Anyone from Toowoomba area?

[thadocta]

Just received the following in a Greyhounds/McCaffertys newsletter:

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The Airporter package is to service the residents of Toowoomba with hassle-free and inexpensive travel to the Brisbane Airport. This package includes taxi pick-up from the passengers' address in Toowoomba (City area), express coach travel to Brisbane followed by a connecting shuttle service to the domestic or international airport terminals. Prices, ex. Toowoomba begin at: ONE WAY (Toowoomba - Brisbane) $44 per person - Family pass $102, 2 adults & 2 children - Family Pass $119, 2 adults & 3 children. RETURN (Toowoomba - Brisbane - Toowoomba) $83 per person - Family Pass $189, 2 adults & 2 children - Family Pass $222, 2 adults & 3 children. Phone 131 499 to book.</font>

Dave

[IainF]

Hi Dave,
As a former Toowoomba boy, I can offer my advice, but...
What the dickens are you doing in Toowoomba?
I can suggest a couple of other places I would visit before I went there.
Noosa is nice, so is Port Douglas.
But if you must know, there is a DIRECT home to Airport transfer bus service. No stuffing around with taxi's etc.
I will chase up the number and let you know
Cheers
Iain

ps If you are going in the next few weeks, take a jumper. In fact take several.

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[thadocta]

Nah, I am not in Toowoomba - I can think of better places to be, Bagdhad at the moment being one of them, Kabul being another one.

Was just in a newsletter I received from Greyhound/McCaffertys, thought someone might be interested.

Dave

[QF WP]

Do we get FF points and SC's for the trip ???

[NM]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by QF WP:
Do we get FF points and SC's for the trip ??? </font>

Only the bus component, not the taxi. But hang onto the boarding passes though.

[ranles]

WHOA!! My wife and I are in Brisbane in 12 days and plan on a day drive to Toowoomba (Sun, 8/31)! We plan to see the historic buildings along Russell Street, the Japanese Gardens on West Street, maybe a little bird watching at the marsh, go to Cobbs museum, and have lunch somewhere.

We will go thru Ipswish and the scenic rim, see das neumann haus museum, enjoy the carnival of flowers (one day early) the Mort Estate Walk and whatever else surfaces.

Are we wasting our time??? Did the internet oversell the area?

[NM]

No you are not wasting your time. Toowoomba is not know as the City of Flowers for now reason. But, Toowoomba in August can be cool overnight and early mornings, with lovely warm sunshine during the day. You may be a little early for the peak of the spring flowers, but there should still be lots to see and do.

As 31st August is a Sunday, be prepared for the city area to be completly dead. Dining may be a problem except for the takeaway chains.