Expert: Mick Maurer - 6/6/2007

Question
HI MICK
 I HAVE JUST COME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE LOOKING FOR TRAVEL INFO,ITS SO DIFFICULT TO FIND THE RIGHT INFO,SO WONDERED IF YOU COULD HELP,WE ARE TRAVELLING FROM UK TO PERTH AROUND JANUARY TIME 2008 AND WE WANT TO TRAVEL OVERLAND TO WANGARATTA VICTORIA,AND REALLY WOULD LIKE TO FIND THE CHEAPEST OPTION BY COACH BUS OR RAIL,AND IF ITS POSSIBLE,IT HASN'T GOT TO BE LUXURIOUS,WE ARE BOTH PARTIALLY DISABLED BUT ABLE TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT,WE DON'T HAVE WHEELCHAIRS ETC,I KNOW ITS PROBABLY MADNESS BUT SOMETHING WE WOULD BOTH LOVE TO DO ESPECIALLY SINCE MEETING A PEN PAL IN WANGARATTA VICTORIA,AND PROMISING TO HAND DELIVER A VIDEO WITHOUT GOING BY AIR,SO ANY INFO WOULD BE SO HELPFUL,IE.ROUTE,BUSSES WE CAN CATCH ETC AND PRICES IF AT ALL POSSIBLE,MANY THANKS,NIGEL BURCHELL

Answer
Nigel:
You might try the Oz Experience backpackers bus line, McCafeferty's Express Coach Bus Line or Pioneer Touring Australia.  Sorry, I don't have web addresses but you might be able to get them at www.Australia.com.  A UK "Aussie Specialst Travel Agent" can probasbly help.

Mick