d-tourist,
You cannot simply park your caravan anyway to sleep. You will need to find a caravan park to park it and they will still charge you $30-50/night there anyway.

i guess if you want you could buy one of those military canopy covers and hide your caravan hahahahah.

So far, I heard that YHA around the world provide very good accomodation
but if you want so save money and get to know more local, their culture, etc , try http://www.couchsurfing.com
I will couch surf during my stay in aus this end of nov
had been couch surf at Hong Kong and Macau. It was very great experience. hope everyone who love backpack try this out!



This post has been edited by allegretto87: Nov 17 2008, 03:05 PM

Could anyone in melbourne and sydney tell me the weather there?
I am setting off next week for a fortnight
so, wondering what clothes to bring
last time, some people said 25 degree is like 35 degree
so, will it be like that start from next week?
and also how is it at night ? will it be very cool? compare to day ?

difficult to tell for next week's weather, normally i go to this site to check the upcoming weather for the next few days before i travel.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?world=0094

Australia now is coming to summer & will be pretty hot..forget about winter clothing unless u are going to Europe, Japan, China or America.

OR unless u intend to goto Aussie during their winter mth in June/Jul/Aug

the wheather in aussie is just like msia as the summer is coming...

summer in melbourne is terrible
hot and dry

problem is with Melbourne, one day you can get 4 seasons, never underestimate Melbourne's weather..

Never. I usually use http://www.weatherzone.com.au for weather forecast. I can't say about Syd but in Melb, hot can be very hot and cold can be very cold. The worse thing is, it can change in minutes.

You still need to bring a sweater to Australia even though it's approaching summer. it can be pretty cold at night.

better to check the weather forecast especially in Melbourne. Totally unpredictable. Make sure you bring at least one jacket as well. Last week went up to 33C and then back down to 19C on the weekend.

I'm in Sydney now, reports said that average 25 degrees C until end of the year. There is more rain expected. The rain here can last for more than a day

and yes the temperature here can fool you. I suggest bring normal or thicker clothes as you can wear double layer or something if its too cold.

This post has been edited by young: Nov 18 2008, 06:15 PM

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDN10064.txt

go to that site to check. nothing is more accurate that the bureau of meteorology's forecasts. they provide up to a week in advance, so you can plan ahead, but do be aware that the further the forecast, the more likely it'll change as the date becomes nearer.

All right,i know what to do now. thank you for the replyss

weather is crazy there, currently chilly 15 C.

Summer can be crazy, i experienced 40 C before. And then during the night 10 C.

How cold is 10 degree? I have never experience in a seasonal country
need to wear how many clothes for a 10-20 degree?

you might want to pack thicker clothing if you're coming this weekend. there's storm in victoria at the moment - mostly in gippsland but then melbourne slightly affected as well. and don't believe what those weather reports tell you. today is supposed to be of a maximum 16, but it's so hot right now!

melbourne 20 degrees is ok, just like you're in an air con room, but if the wind starts blowing then it gets real cold.

avoid visit australia frm end of dec to march if u dont like hot weather

couchsurfing huh. just checked out the site. interesting idea actually.

so you just go and meet up with people from the site huh. good networking circle. can you elaborate on your great experience? im kinda paranoid. like you know. you excited to meet this person. then find out him/her is really annoying. or something like that.

I've not had any experience renting a caravan (it's always been cars), but 2 issues I see:

1. Does your driving license qualify you to drive a caravan?
2. Because a caravan is fairly large you can't simply park it anywhere and go to sleep. As mentioned above you normally have to find a caravan park.