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t-maxxracer32 · **planning a trip to australia (big read..) -** 04.05.2009, 03:57 AM

hey guys during the summer i am wanting to go somewhere fun and adventurous and after last years trip to europe i def want to go somewhere out of the US.

im thinking australia for a couple of reasons.
- if i moved anywhere other than the US it would be here\
- they speak english... i know some of you may wanna go to some crazy place where you dont know what they are saying but really... its kind of difficult
- ITS FREAKIN AUSTRALIA!!

ok so couple questions...

how would you guys reccomend doing this?
-full on all inclusive tour (most expensive)
-one of those types that give tours every day or other day... and you have lots of free time.
-trip where we fly there.. get a motel and car.. and have at it!

basically those 3 go from most expensive on top to cheapest on the bottom..

im thinking the bottom would be funnest because you do what you want when you want. you may not see as much but you will definetly see what would interest you.

where do you guys think i should go in australia? i really have not dont TOO much research. i think that when im there it would be cool to go to
New Zealand also since its pretty close .

i definetly want to check out sydney and its surroundings
the great barrier reed GO SNORKELING!! (scuba diving... if my mom was
certified)
brisbane
somewhere where theres kangaroos
what else?!?!

ok now for the biggest part........ money......

as some of you know my house got broken into and i got SO much stuff stolen. about 8 thousand worth my own hard earned money.. well after a couple months we finally got our insurance check in. i ended up with aproxx 7k. now most of the stuff i had i really didnt need it was just kind of luxary ($250 watch $250 sunaglasses $300 drill hundreds in shoes hundreds in quad racing helmets ETC) so after the money came i bought myself a bigole tv again and a ps3... left with roughly 4500 bucks.

i plan on buying a laptop with the money but i really dont NEED one so im not too sure.

anyways i think that i could get around 5k for this trip and its going to be just me and my mom. my dad doesnt really like doing adventurous things.. if i wanted to relax and hang out in the hotel id much prefer him but that is definetly not what i want.

did a real quick search through expedia and for my and my mom to fly out of pheonix, az and into sydney it would cost roughly 3k (that is including 7 nights of hotel stay..) that seems a bit cheap but again.. it was a real estimate.. may be more or less but id avg around 3k.

that would leave me with about 2k for everything else. lets say 5-750 for car, gas, etc. 4-500 in food (ill be taking my mom to nice restaurants). leaves me with like 1000 for the main part.. entertainment. snorkeling, snowboarding, hiking, seeing all the sites, plays or shows, etc.

i know i really have not looked into it much and i am VERY unprepared but it would not be untill around july- august when id want to go.

im really sorry for the massive read but this is kind of a big deal and i dont wanna talk to my mom about it.. lol.. just kinda wanna suprise her.

thanks SO MUCH for any help.!!!

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t-maxxracer32 RC-Monster Brushless Offline Posts: 2,184 Join Date: Nov 2006	planning a trip to australia (big read..) - 04.05.2009, 03:57 AM hey guys during the summer i am wanting to go somewhere fun and adventurous and after last years trip to europe i def want to go somewhere out of the US. im thinking australia for a couple of reasons. - if i moved anywhere other than the US it would be here\ - they speak english... i know some of you may wanna go to some crazy place where you dont know what they are saying but really... its kind of difficult - ITS FREAKIN AUSTRALIA!! ok so couple questions... how would you guys reccomend doing this? -full on all inclusive tour (most expensive) -one of those types that give tours every day or other day... and you have lots of free time. -trip where we fly there.. get a motel and car.. and have at it! basically those 3 go from most expensive on top to cheapest on the bottom.. im thinking the bottom would be funnest because you do what you want when you want. you may not see as much but you will definetly see what would interest you. where do you guys think i should go in australia? i really have not dont TOO much research. i think that when im there it would be cool to go to New Zealand also since its pretty close . i definetly want to check out sydney and its surroundings the great barrier reed GO SNORKELING!! (scuba diving... if my mom was certified) brisbane somewhere where theres kangaroos what else?!?! ok now for the biggest part........ money...... as some of you know my house got broken into and i got SO much stuff stolen. about 8 thousand worth my own hard earned money.. well after a couple months we finally got our insurance check in. i ended up with aproxx 7k. now most of the stuff i had i really didnt need it was just kind of luxary ($250 watch $250 sunaglasses $300 drill hundreds in shoes hundreds in quad racing helmets ETC) so after the money came i bought myself a bigole tv again and a ps3... left with roughly 4500 bucks. i plan on buying a laptop with the money but i really dont NEED one so im not too sure. anyways i think that i could get around 5k for this trip and its going to be just me and my mom. my dad doesnt really like doing adventurous things.. if i wanted to relax and hang out in the hotel id much prefer him but that is definetly not what i want. did a real quick search through expedia and for my and my mom to fly out of pheonix, az and into sydney it would cost roughly 3k (that is including 7 nights of hotel stay..) that seems a bit cheap but again.. it was a real estimate.. may be more or less but id avg around 3k. that would leave me with about 2k for everything else. lets say 5-750 for car, gas, etc. 4-500 in food (ill be taking my mom to nice restaurants). leaves me with like 1000 for the main part.. entertainment. snorkeling, snowboarding, hiking, seeing all the sites, plays or shows, etc. i know i really have not looked into it much and i am VERY unprepared but it would not be untill around july- august when id want to go. im really sorry for the massive read but this is kind of a big deal and i dont wanna talk to my mom about it.. lol.. just kinda wanna suprise her. thanks SO MUCH for any help.!!!