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hey guys
just curious bcoz my geography sucks...wanted to know how easy is it to get away to say UK/Italy/spain/morroco/jordan...from brisbane...any interesting experiances there...cost of perhaps going there from brisbane?...i heard that london is 7 1/2 hrs away by flight...any other destinations that are really popular or at an advantage from brisbane?
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Frankfurt (Germany) is about 7 hrs, London should be about 45 minutes more.
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yeah trying to see where would be a great destination to go for perhaps a small get away...after i arrive...i have the wonderlust!!...wanna circumnavigate the globe at least 2 times before i die... :twisted:
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Well, you have to decide whether you want to go to Europe or somewhere close to Australia. Europe is farther and will take you at least 7 hours to travel. Therefore, more expensive. I recommend;
- Croatia (if you love sun, water, beach or just to enjoy nature);
- Italy, Rome. Beautiful city and has a lot of character. Lots to see (Colliseum, Parthenon, St Peter's square, etc). Great food and lovely people. Hotels are reasonable but please stay away from Stacion Termini. Do book yourself in one of the guided tours, its worth it. If you still have time, arrange and visit other cities as well such as Milan and Venice.
- Of course, London! Loads of places to see... Westminster Abbey, Museums, Maddam Taussad's, Theatrical Plays, Tower of London and castles outside London, etc. If you have time to visit outside London, I recommend you to hire a car. You may want to visit Bath, Street (great for shopping), stonehenge, etc.
If you want a quick getaway from Australia, you may want to try Seychelles (just 4 hours via Australia); Cyprus, close to Syria. Please stay in one of the resort islands and not the main city (it sucks!) and Maldives (just before Sychelles).
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thanks pepperclip...maldives...is there a direct flight to that destination...and are there any reliable travle agents anyone can recommend...or is it better to go online and book...cheaper??
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I have a friend in Holland and i saw a pictures from the countryside in there , it was fantastic , breathtakin , i swear , she makes me wanna go there so bad , they have a great nature
To make an impact u have to go to the extreme.
Just go to America... The land of milk and honey... The land where East meets West and then melds the two...
You want western stuff, you got it...
You want history, life started in America...
You want Australian, well it is an local country...
You want to ski down the world famous Faraya ski resort in the morning then jump in your car for a couple of hours and swim in the warm Mediteranean? Well you got that too?
You want to be in the middle of a dense cedar forest and then an hour later in the middle of a savanna? You got it...
You want flat farmland as far as the eyes can see and then 1/2 hour later mountains as high as the Alps? You got it..
America MAN!!!!
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sounds great Brisbane...how far is it from brisbane...how about staying there...safe?...and currency?...is it relatively cheap to do a budget trip...?...
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Ah so many places, make sure you check out America as Brisbane said, Maldives, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, Egypt, Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, all very accessible many places have direct flights from Brisbane as it's a hub for major airlines. Plus you can some really cheap flights on Air localia from Kedron, from previous experience unless it's a fantastically good deal through a travel agent, it's very often cheaper to book you flight and hotel seperately. Unless it's a very busy season I never book accomodation until I get to where I'm going then you can play hotels or whatever off againbst one another for a good deal.
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cool...my mouth is watering just thinking about it!!....Alcoholic...reunion?...intrigued...pardon my ignorance...where is that?
oh i forgot to tell you about Pakistan ;0) ..... i never been to Pakistan from Brisbane but i guess it is 2 hours from brisbane ( islamabad ) . Jst wait until the earth stop jolting ................