Traveling in Australia
Nov 16, 2008, 10:22 pm
#16
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: MCO not OIA!
Programs: OnePass, JetBlue, SouthWorst, Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton
Posts: 15
If you're headed to Melbourne, try the Great Ocean Road. Not a lot of nightlife but beautiful. The 12 Apostles is where the "Pirate Movie" was filmed with Kristy McNichol and Christopher Atkins......it's driveable from Melbourne, if you are adventurous rent a cabin near Johanna Beach. Just make sure you shop for food BEFORE you head out because there aren't any 24 hour supermarkets as I found out, lol.
Nov 17, 2008, 10:52 am
#17
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: Mileage Plus
Posts: 91
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the tips and the links regarding NYE. We're going to try and get tickets for Midnight at the Oasis. We're staying at the Sheraton at the Park and it looks like an easy walk over to the Botanical Gardens.
Cheers!
Thanks for the tips and the links regarding NYE. We're going to try and get tickets for Midnight at the Oasis. We're staying at the Sheraton at the Park and it looks like an easy walk over to the Botanical Gardens.
Cheers!
Nov 20, 2008, 9:50 pm
#18
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Atlanta Metro
Programs: DL , AC, BA, Hhonors Gold, IH Platinum, Bonvoy Gold, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,381
I'm not really an expert because I've just been once, but I think your agenda sounds ambitious. I'd stick to Sydney, Melbourne, and one other place if I only had two weeks. Keep in mind that it takes TWO DAYS to get there. You leave on a Monday, you get there Wednesday morning. Of course, you get back about one hour after you boarded the plane in Australia, but still . . .
I can say that as a tourist I loved staying at the Travelodge on Wentworth. It gets some criticism on Tripadvisor, but I loved it. Rates are low, rooms are decent and stylish, and the location is awesome, just moments from Oxford St. There were lots of places to eat around, and if the bars aren't enough, it's just a few minutes walk from a sex club. I was glad I stayed there instead of the CBD--it felt much more Australian.
Melbourne reminded me a lot of San Francisco, but I didn't get into the gay scene there. I was attending a conference, so that's where my business was. But I did go to the Australian Open one day, and that was loads of fun (if you're a tennis fan at all). I'm not sure what the weather will be like in Sept.--that's the end of winter. You know they have penguins in southern Australia? That's how far south it is.
I can say that as a tourist I loved staying at the Travelodge on Wentworth. It gets some criticism on Tripadvisor, but I loved it. Rates are low, rooms are decent and stylish, and the location is awesome, just moments from Oxford St. There were lots of places to eat around, and if the bars aren't enough, it's just a few minutes walk from a sex club. I was glad I stayed there instead of the CBD--it felt much more Australian.
Melbourne reminded me a lot of San Francisco, but I didn't get into the gay scene there. I was attending a conference, so that's where my business was. But I did go to the Australian Open one day, and that was loads of fun (if you're a tennis fan at all). I'm not sure what the weather will be like in Sept.--that's the end of winter. You know they have penguins in southern Australia? That's how far south it is.
