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viernes, noviembre 11, 2011
viernes, noviembre 04, 2011
Space Ghost Coast to Coast.
(No, there is not even a chance that anyone would recognize where that title comes from, I am too old...)
So, here we go, tourist information for Melbourne, Sydney and Cairns so you won't die in the proccess of organizing a trip. First of all, check the weather, while Cairns would be hot and sunny most of the time, you get the ocasional thunderstorm that can ruin your day, and you do not want that to happen in Cairns.
Melbourne
If I have to be fair with this city, we had some cloudy days there and that is something always makes cities look ugly, but it was a bit disapointing. Federation Square is ok, and the Eureka Skydeck was fantastic even though expensive. Also, there was this:
The Museum of Melbourne is nice to see too, and the chinese street is beautiful but you should not spend more than one day for the whole city, maybe one day and a half at most.
The real beauty lies outside the city (and this will be a constant during the whole trip): The great Ocean Road.
Best way to see it is renting a car and stopping in the way for a nights rest. There is so much to see, rainforests, the twelve apostles, beaches, the bridge...
I understand that a tour would be faster, easier and would give you more information but it is rushed, expensive and you spend too much time in the bus, believe me, I have done it.
Cairns (Or wishing for the time to stand still)
Our second stop, and the best was Cairns, a small town in the north, warm to the point of actually hot, but with the best atmosphere of the whole trip. The town itself is worth seeing, the lagoon, the bbqs located in lawns, the social events (Free Zumba classes in a park, needless to say we jumped in inmediately) trees with cute lamps hanging from their branches...
And our hostel
Travellers Oasis, a paradise. Swimming pool, beautiful houses and decoration and basically how you would like your house to look. And the staff is helpful and sort out every problem you may have.
But of course, as I said previously, the real deal was outside, because there is Daintree Rainforest. Rent A Car. I cannot say it enough times, for Daintree rainforest you want to rent a car. Thrifty is the best option, it is near Travellers Oasis, they will arrange everything for you and the way is so simple you do not even need a map to get there.
And last but not least in this awesome location, is the gate to the great barrier reef. And you want to sleep in the reef, because it is just awesome. However, I would recomend snorkel instead of diving. Everything is so clore to the surface that going down is actually worse. We saw these gorgeous electric blue starfish, sharks, clams the size of supermarket trolleys (not exagerating a single bit) annemonas with their clownfishes, corals of every colour...
And after all this, we did not want to leave. We could not go to Kuranda, even though it is a must, and we did not enjoy the town as much as we could, but... we had to leave for Sydney.
Sydney
First of all, there is no such thing as Wallaby Way 42, Sydney. We asked an unfriendly tourist guide and said so (she was not very knowledgeable now I come to think of it, but still...)
There is a lot to see in Sydney, I would highlight the chinese street again, the zone next to the IMAX (nice lawns to have a rest with a chai latte from Starbucks), Governor House, botanic gardens (take a chance to see the library too, it is next to the gardens) and of course, the Opera House. We were lucky enough to go during the Open day, so it was free and the organ was continuosly being played which obviously made my mouth salivate for the entire day.
In "out of the city" stuff, we did Taronga Zoo, which is totally NOT worth the price (40 bucks if not a student, 31 for concessions), and Manly. Manly is beautiful, you can take a walk that is marked in the map you can get from tourism in Sydney and is totally worth it,
If you are wondering why we did not go to the Blue Mountains, the reason is that it was pouring down the day we chose to go... and some of us were tired too, and also very disapointed with our hostel (Never EVER go to ZING!/Travellers Rest, water dropping from the ceiling, dirty, had to ask for towels, breakfast and everything in order to get it... bad bad.)
The final conclusion is... Go to Cairns, stay a whole week and take only 2 days or 1 and a half day in Sydney and Melbourne. And Melbourne only for the sake of the Great Ocean Road I must say.
(No, there is not even a chance that anyone would recognize where that title comes from, I am too old...)
So, here we go, tourist information for Melbourne, Sydney and Cairns so you won't die in the proccess of organizing a trip. First of all, check the weather, while Cairns would be hot and sunny most of the time, you get the ocasional thunderstorm that can ruin your day, and you do not want that to happen in Cairns.
Melbourne
If I have to be fair with this city, we had some cloudy days there and that is something always makes cities look ugly, but it was a bit disapointing. Federation Square is ok, and the Eureka Skydeck was fantastic even though expensive. Also, there was this:
The Museum of Melbourne is nice to see too, and the chinese street is beautiful but you should not spend more than one day for the whole city, maybe one day and a half at most.
The real beauty lies outside the city (and this will be a constant during the whole trip): The great Ocean Road.
Best way to see it is renting a car and stopping in the way for a nights rest. There is so much to see, rainforests, the twelve apostles, beaches, the bridge...
I understand that a tour would be faster, easier and would give you more information but it is rushed, expensive and you spend too much time in the bus, believe me, I have done it.
Cairns (Or wishing for the time to stand still)
Our second stop, and the best was Cairns, a small town in the north, warm to the point of actually hot, but with the best atmosphere of the whole trip. The town itself is worth seeing, the lagoon, the bbqs located in lawns, the social events (Free Zumba classes in a park, needless to say we jumped in inmediately) trees with cute lamps hanging from their branches...
And our hostel
Travellers Oasis, a paradise. Swimming pool, beautiful houses and decoration and basically how you would like your house to look. And the staff is helpful and sort out every problem you may have.
But of course, as I said previously, the real deal was outside, because there is Daintree Rainforest. Rent A Car. I cannot say it enough times, for Daintree rainforest you want to rent a car. Thrifty is the best option, it is near Travellers Oasis, they will arrange everything for you and the way is so simple you do not even need a map to get there.
And last but not least in this awesome location, is the gate to the great barrier reef. And you want to sleep in the reef, because it is just awesome. However, I would recomend snorkel instead of diving. Everything is so clore to the surface that going down is actually worse. We saw these gorgeous electric blue starfish, sharks, clams the size of supermarket trolleys (not exagerating a single bit) annemonas with their clownfishes, corals of every colour...
And after all this, we did not want to leave. We could not go to Kuranda, even though it is a must, and we did not enjoy the town as much as we could, but... we had to leave for Sydney.
Sydney
First of all, there is no such thing as Wallaby Way 42, Sydney. We asked an unfriendly tourist guide and said so (she was not very knowledgeable now I come to think of it, but still...)
There is a lot to see in Sydney, I would highlight the chinese street again, the zone next to the IMAX (nice lawns to have a rest with a chai latte from Starbucks), Governor House, botanic gardens (take a chance to see the library too, it is next to the gardens) and of course, the Opera House. We were lucky enough to go during the Open day, so it was free and the organ was continuosly being played which obviously made my mouth salivate for the entire day.
In "out of the city" stuff, we did Taronga Zoo, which is totally NOT worth the price (40 bucks if not a student, 31 for concessions), and Manly. Manly is beautiful, you can take a walk that is marked in the map you can get from tourism in Sydney and is totally worth it,
If you are wondering why we did not go to the Blue Mountains, the reason is that it was pouring down the day we chose to go... and some of us were tired too, and also very disapointed with our hostel (Never EVER go to ZING!/Travellers Rest, water dropping from the ceiling, dirty, had to ask for towels, breakfast and everything in order to get it... bad bad.)
The final conclusion is... Go to Cairns, stay a whole week and take only 2 days or 1 and a half day in Sydney and Melbourne. And Melbourne only for the sake of the Great Ocean Road I must say.
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