My trip to Australia
LEGION OF BOOM - Is now my theme music for this trip!
This year I am joining up with my friend Star to Australia. As of right now 4/26/2004, I am still walking around with a hurt back, but still plan on going! May not do any diving, but i'm going!
I will be updating my Blog on this site, and maybe my Live Journal but I will expect you will find Star's Live Journal MUCH more interesting. She is already there, and posting updates on Perth and Whale Shark diving.
Qantas Air - Where to buy tickets
ETA - Temporary visa to enter Australia
Customs - What to declare
San Diego
I leave May 1st at 9pm. Heading up to LAX for a nice 105 minute layover and international terminal change. Then its off to Australia and a hell-a-long flight.
Melbourne
At Melbourne Airport it's just some generic shuttle that drops you off at Spencer Street Station in downtown Melbourne, then you go right and walk three blocks, the hotel is right on Spencer Street. Apparently I arrive at 11:00am, and there is a shuttle that picks up at 11:45. Explorers Inn - 16 Spencer Street.
Cairnes
Map of Cairns - Planning on staying at Serpent Hostel or Balinese Motel
3 days of diving on the barrier reef - on a live aboard boat!
Cairnes / Port Douglas Night Tour
Brisbine
Dream World Park - Dream World is open from 10am to 5pm, so I will just plan to be back at the hotel by 9am from my little city tour and then we can take off to go to dream world. It's about 40 minutes outside of Brisbane, so we'll have to figure out what bus we need, but that should be pretty easy. We will have plenty of time to see the kitties. You can also hold a koala and lots of other kool stuff too.
Sydney
Back to San Diego
I leave Sydney on the 23rd at Noon, and land in San Diego on the 23rd, at 1pm. Yup, a nice 1 hour flight. 🙂
Diving in the Shark Tank
Pictures of the Shark Feeding - Yes I'm gonna feed sharks.
Hotel Links in Darling Harbour
You got this far, you get to know the Hotels I stayed at:
Melbourne - Explorers Inn, 16 Spencer Street
Cairns - Inn The Tropics - 141 Sheridan Street
Brisbane - The Palms - 55 Brunswick Street
Brisbane OReillys
Sydney - Pacific International Hotel - 717 George Street