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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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subway cars I've
ever seen. As you enter the car, you can either go on the upper deck, or
the lower deck. In rush-hour commutes, this gives you twice the number of
seats you'd have with a normal car, and after spending more than my fair
share of time in the packed New York City subways, I realized what a great
idea this was.
That evening, I stopped for dinner at a nearby Chinese restaurant which
was anything but good. Called the "Minh Hai" restaurant, I suggest people
avoid the place. Besides the food being bad and fatty, they have a $1.00
charge just to get tap water. Luckily, it was the only bad restaurant
experience I had in Australia.

FLYING IN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND

Before I left, I bought two special "air pass" tickets: one on Ansett,
and one on Qantas. They both offer the same general deal to foreigners
visiting Australia: flights cost either US$140 or US$172 depending on the
distance. However, you must book at least the first two segments for each
pass before you arrive in Australia, though you can add more segments (up to
10 per pass) later on. (By buying both an Ansett and Qantas pass, you can
have up to 20 total segments).
It's a good idea for anyone visiting Australia and planning to fly
(necessary due to the vast distances, unless you have unlimited time to see
the country), to get an airpass from BOTH Ansett and Qantas before you
leave. This means you must book 4 flights before you arrive in Australia
(two each for Qantas and Ansett), but it will give you much greater
flexibility once you arrive.
There are only a certain number of seats available on each flight at the
foreigner price, and if, say, all the Ansett flights are full, if you have a
Qantas pass, you can then try Qantas. This happened quite a lot during my
trip. Because I was travelling during the ...

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