I want to travel in Australia and NZ

[Soul of a new Machine]

In the year 2004 I took decision to travel to Australia and new-zealand (I'm from Canada actually). I can get a visa to work so I might stay there a few months. If you have good tips or know good website where I can find information on these two countrys or job opportunities I would appreciate it a lot.

Cheers

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Well, www.jobsearch.gov.au is where I look for employment on occasion, and it covers the whole country pretty well I think so that might help.

 

[JonBonJovi]

depends on what you want to do and where you want to go.You need to be a bit more precise! We would love to help you out but we don't know a thing about you dude. Have not seen you here!

 

[Spiff]

I've seen Souly around now and then, so he's not a complete stranger.

 

[Goreripper]

You can get good money picking fruit so I'm told. The only problem is one of your colleagues might go postal and burn the hostel to the ground while you're sleeping inside. For some reason, that seems to happen a lot here.

 

[KoichCPA]

Get a bartending license before you come, you'll always have work.

 

[Celestial-Todd]

Koich does have a point... barman are always in need!

 

[Southy]

Thats a great staement for this country

 

[Spruce Goose]

This was on an Australian Tourism Board. I think someone felt like taking the piss


1. Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

2. Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking

3. Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad
tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water...

4. Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)
A: So its true what they say about Swedes.

5. Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places
to contact for a stuffed porpoise. (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.

6. Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a
list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?

7. Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in
Australia? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific which does
not... oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings
Cross. Come naked.

8. Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and
we'll send the rest of the directions.

9. Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

10. Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which
is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna BoysChoir plays every Tuesday night in
Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

11. Q: Do you have perfume in Australia? (France )
A: No, WE don't stink.

12. Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth.
Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

13. Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)
A: You are a British politician, right?

14. Q: Can you tell me the regions in Tasmania where the female population
is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

15. Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia? (France)
A: Only at Christmas

16. Q: Are there killer bees in Australia? (Germany)
A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.

17. Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year
round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter gatherers. Milk is
illegal.

18. Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense
rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All
Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make
good pets.

19. Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I
forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)
A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of gum
trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them. You can scare
them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking

21. Q: I was in Australia in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the
girl I dated while I was staying in Kings Cross. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

22. Q: Will I be able to speek English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.

 

[Soul of a new Machine]

this list was pretty funny.
I am a land surveyor (sp?) My job is to draw territories and land using software like autocad. Prior to this I have to measure them. But I don't care much about the job, as long as I can make a living there for a few month and pay for my expenses.

 

[Winmar]

That's a pisser! What's the URL, if it's still up?

 

[Soul of a new Machine]

Maybe you could tell me what kind of weather you get. I know during summer in northen emisphere it get hotter, but southern it get colder. How cold? rainy?
Where can I find the best weather?
I don't need anything detailed, just short tips about those country

 

[KoichCPA]

Well again, it depends where you are going. Some parts have snow, some are still hot as fuck

 

[phlogiston]

Dude, it's a big country, it depends where you go as to how hot or cold it gets. But as a brief guide: Summer (i.e. now) - bloody hot. Winter (i.e. not now) - not as cold as it gets in Canada. We don't get snow unless you're in the mountains.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

In the summer it gets hotter here than probably anywhere in North America/Canada, but the winters aren't as cold. As the guys have said, it is a huge country, and it depends where you go. We have deserts, snow covered mountains, tropics, rainforests, beaches, dry bush etc.

 

[Spiff]

The only thing we don't have in Australia, geography-wise, is polar icecaps. And the Northern Lights. But plenty of Antarctica belongs to Australia (or whatever agreement there is in place), so we're bound to have some freaky stuff happening there.

 

[Goreripper]

If you want tropical weather, go to Cairns or Townsville. If you want semi-tropical temperate weather, go to Brisbane. It gets really hot there but not humid. Brisbane is actually a pretty cool place weatherwise. Sydney is great, but it gets really humid. Canberra is terrible. Melbourne is fine too, not as warm as Brisbane or Sydney as a rule and less humid. Adelaide is hot all the time, except in winter when its hot in the day and freezing fucking cold at night.

 

[KoichCPA]

Canberra is terrible.

 

[Mark]

Go to Brisbane. Paradise on earth

 

[Spiff]

Brisbane rules.

In winter it gets (on average) down to 14 or so during the day, 0 at night. During the summer it can get as hot as 40 but tends to be in the low-to-mid 30s. Usually low 20s at night.