Travel to Australia

[Nandragon]

I have become enamoured with certain Australians.
And irregardless of the "kill American" attitude of some thought, well, lets see how much airfare is.


:swear:

Unless I win the lotto or money just falls from the sky, I'll be going to the Bahamas or Hawaii instead.

$3000 fucking dollars for a 24hour flight to Australia. WTF man!
That's just god damned ridiculous! I could get a 5 day cruise around Bill Clinton's ass for that, and HE'D pay for the cigar!

[Rod]

where are you travelling from and which part of Australia to you want to go to?

[kleph]

rates are a bit cheaper if you select dates a month or so in advance. right now travelocity (http://www.travelocity.com) has rates at about $1,600 round trip from Atlanta to Sydney.

this is about right since you are going to have to pay to get to los angeles which is the jumping off point for sydney. the LAX to Sydney flight runs about $1,000 - which is almost exactly what i paid a year ago.

pretty much that cost stays the same for if you stay a month. if you go you should really stay the whole time. i was only going to be there two weeks but, thankfully, several of the geeks pitched in and got me to stay the duration. it was well worth it.

i'm sure there are deals that are even cheaper than this (once, a LOOONGG time ago i saw a LAX to Sydney ticket for $800) but i don't know exactly where to look for them. perhaps there are other geeks out there that might be able to assist in this endeavor?

[Rod]

LAX -> SYD return $804.00, malaysian air.
ATL -> SYD return $1183.00, aa

Yahoo travel is the best travel site.
As long as you don't have set dates, travel is cheap.

[Grumblefish]

hahaha, earlier this year I travelled from Australia through former French Indo-China, the Middle East, Europe, and then North America for a grand total of somewhere between 1500 to 1600 Australian dollars. The United States of America is pathetic when it comes to buying airplane tickets, it disgusts me how much those filthy Yankee travel agencies think they can charge, not to mention the webpages!

Go, go team Vietnam Airlines!

[Nandragon]

I looked at yahoo and Orbitz both for the Sept. date.

I might could swing the $1000 first of the year...but it'd still be tight
I bet I could finds some lodgings:p ;)

I'll keep me eyes out mate
Thanks guys!

[berserk]

Find some local bucket shops.

something google spat out (http://www.travel-library.com/air-travel/consolidators.html)

I quote
"bucket-shop advertising is concentrated in the Sunday travel sections of the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner, Miami Herald, New York Times, and Los Angeles Times. There are ads for discounted international tickets in newspapers in many other regional and local USA cities, but one can often get better deals from the agencies that advertise in the largest gateway cities. This is especially true for travel to less common destinations (i.e. outside North America or Europe),..."

Alternatively, try contacting your local large Uni & see if their student travel agent can do someting for you.

If you take Malaysian Airlines, you'll probably stopover at Kuala Lumpur. If so, contact me, we can go for some satay.

[thingy]

Originally posted by Rod
where are you travelling from and which part of Australia to you want to go to?

Hopefully not Sydney.

[Nandragon]

I'm coming for Thingy straight away!

Oh yes:banana:


Don't you ever sleep?

[angel_b]

Originally posted by thingy
Hopefully not Sydney.
A smilie of some sort may have taken the sting out of that comment, you arse. :rolleyes:

I, for one, would love to have a beer (or 10) with Nan. Hun, if you make it down here, you're always welcome under my roof. Just don't steal my man! :p

[kleph]

Originally posted by angel_b
A smilie of some sort may have taken the sting out of that comment, you arse. :rolleyes:

I, for one, would love to have a beer (or 10) with Nan. Hun, if you make it down here, you're always welcome under my roof. Just don't steal my man! :p

here here. he's the only person on the continent that understands american football. he's too valuable to be taken to georgia.

[DrDivad]

i understand american football to some degree......it's actually not too bad

[Grumblefish]

Originally posted by DrDivad
i understand american football to some degree......it's actually not too bad

For lady's rugby, you mean.

[kleph]

Originally posted by Rod
Yahoo travel is the best travel site.
As long as you don't have set dates, travel is cheap.

yahoo's travel function is through travelocity.

Originally posted by Rod
For lady's rugby, you mean.

please keep your trolling to your own forum and on topic elswhere on the site.

[Bostonmess]

Originally posted by Grumblefish
For lady's rugby, you mean.

:D Ooof! :D

[Nandragon]

Originally posted by kleph
here here. he's the only person on the continent that understands american football. he's too valuable to be taken to georgia.

I think when I get that masochism/sadist/beastiality room built and installed.

Thingy, and Kleph will be at the head of the "guest" list. There will be no RSVP either boyz.:eek:

Angel, you are one on the top of my list!
That's right guys, a GIRLS night out! No dicks allowed!
Just the phallic banana

:banana: :banana: :banana:

[Wizard of Oz]

kleph said:
please keep your trolling to your own forum and on topic elswhere on the site.
.. mate as I recall it was you who intoduced the topic of "american football" so just cop the fact that it IS Nancy-boy Rugby ..

[maccabean]

Originally posted by Wizard of Oz
.. mate as I recall it was you who intoduced the topic of "american football" so just cop the fact that it IS Nancy-boy Rugby ..


naa, watching american football is like watching pot grow...sooo boring. but playing it is heaps fun

[Grumblefish]

Originally posted by kleph
please keep your trolling to your own forum and on topic elswhere on the site.

Yeah, Rod, you heard the man.

[Wizard of Oz]

.. now let me get the rules straight .. when kleph the yank goes off thread and talks about "ahmerikan football" that is ok .. but when anybody responds to that it has to be moderated .. is that the way american moderator democracy works kleph ?? .. now if you travelled to Aus you would find a much more tolerant and open minded lot who gladly discuss all codes of football .. I suggest you travel to Melbourne to see an Aussie Rules match at the MCG then up to Sydney for a Bledisloe Cup Rugby Union match between Aus and NZ and then on to Brisbane for a State of Origin Rugby League match at the new Lang Park stadium .. feel free to discuss the relative merits of these codes viz a viz american football with any of the fans you encounter at the games .. I suggest you base yourself in Newcastle during your trip where on any weekend you can take in all three codes at a local level .. geezuz mate we even have one of those teams that plays that nancy-boy Rugby here .. you could go see what Downunder gridiron is like .. come on down Kleph ..

[Grumblefish]

Shhh, we'll get in trouble Wizard, although I am suprised they haven't issued each grid iron player with a zimmer frame yet. Can't have them slipping and grazing themselves, you know.

[Bostonmess]

Or.... (http://www.zorb.com/images/photos/L8-1.jpg)

[Grumblefish]

Originally posted by Bostonmess
Or.... (http://www.zorb.com/images/photos/L8-1.jpg)

You're putting ideas in their heads!

[Drakin]

Originally posted by Nandragon
$3000 fucking dollars for a 24hour flight to Australia. WTF man!
That's just god damned ridiculous!

Just catch a flight to indonesia, and catch a boat from there.

Theres always a few coming over and its a real party atmosphere :D

[kleph]

Originally posted by Wizard of Oz
[COLOR=limegreenwhen kleph the yank goes off thread and talks about "ahmerikan football" that is ok .. but when anybody responds to that it has to be moderated .. is that the way american moderator democracy works kleph ??[/COLOR]

no, my comment was about angel_b's husband, not american football. and this is the last notice, any more comments on this topic in this thread will die. if it is of such importance, start a new thread. otherwise, let us return to the topic begun by nandragon.

[Nandragon]

Ahem......


Boobies!














yes, they want to come to Australia. How many members we have here?
Maybe they could take up a collection for me and the girls!
maybe what's left over we can hunt down Thingy
LMAO



:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[geggle]

Originally posted by Nandragon
Boobies! WHERE?!?!?!

Oh there! *leers*

[Nandragon]

Oh, yes!

:rolleyes:

you're on my list of things to do too!

[CMYK]

Originally posted by Drakin
Just catch a flight to indonesia, and catch a boat from there.

Theres always a few coming over and its a real party atmosphere :D


Additionally we provide free accom, food, health care, entertainment and legal advice, and you don't need a visa.

[Wizard of Oz]

kleph said:
no, my comment was about angel_b's husband, not american football.

.. ok so if kleph didn't mention american football I want to know who did ?? .. come-on .. own-up or kleph is going to do the time honoured american thing and ....

kleph said:
this is the last notice, any more comments on this topic in this thread will die.

.. kill everbody ... I mean everything .. well the thread anyway .. good solution .. when all else fails kill something .. SORRY NANDRAGON .. have you thought about being a courier ?? .. I know that in Aus you can register with say Japan Airlines to be a courier and you get a reduced fare to courier a package and deliver it to an agreed address .. can reduce the fare by half ..

[Wizard of Oz]

.. Nandragon I am serious about courier flights .. to get an idea you can go here (http://www.couriertravel.org/testimonials.asp)

[Holster]

yes but i think she will have to go via london and hong kong to get here....i was told i could not get a direct trip to LA or NY