The Travel Thread

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu May 22, 2008 11:50 am

yeh i been to coral bay before- left in perth winter freezing arses off with wood fire

got there and was lolling about in the ocean within an hour

mental

i'd love to swim with the whale sharks after seeing that thing on 60 mins a few weeks back- thanks for the tip. would be scurry though- they're MASSIVE

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:27 pm

Can anyone comment on Central America, Panama -> Belize?

Also Greek Islands in August?

Also places to go in Vietnam that I might otherwise miss if I was, say, just looking at a Lonley planet book.

Yours most thankfully.

dengelman · Post by **dengelman** » Tue May 27, 2008 1:23 am

jbs: i've hit up central america for a few months. not panama or belize though. belize - great diving, bit of backpacker scene from what i hear. panama would be sick, but ran outta time.

if you want info re guatemala/honduras/nicaragua/costa rica then let me know what your q's are.

farken mad region of the world and reallly great travel as (relatively) short distances, cheap, warm, spanish etc etc etc.

gnat: got inspired much

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:47 am

dengelman wrote:gnat: got inspired much

yeps! decided it's a cheap quick trip

can't WAIT for el questro

dengelman · Post by **dengelman** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:49 pm

gnat wrote:
dengelman wrote:gnat: got inspired much
yeps! decided it's a cheap quick trip

can't WAIT for el questro

dunno about cheap! have you looked at how much it's gonna cost to get a top-model 4wd for 3 weeks (you'll need a good one with full safety kit-up/phone etc for that much wilderness driving) and pay one-way fee from exmouth/start-point to darwin? would be thinking this would be more than 3 fat gorillas just for the car...

not trying to kill the dream - just a long way through the red dirt...

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:29 pm

we're going with intrepid because i'm scurred of wolf creek man

3.5 weeks perth to darwin 3K plus cheapie flights melb- perth and darwin-melbs

too easy

dengelman · Post by **dengelman** » Tue May 27, 2008 8:09 pm

yeah that makes more sense.

3.5 weeks - more realistic time.

plus snooze on the road rather than fear of rolling vehicle...

should be mad mate.

looking fwd to a bit of cable beach sun - just 4 weeks now!

BROOME:
Fine. E/SE winds, fresh this morning.
Maximum temperature: 33

:mustnotwatchwolfcreekmustnotwatchwolfcreek:

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed May 28, 2008 4:59 pm

Come on who has "done" Vietnam.

pref someone who has done Ho Chi Minh -> Hanoi

2 months -> too long or allllll right?

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:06 pm

i ask my bro. he took a few weeks and said it was enough...if not a little rushed.
2 months would be heaps of time i reckon.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:10 pm

jbs wrote:Come on who has "done" Vietnam.

pref someone who has done Ho Chi Minh -> Hanoi

2 months -> too long or allllll right?

i havent 'done' vietnam
but hanoi and halong bay i have done...and can tell you loads

the beauty of vietnam is that the train runs all the way up the country almost on the coast so you can jump on and off when you want...

id say 2 months is AGES, one month or six weeks plenty...
where else you goin jbs?

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:22 pm

Vietnam, Tokyo, Hawaii, San Fran, LA, Las Vegas, Miami, Panama to Belize wanderings, New York, Switzerland, London, Barcalona, spain wanderings, greek to italy wanderings. Eurpean wanderings.

Hometime.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:25 pm

farkin hell.

well id give vietnam a month max wit that schedule...

halong bay is a must.,..

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:25 pm

i'm pretty sure i've already made my hatred pretty clear.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:27 pm

wtf!!! no iceland??!?!?!

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:31 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:farkin hell.

well id give vietnam a month max wit that schedule...

halong bay is a must.,..

Where did you go in Thailand? How did it compare to Vietnam?

Maybe we shall pop into both.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:38 pm

vietnam is very 'cultural' imho.
as in, most of the tourists i saw were old and grey, and on tours and the like.

its more expensive than thailand
cold in the north, and i found the people a bit more 'french' in their attitude to me than the thais or the cambodians...

as in, not speaking english when they can etc.

thailand has it all and then some, which is why so many people go there worldwide.
cheap cheap everything, fantastic beaches and loads of em, islands the best thing there and i havent been to chaing mai but would go next time (in the north the old city)

bangkok is full on and not for the faint hearted or person in need of relaxation.

if your in that area id reccomend cambodia or laos for the best experience...best prices..best people...

laos is the only place in south east asia i havent been, and im an idiot.
next time I head that way ,laos is gonna be A1 destination...

Lephrenic · Post by **Lephrenic** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:45 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:if your in that area id reccomend cambodia or laos for the best experience...

Yeah, you might as well. Friend of mine came back with some amazing photos from Cambodia.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:57 pm

jbs wrote:Come on who has "done" Vietnam.

pref someone who has done Ho Chi Minh -> Hanoi

2 months -> too long or allllll right?

I've done Vietnam. Loved it. Went to Hanoi, Halong bay, Hue, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City, and Can Tho in 2.5 weeks. We spent the longest time in Hoi An because it was the most relaxing and chilled out.

I like the colonial history of Hanoi. Did 4 days there, with an overnighter on a junk in Halong bay. Halong Bay is a must do! We opted for an expensive boat and were stuffed to the gills with the excellent food served at meal times. Drinks were expensive so we took some rice vodka along (but I drank too much and spent all night being sick

) Had some cool ppl on our boat.

From there we did the o'night train to Hue. We didnt really like the vibe of this town, so we did a tour to the DMZ (demilitarised zone) which was very informative and good to see the countryside. Then we bused it to Hoi An, with some beautiful scenery on the way through the mountains.

Hoi An turned into a 5 day stay so we could wander the markets, do cooking classes, read, drink, do nothing, get clothes made, eat all the great food. Did a day trip to My Son to see the Cham ruins bombed by the Americans.

Flew from Danang to HCMC as my tall ex-partner was sick of being crammed into the bus seats and the flight was cheap.

Did 4 days or so in HCMC city. Did overnight trip of Mekong Delta which was cool. Included a visit to Cu Chi tunnels which were a stark contrast and more claustrophobic than the underground town we had seen in the DMZ.

Travel was piss easy to organise. Loads of ppl speak english. Hotels were cheap and you can haggle them for prices. My only regret was not getting to Sapa, but I'll do that next time.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed May 28, 2008 7:03 pm

I don't know much about Thailand apart from

a) lonely Planet
b) mad raves

If I want dope islands and beach antics (no rave pls) with ~1 month to kill where should I fly into and out of.

I realise I can look this up but i prefer recommendations really.

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu May 29, 2008 12:14 pm

dengelman wrote:yeah that makes more sense.

3.5 weeks - more realistic time.

plus snooze on the road rather than fear of rolling vehicle...

should be mad mate.

looking fwd to a bit of cable beach sun - just 4 weeks now!

BROOME:
Fine. E/SE winds, fresh this morning.
Maximum temperature: 33
:mustnotwatchwolfcreekmustnotwatchwolfcreek:

yeh don't watch him! mad scurry and he's still out there- hey never caught him

you'll have an ace time mister- wil have to compare notes over gins on your return

they do the whale shark swimming at ningaloo. my trav partner was all like yeh, are they like dolphins? haha i'm going to leave the size of them out of the convo i think

jbs, we hit north coast of kho phangan- was remote and beautiful, bottle beach or haad khuat magnificent (hot bo ghetto tip this one)

1.5 hour jungle jeep mission to get there

magic

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:54 pm

HELLO THAILAND!

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:05 pm

India went to Chang Mai and Chang Rai

looks amazing and jungley

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10304339@N ... 934728765/

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Thu May 29, 2008 2:22 pm

gnat wrote: jbs, we hit north coast of kho phangan- was remote and beautiful, bottle beach or haad khuat magnificent (hot bo ghetto tip this one)

1.5 hour jungle jeep mission to get there

magic

word. you can fly into phuket and then island hop on the ferry on the west coast, stoppiung off at the islands you like for a few nights etc or go across to the east coast and hit kho phangan...
which IS the full moon part island but only on one beach, get on a long boat and head away from haad rin and youll LOVE it.

would aviod kho samui as its the main 'tourist' island but ko chang is supposed to be gorgeous and is on the east too.

bottle beach on kho phangan = win.
i only discovered it on a snorkeling trip so didnt get time to stay there
but if its you and your lady and you want postcard beach with few peeps and amazing jungle, thats where its at...

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu May 29, 2008 3:50 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:bottle beach

lol, sounds like it's down in frankston

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:50 pm

Question:

I am going round the world for 12 months.I want to be in the UK from month 6 with the option of working ie: On a working VISA.

A Visa consultant from the UK embassy just told me this is impossible. I'd need to come back to NZ/AU after six months, then apply wait and go back to the UK due to not being able to apply unless I am entering in the next 3 months.

???

Surely lots of people do this???

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:17 am

nyone got good places they have stayed in berlin? food? drinks?

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:45 am

berlin is rad nic but i cannot recall any stand out food or beverage places

it was all about checkpoint charlie museum, the scunge of the main train station, getting jipped in street gambling on k'dam and getting caught up in an anti NATO rally. mad skinheads and punks, tanks and tear gas for real- better that love parade

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:29 am

I literally cannot stop thinking about my trip at the end of the year.....

Nippon, Beijing, Hong Kong

I might do some more provincial China in between the big cities.

got 6-7 months of saving ahead though

makes it seam like a longer time than it really is

Post by **huge** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:38 pm

you should be sweet in china if you dont manage to save as much as you would like. you can live like a king over there on a 15k a year salary lol.

make sure you head south.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:14 pm

huge wrote:make sure you head south.

explain

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:21 pm

Looks like Sammy & I will be heading to NYC in August.

Does anyone know any websites with info on happenings?

I've been there before, but that was back in '99

Post by **lynt** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:42 pm

deviant wrote:
huge wrote:make sure you head south.
explain

She'll thank you for it.

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:16 pm

chortled

quick · Post by **quick** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:37 pm

lynt wrote:
deviant wrote:
huge wrote:make sure you head south.
explain
She'll thank you for it.

cj the taniwha · Post by **cj the taniwha** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:59 pm

Going up to North QLD for a week in July, struggling to find accomodation in Port Douglas or anywhere north of Cairns. Anyone got any reccomendations. We want a 2bdr house or apartment.

Ta much.

Post by **huge** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:12 pm

just got back from FNQ visiting my bro. pretty shithouse place to have a holiday imo lol.

there are a few backpackerish type places on the road just north of Palm Cove right on the beaches. not really house style tho.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:02 am

cj the taniwha wrote:Going up to North QLD for a week in July, struggling to find accomodation in Port Douglas or anywhere north of Cairns. Anyone got any reccomendations. We want a 2bdr house or apartment.

Ta much.

It's peak season up there bro. good luck.

Camping is a good option. I think i sent you a link to the place I stayed at in Cape Trib yeah?

Post by **huge** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:43 am

yer they just took the stinger nets down. there are butloads of fat brighton people and pommy backpackers all over the place.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:17 am

cj the taniwha wrote:Going up to North QLD for a week in July, struggling to find accomodation in Port Douglas or anywhere north of Cairns. Anyone got any reccomendations. We want a 2bdr house or apartment.

Ta much.

My olds just got back form one month of driving a camper van round North QLD and NT. They said some of the parks were great and people were friendly.
Trailerpark holiday FTW.

cj the taniwha · Post by **cj the taniwha** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:47 pm

Thanks for all the help people, might do the camping mission and spend $$ on other stuff.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:18 pm

Blaxter wrote: driving a camper van round North QLD and NT.

Would love to do that

check these (or similar) out CJ....

http://www.britz.com.au/campervan-hire-australia

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:38 pm

berlin

sick city, best place ill ever go. will go again asap

awesome tracklist - massive parks, shops, 'cultural' activities, rent bikes, hardly any cars, food food food, drink drink drink, bars raves gutters, cheapish, proper public transport. going to rent an apartment there for a month and get fat and do some pictures tbh.

Post by **huge** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:54 pm

sick. will go one day tbh

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:00 pm

do it
quit work today imo

sten · Post by **sten** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:01 pm

imo imo imo

Post by **huge** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:01 am

shit. might you know tbh

elysium · Post by **elysium** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:37 am

nic wrote:berlin
sick city, best place ill ever go. will go
awesome tracklist - massive parks, shops, 'cultural' activities, rent bikes, hardly any cars, food food food, drink drink drink, bars raves gutters, cheapish, proper public transport. going to rent an apartment there for a month and get fat and do some pictures tbh.

Berlin

We got to go there for our work retreat this year! It was a very different experience from being there backpacking in 2002, but it was just good to be back. I would love to live there. Best bars and clubs and architecture and art and apfelkuchen ever!

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:13 pm

I saw the Word Travels TV show on National Geographic channel this Friday evening 8pm ish. The blonde co-host, Julia Dimon, is one of my dearest friends in the world, she's from Toronto. Surreal to see.

I did the website for them, one of my finest pieces of work, check it - www.wordtravels.tv

Seasons 2 & 3 are being filmed at the moment, Julia & Robin are heading to Sri Lanka next week, and I'm upgrading the website a little bit.

Good show, good places, and they're funny.

ADD_Boy · Post by **ADD_Boy** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:15 pm

Berlin rocks!!!!

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:21 pm

huge wrote:yer they just took the stinger nets down. there are butloads of fat brighton people and pommy backpackers all over the place.

i never go up north for the beaches, too briney and stingers all the time...
its all about the waterholes...of which there are many...

hike away from beach = less tourists, less sun, less yobbos

me goin to cairns this weekend for four day quick jaunt for a party...
if you go north, hire a car and check out waterholes, all the way up to daintree...

fucking beautiful.

i am thinking of ten days in japan with old friend in sept....
flying into osaka...
but other bestie is in hokkaido...
hrmmm....could be tricky

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