The Travel Thread

argument · Post by **argument** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:56 am

breaksRbest wrote:That's where we're going

No it isn't!

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:57 pm

I am so utterly in love with Tokyo.

Amazing place!

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:59 pm

Is there a Tokyo equiv of Mbeats?

Post by **lynt** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:15 pm

Hatsudai-san そして Robert Gee-san

Post by **system** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:53 pm

gnat wrote:anyone here familiar with walkerville at wilsons prom?

sorry that i missed this question.

gnat, my folks have had a holiday house there for years. walkerville's an awesome spot, surrounded by national parks. you can see the prom clearly over waratah bay too.

if you've already gone, hope you had a good time - if not, enjoy! fish creek pub on the way in is mandatory for a traditional victorian country pub fix.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:10 am

thanks sys

no we not yet gone

walkerville is the place then!

bring the summer adventures

Post by **huge** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:22 pm

im going to perth tomorrow. what is there to do there? drink swan lager? fly miniscule airplanes thru gates at high speeds? throw a slurpee at Karl Langdon?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:25 pm

LOL - There is actually more in that comment that the Tourism WA's new campaign!

Great beaches though.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:42 pm

perth is awesome huge

how long you there? go to leederville for a mad cosmos kebab- chicken and grilled mashed spud kebab for the win. cafe 130 for teh mad coffee

cab to scarborough beach late arv for sunset fish and chips from peter's by the sea and swim

i love perth. boo to haters

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:46 pm

hahaha, just jokes Natwa. I've only been on work for a few days.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:52 pm

how do you spell the sound of a raspberry?

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:54 pm

I wish i knew so I could come back, but I don't and can't figure it out so I'm just going to ring tech support again and find out when the hell i can get back on my email!

Post by **huge** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:58 pm

going till friday. not too far away from scarborough beach actually.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:03 pm

beers at the local- the lookout ftw- balc stylez

if u get down to cottesloe or freo also good options. lunch at the obh or the cott overlooking the sea ftw

hans is northbridge for cheap fast asian food. free chroming dero with every dumpling

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:06 pm

get on a charter huge theres some massive 10KG+ snapper getting about in those waters.

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:58 pm

huge wrote:going till friday. not too far away from scarborough beach actually.

go to balthazar for dinner. in the city and just fantastic.

there's a good breakfast place near scarborough near the OBH ... right over the beach. Freo is worth a look ... lots of good golf courses too if you're into it.

I love Perth, am there every 2-3 weeks for work and it's a nice place.

Post by **huge** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:22 pm

sweet as. thanks ben. still yet to find out where im staying booo

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:41 am

today i am obsessed with morocco.

my mom went there on a big tour of europe when she was 21 and marrakesh was her fav place.

prolly wouldnt do alone, may even have to join some interpid/gap trip even...cbf with extra stress finding accom etc etc.

hmmmmmm.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:05 am

oh man...morocco is incredible. I'd kill to go back there...in fact, I'll have to one day.

Will have to check my diary...a bit scetchy on the names, but I think it was something like:

Casablanca -> Fes -> Erfoud -> Erg Chebbi -> Ouazazate -> Marrakech -> Essaouira -> Marrakech

Fucking amazing. Will have to sit down and tell you about it. Way to much to write here. Have many mnay photos to inspire you too. Do eeeeeeeeeeet!

JEALOUS!

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:55 am

ohhh thats right, you been there!

got inspired after reading about trip with interpid.

will pick your brains soon babe

could be my goal for travel in 09!

Post by **system** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:58 am

gnat wrote:walkerville is the place then!

bring the summer adventures

will be funny if tales of your antics make it back through the grapevine.

shepherd wrote:
huge wrote:going till friday. not too far away from scarborough beach actually.
go to balthazar for dinner. in the city and just fantastic.

there's a good breakfast place near scarborough near the OBH ... right over the beach. Freo is worth a look ... lots of good golf courses too if you're into it.

I love Perth, am there every 2-3 weeks for work and it's a nice place.

definitely duck down to fremantle. it's worth the trip - could easily live there.

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:34 pm

i am in singapore for 3 days in december - anyone got any singapore must-do's aside have a drink at raffles?

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:54 pm

shepherd wrote:i am in singapore for 3 days in december - anyone got any singapore must-do's aside have a drink at raffles?

Eat as much grilled stingray as you can. Sooooo good!

In fact all the food from the markets there is amazing. Beer can be expensive though!

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:06 pm

system wrote:
gnat wrote:walkerville is the place then!

bring the summer adventures

will be funny if tales of your antics make it back through the grapevine.

hahahaha- wouldn't it?!

. it's possible..

GK morocco is teh awesome. absolutely LOVED it also. highly recommend

Post by **lynt** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:07 pm

Stupid dollar.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:28 pm

lynt wrote:Stupid dollar.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:01 pm

so.....

what does everyone do for money OS??????

is it best to exchange all your money for cash? how do travelers cheques work? anyone use them?

ANZ have a travel-visa debit card... But you can only load it up with USD (at a 1.1% fee) then you still pay a conversion fee at ATMs for other currency (none for EFTPOS), apparently this is cheaper than the fee for a normal debit card though...... not sure which is the best option??? this debit card seems confusing to me :-/

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:16 pm

depends on where you are going. (as in, are there ATMS or not many? etc)
your goin to japan right, so should be fine everywhere i think?

but i take a mix of USD in cash, credit card/debit card and travellers cheques.

travellers cheques are like cash with insurance kinda.
you sign them when you buy em, and they cannot be cashed unless you sign them again on the spot.
you record the # of them, and if they are stolen you can put a stop on them.

credit card/debit card really handy as some places wont take cash.
def need cold hard cash too at all times, just leave it locked in hotel room (with passport, in safe if poss.) and take what you need each day.
i am onto my stuff when travelling, have been pickpocketed and stranded in nepal as a result, but unless your REALLY anal (like me!) dont carry all your options in the one place...

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:18 pm

oh and PS, youll pay conversion fee at ATMs OR when coverting travellers cheques. you cant avoid it really!

also, dont exchange $ in airports. higher rates, like the food!

Post by **lynt** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:20 pm

Japan is sweet for withdrawing cash.

Don't use conversion stalls, they'll rip you hard. Just withdraw what cash you need. Cop the international transfer fee and drink fucking sake.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:31 pm

the man knows.

in japan just withdraw heaps at ATM. always best rate. I got WAY better rate at ATM than at money converter places, more than enough to cover the conversion fee.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:38 pm

there you go, from the sake drinker's mouths

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:05 pm

desert tek
http://monkey-family.fr/middleeasttek_2008.htm

menace · Post by **menace** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:52 am

taking cash and traveller cheque . .. is for wood ducks only
atm /cc best bet ... if you use it wisely ...

plastic is the way of the future ...

nic · Post by **nic** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:22 am

lol travellers cheques
iv never seen one tbh :1

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:40 am

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/ ... 21361.html

how dollar will affect travellers.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:33 am

menace wrote:taking cash and traveller cheque . .. is for wood ducks only

depends what countries you are going to.

spiral > where is that? looks great! and hot....

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:37 pm

Cirrus Maestro cards (eftpos) are best value for money when travelling.

$4 (or so) fee. NO currency conversion fees (3% most credit cards)

If Cirrus Maestro cards are not accepted, VisaPLUS is your next best bet.

dont know about travellers cheques. never used them.

ferg · Post by **ferg** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:48 pm

the japanese post office and bank of japan atms were the only ones i could use with my UK cards, the rest of them only worked for japanese cards so make sure you know where you can get cash before you run out

tokyo is an amazin city, i wish i had of booked more than a week there on my way here, i would recommend it to anyone, anyone whio likes mental big cities that is

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:57 pm

For anyone with food allergies traveling to non English speaking countries you can order cards from www.selectwisely.com

I wish I'd done this before my Japan trips

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:42 pm

ADD_Boy wrote:Cirrus Maestro cards (eftpos) are best value for money when travelling.

$4 (or so) fee. NO currency conversion fees (3% most credit cards)

If Cirrus Maestro cards are not accepted, VisaPLUS is your next best bet.

dont know about travellers cheques. never used them.

ANZ have a TRAVEL VISA Debit card.... is it worth it? My normal Debit card and my Credit card are both ANZplus anyways... might just use them,..

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:58 pm

i always load my visa with cash before heading o/s

when it's gone it starts racking credit

ace

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:05 pm

Not sure about that Deviant. I am always sceptical about special cards, eg travel visa, cause the tend to have some special charge.

I am with Nat, i tend to put over 50% of my cash on credit card and use that to pay for all accomm and larger expenses. Depending on how safe where i am is, then take out cash in local currency as less often as possible. Athough, if I am somewhere sketchy i would prefer to pay the extra $4 fee each time i take out money and have less on me than risk loosing hundreds.

retzie · Post by **retzie** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:10 pm

deviant wrote:ANZ have a travel-visa debit card... But you can only load it up with USD (at a 1.1% fee) then you still pay a conversion fee at ATMs for other currency (none for EFTPOS), apparently this is cheaper than the fee for a normal debit card though...... not sure which is the best option??? this debit card seems confusing to me :-/

Sounds like a rip

. I always use the Visa debit card attached to my account overseas - get hit with the cash advance fee whenever you withdraw cash ($3.50), but that's it. No charge for when you use it as a credit card. Has never gone wrong for me.

If you're really paranoid, you could get one of the independent prepaid card thingos (I think one of 'ems called Cash Passport), put fuck-all on it and if the card attached to your account doesn't work directly, load up the prepaid online. Seems like overkill though

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:22 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:
menace wrote:
spiral > where is that? looks great! and hot....

jordan

Post by **lynt** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:16 pm

deviant wrote:
ADD_Boy wrote:Cirrus Maestro cards (eftpos) are best value for money when travelling.

$4 (or so) fee. NO currency conversion fees (3% most credit cards)

If Cirrus Maestro cards are not accepted, VisaPLUS is your next best bet.

dont know about travellers cheques. never used them.
ANZ have a TRAVEL VISA Debit card.... is it worth it? My normal Debit card and my Credit card are both ANZplus anyways... might just use them,..

By the time you get to Japan, you'll be selling the cards for plastic just to get a meal. Stupid dollar ass.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:25 pm

gone up by 10yen today.... hopefully will continue

Post by **lynt** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:27 pm

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:40 am

spiral wrote:
ghetto kitty wrote:
menace wrote:
spiral > where is that? looks great! and hot....
jordan

wow, havent heard much of parties in jordan!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:40 pm

lynt wrote:......and drink fucking sake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sake_bomb