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uh-hu
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 Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:30 pm
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How much would it cost to go to Oz for say 2-3 weeks?
flights
accom
spending money etc
nothing unusal like going casinos or anything of that nature
i have some cousing in sydney but wanted to see the outback as well....
just a ball park figure
i was thinking in total 3k?
any added info appreciated thanks |
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Bogus
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:49 pm
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I have researched my trip for this Christmas and will share the info if you want?
3K is enough if you have a place to stay a few nights. Even then easy do-able if not.
Where you going and what dates?
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uh-hu
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:56 pm
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cheers Bogus
have not set any dates but was also looking at the xmas end of the year.
that will give me time to save some cash too.
so u reckon 3k sterling is managable to pay for flights and accom and spending money?
how much do u reckon would be spent on flights and accom?so i know roughly what i have left to play with  |
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PokerSensation
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:23 pm
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| uh-hu wrote: | How much would it cost to go to Oz for say 2-3 weeks?
flights
accom
spending money etc
nothing unusal like going casinos or anything of that nature
i have some cousing in sydney but wanted to see the outback as well....
just a ball park figure
i was thinking in total 3k?
any added info appreciated thanks |
I think BA do this for about £850 return which is fairly good. I don't know what your preference would be as to where to stay. A three start hotel would be ~ £60 per night. This might leave you around £1000 for spending money which would be only around £50 per day. If you are not looking to do anything glamorous then it might be enough. |
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uh-hu
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:32 pm
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how about a campervan? one of them motorhome things how much to rent one of them and just travel about? is parking them up for the night a problem?
like i will sleep in tents etc lol if im in the bush etc i dont need fancy hotels a room with a bed and a shower will do .
know my spending habits 50$ would not do me id be more around 100$ a day i think which over 2- 3weeks is about 2k but then there will be days i might spend little..
was just getting ball park figures so i know how much i need to save
thanks for input |
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RobGibraltar
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:44 pm
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There are some pretty decent hotels for not a lot of money. Melbourne has a Travel Lodge in the central business district which is decent and equivalent or cheaper than UK rates for the same brand.
Flights can be cheaper if you do a 3 hop with emirates (Dubai - KL/SG - Melbourne) rather than a 2 hop with BA/Quantas (SG-Sydney). We got emirates business class on sale on the A380 with the pods and lay flat beds for not much more than BA's premium economy.
Melbourne and Sydney are both expensive to eat and drink, though you can eat cheaply if you look around.
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PokerSensation
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:00 pm
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| uh-hu wrote: | how about a campervan? one of them motorhome things how much to rent one of them and just travel about? is parking them up for the night a problem?
like i will sleep in tents etc lol if im in the bush etc i dont need fancy hotels a room with a bed and a shower will do .
know my spending habits 50$ would not do me id be more around 100$ a day i think which over 2- 3weeks is about 2k but then there will be days i might spend little..
was just getting ball park figures so i know how much i need to save
thanks for input |
I said £50 per day and that would be ~ 75AUD. That was with staying in a hotel though.
A campervan would be around $120 a day. A three star hotel would be around $90 per day. With the latter you will have to figure out how you will travel. If you want to check out the Outback areas then I think the town of Walgett is the place to see and travel around if you are from Sydney.
If you search online you might find if there are any packages that are appropriate for you.
Your flight and a campervan (campervan for around 18 days) will cost you around $3600 AUD. This would only leave you about 1000 bucks. I think you need 4k sterling. |
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Indestructible
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:13 pm
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| As you have included spending money in the equation I would say min £3k but does depend on the type of accommodation and what you want to do when you are there and maybe budget up to £5k. My recent trip (for 2) easily exceeded this figure. |
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uh-hu
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:44 pm
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so a 2-3week hol in OZ is minimum 3k sterling? and that will be on a tight budget right?
so really 4k plus to enjoy urself properly? |
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Indestructible
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:00 pm
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