Family Visit

Have you thought of doing a house exchange and spending a good part of the
summer in Sydney - with some one or two day side trips? Travelling with an
11 and 13 for 2-3 months might be very tiring, depending of course on your
children.


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 > We're a UK family of 4,including children aged 11 and 13 and are in
 > the early stages of planning a trip to Australia from December to
 > February 2004/5. We're hoping to start with a week in Sydney.
 > Has anyone done a similar trip and can offer advice as to the best way
 > to travel and where to stay? (Family friendly!)
 > We are considering camping/hostels and maybe hiring a cheap motorhome
 > for some of the time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as the
 > size of Oz and amount of choice is a little overwhelming!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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I can recommend the Lane Cove River Caravan Park in Sydney for a family. If
you hire a motorhome, this is a very central place to stay, they also have
cabins which may suit you.

See : <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.lanecoveriver.com/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.lanecoveriver.com/index.html</a>

We have stayed there twice and have been very pleased with it on both
occasions.

Is Des still around? He may have some advice for you

Julie

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 > We're a UK family of 4,including children aged 11 and 13 and are in
 > the early stages of planning a trip to Australia from December to
 > February 2004/5. We're hoping to start with a week in Sydney.
 > Has anyone done a similar trip and can offer advice as to the best way
 > to travel and where to stay? (Family friendly!)
 > We are considering camping/hostels and maybe hiring a cheap motorhome
 > for some of the time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as the
 > size of Oz and amount of choice is a little overwhelming!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Mike wrote:

 > You can rent large cars much more cheaply, and camp.
 > Consider motels too. For a family of four, a cheap motel suite may
 > cost about the same as a hostel. I dont think you have the equivalent
 > in the UK.

A hired car and staying in units/villas in caravan parks is also a
possibilty - they come with one, two and (sometimes) three bedroom
options, self-catering which is always cheaper. If you don't have your
own linen, you can hire it from the park. You get more room than in a
motel.

Anne


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Look at <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.big4.com.au" target="_blank">www.big4.com.au</a>
orwww.toptouristparks.com.au/
for the places Anne speaks of
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 > Mike wrote:
 >
  > > You can rent large cars much more cheaply, and camp.
  > > Consider motels too. For a family of four, a cheap motel suite may
  > > cost about the same as a hostel. I dont think you have the equivalent
  > > in the UK.
 >
 > A hired car and staying in units/villas in caravan parks is also a
 > possibilty - they come with one, two and (sometimes) three bedroom
 > options, self-catering which is always cheaper. If you don't have your
 > own linen, you can hire it from the park. You get more room than in a
 > motel.
 >
 > Anne
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Hi There,

Good luck with your plans - it does take a long time, we know from
experience as we help many UK people plan their extended holidays in and
around Australia.
Have a look at our website <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.honatravel.com" target="_blank">www.honatravel.com</a> to start with, and if you need
any help contact us by phone or email with as much info as possible so we
can work it all out together for you.
I agree with the others a Motorhome is not ideal in your case - a car and
Big-4 Camping, Flag Motel Vouchers or even YHA Family Hostels are better
option. First thing is to decide which cities/places are a must to see, then
we can work on the routing and give ideas.

Robin


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 > We're a UK family of 4,including children aged 11 and 13 and are in
 > the early stages of planning a trip to Australia from December to
 > February 2004/5. We're hoping to start with a week in Sydney.
 > Has anyone done a similar trip and can offer advice as to the best way
 > to travel and where to stay? (Family friendly!)
 > We are considering camping/hostels and maybe hiring a cheap motorhome
 > for some of the time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as the
 > size of Oz and amount of choice is a little overwhelming!<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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