Air Travel from Sydney to Perth and back

Looking for suggestions for the most economical way to travel via air
from Sydney to Perth in late Jan 05 and return in mid Feb 05.

So far have located Qantas and Virgin Blue who serve thses
destinations. Virgin Blue seems somewhat more economical at approx
AUS $300 return.

Would welcome input on any other airlines or discount carriers OR
special discounts for visitors from Canada.

Cheers

Gautam Subra wrote in
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Looking for suggestions for the most economical way to travel via air
from Sydney to Perth in late Jan 05 and return in mid Feb 05.

So far have located Qantas and Virgin Blue who serve thses
destinations. Virgin Blue seems somewhat more economical at approx
AUS $300 return.

Would welcome input on any other airlines or discount carriers OR
special discounts for visitors from Canada.

Cheers



A dozen people will probably reply soon but here goes:

There are no other carriers. Qantas and Virgin Blue are the only ones
that fly the route.

You will find that $300 return is the cheapest fare around. Grab it while
you can! (Unless possibly you can get cheap add-on sectors to an
international ticket into Australia - check with your travel agent. I
doubt they'd be cheaper, though)

If you fly Qantas you will get a hot meal and a movie included in the
price - and possibly a snack service as well. If you fly Virgin Blue you
will have to pay for a meal (I forget the cost) and you bring your own
headphones for audio (no video) entertainment. Personally, if the fare
difference is only about $30 or so, I prefer to fly Qantas. Otherwise, I
find I pay more than that on reading and food for the flight!

Oh, and in case you hadn't noticed, be very wary of the overnight flights
from Perth to East. They aren't called the 'red-eye specials' for
nothing. The 7.5 hour overnight trip is made up of 4.5 hours flying and 3
hours time zone differences. Yurk.

Les in Perth.

Best Qantas price right now is $308:

http://www.qantas.com.au/regions/dyn/au/rededeals/SYD


Don't forget to add on the taxes!!!

Time is 'of the essence' in securing good prices on airline specials. The
price rises the closer to get to the day of departure. Book/pay as soon as
you're certain of dates.




"Gautam Subra" wrote in message
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Looking for suggestions for the most economical way to travel via air
from Sydney to Perth in late Jan 05 and return in mid Feb 05.

So far have located Qantas and Virgin Blue who serve thses
destinations. Virgin Blue seems somewhat more economical at approx
AUS $300 return.

Would welcome input on any other airlines or discount carriers OR
special discounts for visitors from Canada.

Cheers

"Gautam Subra" wrote in message
...

Looking for suggestions for the most economical way to travel via air
from Sydney to Perth in late Jan 05 and return in mid Feb 05.

So far have located Qantas and Virgin Blue who serve thses
destinations. Virgin Blue seems somewhat more economical at approx
AUS $300 return.

Would welcome input on any other airlines or discount carriers OR
special discounts for visitors from Canada.

Cheers


Flying the entire length of a continent for AUS $150 each way sounds like a
good enough deal already! You aren't going to do it any cheaper than that -
grab the fare while you can.

thick.
Remove the carcass and add the vegetables slowly to the stock,
so that it remains boiling the whole time.
Cover the pot and simmer till vegetables are tender
(2 hours approximately).
Continue seasoning to taste.
Before serving, add butter and pasta,
serve piping with hot bread and butter.



Offspring Rolls

Similar to Vietnamese style fried rolls, they have lots of meat
(of course this can consist of chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp).
Who can resist this classic appetizer; or light lunch served with
a fresh salad? Versatility is probably this recipe?s greatest virtue,
as one can use the best part of a prime, rare, yearling, or the
morticians occasional horror: a small miracle stopped short by a
drunk driver, or the innocent victim of a drive-by shooting...

2 cups finely chopped very young human flesh
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup bean sprouts
5 sprigs green onion, finely chopped
5 cloves minced garlic
4-6 ounces bamboo shoots
Sherry
chicken broth
oil for deep frying (1 gallon)
Salt
pepper
soy & teriyaki
minced ginger, etc.
1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water
1 egg

thick.
Remove the carcass and add the vegetables slowly to the stock,
so that it remains boiling the whole time.
Cover the pot and simmer till vegetables are tender
(2 hours approximately).
Continue seasoning to taste.
Before serving, add butter and pasta,
serve piping with hot bread and butter.



Offspring Rolls

Similar to Vietnamese style fried rolls, they have lots of meat
(of course this can consist of chicken, beef, pork, or shrimp).
Who can resist this classic appetizer; or light lunch served with
a fresh salad? Versatility is probably this recipe?s greatest virtue,
as one can use the best part of a prime, rare, yearling, or the
morticians occasional horror: a small miracle stopped short by a
drunk driver, or the innocent victim of a drive-by shooting...

2 cups finely chopped very young human flesh
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup bean sprouts
5 sprigs green onion, finely chopped
5 cloves minced garlic
4-6 ounces bamboo shoots
Sherry
chicken broth
oil for deep frying (1 gallon)
Salt
pepper
soy & teriyaki
minced ginger, etc.
1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in a little cold water
1 egg

stew that makes natural gravy,
thus it does not have to be thickened.
Brown the meat quickly in very hot oil, remove and set aside.
Brown the onions, celery, pepper and garlic.
De-glaze with wine, return meat to the pan and season well.
Stew on low fire adding small amounts of water and
seasoning as necessary.
After at least half an hour, add the carrots and potatoes,
and simmer till root vegetables break with a fork.
Cook a fresh pot of long grained white rice.



Pre-mie Pot Pie

When working with prematurely delivered newborns (or chicken) use sherry;
red wine with beef (buy steak or roast, do not pre-boil).

Pie crust (see index)
Whole fresh pre-mie; eviscerated, head, hands and feet removed
Onions, bell pepper, celery
½ cup wine
Root vegetables of choice (turnips, carrots, potatoes, etc) cubed

Make a crust from scratch - or go shamefully to the frozen food section
of your favorite grocery and select 2 high quality pie crusts (you
will need one for th

stew that makes natural gravy,
thus it does not have to be thickened.
Brown the meat quickly in very hot oil, remove and set aside.
Brown the onions, celery, pepper and garlic.
De-glaze with wine, return meat to the pan and season well.
Stew on low fire adding small amounts of water and
seasoning as necessary.
After at least half an hour, add the carrots and potatoes,
and simmer till root vegetables break with a fork.
Cook a fresh pot of long grained white rice.



Pre-mie Pot Pie

When working with prematurely delivered newborns (or chicken) use sherry;
red wine with beef (buy steak or roast, do not pre-boil).

Pie crust (see index)
Whole fresh pre-mie; eviscerated, head, hands and feet removed
Onions, bell pepper, celery
½ cup wine
Root vegetables of choice (turnips, carrots, potatoes, etc) cubed

Make a crust from scratch - or go shamefully to the frozen food section
of your favorite grocery and select 2 high quality pie crusts (you
will need one for th