Aaaand I bought my ticket from Honolulu to Sydney! The round-the-world part of this trip is really coming together.
Uluru
Great Barrier Reef
Kangaroo!
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Fabulous news! I can recommend all sorts of things for getting around Australia, such as:
~Webjet (searches all Aussie airlines)
~doing a campervan relocation, or reloc, as it’s called here (transfercar.com.au)
~staying with me if you come to Melbourne!
Ooh, I’d heard of the relocating idea but I’m a little scared to drive on the other side of the road. Maybe I’ll find a driving companion and head on out anyway.
I will definitely come to Melbourne — sometime in October, let’s say?
It’s not as scary as you think, particularly on the lonesome highways here (but cities are still scary, and Melbourne has infamous “hook turns”).
See you when you get here!
Came across this and thought it would be of use to you: http://adultingblog.com/post/25888428481
Super useful stuff, thanks. Hey, mind if I pick your brain on who you know in Honolulu and Australian cities, so I can start reaching out to them?
Sure thing — shoot me an email and I’ll get you sorted!
When are your dates?
I’ll be there September 18 through… maybe Halloween? Will you be down there at some point?
I’ll be in Singapore at the end of September. Something like the 20th through the 2nd of October. I’ll look into how much it would be to go to Sydney for the weekend.
Yes please!
Awesomeness! Then you’ll definitely want to check this story out:
http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/a-100-weekend-in-melbourne/?src=me&ref=travel
Good stuff! Thanks.