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[BNE01]

Originally Posted by 17 floors up

Heading to India in January for a month. Probably stick to the north - Delhi, Agra, the Himalayas (cold!). Be good to get a week on the beach down south in Kerala, but don't want to rush things...the one impression I get from people who've been is that it takes ages to get around, due to the size of the place, number of people on the move, the bureaucracy and journey speed. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Was only in India 6 weeks back. It is an awesome place and incredibly huge so I would suggest not spreading yourself too thin. Also get some gut medication as Delhi Belly is not much fun (and yes that is from personal experince).

A few shots from Agra (the Taj is definitely not a let down):

[Wezza]

Photos from Russia here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...118219&page=11

I'm no photographer, so be kind.

[BleakCity]

In Yoorup for two and a half months getting the cultured.

[eastadl]

Going to Brisbane this Friday for 3 days. Haven't been to Qld for over 10 years. Looking forward to it

Any suggestions what I should have a look at Brisbane peoples?

[acc521]

Mos Burger.

[GaryinSydney]

In case anyone is interested, FlyScoot have now released seats from Oct 27 through to May 2013 at last.

I've just booked a return to Singapore from Sydney for a week over Xmas for $630 return (which beats QF, SIA & Virgin at $1550 return), so i'm giving them a try. This almost the same fare as going to the CG for Xmas!

[Daffy]

Vancouver for a wedding, not sure after that. Any ideas for 2 x 12hour daytime stop overs in LAX. Thinking about the Getty Museum for one ......

[ChrisJudd83]

Flying out to Singapore very shortly. A good 7 hour flight so plenty of time to get started on those glasses of Baileys. After 2 nights there I'll be heade. To Bangkok for 2 nights also before spending a week in pattaya.

[Jesse24]

Leaving in a week and a bit for a roadtrip around California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada. Flying over with a friend to LA but he's doing a different trip to me. After LA I'll be driving around the desert with a camera for 3 weeks.

[Wezza]

Originally Posted by ChrisJudd83

Flying out to Singapore very shortly. A good 7 hour flight so plenty of time to get started on those glasses of Baileys. After 2 nights there I'll be heade. To Bangkok for 2 nights also before spending a week in pattaya.

That's where I met my girlfriend! So many hot Russian girls there. She's Russian btw, not Thai.

[southpawgrammar]

Originally Posted by Daffy

Vancouver for a wedding, not sure after that. Any ideas for 2 x 12hour daytime stop overs in LAX. Thinking about the Getty Museum for one ......

The Getty is one of the redeeming locales in L.A

Perhaps a stroll down Venice Beach amongst the eccentrics?

You could also catch the ferry out to Santa Catalina Island...

[southpawgrammar]

Originally Posted by Jesse24

Leaving in a week and a bit for a roadtrip around California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Nevada. Flying over with a friend to LA but he's doing a different trip to me. After LA I'll be driving around the desert with a camera for 3 weeks.

Jess you're going to have a great time.

Check out - Antelope Canyon. It's near Page, AZ.

Zion National Park,UT is a must

Rhyolite,NV is interesting too..

[city_thing]

My boyfriend is taking me away to the Gold Coast next month for a weekend getaway. Does anyone have any tips/suggestions on what to do there?

Keep in mind I don't really like the beach and I'm not sure of how much time we'll spend in Brisbane. I do like a good bush walk though so I wouldn't mind exploring the hinterland around the Gold Coast.

[Arreis]

Mt Tamborine is quite nice. It's a pretty drive out the from the coast and there's a lookout where you can look back to the skyline of the GC.

There are some walking tracks up there, though i haven't been on them myself.

[Danubis]

Originally Posted by city_thing

My boyfriend is taking me away to the Gold Coast next month for a weekend getaway. Does anyone have any tips/suggestions on what to do there?

Keep in mind I don't really like the beach and I'm not sure of how much time we'll spend in Brisbane. I do like a good bush walk though so I wouldn't mind exploring the hinterland around the Gold Coast.

What bf?

[city_thing]

Originally Posted by Danubis

What bf?

I have a boyfriend these days Danubis. He's an anaesthetics consultant. Now we're both doctor's wives :P

[Joelby]

A ketamine consultant you say?

[city_thing]

Originally Posted by Joelby

A ketamine consultant you say?

Something like that, but he's got these awful thing called 'morals' and won't write me any scripts. Maybe he'll give me some oxy for my birthday

Aside from that however, he's 31, cute as fuck and completely lovely. I'm horribly, horribly in love and couldn't care less about his script pad. What has become of me?

[Dimethyltryptamine]

congrats CT.

Originally Posted by city_thing

My boyfriend is taking me away to the Gold Coast next month for a weekend getaway. Does anyone have any tips/suggestions on what to do there?

Keep in mind I don't really like the beach and I'm not sure of how much time we'll spend in Brisbane. I do like a good bush walk though so I wouldn't mind exploring the hinterland around the Gold Coast.

Not sure if you're at all interested in Surfers Paradise, but there's plenty of decent food joints (Mos Burger, the Asian arcade near Hilton, Black Coffee Lyrics, Vapiano, Groove Train, etc) also Q1's Skypoint/Climb (recommend a sunset trip), early morning walk along the newly completed foreshore, the night markets (weds/fri night), you might even just catch the last of Surfers Paradise Festival. Otherwise there's Broadbeach which doesn't really offer much different to Surfers Paradise (except, say, Max Brenner)

Other than that, yeah, I definitely recommend a trip to the Hinterland. Can get info here.

[jarf]

Sydney till Monday.