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A warning to anyone planning a trip down the east coast of Australia - Don't sign up with Oz Experience! Maybe it's good in other parts of Australia, but I feel like I got ripped off big time!| 87 Replies: « back 1 2 3 4 5 next » | staceyjamie stacey herbert Post Count: 10 Msg: #81 41 days ago, October 22nd 2009 | Its funny and rather disconcerting to see that one indepenedent traveller can write up there own assesment of an experience without getting shot down in flames. By people who seam to be on the OZ experience payroll mainly. Maybe she didnt' do enough research but we've all been guilty of that, and what if she had an had still found it awful, I for one an glad to read a fellow travellers words of advice, even if I don;t choose to follow them. So thanks lady. Personally I'll be sticking to the greyhound bus | edz Michael Edwards Post Count: 3 Msg: #82 4 days ago, November 29th 2009 | I'm even more confused now than ever. I'm 33 and my girlfriend is 29 and really don't know how to get from Cairns to Sydney. From March next year we have both managed to get 4 months unpaid leave from work so want to do all the stuff we missed out on after uni (if we'd gone). We are on a really tight schedule arriving in Oz at the end of April/beginning May for about 1 month so have to make sure we make the most of our time. Anyone else in their 30's who has done the same trip and if so what would you recommend and to anyone in their 20's, where there many 30yr olds on the Oz experience? | [Edited: 00:12 - edz ] Christoffer christoffer Post Count: 4 Msg: #83 4 days ago, November 29th 2009 | We used the Greyhound service(age 30+), and it worked out great during our trip! you will not need the "extra" service OZ provide. The greyhound and the OZ have more or less the exact stops, and greyhound have more departures! The day trips you want to do are easy too book both in advance or on the location. (some can even be book at your greyhound centre) | I guarantee you will find “others” during your trip at your hostels or on the daytrips. we did the trip in 25 days! my tip is to spend most of time in the north! the big cities in the south are just like any other city in the western world. Don't spend more then 3nights in Sydney and Melbourne. We did Brisbane on two days, one night! its enough! Use the night buses save the days for sightseeing! [Edited: 00:33 - Christoffer ] edz Michael Edwards Post Count: 3 Msg: #84 4 days ago, November 29th 2009 | Thanks for that. Did you meet up with many people on the greyhound buses, cos after 2.5 months with my Mrs i think we'd end up killing each other. Cheers | edz Michael Edwards Post Count: 3 Msg: #85 4 days ago, November 29th 2009 | Also how much did you spend a day on accom and food etc and did you book hostels in advance? Thanks | Christoffer christoffer Post Count: 4 Msg: #86 3 days ago, November 29th 2009 | That's all up to you, and your social skills ;-) the best way we found to find other travelers were during to activities we did during the days. (scuba diving/Fraser/Sailing e.g.) | We stayed at mid-class hostels during our trip, the price is higher in the south then in the north.(I don't remember our average rate) If you know what hostels you want to stay at and when pre-book them! We did our trip in sep-okt (low session(??)) and we had to spend a few hours online every second day to search and book the hostels.  Mell Mell Post Count: 14078 Msg: #87 1 day ago, December 1st 2009 |  By people who seam to be on the OZ experience payroll mainly.  Yes, some of the Oz Bus staff contributed to this thread, but most who disagreed with the opening poster are not Oz bus staff. Also, only one of the Oz bus staff members was in any way shooting the opening poster down. The other was polite and reasonable. But, yes you are right, it is disconcerting that people so often seem to lose their communication skills, when somebody says something they dont agree with. 87 Replies: « back 1 2 3 4 5 next » | Number of Users: 46 | Number of Posts: 87 87 Replies: « back 1 2 3 4 5 next » | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
