Here is some opinion miscellany regarding travel in Australia that is worth knowing if you're planning a trip:

Money - The exchange rate from US$ to AUS$ is favorable.

Getting Cash/Credit cards - Don’t bother with traveler’s checks. No one likes to cash them, and everyone charges you 5% for the privilege. ATM machines are omnipresent, even in smaller towns.

Phones - The pay phones in Australia do not accept incoming calls.

Lodging - Stay in budget backpacker hostels pretty much the entire trip.

Weather - Best to travel in the Australian spring, October and November.

unless you wanted to become a roasted human. hehe. just kidding. use sunblock on summer. nice tips steph

I booked several tours throughout the trip. The 3-day Kakadu Trip, booked at an agency in Sydney with Northern Territory Adventure Tours, cost AUS$320. The day trips (one to the Blue Mountains, one to Philip Island and the penguins) were about $50 each. All the hostels have walls of brochures outlining every conceivable tour experience. I planned much of my trip by scanning the brochures and plotting to get to places before the tour buses arrived. Staff at the hostels can usually give you informed guidance on the quality of the outfitters. The one travel agency I used in Kings Cross in Sydney was somewhat less informed (or getting a cut and less interested in my needs). They’ve earned my enmity for booking me into the Melaleuca Lodge in Darwin, the party-animal house.

oh MOM backpackers in DArwin? thats cool. i like their place. nice atmosphere, right?

Australia is by far one of the countries/continents that we ought to visit! Having a fantastic climate and green green surroundings! Not to mention a lot of it's products are fresh, like milk for example. So if you were to visit this glamorous yet nature-loving place then you ought to look for some cheap hostels where you could stay at since it would be better if you would spend your money not in the place where you are staying at but on the exploring the country and seeing more of Australia.

Hi,

Australia is renowned for its beach-side suburbs, which include Manly, Bondi and Cronulla plus plenty more. In multicultural Sydney you'll be able to sample a variety of cuisines, including Asian, Indian, European and Middle Eastern dining.

good point. i have always been inspired with this idea. I am the kind of person who rarely go on tours or coach, even luxurious hotel unless if it was the hotel that I came for.

honestly the only things Sydney has going for it is the falling down disgustingly drunk pub scene. I'd rather go bush, and do something healthy! If you like shopping Melbourne is nice but for proper Aussie culture you want to steer clear of both Sydney and Melbourne. Uluru is a tourist trap, it's nice but doesn't justify the exorbitant price. I don't know much about Perth but the flowers of Western Australia are supposed to be spectacular in spring, Tasmania is supposed to be very similar to New Zealand or so I've heard. Adelaide, Brisbane and the northern cities are nice, most of south east queensland is worth the visit don't limit yourself to the gold coast as regional south east queensland is even better and the further north you go the better the beaches get!

I think US dollar and Australian dollar almost have the same rate.