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kirstishdelight
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 Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:46 am Post subject: Travelling Alone in October !!! |
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Hey there !!
Im a 20 year old female from Edinburgh scotland who has decided to pack up my bags and go and see Oz for a year!!!
Im planning to fly to Sydney at the beginning of october and just see what happens. Would love to know if anyone else is travelling around this time? I would love to get in touch with some people before i go... ( this would make it a little less nerve wracking!!)
Does anyone know of good hostels in Sydney???
Cany wait for sun, sea and many giggles!!!
Get in touch people!
Kirsty
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SirLancelot2008
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: Hi Kirsty |
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If you're a member of the YHA/IHF hostel group you can't beat the YHA at Central which was the best hostel in the world a couple of years ago. However i'm a sydneysider so i reckon location beats everything. Try to get a beachside hostel at either Coogee or Manly and since there are plenty of your countrymen there, it wouldn't be that much to move to a flatshare if you are going to work in Sydney. Whatever you do - don't go to the Cross for hostels. Hostels are invariably tight and in old buildings.
Finally pick up the TNT Magazine when you arrive, it's a weekly backpacker magazine. |
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kirstishdelight
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:14 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks very much for your help! do you have to be a member for this hostel? If so how would i go about it? |
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Holgs
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:52 am Post subject: Re: Hi Kirsty |
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| SirLancelot2008 wrote: |
If you're a member of the YHA/IHF hostel group you can't beat the YHA at Central which was the best hostel in the world a couple of years ago. However i'm a sydneysider so i reckon location beats everything. Try to get a beachside hostel at either Coogee or Manly and since there are plenty of your countrymen there, it wouldn't be that much to move to a flatshare if you are going to work in Sydney. Whatever you do - don't go to the Cross for hostels. Hostels are invariably tight and in old buildings.
Finally pick up the TNT Magazine when you arrive, it's a weekly backpacker magazine. |
There's plenty of hostels in the cross - some of which are pretty good, others not. The Jolly Swagman and Eva's are both good options. Hostels can change very quickly, so what was good a couple of years ago often isn't now. The cross is very central, easy to get to from the airport and walking distance to the harbour, so worth a stay for a few days. Coogee, Manly and Bondi are the other main areas for backpackers. My personal preference is Coogee, but each part of Sydney has a very different atmosphere. You'll probably be better off getting VIP membership in Australia than YHA, and can apply for either when you get here. |
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orange_girl
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i dont know how much backpackers cost, but I am going to the US mid October so my room will be empty. I live in brighton le sands which is fairly close to sydney airport and pay AUD150 per week.
Currently I am looking into swapping my room with someone in the US, but I dont know how easy this will be.
Depending on how long you want to stay and what kind of experience you're looking for this might suit you.
I live with 2 permanent Australian residents who are originally from the US aged early 20s. |
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spunkette
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one great way to meet other travellers is to do a bit of temp work say market research, call centre etc. i know a lot of English backpackers even tho i'm a local and they ALL seem to work for the same recruitment agency for call centres / bars etc!  |
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sory72
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| Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: Travelling allone |
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Hi Kirsty,
I moved to Australia one year ago for work and will be finished by end of october. Want to travel afterwords throug Australia too. I live now in Dee Why, close to Manly. Maybe we could meet one day and talk about our trip ideas. Pls contact me anytime on sory72@yahoo.com. By the way, I'm from Switzerland.
Soraya |
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