Buying a mozzy net - UK or Cairns?

I've got 6 hours in Cairns so I reckon I can get into town
and pick up some of the "essentials" for PNG - does that make
sense? How long does it take to get into Cairns by bus?
(Cairns airport site is b****y useless). Where do I find
the right sort of shop?

I figure this stuff (mosquito net, decent insect repellent)
must be cheaper than in the UK (where it's hardly mainstream).

Beginning to feel I should have just started one single thread
called "my trip"!

--
"I was nauseous and tingly all over.
I was either in love or I had smallpox."

Probably simpler to get both in New Guinea!~!

However - Cairns airport is less than 30 minutes from the city centre. Any
supermarket will stock insect repellant, mosquito nets - not sure. Just
maybe Target or Big W, but more likely a camping store (you'd actually
probably be better going to one of the suburban shopping centres - Westcourt
Plaza or Smithfield Shopping Centre, which is close to the airport).




"Mary Pegg" wrote in message
...
I've got 6 hours in Cairns so I reckon I can get into town
and pick up some of the "essentials" for PNG - does that make
sense? How long does it take to get into Cairns by bus?
(Cairns airport site is b****y useless). Where do I find
the right sort of shop?

I figure this stuff (mosquito net, decent insect repellent)
must be cheaper than in the UK (where it's hardly mainstream).

Beginning to feel I should have just started one single thread
called "my trip"!

--
"I was nauseous and tingly all over.
I was either in love or I had smallpox."

A Mate wrote:

Probably simpler to get both in New Guinea!~!

Is that from personal experience? I really don't want to get there
and find the country's run out...

However - Cairns airport is less than 30 minutes from the city centre. Any
supermarket will stock insect repellant, mosquito nets - not sure. Just
maybe Target or Big W, but more likely a camping store (you'd actually
probably be better going to one of the suburban shopping centres -
Westcourt Plaza or Smithfield Shopping Centre, which is close to the
airport).

How would I get there? Few bucks in a cab?

Got any idea of costs? I'm looking at the 20GBP = 45 AUD mark here
for a straightforward treated single bed sized one.

--
"I was nauseous and tingly all over.
I was either in love or I had smallpox."

"Mary Pegg" wrote in message
...
A Mate wrote:

Probably simpler to get both in New Guinea!~!

Is that from personal experience? I really don't want to get there
and find the country's run out...

However - Cairns airport is less than 30 minutes from the city centre.
Any
supermarket will stock insect repellant, mosquito nets - not sure. Just
maybe Target or Big W, but more likely a camping store (you'd actually
probably be better going to one of the suburban shopping centres -
Westcourt Plaza or Smithfield Shopping Centre, which is close to the
airport).

How would I get there? Few bucks in a cab?

Got any idea of costs? I'm looking at the 20GBP = 45 AUD mark here
for a straightforward treated single bed sized one.

--
My recent experience of a trip to the UK is that everything
in Australia except motor vehicles seems to be about half
the price, or we pay in dollars what you pay for in pounds.
However a 6 hour stop over in Cairns is not a guarantee of
having 6 hours to go shopping - cuctoms clearance, do you
have the appropriate entry tourist visa, will the aircraft
arrive on time......etc etc. Pay my return airfare to Cairns
from Brisbane and I'll meet you a the gate with 4 cans
of Aeroguard, a mozzie net, 1 mozzie candle for each
day's stay in PNG, 3 cases of beer (to help forget the
mozzie bites on the bits you did not cover with Aeroguard).

Roger & Lorraine Martin wrote:

My recent experience of a trip to the UK is that everything
in Australia except motor vehicles seems to be about half
the price, or we pay in dollars what you pay for in pounds.

Yep, the exchange rate seems pretty favourable right now.

However a 6 hour stop over in Cairns is not a guarantee of
having 6 hours to go shopping - cuctoms clearance, do you
have the appropriate entry tourist visa, will the aircraft
arrive on time......etc etc. Pay my return airfare to Cairns

True, but I figure there's bound to be at least an hour in
which to wave some notes at a cabbie and say "take me to the
Mozz shop".

from Brisbane and I'll meet you a the gate with 4 cans
of Aeroguard, a mozzie net, 1 mozzie candle for each
day's stay in PNG, 3 cases of beer (to help forget the
mozzie bites on the bits you did not cover with Aeroguard).

That bad, huh? Will mostly be in the Highlands...

--
"I was nauseous and tingly all over.
I was either in love or I had smallpox."

Mary,

Prices of mosquito nets at Aussie Disposals who sell camping gear are as
follows:

Single $13.95
Double $16.95
Queen $19.95

Unfortunately there are no Aussie Disposal stores in Cairns.

Here is the URL: http://www.aussiedisposals.com.au/adsearch.asp

You can purchase online - How long have you got before you leave?

You will get repellent at any pharmacy or supermarket. There may be a
pharmacy at the airport.

Julie,
Melbourne, Australia

"Mary Pegg" wrote in message
...
Roger & Lorraine Martin wrote:

My recent experience of a trip to the UK is that everything
in Australia except motor vehicles seems to be about half
the price, or we pay in dollars what you pay for in pounds.

Yep, the exchange rate seems pretty favourable right now.

However a 6 hour stop over in Cairns is not a guarantee of
having 6 hours to go shopping - cuctoms clearance, do you
have the appropriate entry tourist visa, will the aircraft
arrive on time......etc etc. Pay my return airfare to Cairns

True, but I figure there's bound to be at least an hour in
which to wave some notes at a cabbie and say "take me to the
Mozz shop".

from Brisbane and I'll meet you a the gate with 4 cans
of Aeroguard, a mozzie net, 1 mozzie candle for each
day's stay in PNG, 3 cases of beer (to help forget the
mozzie bites on the bits you did not cover with Aeroguard).

That bad, huh? Will mostly be in the Highlands...

--
"I was nauseous and tingly all over.
I was either in love or I had smallpox."

Yeah!! and NO!! I have worked in PNG, but not recently.

If you arrive in Cairns on an International flight - and have to clear
Immigration and Customs, and your plane is on time................ but
remember - in these interesting times you are supposed to check in for
International Flights 3 hours before departure - and PNG is an International
destination from Cairns!!


"Mary Pegg" wrote in message
...
A Mate wrote:

Probably simpler to get both in New Guinea!~!

Is that from personal experience? I really don't want to get there
and find the country's run out...

However - Cairns airport is less than 30 minutes from the city centre.
Any
supermarket will stock insect repellant, mosquito nets - not sure. Just
maybe Target or Big W, but more likely a camping store (you'd actually
probably be better going to one of the suburban shopping centres -
Westcourt Plaza or Smithfield Shopping Centre, which is close to the
airport).

How would I get there? Few bucks in a cab?

Got any idea of costs? I'm looking at the 20GBP = 45 AUD mark here
for a straightforward treated single bed sized one.

--
"I was nauseous and tingly all over.
I was either in love or I had smallpox."

Hi,

Mary Pegg wrote:

I figure this stuff (mosquito net, decent insect repellent)
must be cheaper than in the UK (where it's hardly mainstream).

Considering how much you've paid in the first place to get there, a mozzie net
certainly won't put further stress on your budget. Save yourself the hassle of
going into town on a narrow timetable and get them in the UK. What's the point
of stressing yourself out for such a unremarkable item?

Ralph

--
For contact details, please see www.ralphholz.de.

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:07:44 GMT, "Roger & Lorraine Martin"
wrote:

My recent experience of a trip to the UK is that everything
in Australia except motor vehicles seems to be about half
the price, or we pay in dollars what you pay for in pounds.

Blimey! Where did you go? On the whole accommodation is cheaper,
eating out can be cheaper and so can music. Petrol is MUCH cheaper.

But clothing and groceries are generally about the same, except for
the basics (bread and milk etc) where Oz is considerably more
expensive and electrical stuff is often way more.

My Australian friends certainly don't think it's expensive over here
(apart from rent) and their recent guests, friends over from
Australia, commented on how cheap a lot of things were!

On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:11:16 +0100, Simon Pleasants
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:07:44 GMT, "Roger & Lorraine Martin"
wrote:

My recent experience of a trip to the UK is that everything
in Australia except motor vehicles seems to be about half
the price, or we pay in dollars what you pay for in pounds.

Blimey! Where did you go? On the whole accommodation is cheaper,
eating out can be cheaper and so can music. Petrol is MUCH cheaper.

But clothing and groceries are generally about the same, except for
the basics (bread and milk etc) where Oz is considerably more
expensive and electrical stuff is often way more.

My Australian friends certainly don't think it's expensive over here
(apart from rent) and their recent guests, friends over from
Australia, commented on how cheap a lot of things were!

Simon, when comparing, these are the present prices in my
district. I'm between Byron Bay and Coolangatta, near the
Queensland/NSW border.

Petrol per litre..................AU$1.05....£0.46
1kg Rump Steak...................AU$10.00....£4.33
Jupiter's Casino Show............AU$70.00...£30.34
Live show at a club..............AU$25.00...£10.84
Standard Motel room..............AU$65.00...£28.17
1 litre of milk...................AU$1.50....£0.65
A standard pub meal in the bar....AU$8.00....£3.47
in the bistro....................AU$15.00....£6.50

I drove from Edinburgh to Oxford in a 1000 mile wander via
Wales in '03; the cheapest motel we stayed at was the
Edinburgh Travelodge (£46 from memory) and most cost £60 or
more. The Holiday Inn in Preston was £110, which was more
than I paid for the Millennium on Broadway. Petrol was
around 80p, pub meals were about £10 each - in other words
everything was more expensive, usually about twice the price
of Oz.

Using Wotif I've just booked a 3.5* self-catering apartment
in Brisbane for $109 - see if you can find something similar
in any of your major cities for £47.25.

"Roger and Lorraine" are correct.


Cheers, Alan, Australia