TFP Australia MEET-UP (July 2nd, 3rd, or 4th)
 

For people just starting to read this thread, here's a summary:

Sydney on July 2nd, 3rd, 4th weekend.
Cultural Experience (That means we'll be doing touring or something similar during the day).
Possible Pub Crawl that night.
You don't have to attend all, you can just come to one part if you want :).
Let us know in the thread if you're coming so we know to keep an eye out for you.

People not from Australia are welcome to come too. If you DO decide to having a holiday down here, try to make it during the first weekend of July in Sydney :thumbsup:

Hi Guys,

Just curious where in Australia everyone is? It'd be cool if we could organise a piss-up in one of the major cities. I've seen a few Sydney people, but I think I've seen more Melbourne people. Just wondering if that's an accurate guess or not.

Any ideas? comments? suggestions?

I'm in Geelong (hour outta Melbourne)

Hey,
Im in The Blue Mountains, just out of Sydney.

I'm in Melbourne's Eastern suburbs :)

Down in the southern suburbs of Sydney here.
A get together is a great idea. :thumbsup:

Perth :|

Catherine Fields. "Where's that?" Everyone asks that. It is this tiny littlw farming community just outside sydney near El Cabalo Blanco

El Cabalo Blanco!!!!

is that still operating??


btw... i'm in Sydney.

Do they still have the "Jazz in the vineyard" on Sunday afternoons up near Camden?

Bought quite a few bottles of wine from there when I used to live (briefly) in the area but never grabbed the chance to sit,sip and chill on a lazy arvo with the small crowd.

I dont know about the vineyard as I dont drink wine, but the Kum Hor chinese restaurant is still operating.

El cabalo Blanco closed down many years ago but they still keep the horses there. They do some ghost tours there but I havent done one. The guy who owns it owns Gledwoodnext door. That still runs. They have all the colonial australian stuff (eg sheepshearing, damper cooking, boomerang thowing etc) for all the tourists. It is a pretty cheap day out but its pretty cool.

I'm in Albury atm, so I can make either city.

I reckon Sydney would be the go. With a month's notice the Melbourne guys could get return flights for about $120-140, or could get a car together, pick me up on the way!

I would definately back something though, maybe around July (whenever really). How many of you guys are serious about this?

Yeah this sounds like a goer.

Who's up?

What about an afternoon of sightseeing in the "Blue Mountains" followed by a few "quite ones"?

Maybe a trip to Jenolan caves?

I'm open to options and have car.

Canberra?

Will travel.

I could probably make Sydney for a weekend. There's a new airport opening soon (Avalon) that has cheap-as flights to Sydney w/ JetStar.

I have no car.. but that doesn't matter since we'll be in Sydney anyways :)

I went to the Blue Mountains last year, they're beautiful. Never heard of the Jenolan Caves.

So basically, I'm open to options as well. I like the few "quiet ones" idea, no matter what we do :)

Whaddya reckon?

I was thinking Bondi, heaps to do, cheap accomodation aplenty, easy to get around. Not alot of Melb people have been to Sydney... could get another couple of posters I know to come along.

Where the hell is Bundy?

i'm here (sydney, like i said above)...

Bondi is a good idea... lots of pubs...

Re: Australian TFPers: Where are you?
 

fuck off man. i was from geelong. moved outta that place start of january. now living in the outskirts of melbourne.

haha nice... miss it? The underage-friendly GH.. the dodgy Eureka.. The way-too-fancy-for-geelong-but-still-very-dodgy Home House?

Re: Re: Australian TFPers: Where are you?
 

http://66.36.241.50/speakeasy/images...suspicious.gif Werribee?

If its in the uni holidays Im up for whatever is one the cards. Im useless at organising so Ill leave it up to whoeveer wants to take the pepsi challenge and make it happen. You know where to find us. :)

Yeah Bondi sounds OK and there are quite a few Pubs to quench the palate too. :thumbsup:
Maybe a tour of the "Rocks"?
Nothing too huge but sounds good.
If things pan out I could even crash a few souls at my joint for a night if people are strapped for cash.

Anyway,the offer is there if this gets off the ground so PM me you guys and we can start hatching a plan.

I'm in the US, but I've been told that Australia is the best place to live. Pretty people, no war....is this true?

Ha ha, random thread crash! Cool.

Haven't been around too much so I can't compare, but I know there are no wars here. If fact, you have to really try just to find a fight. I'm 27 and I've never even seen a handgun...

I'm contributing to the thread crash but... I'm from the States, and I now live here.. and Australia has great people.. and they don't seem as worried about what's happening out in the world.

Australia is launching a new tourism campaign, and have some new slogan for it.. can't remember what. A radio show was having people ring in and give their own version of the slogan. Someone rang up and said "Australia: Relax, have a beer." I think that sums it up perfectly.

Ok.. Back on track...

Uni holidays are usually late June->Mid July. So why don't we set the weekend of Saturday, the 3rd and 4th of July as the date (and maybe ask for a sticky "Meet-Up" posting in General Discussion so others can hear about it)? If this is cool w/ everyone.. say in here and we'll go from there...

Oh also.. I reckon we should definitely do something more than just meet-up to drink. Tour something-or-other. Make it a cultural experience :)

i believe the new campaign is on a slow release, so that means that currently its only showing in about 3/4 countries (UK, NZ (??) and Italy i think...), as well as here, not sure when it'll be released in the US...


uni hols: great idea.
GD sticky: great idea.
cultural experience > just drinking: great idea.

Merrick and Russo summed it up pretty well last night on TV. They said thatt people from other countries compliment australia on a number of things (sporting accomplishments, relaxed attitude, political leaders, etc) but the only compliment that we really take as something to be proud of is that we are bloody good drinkers.

Cultural experience in the morning (Beach cricket)

Drinking arvo/night (Bondi Rd/Coogee Bay)


Have to do something for the Melb people that make their way... maybe a touro bash: Centrepoint/Opera House/Bridge climb/Ferry ride, then a pub crawl in The Rocks?



What other shit can we do?

ar, another Sydney person here. I'm up for any of this kind of thing.

If Latch makes us climb the bridge, we get to make him scull later on...

This is gonna be good. :thumbsup:

Doesn't the proper bridge climb take most the day and cost ~$200 or something like that? I don't think we'll be doing that, don't worry :). On the other hand.. there is that free bit where you climb a bunch of stairs on the sides of the bridge.. isn't there? I dunno.. I think that takes a while to do as well (although I'm not sure). Just ideas floating around.

Mods:

Can you please move this thread to "General Discussion" and make it a sticky .... and change the title to "TFP Australia MEET-UP (July 2nd, 3rd or 4th)"? Thanks.

If you want me to create a new thred in GD that you can sticky... just let me know and I'll do that. Thanks :)

Yeah bloody expensive.
Iv'e done the other one up the stairs and it only costs about $10.
It's a great option cause the view is a blast.
There's this nice little Pub nearby too that......................

Resist..............It's a cultural experience. :lol:

Anybody gone on a ferry ride? Apparently a good way to spend a few hours...

I did a one-hour tour (may have been 1.5) on a ferry.. wasn't too bad. They do have like.. 3 hour ones.. or 3 hours + lunch or something.. not sure.

Thanks to the mods for moving this to GD and changing the title!

Can you drink on them?

*reoccuring theme*

The one I went on was weird.. you got a ticket for free drink.. as part of the cost of the boat ride. The beer was warm VB, not exactly my favourite hehe.

/insert Gilligans' Island reference

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This meet-up sounds like a blast. :)

As luck would have it I'll be in Sydney on the July 3rd weekend, I think I'm staying at some hotel close to Darling Harbour.

It's gonna be pretty hectic because I'll be in Aussie for only that weekend, then flying back to Wellington (the capital of NZ). But I reckon I could turn up to this meet-up thing for a couple of hours.

I thought the same thing when I wrote that...

Fuckin Awesome! International Meet-Up hehe.

Come one. Come all.

http://www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com...airport%20.jpg


Arrive by night.


http://www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com...ouse_night.jpg



Or by day

http://www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com..._info_city.jpg



It may be Winter but the "White pointers" will still be "out and about".

http://www.sydney.visitorsbureau.com...info_bondi.jpg



We have BEER

http://www.pumphousebar.com.au/history/images/2.jpg



And GIRLS
http://www.lowenbrau.com.au/gallery/016.jpg


It's short notice...............

But as Henry Lawson once said.

Mr. North opened his bloodshot eyes, rubbing his forehead with hands that trembled... he saw the empty brandy bottle.. and remembered what had passed. With shaking hands he dashed water over his aching head... the debauch of the previous night had left the usual effects behind it. His brain seemed on fire, his hands were hot and dry, his tongue clove to the roof of his mouth.

Anyway he digressed.

Re: Re: Re: Australian TFPers: Where are you?
 

Very, Very close to werribee. thats all im going to say.

haha.. too true. not to mention the communal cones that seem to float around the nash - the number of times i've gotten stoned with complete strangers there is phenominal. i miss it - mainly because no matter where you were, you knew for a fact you'd run into someone you knew.

sydney i dont think i'll be able to pull off, work would execute me, and financially i'd die.

Yikes... $2850 to fly to Sydney and back for the weekend. $1200 for a weeklong trip.

If only I knew one of you down there well enough to hang for an entire week.

Considering your huhummm credentials (so to speak) I think I know quite a few female friends that wouldnt mind hanging with you for a week.

Well I asked a friend if she wanted to come with me - 'cause I'm not going halfway around the world for a week all by myself. She'll be traveling during those dates, so it doesn't look too good. She's the only friend I have who isn't perpetually broke.

@Spartak: Beach cricket's off then ;)

Just throwing in a few ideas on things to do and see.

I'm up for all or any depending on what everyone else wants to do. ( Just gonna go with the flow )
Hopefully we can get a few more overseas TFP'ers here too.

I'm working the Friday night but can put in a solid Sat & Sun.

What do all you guys want to do?
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Pylon Lookout ( Cost is $8 )

Open Open daily 10:00am-5:00pm
Nearest Public Transport
10 minute walk from Circular Quay


Website:
www.pylonlookout.com.au

Climb the 200 steps to the top of the Pylon, where you will be rewarded with spectacular panoramic views of the city. Also find out how the Sydney Harbour Bridge was constructed & discover the stories behind the opening celebration.

http://www.users.bigpond.com/grclenn...0c1935_jpg.jpg





Hyde Park ( FREE ) Maybe a good place for lunch.

Bounded by College, Elizabeth, Liverpool Streets
and St James' Road
Nearest Public Transport
St James' & Museum Railway Stations, Elizabeth Street Bus Services




Observatory Hill ( Free if not visiting the observatory )

Watson Road, The Rocks
Nearest Public Transport
Sydney Explorer Bus Stop 22, Circular Quay Rail, Ferry & Bus Station

Stunning views of Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Harbour Bridge are available from Observatory Hill, the highest point in the city.




Sydney Opera House ( Maybe a good initial meetng point as everyone knows where this joint is )

Open Open daily 8:30am-12midnight
Benelong Point
Nearest Public Transport
Circular Quay Rail, Ferry and Bus Stations, Sydney Explorer Bus Stop 2





Sydney Tower ( About $20 )

Westfield Centrepoint, 100 Market Street
Nearest Public Transport
Sydney Explorer Bus Stop 14 & St James' Railway Station

300m above the city, Centrepoint Tower offers magnificent views that extend to the Central Coast to the north, Wollongong to the south and the Blue Mountains to the west.





The Rocks ( Dollar value unknown ) :lol:

The site of Sydney’s first settlement is a maze of cobbled lanes and beautifully restored sandstone buildings.
In other words,there are plenty of old fashioned pubs.

A great place for a few "quite ones"

There are markets here on weekends too.





Sydney Ferries ( About $6 for a trip to Manly and back and about $8 for the Jetcat)


http://www.sydneyferries.info/common...manlyferry.jpg

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Anyway there are heaps of options and these are just for the mix.

Ideas only.

I didn't see Rooty Hill RSL on there...

Ahem.

Good point.

The "single" bloke can do quite nicely at this establishment. ;)

Melbournes West here

Meridae'n was too damn close earlier :)

Cheers

i'm in melbourne, eastern suburbs

Australia Meet-Up July 2nd, 3rd, 4th (that weekend)
 

I thought I'd put this in so all you guys who go "Ohh.. Tilted Australia.. " know about the meetup (incase you don't read/ignore GD sticky's).

A get-together is planned for the first Weekend in July. It will be a cultural event (tourism, bridge climbing ( :P ), something cool) during the day and a slight pub crawl during the night. You don't have to go to both.. can just show up for parts or whatever.. we'd love to see you there.

We made it that weekend to coincide w/ Uni holidays.

http://www.jetstar.com.au/
http://www.virginblue.com.au/

Free/Cheap Accomodation may be provided (otherwise there's cheap hostels/hotels up there).

Make note of it, and come meet other TFPers!

BTW, It's in Sydney :)

wish i could be there, but its all the way in sydney and im just a poor uni student :(

sames, maby we can have our own little get together and drink beer, if not ill end up drinking it any way :)

*edit* actually with the new jetstar sydney aint much of a problem

which part of australia???
im a brisbanite.

noted.
i'll be there.

wa here

http://www.jetstar.com.au/
http://www.virginblue.com.au/

:)

I think I'm going to be in Melbourne that weekend. :(

Shame.

no go, not on a student budget will i be there, even with jetstar's rates.

I'll be there, bells on. Maybe we can have a Melbourne one closer to Chrissie, maybe head to a one dayer or something?

Do we have a loose list of things we can do yet? If we don't do a bit of planning we'll just end up going to the CBH and hitting the piss... and we all know how much Latch hates drinking.

I like this idea, as most people seem to be around one or other. I head back to the States in Dec though.. so I'll miss it (unless we do it last week of November or something *hint*hint*... anyways.. that's way off, let's focus on this one first).

cchris suggested some ideas in the other thread. I was also going to suggest the Sydney Explorer.

Pros: It's a set of buses that hits pretty much every touristy-place in the Sydney CBD area. The buses come around something like every 20 minutes, and you can get off and on as much as you like during the day you've bought the ticket for.

Cons: It's bloody expensive!

Anyways, just an idea....

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and we all know how much Latch hates drinking.

hahaha yeah.. it's of the devil.. at least that's what I keep telling myself when I wake up hungover....

Maybe I'll be at the next one after I've been around for a while longer!!

Not that there is anything wrong with that but yeah.............

Aaah what about a general meet up at the Opera house and then the bridge stairs climb.
When can go with the flow from there maybe?

Saturday morning sometime?

Stair climb sounds the go, then we can jump on a bus. As long as we end up at the Orient/Bondi/Coogee Bay...

Not exactly sure what I'm doing.. may fly in earlyish (10am?) Saturday and fly out mid-arvo Sunday (as I have to work on Friday and Monday). Sooo.. I may have to join you guys halfway through the "cultural" bit.

That's the plan.

I'm a bit worried though, as I have lawyers on my back (for Perm. Residency application) for money... I think I should still have enough to fly up there/get a hotel/have a good time.. we'll have to see.

You could meet up at Central, catch a train from Kingston-Smith to the Central Terminal? I could of gone if;

a: I posted more and therefore knew you all better, and

b: was still in the country. Im in the UK now

Bad news...

Looks like I'm going to have to skip this get-together. I thought I'd have enough, but another thing came up that's going to take my budget for the flight/hotel/etc. I'm not happy about it.. but it has to be done..... :(

Sorry I can't be there.. take some photos, and have a good time! I'll have to catch the next one in November...

This sucks.

That's a shame Latch.

Catch ya on the next one.

Um, didn't you actually start this thing? :scratcheshead:

No worries mate, make sure ur around if we have one nearer the end of the year...

Would love to but have 2 small sprogs, wife, two dogs, two cats, and one hell of a piss up to get to in Perth on Jul 3.

Maybe next time

S

if only i had money! next time though, for sure.

So who's still goin, n where we meetin?

great idea.maybe u guys could get some TFP "t" shirts or something. anyway i cant go im movin house,but next you bet....

So did it happen, huh, huh, did it happen?????