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TAM Australia

ricklesgibson said:
Lol The booze & narcotics part was ironic. Those typically mix poorly, even at sea level. I never drink on flights anyway, but man, some of the flights I was looking at involve 30+ hours travel. I'm usually OK sleeping & reading. How about any tips for who to book airfare with & what's a reasonable price to/from New York. Any, since it'll be my first trip to AUS, I think I'll try to swing some side trips, if I have the coin. Are there must see's for a first timer?
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That would be my recommendation. If you are planning to spend some time in Australia, head for Queensland by all means (it's guaranteed to be very hot and very humid), but do yourself a favour and head south to Victoria if you get the chance.

When you get to planning stage, my daughter's partner is a Travel Agent, and he would be the best source of advice for fares, package deals and so. PM me if you want some advice, and this applies to any others who want help.
 
Crash space would be a plus for this guy too. Considering that I spent 3 hrs per night on avg in my room @ TAM7, I think all I'd need is a bedroll, pillow, and darkness. But if anyone offers a couch, I could get on that.
 
I'm a bout 2.5 hours south of Sydney, so no good for TAM itself but if any overseas visitors want to stay in the area for a while (or visit prior) and need a place to stay, happy to oblige.
 
If anyone is interested in a tour of Canberra after TAM, I'd be up for arranging that. Even though I can't organise a pissup in a brothel. I'd hire a minibus and I could act as driver/tour guide. I would pick up interested parties in the morning, and drive them down the Hume to our delightful city, on the way taking in the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere on the "shores" of Lake George. I'd take people to Telstra Tower for a good view of the city, to Mount Ainslie (the site of the Catch The Fire Ministries "Spiritual Warfare" on witchcraft), the National Science and Technology Centre, the National Museum, and if the weather's good, maybe even out to my property half an hour outside town for some Southern Hemisphere stargazing.

Do you think anyone would be interested?
 
arthwollipot said:
If anyone is interested in a tour of Canberra after TAM, I'd be up for arranging that. Even though I can't organise a pissup in a brothel. I'd hire a minibus and I could act as driver/tour guide. I would pick up interested parties in the morning, and drive them down the Hume to our delightful city, on the way taking in the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere on the "shores" of Lake George. I'd take people to Telstra Tower for a good view of the city, to Mount Ainslie (the site of the Catch The Fire Ministries "Spiritual Warfare" on witchcraft), the National Science and Technology Centre, the National Museum, and if the weather's good, maybe even out to my property half an hour outside town for some Southern Hemisphere stargazing.

Do you think anyone would be interested?
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I'd be up for it. Wife might come as well. Any chance you would also take in the Memorial War Museum? It really is worth a look.
 
SimonD said:
I'd be up for it. Wife might come as well. Any chance you would also take in the Memorial War Museum? It really is worth a look.
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The War Memorial is well worth the trip.

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arthwollipot said:
If anyone is interested in a tour of Canberra after TAM, I'd be up for arranging that. Even though I can't organise a pissup in a brothel. I'd hire a minibus and I could act as driver/tour guide. I would pick up interested parties in the morning, and drive them down the Hume to our delightful city, on the way taking in the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere on the "shores" of Lake George. I'd take people to Telstra Tower for a good view of the city, to Mount Ainslie (the site of the Catch The Fire Ministries "Spiritual Warfare" on witchcraft), the National Science and Technology Centre, the National Museum, and if the weather's good, maybe even out to my property half an hour outside town for some Southern Hemisphere stargazing.

Do you think anyone would be interested?
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I certainly would be.

Given it's at the end of November I can go, yay!
 
OMG, tickets are around USD 2200. :re: The cheapest is USD 1900, for a 37-hour trip. :re: Totally worth it, but kinda of expensive, uh?
 
Luciana said:
OMG, tickets are around USD 2200. :re: The cheapest is USD 1900, for a 37-hour trip. :re: Totally worth it, but kinda of expensive, uh?
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Depends how long you plan on staying for. If you make a good several week holiday out of it it doesn't look so bad.
 
Luciana said:
OMG, tickets are around USD 2200. :re: The cheapest is USD 1900, for a 37-hour trip. :re: Totally worth it, but kinda of expensive, uh?
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When I went to Brazil last year, the cheapest option was with United via the US, which made for a significantly longer flight but worked well with a stop in Las Vegas on the way back for TAM7. Expedia usually has "interesting" options at good prices if you can live with weird flight times and routes...
 
Luciana said:
OMG, tickets are around USD 2200. :re: The cheapest is USD 1900, for a 37-hour trip. :re: Totally worth it, but kinda of expensive, uh?
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Now you know how we Aussies feel. ;)

Yep - it's expensive traveling half way around the world. But it is totally worth it if you can scrape the funding together.

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November 2010? Hmmm, I've been on five Continents so far (I recognize 7 Continents, if you have a different count, I respectfully request that you go jump in the lake) and this would make #6 (I really feel my life will be complete without visiting Antartica).

Very interesting.....
 
arthwollipot said:
If anyone is interested in a tour of Canberra after TAM, I'd be up for arranging that. Even though I can't organise a pissup in a brothel. I'd hire a minibus and I could act as driver/tour guide. I would pick up interested parties in the morning, and drive them down the Hume to our delightful city, on the way taking in the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere on the "shores" of Lake George. I'd take people to Telstra Tower for a good view of the city, to Mount Ainslie (the site of the Catch The Fire Ministries "Spiritual Warfare" on witchcraft), the National Science and Technology Centre, the National Museum, and if the weather's good, maybe even out to my property half an hour outside town for some Southern Hemisphere stargazing.

Do you think anyone would be interested?
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I think you should give the Plan to spend at least two or three nights in Canberra. It would be worth it. Count me in on the bus tour. I will be your guide. I am one of the few people in Canberra that do not drive.

Tourist attractions (from memory) in Canberra.
- War memorial (worth 1/2 day visit - free)
- National Gallery of Australia (1/2 day - free for permanent exhibition. Pay for special exhibitions)
- High court (1 hour - free) See what a high court judge can do with a blank cheque and instructions to build a high court. This court decides on constitutional issues and is the final court of appeal.
- National Science and Technology Centre (1/2 day - Pay). It is aimed at secondary school age people. Though I have been there several times. One of the highlights is to free fall a couple of meters then a gentle stop. I have pictures of this. If that turns you on then it is worth it.
- Old Parliament house. (1/2 day - $2)
- New Parliament house (1/2 day - free)
- Portrait gallery (1 hour - free)
- National library (1 hour - free) This has small exhibitions that are very interesting.
- cockingtongreen (1/2 day $16.50)

This site has good info http://www.aussie-info.com/places/act/canberra/tourist.php

NB: Money is in local currency. 1 Australian Dollar = 0.9248 U.S. Dollars
 
ricklesgibson said:
I'd love to go to TAM Australia! & yeah, let's not have a London-like sell out. Plus, with a year's notice, I can save up for the airfare. And, much more importantly, start my training for the 30+ hours of sitting involved. Any tips from trans-hemispheric travelers? My guess would be ample amounts of whisky & narcotics.
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I found furious masturbation helps. You usually get a whole row of seats to yourself.

Bollocks aside, I will be hella there, unfortunate accident or magor illness not withstanding.
I am South Australian. Any other SA skeptics considering this pilgramage, second only in importance to the Moto GP at Phillip sland?
 
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Luciana said:
OMG, tickets are around USD 2200. :re: The cheapest is USD 1900, for a 37-hour trip. :re: Totally worth it, but kinda of expensive, uh?
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As I said earlier, my daughter's partner is a Travel Agent and while you can usually get cheaper fares from the country of origin, this is not always the case. PM me closer to the event and I will give you his contact details if you want.
 
*hcmom looks longingly at the Southern Hemisphere...
 
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