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Feb is the only chance to travel and are having 2 weeks in N.Z. similar in Australia,Do you advise the heritage route from Sydney to melbourne, driving over 5 days, Tasmania or can we do a short trip to barrier reef,and if so best option,we are not youngsters in age but are in outlook!We thought 5/6 days in Sydney to give us chance to stay over in the blue mountains. Thanks Dee
Would strongly advise first option. There is so much more to see. I'm assuming you mean 5 days on the road and then Tasmania?
The Barrier Reef is worth a look but the distances up there are prodigious.
In places like Victoria, N.S.W. and Tasmania there's so much more to see. Tasmania, in my humble opinion, is the state that offers more per kilometre travelled than anywhere else.
You can check out my pages on virtualtourist.com (under iandsmith) for much more detail and lots of photos.
If you'd like any more details or info feel free to ask me more.
Cheers, Ian Smith
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Ian Smith
Expertise
Very good knowledge of N.S.W. from beach to bush to Broken Hill. Have also travelled in a lot in Victoria, Queensland (to Townsville), Tasmania, South Australia and a few weeks in southern W.A. Used to be Hunter Valley Tourist Officer. Contact me for sights to see, not which disco or pub to recommend. Have also spent months in Europe, particularly the following: Italy, Germany, Spain, England, Scotland, Belgium, Holland, Austria and Czech Republic. I am a retiree and have a Winnebago Motorhome which I plan to use over the next few years (and have done some trips already).
Experience
I have surfed, raced motorcycles, ordinary cycles and a bit of fishing through much of the area as well as working there selling 5 days a week. I also have many photographs which I am currently working at putting on the computer. I have an extensive catalogue of where I've travelled at virtualtourist.com under "iandsmith".
Organizations
Hunter Valley Veterans Cycling Club
Publications
REVS, Surfing World, Soccer Weekly, Australian Motor Cycle News, Womens Weekly.
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