John and all, Thanks for the replies. You raise lots of good questions. Being based somewhere down south for a while would be desirable. I know we have not planned enough time to see all the sights, but your suggestions will make some highlights for us to start researching. Regards, Bob S.
On 3/2/06, John Coyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob, you'd find any time between April and September to be pretty > comfortable: warm by some standards, temperatures in Brisbane around the > range 12 at night to 25 during the day, and generally dry and sunny. > October/November it begins to get noticeably warmer, up here at least! Down > south, it's a little cooler, with temperatures in Sydney and Melbourne often > dropping to about freezing overnight. > > Are you thinking of touring the country or basing yourself(ves) in one major > city and travelling out daily? > > Most people think that North Queensland, around Cairns, is pretty good > tourist country, with the Great Barrier Reef very accessible, and some > spectacular rainforest and high table-land country close by. Brisbane > itself is not a terrific tourism location, although if you are into fishing > and beach stuff then the Gold Coast, (for sun, surf and sand) and Moreton > Bay, (for fishing and it's islands), are close by. We can also arrange > close encounters with koalas, kangaroos, emus and crocodiles - snakes, > spiders and scorpions are less manageable! > > If you should come to Queensland (at least the lower bit!), let me know and > we can arrange to meet. > > HTH > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 10:21 AM > Subject: Australia and New Zealand trip > > > >A fringe benefit at my employer is an 8 week sabbatical every 10 > > years. I've been thinking of spending 3 weeks 'down under'. You > > folks have convinced me it gets damned hot in Australia during your > > summer, so I've been thinking of spring. And all those great pictures > > of New Zealand have me wanting to go there as well. > > > > My calculations have centered on sometime in September or October, > > maybe even November, but I thought I'd ask for advice. Great scenery > > and good photo opportunities are desired... plus I want to hear people > > talk funny!!! :-) > > > > Any advice as to time and places. > > > > Regards, Bob S. > > > >
