OK, i’ve decided on free+easy..
and it seems that the rates on www.hotels.com.sg are
really just per- room rates, that is quite affordable.
can normal singapore license be used in australia??
Can someone tell me where i can get good deals for car-rental or
day tours (with tourists of other countries)
Which are the places I must not miss when I visit?
Which are the nice places to stay where they are convenient? Our
budget is about $150/room/day (that means for two people).. is that
enough?
We are planning to visit in mid march or mid april…
When my Singaporean friends and then my bro and family visited
Melbourne recently, their Singapore licences were used to register
for some kind of temporary permit which allowed them to drive in
Victoria.
You can get more information here :
http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Cars/Licensing/InformationForTourists.htm
It will be pretty expensive to stay in the city unless you
manage to get a good package deal. Otherwise, I usually
recommend friends to stay in the Richmond Lodge
because it costs only about AUD 500.00 per week for a service
apartment. Friends who have stayed there have all been very
pleased with the facilities. Melbourne City is just 5-15
mins' drive away, depending on traffic conditions. A smart
friend invested in an up-to-date Melbourne Street Directory
software for their GPS system and they ended up driving everywhere
with ease.
foxwalk, IMO, the places that you must not miss would be :
- Great Ocean Road (1 day trip);
- Phillip Island to watch the penguins (1 day trip);
- Eureka Skydeck, then visit Southbank along the Yarra River,
watch the torches go ablaze outside the Crown Casino; and
- Dinner in an Italian restaurant (very fantastic pasta!)
followed by desserts along Lygon St (start with Gelato, pause for
luxurious chocolate desserts at San Churro's Chocolatier, and then
make your way up to Brunnetti's for yet more desserts!
).
Most folks like to like to visit the Queen Victoria Market
although IMO, it's over-rated.
The rest of the tourist attractions in the city would be
museums, the zoo, the aquarium, St Kilda beach, the many parks
interspersed in the city, Parliament building, etc.
Mid-March - April will be Autumn. You'll have fun.
