the weather should be great during this time of year... enjoy it guys..

have to skip the whale watching as it gonna cost my family over RM600+ (even after discount) for a full day whale+eco island activity... - cant afford that much for 1 day activity..

I found some half day whale watching @ AUD80-90/pax for half day (4 hours) like paradise whale watching since I dont have time for whole day. Its a bit pricey but we cant get it in m'sia mah.
Anyway I'm still thinking about it since I spend more in my ground arrangement to Tanglooma edi and also the time contraint

You can get Adult in Kids price which is 60AUD for Whale in Paradise with this coupon http://www.yourcoast.com/offers/whales-in-...at-kids-prices/ (830 till 1230 and extra one hour compare to Whale Watching Gold Coast) .
Personally I booked the Whale Watching Gold Coast in groupon which is 49AUD for half day (830 till 1130)

Yup, nite flight with Airasia^^ just thinking on how to pass 8 hours in the flight!! >_<
ya, really looking forward to the trip!! : )

The ground arrangement is focus on paradise ranch (koalas!! ^^), sea world, movie world and half day tour in city with hotel & transport included.
I booked during matta fair so its quite ok, around RM1.8k? ya, quite ok, better than those tours outside which can roughly cost about RM3k per person!
Hope it helps^^

Me same flight. Normally just sleep or rather take nap for most of the flight time.
Else can share some info & notes for GC as well.
Your ground tour included accommodation? I DIY whole package myself though its quite costly after factoring everything in.

Yup, my ground tour includes accomodation as it is much more convinient...
Really? Usually I thought DIY would be quite ok since you already set your own budget and all...Amounted to how much roughly?

oh My flight + accommodation edi amount to 2.5k. My ground arrangement to currumbine+tropical world+tanglooma+brisbane cost ard 2k. All the cost for 2 pax
The tanglooma trip alone cost ard 800/pax
but the upside is the sand tobogganing & the highlight is hand feed wild dolphin. Hopefully the dolphin comes that day

Guys,

I am planning to drive to Brisbane, any idea about the parking at Brisbane? As I am planning to take the public transport once I reach brisbane. Thanks

thank you for the info i am still surveying and reading other ppol's experience. already got my flight ticket at RM950. have 6 more months to go

Hi all,

Am a newbie to this travel forum and hope can share some info with everyone.


lsyeong,

It depends where in Brissy you want to park? For example, parking in Brissy CBD is very expensive, about AUD 40 a day and not sure if they allow overnight parking. And from where to where do you plan to take public transportation? Cause not all places in Brissy have public transport, and some can be quite limited.

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Added on October 13, 2011, 1:01 pmHi vreis,

It may be quite rush to cramp Movieworld, Harbour Town & Pacific Fair in a day. It's best to get to Movieworld early as the ticket booth can be an extremely long queue. And there's show times which if you want to watch a specific show, then you have to wait. Also, for the rides there might be a queue which would delay your time. Harbour Town is about shopping (which you can speed up the shopping process if you only plan to spend 2 hours here for example). What do you plan to do in Pacific Pines? Cause it's a big shopping mall but nothing spectacular (in my opinion).

This post has been edited by Blueberry: Oct 13 2011, 01:01 PM

hi Blueberry,

Plan to park at here http://www.secureparking.com.au/DisplayCar...x?carparkid=314 which is flat rate 7 then take the City Cat at Teneriffe terminal for whole day trip . What do you think? haha

Hi lsyeong,

Ok the parking price sounds good, but are you serious about taking City Cat whole day? Hehe.. cause when you're on the City Cat you can't see much Unless you get down and walk around. You have any particular things/places you wanna visit in Brissy?

Hi Blueberry,

Sure I will on and off from 9am till 4pm with the daily pass then will go visit Mount Cootha.. haha...

Plan to visit those places :

1. Queen Street Mall
2. City Hall
3.Fortitude Valley
4.Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
5.South Bank Parklands
6.Queensland Performing Arts Centre
7.Story Bridge
8.The Wheel of Brisbane
9.Eagle Street Pier

Hopefully I have enough time to complete it

I see. Actually after did some googling, the average time to get from the 3 places is ard 1 hr each. So I may have to forgo Pac Fair. I actually just wanna have some feel/look on the Oz shopping centres.
Thanks for the info though, much appreciated.

just back from surfers paradise... will update more details..

just a quick tips.. weather is a bit stormy after 5pm during these last few days, so if u got any plan, try to settle everything before 5pm.. otherwise, might as well just stay in yr hotel & snuck in yr bed... ekekeke..

cheers!

lsyeong,

Am not 100% sure about public transportation from 1 place to another which you intend to go. But you can take City Cat and stop at South Brisbane/Bank and The Wheel of Brisbane, South Bank Parklands, QPAC is there. Depending on which day you go, there's a market at South Bank.
Then you can slowly walk to the City (Queen Street Mall) and you can visit the Casino if you like. Then from Queen Street Mall, you can walk/take a bus to the Valley. I've walked from Queen St Mall to Eagle St Pier and its about 20 mins slow walk.

Hmm, but for Story Bridge & Mt Cootha I don't know how to fit that in.

Hi guys, been reading this thread and found out a lot of good tips and ideas. Will be flying there in 2 days and so looking fwd for it

Is it okay if I bring along some food with us like biscuits,bread,milo etc? Or is it gonna make the immigration process a bit difficult? Planning to cut budget on food actually

biscuit yes,
maggi yes,
milo no..
flight meals no..

basically avoid any dairy product coz msia is listed as one of country with hand, foot, and mouth disease...

hope this helps & enjoy yr trips

pizi87,

No dairy products or anything with seed (eg, dates), eggs (eg, mooncake). When you come out from the place, there will be 2 queues, once for nothing to declare, and another to declare stuff. I usually won't bring any food into Australia as the lane to declare will have like 50 people in front of you. They've sort of changed the system now. Used to ask each person to show what food they have etc but now they will choose randomly. So sometimes even if you are in the declare lane, they might just ask you to walk through. In Brissy airport, you'll be greeted by a cute beagle or labrador sniffing around.

If you bring your bread from Msia, it will be moudly within few days. Groceries here are not very expensive. Go to Coles or Woolworths (supermarkets), and buy their homebrand. And even within the homebrand range, there is a few diff types. Frankly they are very affordable. Taste wise, bearable to quite ok depending on which level of homebrand. You can get some homebrand biscuits for AUD 1.50 or less. If there is an Aldi (also supermarket) near your place, pay them a visit too as their prices are quite competitive.

Weather in Brissy & Gold Coast hasn't been pleasant since last week. Hailstorm in certain parts of Brissy last week and raining in both areas. Night time is cooling, similar to Gentings. Remember to check the weather forcast everyday and dress accordingly.

Enjoy your stay

This post has been edited by Blueberry: Oct 20 2011, 08:12 PM

Thanks to awiekupo and Blueberry for the feedback, much appreciated. Will relook on items to bring and looking fwd for our trip !