The spiders don't bother me, in fact I've kept tarantulas (including Bird Eaters) as pets. Same with snakes. Though I must say that AUS does have something like 9/10 of the deadliest snakes out there.
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 8:59 PM, John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > Gonz, just to thoroughly prepare you for your trip: > > https://www.facebook.com/aScienceEnthusiast/photos/a.475346705827113.120684.475335342494916/14511645 > 24911988/?type=3 > > and the poster doesn't even mention snakes, nor the various deadly jellyfish > such as Irukandji! > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gonz > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2017 10:53 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Tips for photographing Australia/New Zealand? > > I'll be renting a car while in NZ (God help the other drivers), but what > about Sydney? Would a car > just be an encumbrance there? How good is public transportation and/or > taxis, Uber, etc? > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 8:13 PM, David Mann <[email protected]> wrote: >> Gee I don't know where to start. I'd say spend the entire trip on NZ's >> South Island but I'm > slightly biased. >> >> To be honest I haven't seen much of the North Island but I've heard good >> things about Rotorua, the > Bay of Islands and the Coromandel Peninsula. Wellington (our capital city) > is lovely on a good day > and you might be lucky enough to get one in December. >> >> Just about anywhere in the South Island is worth a visit. Marlborough >> Sounds, Golden Bay, the > southern lakes (Tekapo, Pukaki, Wanaka, Wakatipu/Queenstown, Te Anau), the > West Coast, Fiordland. > The Kaikoura coast is very scenic, maybe if you're lucky the road will have > reopened by then. If it > hasn't, the alternative route through the Lewis Pass is also spectacular. If > wine is your thing, > there are plenty of wineries in Marlborough and Central Otago. Dunedin and > Christchurch are both > very nice. >> >> I've visited Sydney a few times and it has to be about the world's prettiest >> big city. It'll be > heaving on NYE! >> >> Cheers, >> Dave >> >>> On Jan 18, 2017, at 10:59 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks to a frequent flyer program, looks like we are headed to the >>> land down under Dec 2017. Landing in Sydney then making our way to >>> NZ north Island then south, then returning to Sydney for the New >>> Year's Eve celebrations. >>> >>> Any suggestions for photo ops from those familiar with those spots? >>> I'll probably take a nicer zoom lens or two plus the K-1 hopefully. >>> >>> Was thinking of splitting the time evenly through those 3 >>> destinations, but I hear the NZ south island is spectacular and might >>> warrant more time than the others. Any input? >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions. >>> >>> --Gonz >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -- Reduce your Government Footprint -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
