In about 3 hours I'll be landing in Sydney to start my vacation. Anyone have suggestions for things to see there, in Alice Springs, in Cairns, or in Aukland, NZ??
Just so's you know...all these things aren't exactly "inside the beltway". You're talking thousands of miles of additional travel... Hell, Perth rocks on a Friday night!In about 3 hours I'll be landing in Sydney to start my vacation. Anyone have suggestions for things to see there, in Alice Springs, in Cairns, or in Aukland, NZ??
The 8 we go to the Blue Mountains for the day.
I think we are bussing it and checking out Three Sisters and Echo Point, plus Blue Mtns park, Katoomba, and Leura Village. Only part that sucks is being wide awake right now....at 3:20 local....Probably by train?, Fairly short ride about 50 mi. Sydney to Katoomba (north end of Blue Mtns Nat'l Park). There is a neat tramway in the Park from which you get a great view of the "Blues'. Also varying views of the triple peaks called "The Three Sisters". Interesting Railway Museum in Katoomba.
Edit: Believe you can get your helo ride to/from Uluru from Alice Springs.
You'll wear out your camera up there, have fun.
BzB
Only part that sucks is being wide awake right now....at 3:20 local....
That's my tried and true technique as well (or get smashed upon arrival).Best way to get use to local time is to get hammered on the flight there and then stay up for at least 24 hours or until their evening. Once you finally sleep and recover from getting smashed you slide right into local time. Plus it makes the 15 hou flight tolerable.