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Old Dec 5, 2016, 8:24 pm
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Originally Posted by rxgeek
Sorry if I got you We are definitely DOing and all the other stuff is after it. May stay down under for up to a month.
Oh, that makes more sense.

You're leaving Newcastle on 29 May, not the country / continent?

Sorry - I am "slow".
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Old Dec 6, 2016, 12:05 pm
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Originally Posted by penegal
Oh, that makes more sense.

You're leaving Newcastle on 29 May, not the country / continent?

Sorry - I am "slow".
Plan is to leave Newcastle & go to NZ on the 29th. After touring NZ, returning to OZ for a few weeks before returning to the US. Hope that clarifies.
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Old Dec 6, 2016, 8:21 pm
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Originally Posted by rxgeek
Plan is to leave Newcastle & go to NZ on the 29th. After touring NZ, returning to OZ for a few weeks before returning to the US. Hope that clarifies.
Yes, that makes much more sense. Sounds like a great trip!
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Old Dec 13, 2016, 6:09 am
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Will try hard to attend.Gold at this moment.A booking at the CP.
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Old Dec 16, 2016, 11:21 pm
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Platinum with a tinge of copper for me
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Old Dec 19, 2016, 6:38 pm
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Originally Posted by penegal
Yes, that makes much more sense. Sounds like a great trip!
Looks like we are eliminating NZ from this trip and just spending more time in OZ. We considered a cruise from OZ to NZ but they don't run after April so we will save NZ for a future summer instead.
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Old Dec 24, 2016, 7:02 pm
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Count me in unless the world comes to an end before then Flights and Hotel (Crowne Plaza) booked
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Old Jan 1, 2017, 4:07 am
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Old Jan 5, 2017, 5:48 pm
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I'm upgraded to Platinum ^. Flights and Crowne Plaza hotel booked .
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Old Jan 8, 2017, 2:50 pm
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Put me down as platinum, just booked flights: QF162 (26/5) and QF161 (29/5). Still have to sort out SYD to Newcastle arrangements.
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Old Jan 8, 2017, 8:19 pm
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Add me in as platinum. Flights booked - working on the hotel part.
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 12:10 am
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 6:21 am
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I have a commitment in ADL and can't get away until about 1900hrs on the Friday. It looks like I will miss the festivities during the day on Saturday unless I can work out how to get there without overnighting in MEL/SYD Friday night.

Any suggestions?
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 11:33 pm
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Originally Posted by JessicaTam
I have a commitment in ADL and can't get away until about 1900hrs on the Friday. It looks like I will miss the festivities during the day on Saturday unless I can work out how to get there without overnighting in MEL/SYD Friday night.

Any suggestions?
If you can fly to Sydney, the train runs [almost all night] which will get you to Hamilton (now the last station on the line), then it's about an $8-10 uber/taxi into the Crown Plaza which will probably be the do hotel. There is also some kind of bus service from Hamilton to the old Newcastle station (right by CP).

Not sure if the timetable is released that far out as yet, but the current Friday timetable is as follows:





You could also fly to SYD and rent a car if you wanted to self drive, although the route to Newcastle involves driving across the city, and through the north shore before you get to the proper freeway.
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Old Jan 10, 2017, 1:58 am
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Thanks penegal. I will look into that.
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