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new south wales ranch stay? Blue mountains? hunter valley?
We (family 5, 3 teen girls, avid horse"people") are travelling to Australia
of christmas break. Sydney, lord howe island, sydney. The last week we are staying in sydney with family, but want (need to) take a break and we are looking for a short driving trip (2-3 days )from sydney. As we are from urban USA, I thought a ranch visit for a few days not too far from Sydney would be fun. I found Tugalong station in the south highlands ( 3 meal plan about $100pp) and Dalrae station (4hrs from sydney in the holiday coast hinterland) as possible alternatives. However there are no newspaper reviews or objective reviews of these places. Only sites that sell the accomodations. Does anyone out htere know about these ranches? recommendations? HELP |
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Nicholas Friedman wrote:
We (family 5, 3 teen girls, avid horse"people") are travelling to Australia of christmas break. Sydney, lord howe island, sydney. The last week we are staying in sydney with family, but want (need to) take a break and we are looking for a short driving trip (2-3 days )from sydney. As we are from urban USA, I thought a ranch visit for a few days not too far from Sydney would be fun. I found Tugalong station in the south highlands ( 3 meal plan about $100pp) and Dalrae station (4hrs from sydney in the holiday coast hinterland) as possible alternatives. However there are no newspaper reviews or objective reviews of these places. Only sites that sell the accomodations. Does anyone out htere know about these ranches? recommendations? HELP I can't give any recommendations, but if you put farmstay and nsw into google, you'll get a lot of pages. e.g.: http://www.bedandbreakfast.org.au/bandb_guide.html You should also check out the NSW tourism office website. You can do a search for farm stay accommodation on their site. http://www.visitnsw.com.au/ Tom |
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Thanks for the advice. Yes I googled "australian ranch stay" etc with little luck. This place called Tugalong station looks ok, but I think it is mostly for foreign tourists. My sister in sydney says Im gonna hate it cause dec is fly season and we will be engulfed in hordes of pesky flies who breed on a billion tons of cattle dung. I dont know whats worse... hanging with her or the flies.......... |
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On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:04:01 GMT, "Nicholas Friedman"
wrote: Thanks for the advice. Yes I googled "australian ranch stay" etc with little luck. This place called Tugalong station looks ok, but I think it is mostly for foreign tourists. My sister in sydney says Im gonna hate it cause dec is fly season and we will be engulfed in hordes of pesky flies who breed on a billion tons of cattle dung. I dont know whats worse... hanging with her or the flies.......... Well, if you haven't heard of the "Aussie salute" - it's the motion of a hand waving the flies away:-) Rest easy, there may be a billion tons (well, maybe not a "billion", but lots) but it's not all in one big heap. If you just want a rest from Sis, in your timescale I'd try: Head up to the wine country (Hunter Valley) by train and use the tour buses for some winery tours - no worries about drink-driving on the wrong side of the road, nice country areas around Cessnock, interesting coal-mining and steel-making history in the district and in Newcastle; or Do the same in the Blue Mountains - take tours, or just relax, or rent a car and wander out to Bathurst and Lithgow; or Rent a car for three days and wander (on the proper side of the road) out through the Blue Mountains, Bathurst, Canberra, Bowral and back to Sydney. Night 1 Katoomba district, night two Canberra. But only if you enjoy driving. Just thoughts. In the inland, motels are everywhere and booking shouldn't be a problem. If you drive, get the NRMA accommodation guide when you arrive. Cheers, Alan -- |
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