Transportation

It is big country and before heading into Australian outback it is good idea check road conditions as it can be long re-route in case some roads closure. Here is list of official websites where it is possible to check roads current status: ACT road conditions New South Wales road reports Road Conditions in the Northern Territory South...
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When I was renting car in Europe, US or Canada, I never was thinking or wasn’t care how much fuel I can fill into car tank. Usually was no problem to find gas station near by. But in Australia is different story. Unless you travel on East Coast or South West near Perth in...
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It won’t be problem get to your hotel or guest house from Kathmandu airport even if you didn’t arrange transfer, as there are plenty of taxis waiting for you. But how much does it cost? The first price you’ll hear will be about 1000 Nepalese rupees (NPR). It doesn’t sound much if convert that...
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Spending weekend in Sydney and want to visit Manly beach? Best way to get there is by ferry, but if it is nice sunny weekend it will be very crowdy and can be a long queue waiting to buyt tickets near Manly wartf on Circular Quay. But you can easily jump that queue by...
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In most printed travel guides there is info about taxes you need to pay on departure from Tribhuvan (KTM) airport in Kathmandu, but as for this date (March, 2010) there is no such fee any more. All taxes are included into your ticket. At least this is correct for international departures, as I didn’t...
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I am not surprised when officer in airport asks me for random(?) bag check. Usually I have big backpack, wearing not the cleanest clothes on after a long trip, so I can go directly to custom officer after collected my checked luggage. But last I was on short trip and had only small bag....
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Just before New Year I needed to get to Ko Phi Phi Don island. It is probably the most popular and visited island in Thailand.  In all travel guides I looked at it says “Ferries operates from Phuket to Phi Phi at ww:ww, yy:yy time and return trip at zz:” or something like this....
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In last 3 years I been on and off New Zealand for may be 10 times. I always have great time there, but one thing really annoys every time I am coming to airport to catch my out bound flight. For all international departures you need to pay departure tax (currently it is 25$NZ). It...
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After staying couple days in Ao Nang on my last day I decided to visit probably nicest beach in area – Hat Phra Nang. Although Lonely Planet calls Railay(Rai Leh) most stunning beach location in all Thailand I would name it nice but not the “most”.  Ok is not about this today. How you...
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After staying for a couple days in Ao Nang I started look how I can get back to Bangkok on time of my international flight. I realized in is not so easy task as I expected because it was very busy season in Thailand. All flights are booked out, so only alternative was 12...
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