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Things to do in Aus/NZ
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I know this is a pretty general question but i will be spending 6 months/1 year travelling around Australia and NZ, I have a pretty limited knowledge of what there is to do in Aus/NZ, especially Australia, apart from the obvious, GBR, AR etc so would be grateful for any suggestions of places to see/visit/stay or any travel advice you may give me, I will be beginning in Sydney, early June next year... Thanks In Advance Beej PS. Do I need an International Driving Liscence for Aus or NZ? (I have an English driving lisence) Thanks alot!! |
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Things to do in Aus/NZ
May I suggest to buy some guide books, for example the Lonely Planet
ones? For Oz, the web is as simple as www.australia.com (That wasn't too hard was it? :-)) And no, you don't need an International Driving License(/Permit/ whatever). If they really try, I'm sure the Aussies/Kiwis can read your pommie passport. Cloudsteppa wrote: Hi, I know this is a pretty general question but i will be spending 6 months/1 year travelling around Australia and NZ, I have a pretty limited knowledge of what there is to do in Aus/NZ, especially Australia, apart from the obvious, GBR, AR etc so would be grateful for any suggestions of places to see/visit/stay or any travel advice you may give me, I will be beginning in Sydney, early June next year... Thanks In Advance Beej PS. Do I need an International Driving Liscence for Aus or NZ? (I have an English driving lisence) Thanks alot!! |
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Things to do in Aus/NZ
First, its an international driving permit, and no you don't need one. As
an example, I am Canadian, so my drivers license is in English and French so I can use my driving license in any country in the world where English and/or French is the spoken language. In your case you are going to English speaking countries thus a translation is not required (the IDP is just a translated version of your existing drivers license, and both the permit and your driving license are required to rent/drive a car). A good thing to pick up is the NZ and the OZ Lonely planets. There is a lot of information contained in these books (plus web links). I'm leaving for Auckland on Nov 4th for a year in the OZ & NZ. So I have these guides and am in the process of reading them. They list some of the places to eat, stay and highlight some of the activities in the cities and regions along with expected prices (in $OZ/$NZ). All maps contained in these books have scales so you can judge distances fairly easily. Lonely Planet NZ recommends Tramping in New Zealand for people who plan on doing a lot of tramping (trekking/hiking). I haven't check out that book yet, but based on the two Lonely Planet books, I'm sure I'll grab it before I leave. If you plan on doing some hiking get a good pair of hiking boots, preferably from a trekking/tramping/camping/hunting outlet. Dwayne u m c h r u s 1 @ c c . u m a n i t o b a . c a PS: I've listed some of the NZ web page below (I haven't had a chance to type out the OZ links yet). CLIMB http://www.nzalpine.org.nz/ http://www.climb.co.nz/ INFO http://www.doc.govt.nz/ http://www.aaguides.co.nz/main/index.shtml http://www.jasons.co.nz/ http://www.natlib.govt.nz/ http://www.whitepages.co.nz/ NEWS http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ http://www.kiwinewz.com/ http://www.nz.com/mainpage.html SEA & SURF http://www.raglansurfingschool.co.nz/ http://www.rivers.org.nz/ SEARCH & STUFF http://www.nzsearch.co.nz/ http://www.searchnz.co.nz/ http://www.stuff.co.nz/ SKI & SNOW http://www.snow.co.nz/ http://www.whakapapa.co.nz/ http://www.tukino.co.nz/ http://www.treblecone.co.nz/ http://www.cardrona.co.nz/ http://www.dobson.co.nz/ http://www.craigieburn.co.nz/ http://www.heliski.co.nz/ TRAVEL -AIR http://www.freedomair.co.nz/dyn/index.jsp http://www.qantas.co.nz http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/ http://www.oceanpacific.co.nz/ -BUS http://www.bestpass.co.nz/ http://www.intercitycoach.co.nz/ http://www.newmanscoach.co.nz/ http://www.nzhere.com -CAR http://www.avis.com http://www.budget.co.nz http://www.hertz.co.nz -TOURING BUSES http://www.flyingkiwi.com/ http://www.kiwiexperience.com/ http://www.magicbus.co.nz/ http://nzinfo.com/northliner/ "Cloudsteppa" wrote in message om... Hi, I know this is a pretty general question but i will be spending 6 months/1 year travelling around Australia and NZ, I have a pretty limited knowledge of what there is to do in Aus/NZ, especially Australia, apart from the obvious, GBR, AR etc so would be grateful for any suggestions of places to see/visit/stay or any travel advice you may give me, I will be beginning in Sydney, early June next year... Thanks In Advance Beej PS. Do I need an International Driving Liscence for Aus or NZ? (I have an English driving lisence) Thanks alot!! |
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"Dwayne" u m c h r u s 1 @ c c . u m a n i t o b a . c a wrote in message ... First, its an international driving permit, and no you don't need one. As an example, I am Canadian, so my drivers license is in English and French so I can use my driving license in any country in the world where English and/or French is the spoken language. In your case you are going to English speaking countries thus a translation is not required (the IDP is just a translated version of your existing drivers license, and both the permit and your driving license are required to rent/drive a car). A good thing to pick up is the NZ and the OZ Lonely planets. There is a lot of information contained in these books (plus web links). I'm leaving for Auckland on Nov 4th for a year in the OZ & NZ. So I have these guides and am in the process of reading them. They list some of the places to eat, stay and highlight some of the activities in the cities and regions along with expected prices (in $OZ/$NZ). All maps contained in these books have scales so you can judge distances fairly easily. Lonely Planet NZ recommends Tramping in New Zealand for people who plan on doing a lot of tramping (trekking/hiking). I haven't check out that book yet, but based on the two Lonely Planet books, I'm sure I'll grab it before I leave. If you plan on doing some hiking get a good pair of hiking boots, preferably from a trekking/tramping/camping/hunting outlet. Speaking of which I bought a pair of Salamon light hiking boots in Sydney, my only footwear for 6 months - hiked about 100 miles in them in NZ, , a few hundred since and they're still going strong - cheap, look good, and durable, highly recommend them. Dwayne u m c h r u s 1 @ c c . u m a n i t o b a . c a PS: I've listed some of the NZ web page below (I haven't had a chance to type out the OZ links yet). CLIMB http://www.nzalpine.org.nz/ http://www.climb.co.nz/ INFO http://www.doc.govt.nz/ http://www.aaguides.co.nz/main/index.shtml http://www.jasons.co.nz/ http://www.natlib.govt.nz/ http://www.whitepages.co.nz/ NEWS http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ http://www.kiwinewz.com/ http://www.nz.com/mainpage.html SEA & SURF http://www.raglansurfingschool.co.nz/ http://www.rivers.org.nz/ SEARCH & STUFF http://www.nzsearch.co.nz/ http://www.searchnz.co.nz/ http://www.stuff.co.nz/ SKI & SNOW http://www.snow.co.nz/ http://www.whakapapa.co.nz/ http://www.tukino.co.nz/ http://www.treblecone.co.nz/ http://www.cardrona.co.nz/ http://www.dobson.co.nz/ http://www.craigieburn.co.nz/ http://www.heliski.co.nz/ TRAVEL -AIR http://www.freedomair.co.nz/dyn/index.jsp http://www.qantas.co.nz http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/ http://www.oceanpacific.co.nz/ -BUS http://www.bestpass.co.nz/ http://www.intercitycoach.co.nz/ http://www.newmanscoach.co.nz/ http://www.nzhere.com -CAR http://www.avis.com http://www.budget.co.nz http://www.hertz.co.nz -TOURING BUSES http://www.flyingkiwi.com/ http://www.kiwiexperience.com/ http://www.magicbus.co.nz/ http://nzinfo.com/northliner/ "Cloudsteppa" wrote in message om... Hi, I know this is a pretty general question but i will be spending 6 months/1 year travelling around Australia and NZ, I have a pretty limited knowledge of what there is to do in Aus/NZ, especially Australia, apart from the obvious, GBR, AR etc so would be grateful for any suggestions of places to see/visit/stay or any travel advice you may give me, I will be beginning in Sydney, early June next year... Thanks In Advance Beej PS. Do I need an International Driving Liscence for Aus or NZ? (I have an English driving lisence) Thanks alot!! |
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