Australians: a couple questions.

2007-02-26 00:40:17

#1

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6286|Pacific NW, USA

I'm going to Australia tomorrow for a couple weeks.

I'm wondering what kind of power outlets you have down there. are they euopean ones or north american ones?

What do you guys think is something that i "should" see when i'm there?

I'm going to be all up and down the east coast, my wife and i are renting an RV instead of sitting in a hotel room.

2 things that are for sure are scubadiving on the Great Barrier and visiting the Steve Irwin's zoo.

Rufknsrsbro?

2007-02-26 00:44:25

#2

psH: Banned; +217|6380|Sydney

They Are Teh 1337 Ones!

2007-02-26 00:44:52

#3

~Smokey~: Steve Irwin Reincarnate; +396|6535|Internetfitlerland

Outlets:
No idea, think its Nrth American...

Sights:
Sydney harbor bridge. Climb it if you get the opportunity, its great.
Barrier Reef, as said.
There are heaps more, cant think of others right now.

2007-02-26 00:48:04

#4

kn0ckahh: Member; +98|6735|netherlands, sweet lake city

I think you need a cuople of these ones

2007-02-26 00:48:20

#5

R3v4n: We shall beat to quarters!; +433|6483|Melbourne

https://www.bigstockphoto.com/thumbs/1/4/2/medium/241515.jpg

https://img.alibaba.com/photo/50584130/3_Pin_Power_Cords.summ.jpg

Come to the Murry river and ill say hi!

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2007-02-26 00:51:53

#6

Chillay-14: Member; +21|6676

American

Shud check out the theme parks (E.g Movie World, Sea World, Wet n Wild World, Dreamworld)

Lol go the RV

scubadiving on the Great Barrier is a good plan and visiting the Steve Irwin's zoo is awesome, try get to a show with bindi erwin on

2007-02-26 00:53:16

#7

ozzie_johnson: Member; +98|6655|Penrith, N.S.W, Australia

try vegemite youll love it,btw put heaps and heaps on

Last edited by ozzie_johnson (2007-02-26 00:53:35)

2007-02-26 00:57:10

#8

BVC: Member; +325|6692

230/240 watts, 50hz I believe, but of course a lot of hotels and motels will have multi-sockets on the walls.

I work at an electric products factory (PDL), a lot of our stuff goes over to Australia. I had a good laugh one day when I saw an industrial fitting packet with the text "Matrix. Australia Tough" on it

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2007-02-26 01:00:40

#9

Ender2309: has joined the GOP; +470|6568|USA

http://www.answers.com/topic/power-point-in-math

australia uses Type I plugs, apparently. (thats the same as china. communists)

2007-02-26 01:02:02

#10

BattlefieldMedic: Member; +25|6597|Sydney City, THE city.

Make sure you come to Sydney. I don't think I need to explain why it's THE most stunning city in all of Australia.

2007-02-26 01:03:46

#11

I.M.I Militant: We Are Not Alone In Here; +297|6716|Melbourne, Australia

come to my house ill bunk up with ur wife. or u .. either way im getting laid

2007-02-26 01:04:19

#12

l::.:LIAM:.::l: Member; +139|6669|Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

R3v4n wrote:
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/thumbs/1/4 … 241515.jpg http://img.alibaba.com/photo/50584130/3 … s.summ.jpg

Come to the Murry river and ill say hi!

Thats is

AUSTRALIA>*

2007-02-26 01:04:54

#13

I.M.I Militant: We Are Not Alone In Here; +297|6716|Melbourne, Australia

BattlefieldMedic wrote:
Make sure you come to Sydney. I don't think I need to explain why it's THE most stunning city in all of Australia.

rofl u guys got smashed by [BnG] LawlcopteR

2007-02-26 01:05:41

#14

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6286|Pacific NW, USA

yeah, different than ours.

https://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b120/IntegraVSR/111SSP-12-1.jpg

https://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b120/IntegraVSR/25000.jpg

what is vegemite?

first thing i'm going to do when i get off the plane is flush a toilet and see if the water circles the bowl the opposite way.

We are flying into Sydney...we'll hang out there for a couple days at least for sure...i want to see it at night.

Can't wait to ditch this weather, it's summer for you guys right now, it's winter here, bOoo

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Rufknsrsbro?

2007-02-26 01:08:49

#15

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6286|Pacific NW, USA

Any slang words i'll hear when i'm there...let me know.

Rufknsrsbro?

2007-02-26 01:10:59

#16

_-_911_-_180891: Member; +540|6499|Shanghai, ethnicity=German

~Smokey~ wrote:
Outlets:
No idea, think its Nrth American...

Sights:
Sydney harbor bridge. Climb it if you get the opportunity, its great.

I was on it... it's an amazing feeling.. but you have to pay alot..

2007-02-26 01:12:58

#17

PigPopTart: Shotgun whore; +133|6286|Pacific NW, USA

^^^ Trust me, we saved up, we're not missing out on anything. Probably going to be the only time were ever going to Australia, we're going all out.

Rufknsrsbro?

2007-02-26 01:17:09

#18

Fenix14: scout rush kekeke ^___^; +116|6554|Brisbane, Aus

_-_911_-_180891 wrote:
~Smokey~ wrote:
Outlets:
No idea, think its Nrth American...

Sights:
Sydney harbor bridge. Climb it if you get the opportunity, its great.
I was on it... it's an amazing feeling.. but you have to pay alot..

you can do that in brisbane but i don't know if it's any cheaper, should be though since it's the story bridge.

but remember to say: so how bout those ashes? eh?

and you'll be fine

2007-02-26 01:35:51

#19

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6662|NT, like Mick Dundee

Come to the NT.

No other place on earth quite like it.

Our water has alcohol content higher than many brands of vodka.

Last edited by Flecco (2007-02-26 01:55:06)

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2007-02-26 01:44:17

#20

pez222: Member; +2|6316|Tassie,Australia

PigPopTart wrote:
Any slang words i'll hear when i'm there...let me know.

Umm our whole vocabulary is slang , youll get a laugh outta some im sure.

2007-02-26 01:48:48

#21

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6718|Sydney, Australia

Great choice!

I'm wondering what kind of power outlets you have down there. are they euopean ones or north american ones?

Neither - NOT NORTH AMERICAN PLUGS!!! See the Wiki page on power plugs. More specifically, the Australian Domestic plug page. You can buy these adapters at airports.

Do note that Australian power runs at 220/240V @ 50Hz, while American power is 120/127V @ 60Hz. Some appliances might not work.

What do you guys think is something that i "should" see when I'm there?

Hmm, well there is lots of stuff to do in Sydney, and all over the eastern seaboard for that matter. For a starting point, I'll direct you to Tourism Australia, although Australia.com might be better. Look under the plan your trip section.

EDIT: Some stuff that just 'came to me'...

You want slang? ---> A-Z of Aussie Slang and also Here. The second one has a "Slang basics" section that is great for the uninitiated. However, don't go overboard with it. You'll sound stupid.

Mcminty.

2007-02-26 01:52:23

#22

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6387

Come to Melbourne.

PS - we don't have circling toilets, ours flush straight down.

https://www.southgate-melbourne.com.au/images/southgate_photo.jpg

Southbank^^

http://www.melbourne.com.au/ - for tourism details.

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2007-02-26 01:54:59

#23

Choclot: Member; +21|6539

Go to the Goald Coast its awesome if you go there go to the hard rock caffe and behind the guitar was the hotel I was staying in. Theres also a tennis court behind it. Pretty cool. Sydneys the best dont go to Melbourne its heaps boring. I climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge its really good the scariest part is going underneath the bridge to get to the top. If your lucky when you go back down you might get a train to go past your head like me. Heaps awesome, have fun!

2007-02-26 01:57:21

#24

some_random_panda: Flamesuit essential; +454|6387

Choclot wrote:
Go to the Goald Coast its awesome if you go there go to the hard rock caffe and behind the guitar was the hotel I was staying in. Theres also a tennis court behind it. Pretty cool. Sydneys the best dont go to Melbourne its heaps boring. I climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge its really good the scariest part is going underneath the bridge to get to the top. If your lucky when you go back down you might get a train to go past your head like me. Heaps awesome, have fun!

Pfft. You just don't know where to go, just like I don't know Sydney.

https://www.eurekalookout.com.au/images/eurekatower2.jpg

Eureka tower, a must see.^^

Last edited by some_random_panda (2007-02-26 02:00:31)

2007-02-26 01:58:13

#25

Vub: The Power of Two; +188|6491|Sydney, Australia

In Sydney: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Darling Harbour, Sydney Aquarium, Sydney Wildlife Park (these are all near the harbour, which is a popular tourist spot). Also, there is Taronga Zoo.

If you're going down south towards Melbourne, take the Great Ocean Drive. If possible, visit Bega for some of the tastiest dairy products you'll ever taste.

Up north, past Brisbane, there's Cairns, which is also a popular tourist location where you can see saltwater crocodiles.

There are plenty of free tourist maps at information centres and probably the airport.

BF2S Forums Australians: a couple questions.

R3v4n wrote:

BattlefieldMedic wrote:

~Smokey~ wrote:

_-_911_-_180891 wrote:

~Smokey~ wrote:

PigPopTart wrote:

Choclot wrote:

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