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  • 19-08-2008 8:53am
    #1
    allyg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭


    would anyone recommend goin to oz for a year
    is it all its cracked up ta be


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    mrDuke
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    Its good, but id go with mates if i was you, took me alot longer to meet people in hostels/places than any other back packing place i went, i did thailand and veitnam on my own aswell and never met so many people in my life, always had travel and drinks buddies.


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    estebancambias
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    my mum did it, and went to melbourne...she went and said it was alright...she went in 1988.


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    the dee
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    allyg wrote: »
    would anyone recommend goin to oz for a year
    is it all its cracked up ta be

    Yes.


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    allyg wrote: »
    would anyone recommend goin to oz for a year
    is it all its cracked up ta be

    No stay in ireland, it's much better, who wants, warm weather, great standard of living, beaches, bbq's anyway:rolleyes:


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    irelandsown
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    mrDuke wrote: »
    Its good, but id go with mates if i was you, took me alot longer to meet people in hostels/places than any other back packing place i went, i did thailand and veitnam on my own aswell and never met so many people in my life, always had travel and drinks buddies.

    I'm doing Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia on my own before hitting Sydney. Not too worried about Sydney as I have friends there. Did you just meet people in hostels or on excursions etc?


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    Jumpy
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    estebancambias wrote: »
    my mum did it, and went to melbourne...she went and said it was alright...she went in 1988.

    Alright? Alright?... She said I was great.


    Yes OP, its another world away and its worth doing at least once in your life.

    Stay away from the cities, they can be a very bad example of what the country is like.


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    Ozeire
    Registered Users Posts: 575 ✭✭✭Ozeire


    Its great ally

    If you’re interested in outdoors activities you’ll love it. I went with friends and found that I met more people when I was on my own.

    The Aussie are very like us and have a good since of humor. The weather is great even on their worst days.

    If you go with an open mind and no preconceptions you'll have a ball.

    If you do go drop by the site and let us know how you go

    Would love to get some stories n pics


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    dachubba
    Registered Users Posts: 11 ✭dachubba


    I cant wait to go but there's no crew going round the same time. mad to hit thailand to vietnam on the way to Oz? is it a problem hittin these small countries on your own?


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    dachubba
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    dachubba wrote: »
    I cant wait to go but there's no crew going round the same time. mad to hit thailand to vietnam on the way to Oz? is it a problem hittin these small countries on your own?

    Also, who is best travel agent/ agency/airline to book flights with?


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    dachubba wrote: »
    Also, who is best travel agent/ agency/airline to book flights with?

    Shop around, compare prices, offset one agency against the other
    i.e. go to usit get a quote for X and see if trail finders can match or better it


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    Ozeire
    Registered Users Posts: 575 ✭✭✭Ozeire


    Also, who is best travel agent/ agency/airline to book flights with?

    There are a few chooses.

    1. www.gohop.ie
    2. www.ebookers.ie
    3. www.usit.ie
    4. www.australia.ie
    5. www.australianholidays.ie

    Or some times you are best to go direct to the airlines webpages and see what deals you can get there .

    1. www.singaporeair.com
    2. Quntas
    3. www.emirates.com/

    A good site to see the seat setup of all Airlines is

    Airline Seating Charts, Best Airplane Seats - SeatGuru

    You need to decide if you want to fly direct or have a stop over .

    Hope some of this helps .


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