Can prolly has some sort of travel-money-debit-card thingo. Travelex and similar do pre-loaded cards - I'm sure they would let you load it up with USD now (how much they will charge you to keep it there for a while is another question...)ghetto kitty wrote:direkt - um, your right i guess, dont usually carry that much cash on me but guess i will be if thats the case huh?
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ghetto kitty wrote:yes arlo.
so should i buy USD now while its downish?
I don't think it'll recover too soon.
but it will fluctuate up and down for a while.
maybe buy if it gets to 1.05
but other than that, who knows.
I'd say you won't be able to assume the U$ will go back up soon.
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retzie - yup they has those at ANZ, will check out...
travellers cheques are so 80's hahaha
and yes arlo , im watching it for a while i reckon, anyone know a good site to track dolla last few months?
travellers cheques are so 80's hahaha
and yes arlo , im watching it for a while i reckon, anyone know a good site to track dolla last few months?
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I'm going to NZ tomorrow. yay!
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Here is XE's AUD vs USD for the past year. You can change the currencies, timeframe, etc.ghetto kitty wrote:anyone know a good site to track dolla last few months?
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thanks lady, i knew someone would know the exact page. god $ and numbers & charts are SO not my thing
looks like now is as good a time as ever to buy really...
looks like now is as good a time as ever to buy really...
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any tips for mclarenvale SA kids? want to do a 4 day driving tour taking in beach, wineries, wilunga markets, walks and food
what's the best area to stay in? heaps of accom at aldinga beach it seems.
what's the best area to stay in? heaps of accom at aldinga beach it seems.
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gf is in kolkata atm on a trip with the ngo she works for
they're only there for a couple of weeks and have a flat out itinerary every day, but can do what they want at night. none of em have been before so they dun really know where's good to go
anyone been who knows where to have fun at night in kolkata? witty?
they're only there for a couple of weeks and have a flat out itinerary every day, but can do what they want at night. none of em have been before so they dun really know where's good to go
anyone been who knows where to have fun at night in kolkata? witty?
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Argh so jealous! Which NGO does she work for? I'll give her tips if she gets me a job.
There's a club called The Basement (under hotel Samilton on Sarat Bose Rd) that often has decent beats on weekends. Almost became part of the furniture.
There are a few clubs/bars at the Park Hotel complex on Park St. Someplace Else often has live music during the week and open mic nights from time to time.
If she's staying around dirty old Sudder St she should check out the Fairlawn Hotel (thurs nights my NGO has a handicrafts stall which is worth a look). Good beer garden and cheapish beer. There's Blue & Beyond on Lindsay St opposite New Market which is a wicked rooftop bar. Also, Urban Desi which also has a rad balcony bar and shisha pipes...cheaper than B&B. It's on Camac St above Fort Knox mall.
Umm, I could go. If she has any more questions pm me. I could rabbit on forever. Now I'm secondhomesick!
There's a club called The Basement (under hotel Samilton on Sarat Bose Rd) that often has decent beats on weekends. Almost became part of the furniture.
There are a few clubs/bars at the Park Hotel complex on Park St. Someplace Else often has live music during the week and open mic nights from time to time.
If she's staying around dirty old Sudder St she should check out the Fairlawn Hotel (thurs nights my NGO has a handicrafts stall which is worth a look). Good beer garden and cheapish beer. There's Blue & Beyond on Lindsay St opposite New Market which is a wicked rooftop bar. Also, Urban Desi which also has a rad balcony bar and shisha pipes...cheaper than B&B. It's on Camac St above Fort Knox mall.
Umm, I could go. If she has any more questions pm me. I could rabbit on forever. Now I'm secondhomesick!
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wow thanks
she volunteers for Friends Of Kolkata.......dunno if they have any jobs available lol
are you still in india?
she volunteers for Friends Of Kolkata.......dunno if they have any jobs available lol
are you still in india?
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Nope. Got back a few weeks ago but hopefully going back next year. Missing it like mad.
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she just texted me to say thanks
FOK consists entirely of volunteers so no jobs unfortunately
she said she'd give you 300 rupees and some misti instead
i have no idea what that means
FOK consists entirely of volunteers so no jobs unfortunately
she said she'd give you 300 rupees and some misti instead
i have no idea what that means
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is it just me (or the places I'm looking at) but did the cost of flights just go up a shitload? a few months ago a flight to the states was only about $1K
hmmmm, annoying
hmmmm, annoying
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China pics!
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hard time with a 4yo but wow - food and culture wise, incredible
feral toilets though
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feral toilets though
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They vary wildly these days. Depending when you travel, prices can hike by $2k . Qantas has a <$1k sale going to promote their new Dallas route - travel in May, I think? Not really doing much of a job of promoting DFW, though, since LAX is also on sale and cheaper...deviant wrote:a few months ago a flight to the states was only about $1K
Where/when you goin'??
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just musing about possible travel later in the year.... just exploring prices of different places.. US, UK, Europe etc...
all seam quite exxy at the moment. Even bangkok is >$800 now... was only $550 when I went 12 months ago.
all seam quite exxy at the moment. Even bangkok is >$800 now... was only $550 when I went 12 months ago.
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$800 return to bangers is standard imo.
flights to the states have been around $2k return for a loooong time, only getting cheaper lately.
flights to the states have been around $2k return for a loooong time, only getting cheaper lately.
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yeah, i was expecting flights to be cheaper. looking at over $100 to go to sydney for a weekend which was a bit of a surprise.
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yeah, but that's just it, they were really cheap a month or so back (around $1K)... EDIT: actually mid last year too...ghetto kitty wrote:$800 return to bangers is standard imo.
flights to the states have been around $2k return for a loooong time, only getting cheaper lately.
but not any more
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i dunno you guys....
i think everyone got used to the recent price wars, all those flights sound pretty standard to me tbh!
i think everyone got used to the recent price wars, all those flights sound pretty standard to me tbh!
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I don't want standard goddamit! I want $1K to NYC :BOOHOO:
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pffft.
consider yourself lucky you ever got the prices you did last year.
in the future air travel is gonna be only for the mega rich imho. and tbh, its bad for the environment for all us middle class people jetting all over at a moments notice so perhaps not such a bad thing.
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consider yourself lucky you ever got the prices you did last year.
in the future air travel is gonna be only for the mega rich imho. and tbh, its bad for the environment for all us middle class people jetting all over at a moments notice so perhaps not such a bad thing.
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You can has. You just have to fly in May.deviant wrote:I don't want standard goddamit! I want $1K to NYC :BOOHOO:
The price wars have only ever brought the non-peak flights down. Over Christmas, AU - US flights have still been up around $3k. Why I always visit in winter, let me show you. (Well, that, and the 3 months off.)
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may is no goog... need to save $$$ n stuff...
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BU cheap fairs to LA in August/September - 1100 return...
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just want to check, anyone else going to be Europe way over the next 8-9 months? I will be and a meet up o/s is always fun...
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im going to book a trip to Uluru soon, I need to go see it!
anyone been, got tips etc re accom?
flying into alice, rent a car and drive 3 hours to the rock seems to be the way to go...
thinking 2 nights there, is there anywhere else awesome to stay for 1-2 nights up there?
any help appreciated!
anyone been, got tips etc re accom?
flying into alice, rent a car and drive 3 hours to the rock seems to be the way to go...
thinking 2 nights there, is there anywhere else awesome to stay for 1-2 nights up there?
any help appreciated!
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i went when i was 8, so remember not much, accept it was awesome.... sorry Kitty
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Look what Oprah has done. Now the rock is going to be swarming with yanks!
It is worth seeing Bo. There are some other bits and pieces to see in the area but really Alice is the only place to stay with in coooeeee of the rock. It really is in the middle of nowhere.
It is worth seeing Bo. There are some other bits and pieces to see in the area but really Alice is the only place to stay with in coooeeee of the rock. It really is in the middle of nowhere.
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HEY! (would you believe I am going with a fellow yank hahah)
Yeah it looks that way. Fark everything is so expensive up there. But i dun wanna stay in a divey place.
im happy with two nights tbh, one sunrise n one sunset, then drive to alice n fly back.
any accom options anyone can help me with would be great, all the tourism websites are gash.
Yeah it looks that way. Fark everything is so expensive up there. But i dun wanna stay in a divey place.
im happy with two nights tbh, one sunrise n one sunset, then drive to alice n fly back.
any accom options anyone can help me with would be great, all the tourism websites are gash.
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Me no helpy. I always use trip advisor though to find user reviews on accomm anywhere in world.
www.tripadvisor.com.au
www.tripadvisor.com.au
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yeah, tripadvisor can be good, can also be really niggly asshole tourists who expect everything to be like home
still, will check it out...
still, will check it out...
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Depending how cozy y'all are... http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37839
Not a personal recommendation, but AirBnB has yet to do me wrong.
Not a personal recommendation, but AirBnB has yet to do me wrong.
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heheh
yeah i dont think i want to stay in alice - too far from uluru.
http://www.ayersrockresort.com.au/sails/ this place looks good. its gonna be exe but fuckit.
yeah i dont think i want to stay in alice - too far from uluru.
http://www.ayersrockresort.com.au/sails/ this place looks good. its gonna be exe but fuckit.
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ive decided that taking person from desert to desert is not the most exciting adventure i can plan.
now thinking cape tribulation and cairns.
free accom in cairns, rent a bomb, and stay somewhere nice at cape trib. Daintree is totes amazing.
now thinking cape tribulation and cairns.
free accom in cairns, rent a bomb, and stay somewhere nice at cape trib. Daintree is totes amazing.
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saving for South Africa to head to False Bay to go see the jumping white sharks.
might take a while to save for, but i really want to go see them
might take a while to save for, but i really want to go see them
live your life like every week is shark week
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nic... i will be doing Estonia and surrounds in June... come... then some fests in Germany near Berlin in July
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want to japan
but i keep spending money on useless crap
but i keep spending money on useless crap
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I want to go somewhere too... I have the same problem CoB
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my FNQ plans did not remember Yasi - will cape trib be fucked?
great ocean road?
HALP people!
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suggestions?
great ocean road?
HALP people!
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GK - Kakadu? If you find a good 'un, let me know - can mebbe has in July.
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dan - yeah nah blue mountains. too similar to AZ!
retzie - kakadu hmmm. tbh thinking now that driving off down great ocean road is still pretty epic, and cheapish.
retzie - kakadu hmmm. tbh thinking now that driving off down great ocean road is still pretty epic, and cheapish.
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Yeah, I've been watching a pom I know post all these photos of Hanging Rock, Lorne and 'Kangaroo!!" on FB. Melbs and surrounds are pretty special tbh, so you prolly don't need to try too hard. Just bring him to laneway bars, the sea and Healesville Sanctuary
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