great accommodation adds to the
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