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WtIN coast
an eas -off hop-on hop journey for two
stairway to haven Paradise found in the Whitsundays
cuba libre Castro country, cocktail by cocktail
going into the wild Escaping the crowds in WA
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EDITOR’S LETTER This might not be shocking news, but Australia is big. Really big. Indeed, it’s a country with an epic amount of variety, as we discover in this issue’s three Down Under features, which cover WA’s wondrous wilderness (P44), Queensland’s idyllic Whitsundays (P50) and Victoria’s urban edginess (P38). We also chat to Franz Ferdinand (P14). They almost split, but are now back with a new album and Aussie tour.
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This two-week celebration of all things wordy is returning to Melbourne, Australia’s UNESCO City of Literature. Some of the world’s best authors, playwrights, script writers and journalists will be converging on Melbourne for a fortnight of live readings, panel discussions, master classes and talks about all that’s happening in the world of printed words. One of the hits of the festival looks likely to be 17-year-old fashion blogger turned voice of a generation, Tavi Gevinson (pictured), who will give a keynote speech. Sure to be intellectually stimulating. August 22–September 8
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A celebration of culture by the sea, this weekend is full of top music, dance, busking and fascinating exhibitions. The third Lorne festival promises to be the biggest yet with local and international performers coming to this beautiful seaside town.
With 17 feature films and more than 30 shorts, the fourth Korean Film Festival in Australia is sure to be a real treat for all movie buffs. Among the lineup will be critically acclaimed debt-collecting tale Pieta and action blockbuster The Tower.
All good things – dinosaurs and drinking included – must come to an end. Sadly, the sixth season of Jurassic Lounge’s after-hours museum events will be its last. Ten ‘end-of-the-world’ parties will send the JL night off with a serious bang!
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Restaurant review by Hugh Radojev
For a venue that’s only been open a few years, Bar 100 seems to fit perfectly into the asethic of the Rocks– perfectly blending the rustic look of colonial sandstone with a modern bar and beautifully appointed restaurant. This venue has fast become a favourite of the inner-city working crowd and it is very easy to see why. Beautiful views, a solid selection of beers, a good list of international and local wines and great food all combine to make Bar 100 an excellent all purpose spot for a night out. The grub My friend and I shared the $18 squid fritto (crispy squid basically) with corriander and lime aioli to start. The squid meat was tender and covered in a lovely, light batter which combined beautifully with the aioli. For mains I had the scotch fillet $29 [a $15 special on Tuesday nights) while she had the $28 Tasmanian salmon. The steak was cooked perfectly and came with a creamy bernaise sauce and market fresh beans while the salmon was juicy and served on a bed of sweet eggplant and cherry tomatoes which added a lovley tangy bite to the fish meat. Behind the bar We only had a couple of glasses of $9 sauvignon blanc and didn’t really venture into the cocktail menu, what with it being a work night and all. Bar 100 more than has you covered if you’re feeling more adventurous though. verdict Bar 100 is great for a few after work drinks, or a romantic date night. THE SCENE
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The White Hart
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Delicious food, interesting aesthetic and a long wine list all go into making The White Hart one of Sydney’s best wine bars. Set in the heart of Neutral Bay, it has local and international wines to suit every palette and price range while the food is delicious without being overly expensive. It’s also got a relaxed feel to it.
One of the newest wine bar/ eateries in Kings Cross is Deja Vu. Right in the heart of the Cross, Deja Vu still somehow manages to maintain an up market vibe and feel to the place, without sacrificing the fun. It’s also got a surprisingly beautiful interior and a seriously good wine list. Kick off a venture onto the strip with a few glasses of grape!
Surry Hills has long been considered one of Sydney’s coolest spots and The White Horse is definitely one of the suburbs best spots. Comfortable interior, prime location and top wines make The White Horse a great venue to start or finish a night off at. This place is also pretty sprawling, so there’s lots of room to hang out in a group.
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Fit for a King Perched on the edge of George St, the Palace Hotel is the perfect spot to soak up the afternoon sun, watch the trams go by and do a bit of people watching. While you’re at it, get stuck into the fine selection of beers and delectable entrées. Take my word on the chicken wings, they are among the best we’ve had in Sydney. If you hang around longer than you expected, just embrace the rare phenomena of lunch turning into dinner. palacehotelsydney.com.au
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From 4-7pm Tiki Cocktails $12 Beers - White Rabbit $5 Tetleys $5 Premium House Spirits $5 Pinot Grigio $7
Havana Nights If drinking lots of rum and smoking cigars was good enough for Ernest Hemmingway, then it should be for you too. The Cuban Place has forged a wonderful reputation for itself as a slice of Havana right in the centre of Sydney’s CBD. Great night out! facebook.com/slowpoke–espresso
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Fat Freddy’s Drop $66.60 Enmore Theatre, Sydney enmoretheatre.com Cyndi Lauper $99.90 Palais Theatre, Melbourne ticketmaster.com
friday 30 Triple J ‘House party’ tour Nina Las Vegas and Co, Aug 24 – Sep 7. Prices vary Triple J’s ‘House Party’ is going out of the studio and into the clubs, taking Flight Facilities, Waveracer and Nina Las Vegas on the road.
National tour
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Japandroids $45 Rosemount Hotel, Perth handsometours.ticketscout.com
Cloud Control TBA ANU Bar, University Ave, Canberra eventfinder.com
Frankies World Famous House Band Free Frankies Pizza, Sydney eventfinder.com
The Smith Street Band $23.50 Brisbane Hotel, Hobart thesmithstreetband.oztix.com
tuesday 27 Game $79 Metro Theatre, Sydney eventfinder.com
Snakadaktal $23.50 Bar on the Hill - University of Newcastle, Newcastle tickets.oztix.com
thursday 29 Seth Sentry $28.60 University of Canberra, Canberra tickets.oztix.com
Lindsey Stirling $35 The Corner Hotel, Melbourne eventfinder.com
Bombs Away TBA Platinum Nightclub, Gold Coast platinumnightclub.com.au
Stomp $59 Her Majestys Theatre, Adelaide bass.net.au
Sons Of The East FREE Hotel Steyne, Moonshine, Sydney eventfinder.com
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Slippery When Wet $25 The Venue, Townsville premier.ticketek.com Vance Joy $16.50 Oxford Art Factory, Sydney moshtix.com Moustache Ant $18.70 The Esplanade Hotel, Melbourne oztix.com Big Scary $23.40 Victoria Road , Marrickville premier.ticketek.com
saturday 31 British India $25 Republic Bar, Hobart britishindia.com.au/tour Vance Joy $16.50 The Zoo, Brisbane moshtix.com Don McLean $91.40 pre sale The Evan Theatre, Panthers, Sydney premier.ticketek.com
Japandroids tour Australian east coast, Aug 26 – Sep 1. TBA Vancouver pop-punk powerhouse duo Japandroids are doing a quickfire tour of Australia’s east coast cities.
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Motown Mondays Free The White Horse, Sydney whitehorsesurryhills.com
friday 6 The Preatures $15 Oxford Art Factory, Sydney thepreatures.com
tuesday 3 Arj Barker - Go Time $44.90 Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre wangarattapac.com
wednesday 4 Pigeon FREE Beach Road Hotel, Sydney eventfinder.com Machine Gun Kelly TBA Amplifier & Capitol Bar, Perth mgklaceup.com
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Jimmy Barnes $79.90 Westport Park, Port Macquarie ticketmaster.com
Midnight Juggernauts $25 Adelaide UniBar, Adelaide moshtix.com
triple j’s House Party TBA The Hi-Fi, 125 Boundary Street, Brisbane abc.net
Tonight Alive $30 The Hi-Fi Sydney, Sydney tickets.thehifi.com
HIt the Lights $36 Adelaide UniBar, Adelaide hitthelights.bigcartel.com
saturday 7 Dizzy’s Comedy Hypnosis Show $20 Spring Hill Hotel, Brisbane eventfinder.com Josh Pyke $45 Astor Theatre, Perth showticketing.com Cloud Control TBA Republic Bar, Hobart corner.ticketscout.com.au
sunday 25 Anberlin $59.60 Palace Theatre, Melbourne premier.ticketek.com.au
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sunday 1 Jimmy Barnes $85.15 Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre, Tamworth frontiertouring.com Amber Lawrence Door sales only Toowoomba City Golf Club eventfinder.com Game $69 Harvey Road Tavern, Gladstone dashtickets.com
Falls Festival Marion Bay, Lorne and Byron Bay. Dec 28 – Jan 3. Ballot Falls Festival has added a third venue (Byron Bay) and a couple more days of music on to the New Year. Look out for Chk Chk Chk (pictured). NSW, Vic and Tas
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Southbound Festival Buselton, Western Australia. Jan 3–4 2014. Prices TBA The first announcement for the Southbound Festival has just come out and it’s epic! Headliners include Vampire Weekend (pictured).
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Served from 11:00am till late - Please order and pay at the bar V=vegetarian, GF=gluten free Shoestring fries with tomato sauce or 6 Potato wedges with sweet chilli & sour cream 6 Garlic foccacia 6 Rosemary spiced nuts (GF) 5 Australian marinated olives (GF) 5 Trio of homemade dips with toasted Turkish bread (V) 12 Australian cheese plate with crackerthins and marinated figs Choose from our selection below: 1 cheese 12 Old Telegraph Triple cream brie 2 cheese 15 Trinity cellars cheddar & Tarago Blue Orchid 3 cheese 18 Fried chicken wings with coleslaw & honey mustard sauce (half dozen) 12.9 Soup of the day with bread 11 NEW Soup of the day with ham & cheese toastie 14 Organic chicken salad with radicchio, iceberg, walnuts & avocado (GF) 16 Warm honey roast pumpkin salad with spinach & salted 14 almonds & feta (V, GF) Palace wagyu beef burger with pickle, tomato, beetroot, 24 NEW cheese, cos lettuce, tomato relish and shoestring fries Grilled Chicken burger with lettuce, beetroot, tomato, cheese, 18 tomato relish & shoestring fries Salt & pepper calamari with citrus aioli, chilli & coriander salad 16 Fettuccine with mushroom ragu & parmesan (V) 17 Linguini with prawns, garlic, chilli, lemon & rocket 18 Fish & chips; beer battered flathead with fries, lemon & 19 chunky tartare Crispy skin barramundi fillet with ratatouille, potato 27 NEW gratin and crispy speck (GF) Chicken Parmigiana with tomato sauce, crispy bacon & 19 parmesan with shoestring fries Wagyu steak sandwich with mustard butter, aioli, rocket, 17 tomato, spanish onion & spicy BBQ sauce; shoestring fries Chicken schnitzel with shoestring fries & roast garlic aioli 15.5 Spiced BBQ sauce pork ribs with shoe string fries half/full rack 16/24 Homemade sausages of the day 16.5 250g Angus Scotch fillet steak pasture fed O’Connor, Wagga, NSW 26 Sauces – Montpellier Butter (GF), Mushroom, Peppercorn, Garlic aioli 2
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In Situ 34/18 Sydney Rd, Manly insitumanly.com.au Four Pines 29/43-45 East Esplanade, Manly 4pines.com.au Marlborough Hotel 145 King St, Newtown marlboroughhotel.com.au The Imperial 35 Erskineville Road, Erskineville theimperialhotel.com.au The Norfolk 305 Cleveland St, Redfern thenorfolk.co
Deja Vu Deja Vu Kings Cross. Open from 6pm With a delicious new menu, top wine list and ambience to match, Deja Vu in Kings Cross is an absolute party-starter.
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sydney pubs Trinity Bar 505 Crown St, Surry Hills trinitybar.com.au DOME Bar Level 1 589 Crown Street, Surry Hills domebar.com.au Tea Garden’s 2-4 Bronte Rd, Bondi Junction teagardenshotel.com.au Scary Canary 469 Kent St, CBD scarycanarybar.com.au Side Bar 509 Pitt St, CBD wakeup.com.au/side-bar Scubar 4/11-23 Rawson Place, CBD scubar.com.au Bar Century Lvl 4 640, George St , CBD barcentury.com.au 3 Wise Monkeys 555 George St, CBD 3wisemonkeys.com.au
Check their Facebook Candy’s Apartment 22 Bayswater Road, Potts Point candys.com.au World Bar 24 Bayswater Road, Potts Point theworldbar.com.au Ryan’s Paragon Hotel Cnr Loftus & Alfred St hotelparagon.com.au
The Vanguard 42 King St, Newtown thevanguard.com.au Coogee Palace 169 Dolphin St, Coogee beachpalacehotel.com.au Beach Road Hotel 71 Beach Road, Bondi Beach beachroadbondi.com.au The Bondi Hotel 178 Campbell Parade, Bondi hotelbondi.com.au Kinsela’s 383 Bourke St, Darlinghurst kniselas.com.au
The Beresford 345 Bourke St, Surry Hills Flinders Hotel merivale.com.au/theberesfordhotel 63 – 65 Flinders St, Surry Hills theflindershotel.com.au Oxford Art Factory 38-46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst White Horse Hotel oxfordartfactory.com 381 Crown St, Surry Hills thewhitehorse.com.au White Revolver Cnr Curlewis & Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach melbourne pubs whiterevolver.com Central Lion Hotel 3/221 La Trobe St The Palace Hotel acemelbourne.com.au/mclion/ Cnr of George and Hay St, CBD The Nite Cat palacehotelsydney.com.au 137-141 Johnston St, Fitzroy thenightcat.com.au Hotel Steyne 75 The Corso, Manly Shamiana hotelsteyne.com.au 420 Lonsdale St
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Pacha The Ivy, Sydney. Saturday Nights 8pm–late Sydney’s club of the year brings you some of the best local and international DJs and producers every Saturday night. Get in before 10pm for cheap entry.
330 George Street Palace Theatre palace.com.au
adelaide pubs Grace Emily Hotel 232 Waymouth St yourbars.com.au
The Hi-Fi 125 Swanston Street thehifi.com.au The Tote 67-71 Johnston Street, Collingwood thetotehotel.com Eden Bar and Nightclub 163 Russell Street edenbar.com.au
Electric Circus 17 Crippen Place electriccircus.com.au Crown and Sceptre Hotel 308 King William Street sceptre.com.au
Turf Bar 131 Queen St turfbar.com.au
The Promethean 116 Grote St theprom.com
Fluid Oz Bar 450 Elizabeth Street yelp.com.au
Club 58 58 Hindley St club58.com.au
Bar Humbug 586 Little Bourke St barhumbug.com.au
perth pubs
Eurotrash Bar 18 Corrs Lane eurotrashbar.com.au
The Subiaco Hotel 465 Hay Street, Subiaco subiacohotel.com.au
The Night Owl 35 Elizabeth Street nightowl.com.au
Voodoo Lounge 174 James St, Northbridge voodoolounge.com.au
Star Bar Hotel Melbourne 160 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne starbarhotel.com.au
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The Apartment Nightclub 401 Little Bourke Street theapartment.com.au Cherry Bar 103 Flinders Lane myspace.com/cherrybarmelbourne Corner Hotel 57 Swan Street, Richmond cornerhotel.com
5 o’clock knock-off Bar 100. Mon–Fri 5pm–7pm Get out of the office or site and make your way to Bar 100 by any means possible. $5 beers, wines and spirits for two hours. Yes please! 100 George St, The Rocks
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East Brunswick Club 280 Lygon St Brunswick East eastbrunswickclub.com Esplanade Hotel 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda espy.com.au Northcote Social Club 301 High Street, Northcote northcotesocialclub.com
TGIF at Alibi Alibi, Wollongong. $7 Cocktails 4pm–9pm Friday nights Thank God it’s Friday indeed, and what better way than to celebrate the end of the working week than with $7 cocktails at Alibi?
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pUBLISTINGS The Shed 69-71 Aberdeen St Northbridge, the-shed.com.au The East End Bar and Grill 189 High Street, Fremantle theeastendbar.com.au The Clink Nightclub 14-16 South Terrace, Fremantle theclink.com.au
brisbane pubs Hotel LA 68 Petrie Terrace hotella.com.au
Gilligan’s Backpacker Hostel 57-89 Grafton St gilligansbackpacker hostel.com.au
hobart pubs Syrup Nightclub 39 Salamanca Pl, Battery Point syrupclub.com.au Republic Bar 299 Elizabeth St republicbar.com.au
GPO Hotel 740 Anne St, Fort Valley gpohotel.com.au
Isobar 11 Franklin Wharf Hobart isobar.com.au
Canvas Club 16b Logan St, Woolloongabba canvasclub.com.au
Knopwood’s Retreat 39 Salamanca Pl Hobart (03)6223 5808
The Fringe Bar Cnr Ann and Constance St fringebar.com.au
The Duke 192 Macquarie Street Hobart theduke.com.au
Pig ‘N’ Whistle Riverside 123 Eagle Street pignwhistle.com.au Sky Room 2/234 Wickham St, Fort Valley skyroom.com.au Bravo Bar Brunswick Central, 455 Brunswick St Fortitude Valley hotelbravo.com.au
newcastle pubs Kent Hotel 59-61 Beaumont St, Hamilton thekenthotel.com.au Kings Street Hotel 15 Steel St, Newcastle West kingsstreethotel.com.au
The Met Nightclub 256 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley themet.com.au
Mary Ellen Hotel 57 Railway St, Mereweather maryellenhotel.com.au
The Exchange Hotel 131 Edward St theexchange.com.au
Bar Petite 5 King St barpetite.com.au
Iceworks Cnr Given Tce & Dowse St, Paddington iceworks.com.au
The Northern Star 112 Beaumont St, Hamilton northernstarhotel.com.au
gold coast pubs
Hamilton Station Hotel 2-6 Beaumont St, Islington hamiltonstation.com.au
Blush Nightclub 21 Orchid Avenue Surfers Paradise blushnightclub.com.au Benowa Tavern 117 Ashmore Rd, Benowa surfersbeergarden.com Coolangatta Sands Hotel 3 Griffith St, Coolangatta coolangattasandshotel.com.au Shooters Superclub Shop 46 The Mark Orchid Avenue Surfers Paradise shooterssuperclub.com
cairns pubs PJ O’Brien’s 87 Lake St, Cairns pjobriens.com.au Fabric Cnr Shields and Esplanade St cairnsevents.com pubs
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Hotel Delany 134 Darby St hoteldelany.com.au Sunyside Tavern 20 Broadmeadow Rd, Broadmeadow sunnysidetavern.com.au Premier Hotel 1 Brunker Rd, Broadmeadow hotelpremier.com.au Isobar 1 Honeysuckle Drive Newcastle thelanding.com Cambridge Hotel 789 Hunter St, Newcastle yourcambridge.com Lass O’Gowrie Hotel 14 Railway St, Wickham lassogowriehotel.com.au
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Hamilton Hotel 71 Tudor St, Hamilton hamiltonhotel.com.au Beaumont Exchange Hotel Cnr Beaumont and Denison Street, Hamilton theexchangehotel.com.com.au Wickham Park Hotel 61 Maitland Rd, Islington thewicko.com.au Cricketers Arms 61 Bruce St, Cooks Hill tab.com.au Oriental Hotel 53 Bull St, Cooks Hill wotif.com.au Royal Inn Hotel Waratah 61/69 Station St, Waratah truelocal.com.au
byron bay pubs Cheeky Monkey’s 115 Jonson St cheekymonkeys.com.au The Northern 35-43 Jonson St thenorthern.com.au The Owl & The Pussycat 85 Jonson St opcbyron.com.au Beach Hotel Bay Ln beachhotel.com.au Woody’s Surf Shack 90-96 Jonson St woodysbyronbay.com Treehouse on Belongil 25 Childe St treehouseonbelongil.com
canberra pubs Transit Bar 7 Akuna St transitbar.com.au Cube Nightclub 33 Petrie Plaza, City cubenightclub.com.au
The Sunday Chill Bar Century, Sydney. $3 drinks and $5 Bloody Mary’s all day. The best way to get over a big Saturday night is by drinking up on a Sunday. Head to Bar Century for the ultimate Sunday session. 640 George St, Sydney
barcentury.com.au The Tap Bar 58 Mitchell St thetap.com.au
Ivory 77 – 79 Crown Street wollongongnightlife.com.au Alibi 76 Crown Street wollongongnightlife.com.au
alice springs pubs
Harp Hotel 234 Corrimal Street wollongong nightlife.com.au
Todd Tavern Todd Mall toddtavern.com.au The Rock Bar 2/78 Todd St therockbar.com.au
Questions Unit 5 123-125 Corrimal Street wollongongnightlife.com.au
The Barra Bar 34 Stott Tce chifleyhotels.com.au
Castros 5 Victoria Street wollongongnightlife.com.au
Firkin n Hound 21 Hartely St, (08) 8953 3033
darwin pubs Squires Tavern 3 Edmunds St squirestavern.com.au
The Juicy Rump Lasseters Hotel Casino juicyrump.com.au
The Deck Bar 22 Mitchell St thedeckbar.com.au
Bojangles Saloon 80 Todd St yourbars.com.au
CUBA LIBRE
ICBM 50 Northbourne Ave icbmbar.com Mooseheads 105 London Circuit mooseheads.com.au Academy Club 15 Bunda St academyclub.com.au
Wollongong pubs OneFiveOne 150 Keira Street wollongongnightlife.com.au
Rum Happy Hours
Grand Hotel 124 Keira Street wollongongnightlife.com.au
The Cuban Place, Sydney. 5–7pm, Tues–Thurs night A taste of Havana has landed in the middle of Sydney. Get amongst the rum after a midweek knock-off. You won’t be disappointed.
Glasshouse + Su Casa 90 Crown Street wollongongnightlife.com.au
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Full menu available at the bar. Special not available on public holidays or with any other offer. *Steak is a rump on specials. *Pizzas are the 28cm diameter, gluten free $4 extra and on Friday nights they are available from 5pm. 100 GEORGE ST, THE ROCKS PH: (02) 8070 9311 BAR100.COM.AU
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Franztastic! They're back. And this time Franz Ferdinand are telling it like it is. TNT talks comebacks and Oz festivals with Nick McCarthy Words alexandra petri
“I remember at the end of our last tour, I felt like, ’Are we even good anymore?’“ confesses Nick McCarthy – something I’d never expect to hear from the almighty Franz Ferdinand. But it seems with maturity comes honesty as TNT chats to the 38-year-old musician about the return of the Glasgow-based quartet, who released their last album four years ago. Having notched up 10 years since their rise to fame, Franz Ferdinand broke grounds in the indie rock scene, fast becoming one of Scotland’s most recognisable bands. Another truth comes when McCarthy – guitars, vocals, keyboard – laughs as he recalls a concert the band played when they first started their career, finding themselves on stage with the likes of Papa Roach and Velvet Revolver, just because of their guitars. “We were playing at a concert in New Jersey... and it was like this heavy metal rock band concert and this rock audience and everyone hated us, but it was one of the best gigs we ever played. We thought this is what the Sex Pistols must have felt like, just being like ’Well, fuck you, too!’” It’s this raw, down-to-earth attitude and light-hearted laughter that McCarthy uses to level out the build-up over this week’s release of their new album, Right Thoughts, Right
Words, Right Action. With an arsenal of chart-topping songs, more than three million albums sold and rumours of a split behind them, all eyes are now on whether the band can come out of their cave with new music as successful as their debut record, Franz Ferdinand, back in 2004. “I feel really good about the album, so to me it doesn’t really matter how it does,” says McCarthy, talking about any
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New focus: the band are gearing up for festivals Down Under we can lift the roof off places if everyone wants to do it. But if someone doesn’t, then fuck them. I don’t really care!” With 10 tracks on their new album, it was the first song they penned, Sun On The Horizon – a very Franz Ferdinandesque melody with its perfectly struck balance of being a dancey guitar tune – that made McCarthy feel like they were getting somewhere. He said it was like they’d arrived at a point again where they felt comfortable with making music, setting a benchmark for the rest of the record to follow suit and showcase the talent this group has been holding on to for the past four years. Universe Expanded is an ideal song for a roadtrip playlist on a dark night when you’re driving into a city in the depths of its latest hours. A quiet tune embracing a sombre thoughtfulness, it’s a track that would be perfectly paired with a car full of sleeping mates with you delving into the tune as you delve into the city. “But if you need to wake up, you need to listen to Bullets, which is on the opposite end. It’s really fast and furious, and it makes me feel like I am in a California hardcore band when I am playing it.” Australia will get a taste of the smart, powerful sounds the refreshed Franz Ferdinand bring to the stage when they headline the Harvest Festival this November. “The last time we were in Australia we did a touring festival, like a dance sort of festival, and everyone was just so strong and beautiful. No one had any clothes on, everyone was dancing their asses off... and people were very good looking,” McCarthy says. “It was nothing like playing in England, where everyone’s got a buttoned up shirt and there’s no one really too good looking, either.” Having played in Sydney and Melbourne and “Godknows-where in the sticks”, it’s the alternative hipster city of Melbourne that has struck a love chord with McCarthy for its thriving music scene as well as its second-hand and, oddly enough, shoe shops. “I could move to Melbourne for 16
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a few years even... it’s got really amazing shoe shops that we went to. There was one place where this old Italian guy with a quiff made us these beautiful leather shoes, so I came to really like it!” he laughs. Yet, with the beautiful waters surrounding Sydney, the old architecture that lines the Central Business District, and all of the flying foxes, the Harbour City sits a close second for McCarthy. McCarthy’s career has taken him across the world, with Scotland ranking high on his list as one of his favourite places to play despite his non-Scottish background (which
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The Melbourne-based singer-songwriter on her inspiration, why pop music is evil and the worst songs of all time INTERVIEW alasdair morton
Colours Of Ostrava [festival] in Czech Republic and Bionic Folk Blues Festival in France, both of which were highlights. You have a commanding voice – when did you decide to start singing? I’ve always sung, it was just something I did naturally since I was a kid. It took a long time to begin performing, though, for lots of reasons. I got distracted for several years by dance music and partying – I was even a DJ for several years playing breakbeat, trip hop and electro. When I came back to earth and picked up a guitar again, I spent several years writing with people and jamming but nothing really worked out. It was only when I went solo that things took shape, I started gigging and built things up from there.
Gigging: Suzie goes back to 1977 Your latest EP Obladi Diablo translates as ‘pop music is evil’ – do you really think this is the case? The title is tongue-in-cheek, and a bit of a dig at current popular music. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars don´t really stand up against Prince or Elton John – and the use of auto-tune as a vocal effect surely is the greatest sin of all. Enough already! Plus Obladi Oblada is in my top 10 worst songs of all time. Along with Agadoo and Tubthumping. Do you find yourself always moaning about the music played on the radio? Not really. I try to spend my energy more wisely. I just don´t listen to commercial stations, though I am bemused that this is what a lot of people choose to listen to.
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How did recording and playing as more of a band effect this EP compared to your previous one? Obladi Diablo was recorded with Craig (Williamson) and Leif (Van Den Dungen) who I´d been playing with live for a year so going into the studio was smooth sailing. My first EP was recorded with guest musicians – Charlie Owen (Beast Of Bourbon), Johnny Nolan (Powder Monkeys), Shane Walsh (Tex, Don & Charlie), Ian Kitney (Temperance Union) – but they are such amazing players. I guess the difference would be that I was more relaxed recording the second EP as we had already developed the songs. You’ve toured in Europe and the UK, how does playing there compare to the southern hemisphere? I´m not sure audiences differ so much between hemispheres – when someone’s digging my music, it´s awesome whether they´re standing upside down or not! I’ve had a really super response in Europe so far, however. I played
You grew up in Sydney but broke into music when you moved to Melbourne – do you feel a closer affinity with one city over the other? After nine years, Melbourne is now my home. Sometimes I wonder if I would have started gigging at all if I´d stayed in Sydney. At that time there weren’t a lot of grass roots opportunities to get up and play. Entertainment licences for venues were very expensive, they instead installed pokie machines to make a dollar, and this really destroyed the live music culture. Things are slowly changing in Sydney now – but Melbourne´s live music scene is one of the best in the world without a doubt. You’re playing with Irish rock band Ash this month in Melbourne, are you looking forward to it? You probably won´t guess from listening to my music, but I was a big fan of Ash in the Nineties, in particular their album 1977 which they are playing on this tour. I’m really excited – it will be loads of fun. I think it´s good playing with different types of bands anyway. Scenes bore me – I’ve never stayed in just the one circle. Obladi Diablo is out now. Plays The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Aug 29. $59 57 Swan St, Richmond VIC 3121 Richmond suziestapleton.com
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What was the inspiration behind the writing of the songs on the EP? The songs are from a pool of writing spanning a few years, so they’re all about different things. I write mostly about personal experiences – love, loss, lies and even things not starting with an ´L´. Human interaction is always interesting and a bit of a mystery. Song of The Artesian Water, which was recorded in my bedroom, is actually a Banjo Paterson poem – all the lyrics are his original words except for the bridge. The song is about
drilling for water in the outback – for me, it was a metaphor for looking for love in this mad world. In his version they find the water [but] it wasn’t where I wanted to take it, was a bit Hollywood for my liking, so I threw in some more devils and desperation.
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Gripping: Aussie actress Mia Wasikowska stars in Stoker
stoker FILM review by Alasdair Morton Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Matthew Goode | 15 | 98mins | Out Aug 29
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Former Home And Away-er Sharni Vinson takes the lead in this gruesome home invasion horror flick, as the girlfriend visiting with her boyfriend’s family for the weekend only to be set upon by masked intruders. Said stalkers, though, get more than they bargained on in Vinson’s Erin… On general release Aug 29
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“We don’t need to be friends, we’re family,” Mia Wasikowska’s young India Stoker says to her exceedingly strange uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) in Park Chan-wook’s fascinating thriller. It’s just as well. This family really can’t stand each other. Filmmaker Park (who was behind cult flick Oldboy) makes his English language debut with this warring family tale. Grief, guilt, rape, incest, murder – it delves into the most violent actions and darkest human emotions, and does so with a nonedarker sense of humour through Wentworth Miller’s spiky, charged script. The story is simple – Nicole Kidman’s widow is falling apart, and embarks on a reproachful relationship with Charlie, the long-absent brother to her deceased husband, with Wasikowska the precocious daughter caught in the middle. But it is masterfully told. Park slots the pieces of the puzzle together superbly, displaying his technical superiority (sterling sound design, composition, recurring motifs) as motivations are revealed, actions concealed and back story unpacked. Goode is manipulatively creepy and the largely Aussie cast equally excellent: Jackie Weaver continues to enjoy her latter years career blossom; Wasikowska matures with every performance; and Kidman is reliably superb as the wine-guzzling mater (we can’t remember the last time we saw her smile on screen, though). It’s Park’s movie, however – he stamps his much celebrated style on Hollywood in what is a supremely fascinating and unrelenting thriller. Good for: Seeing that there’s no such thing as happy families
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The best way to get around a city is like a local. But, as you haven’t got years to suss out a place, you need information at your fingertips – that’s where apps come in handy. Here, we’ve done some digging around to find the seven best apps on the market to make your journey around Oz as easy as possible. You’re very welcome.
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Regardless of which Aussie city you’re in, The Thousands has got your back. With Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth covered, download this funky app to find out about events, gigs, restaurants, bars and trendy shops. If you’re a foodie, log on for a gourmet guide to urban eateries, complete with integrated map locations and social media functionality. What’s more, you don’t have to pay a penny for the privilege.
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You might think you’re all sophisticated travelling the world, but, let’s face it, you’re still a Brit abroad. And there will come a time when all you want is a late-night, dirty food stop to soak up the Jager bombs so you can wake up in a decent state in the morning. Well, fret not. Download Dirty Kebabs on your iPhone, and no matter which city you’re
Getting a bit arced off with all the Aussie slang? Don’t know your boofheads from your bogans? Then look no further than the Aussie Slang Dictionary to suss out all the meanings of
The Aussie Quiz, $1.99 How much do you really know about Australia? If your knowledge only stretches from how to stagger from your hostel to the nearest decent bar, it might be time to download The Aussie Quiz and up your general knowledge. You’ll be tested on everything from history and geography, to celebrities and literature, and scored, so you can resit each round and improve your expertise, then impress your mates – or win a heap of cash at a pub quiz.
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etiquette Unsure of the rules when staying in a hostel? Kash Bhattacharya – Twitter’s @BudgetTraveller – points you in the right direction. a Keep it clean Remember your mum isn’t there to clean up your dishes or to pick up your dirty clothes. When you’re sharing a 10-bed dorm, make sure you smell good – showering daily is a sound idea. Body spray is not a substitute. aWashing your clothes Keep a small sachet of washing powder or liquid for washing socks, underwear or smaller garments. You can do it while in the shower so kill two birds with one stone.
weird and wonderful Down Under words and phrases. Yep, it might cost a buck, but it’ll be worth it as you start to chat fluently with the locals, and they take you in as one of their own. Fair dinkum!
Art Guide Australia, FREE Make sure you soak up a bit of culture while you’re travelling Down Under with this comprehensive art guide. Check out the latest exhibitions, their running times and reviews for all the major art galleries and museums across Australia – as well as some hidden gems. Click on each post for more details about the exhibitions and the background of the artists, as well as a really handy map which will show how close the venue is to you. Easy.
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There’s Nothing Like Australia, FREE If for nothing else but the jaw-dropping imagery, download this official Tourism Australia-released app. As well as an itinerary planner for your trip and stunning stop-start videos, you’ll find a guide to Oz’s
must-visit sites in featured destinations such as Uluru, Melbourne, Sydney, Hayman Island and El Questro, along with travel stories from tourists, travellers and locals.
Melbourne Peculiar, $2.99 If you’ve always suspected Melbourne to be a little, well, odd, you’d be right, according to this app. With more than 120 entries, it details the city’s eccentricities and secrets – from ghosts and graves, to unusual food and weird public art. With oodles of information, you’ll be able to explore a side to the area not even Melburnians know exists. “Melbourne Peculiar aims to explore things that are distinctive or strange about this great city – from the faintly odd to the positively arcane,” says the app’s author and local Narrelle Harris.
aInternet Many hostels offer free wifi, but don’t abuse this privilege by downloading movies or software updates. Use the free wifi for emails, checking Facebook and any light internet usage, so everyone can stay connected. aKeep it quiet If you’re coming into your dorm late at night, don’t be rowdy. Use your smartphone iTorch4 flashlight app to help you find your way to your bunk. Do not turn on the light and wake up your fellow room mates. aSex in the dorm This is a big no-no. I was told by a hostel owner some hostels have designated ‘sex rooms’, but I have never come across such a thing. budgettraveller.org for more
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Guys, look away now. An elderly man inserted a 10cm steel fork into his penis for sexual gratification, a hospital X-ray confirmed. The 70-year-old, from Canberra, had to undergo an operation to remove the cutlery, which was found lodged into his urethra. “The motives for insertion of a variety of objects are difficult to comprehend,” said a report on the bizarre incident in the International Journal Of Surgery Case Reports. The fork was removed using “copious lubrication” while the man was under general anaesthetic. Told you to look away.
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Steady now: Tammy, a 6.8kg South American Tamandua, on the scales at London Zoo. The height and mass of every animal in the zoo, of which there are more than 16,000, needs to be recorded in this annual weigh in
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When the heavens opened on Sunday, a drenched father dialled 999 in the hope of catching a lift for himself and his children. What’s more, police officers in West Sussex obliged by driving the soggy family to a nearby bus stop. The man reportedly threatened to call the Police Complaints Commission if they refused to help. A Sussex Police spokesman confirmed: “A man rang from the Shoreham flyover to say he was stuck on foot in rain on his way home on Sunday, and wanted a lift. “A passing police car did give him a lift to the adjacent A283 as he had 26
young children with him. “He was then left as he was able to wait for a bus or phone for a taxi. Clearly, 999 is for public use only in emergencies.” Street pastor Ian Chisnall said: “999 is not the right service to use. But full credit to Sussex Police – they helped some children.” From getting wet.
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Fancy devouring wallabies just like the All Blacks did? Now hungry Kiwis can. Wallaby burgers have been put on the menu at Wellington’s Edward St cafe Meow, a tribute to the All Blacks ahead of
Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup clash in the city. As well as the usual fare, the £5.50 burger can also be served with an egg. Cafe owner Damian Jones told stuff.co.nz: “Egg on the face is part of the optional egg. If Quade Cooper wants to come in and get some egg on his wallaby, he is welcome.” Wellington Restaurant Association branch president Mike Egan added: “It would be quite funny if they did it on toast, because that’s what the Wallabies will be this weekend.”
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It was deemed a shocking case of censorship when last week Tourism Australia posted a photo of a reclining kangaroo – with its genitals pixelated. Big Baz, as the animal is known (with pretty good reason too), was snapped on his back, arms neatly folded, ballbag flapping gently in the breeze. On Facebook, TA said: “When Featherdale Wildlife Park sent us this cracker of a photo we just couldn’t resist sharing it with our fans in all of its magnificent glory... Or nearly all!” Cue outrage. One fan, Martyn Hobbins, wrote: “How utterly pathetic. Censored for Facebook. You have just lost ALL my respect.” Begs the question, do you really want to see a kangaroo’s balls?
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In a second case of censorship, a uni magazine has been removed from shelves due to a controversial cover featuring 18 vaginas. The editors of Sydney University’s Honi Soit said they published the graphic to make a statement about how female genitalia have become “artificially sexualised ... or stigmatised”. The Student Representative Council recalled 4000 copies after editors apparently used a see-through black bar when ordered to cover up the vaginas. On Facebook, the editors said: “We are
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Exposed: reader holds Honi Soit tired of vaginas either being artificially sexualised (see: porn) or stigmatised (see: censorship and airbrushing). Don’t you dare tell me my body offends you.”
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A man who accidentally kicked a golf buddy in the testicles has been ordered to pay £500 for emotional harm. Judge Tony Couch said Michael John Graham’s kick in the backside caused the victim to need emergency surgery. He said the 33-year-old plasterer deliberately kicked the man at a golf game which followed a Christmas function in Tai Tapu. Mucking around, Graham went for a rear kick, but struck him in the groin. Graham’s application for a discharge without conviction was dismissed by Christchurch District Court.
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New Zealand’s Corey Peters gets some kick-ass air as he competes in the Men’s Slalom Sitting LW12-1 race at the IPC Alpine Adaptive Slalom World Cup, an event forming part of the Winter Games NZ at Coronet Peak in Queenstown last week.
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grand final replay for season finale afl As if it had been planned, the opening game of the last round of the regular season will be a replay between Hawthorn and Sydney with both sides on track to be there in the last week in September all over again. The Hawks and Swans, who play on Friday, are part of the AFL’s all important top four. Daylight separates them, along with the ever-present Geelong Cats and Fremantle, from those fighting it out to be in the top-eight that make the play-offs. When Hawthorn and Sydney met back in round seven, the Hawks turned the 28
2012 Premiership decider result around. Since then, the Hawks have been flying, while the Swans are at risk of missing star Adam Goodes, who hasn’t played since round 13, for the season with a knee injury. “It would be fair to say time is pushing it now and he needs for things to go well pretty quickly from here,” Swans coach John Longmire said. (7.30pm, Fox Footy)
robshaw to be a quin until 2015/16 rugby union England backrower Chris Robshaw has given Harlequins a boost a week out from the season opener by signing a contract extension that will keep him at the London giants until 2015/16. He will also remain as club captain. Harlequins director of rugby, Conor O’Shea said: “I think it would be an understatement to say that this is great news for the club and all of its supporters. Chris is not just an incredible rugby player but one of the great leaders of the modern game.
BIG WEEK FOR ... No Bale, no worries, to paraphrase some headlines when Roberto Soldado scored on debut for Tottenham against Crystal Palace in the season opener (from the penalty spot). The Spanish striker will get his first big-time Premier League challenge this week though in the north London giants derby against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. It might be a good time to get the Gunners, as they’ll have played their second leg of the Champions League qualifying against Fenerbahce, but we’ll find out for sure if the biggest of Andres Villas-Boas’s impressive signings really fill the void to be left by the Welshman.
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QUOTEs OF THE WEEK It is only sport and a bit of banter. You don’t want the Aussies loving you because it probably means you are rubbish England quick (who bats a bit) Stuart Broad has the perfect attitude ahead of the return Ashes series in Oz
Good form: Shane Watson’s ODI/ T20 quality was never in doubt
PREVIEW BLEDISLOE CUP/CHAMPIONSHIP OPENER Australia v england (women and men) Thur-Fri/ Sat, gem The coloured clobber comes out and the Women’s Ashes meet their male counterparts for the first time this summer with a double-header double this week in Southampton and Durham. While the women begin the final rotation of their three-format Ashes on Tuesday with the first Twenty20 in Essex, their final two games to decide the Ashes will be played as curtain raisers to the men’s. On Thursday they play at 11.15pm ahead of
the blokes at (Fri) 3.30am, and on Saturday the women play at 7pm before the gents’ match at 11.30pm at floodlightless Emirates International Cricket Ground in Durham. The men’s England and Australia sides are bizarrely ranked six and seven in the world, although fifth Test century maker Shane Watson was a superstar at the 2012 World Cup in which his side made the semifinals – Watson was the tournament’s top run scorer and second-highest wicket taker. The Australian women are reigning world champs, but England beat them in the group stage of that comp.
I’m very proud about that because I try to push my best every single moment. It’s good for me and my team mates at Sydney FC As if Alessandro Del Piero couldn’t be more impressive at 38, he responded to comments by Italy coach Cesare Prandelli that he’d consider the veteran for the World Cup in Brazil
TV HIGHLIGHTS Athletics IAAF Diamond League, Zurich The penultimate meet of the season Tue, 1.45am, Eurosport
THE CHAT | The transfer window ajar
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when will all of this transfer window Q Seriously, ‘will they, won’t they’ rubbish end? September 2, 11pm (Sep 3, 8am) – just saying the date will A make many football fans feel relieved, unless you back the Gunners. For some weird reason, the window in which clubs are allowed to do business runs two weeks and two days into the start of the season. This means a club can make a bid on a player just before a game and provide a distraction, as was the case for Yohan Cabaye and Newcastle United, much to Alan Pardew’s disgust, last week. If your team’s eyeing off players in other leagues, these dates may be handy (Spain’s window closes one hour after England’s, while Germany stops trading not surprisingly at the end of their work day at 6pm.
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Game on Yes, proper football is back. There’s been some big changes over the English summer, so we check out who’s looking good for EPL glory this season Words oliver jones
Last year we got 11 of our English Premier League place predictions right, plus called David Moyes’ move to Old Trafford. Can we do better this season? Chelsea 1st He’s the special one, Chelsea’s only one – Jose Mourinho is back and already in an enviable position, bequeathed a team of immense talent. But questions remain – is Fernando Torres’ talent lost forever? Can Demba Ba carry the weight of expectation on his questionable knees? Are too many hopes being pinned on Romelu Lukaku? Expect a big signing before the window closes. Manchester City 2nd Manuel Pelligrini is an atypical South American coach, his policy is attack, attack, attack. Jesus Navas and Fernandinho will join stalwarts Yaya Toure and David Silva in a formidable midfield, with City also landing the coveted Stevan Jovetic and Alvaro Negredo. City could have the league sewn up by Christmas, but will the owners stand by Pelligrini if his team stutters? Manchester United 3rd United fans are frustrated. The summer started with talk of power moves for Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, but looks like it’ll finish with bids for Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Banes. That is a colossal step down in ambition. Moyes at least has a team at his disposal that is still much underrated, but, with Ferguson gone, so goes the aura of invincibility and the comfortable 1-0s. 30
The second coming: Can Jose take Chelsea back to the top? Tottenham Hotspurs 4th Get over it Spurs fans, Bale is almost certainly off. Big signing Roberto Soldado is a talent for sure – he’d better be for £26m – but he isn’t the dynamic force that is Bale. Paulinho looks to be Bale’s replacement, but it could be tough with so much expected of him in a better league. Arsenal 5th It’s been a dire summer for the Gunners and the Champions League could finally be a step too far. The only player to come in as yet is free transfer Yaya Sanogo. Meanwhile Santos, Arshavin, Denilson and Squillaci have all gone and top target Luis Suarez looks to be staying put. The youngsters need to deliver. Liverpool 6th Were it not for Luiz Suarez it’s hard to imagine where Liverpool would have finished last year. However, Brendan Rogers has signed promising strikers Iago Aspas and Luis Alberto and strengthened his defence with Simon Mingolet and Kolo Toure. Will things have finally clicked? More likely the top four will still be elusive. Everton 7th Roberto Martinez has been quietly strengthening his squad with cost-effective quality, like hitman Arouna Kone and centre-half Antolin Alcaraz. Also Real’s Joe Robles and Barca’s Gerard Deulofeu. These are perhaps the EPL’s shrewdest signings; four solid players for £8m. Everton may lose more games, but they’ll win more too.
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Soldado Bale-out: Will Spurs crack the top four?
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Main man Michu looks set to stay so we’ve got them a tentative 8th. We were tempted to put them higher, but worry about their strength in depth, and the focus they’ll give the cups and European campaign.
Despite signs of impending departure, Fabricio Coloccini remains at the club. If Pardew can keep his captain, and get his midfield firing, there’s no reason why Newcastle would have to repeat last season’s farce. But we have a feeling that somehow the farce could well be repeated.
Fulham 9th Martin Jol has held on to his most significant talent, including Dimitar Berbatov. The only notable departure is that of keeper Mark Schwarzer to Chelsea, but his replacement, Maarten Stekelenburg, may turn out to be one of the signings of the summer. West Ham 10th With Andy Carroll now a permanent fixture and Stewart Downing coming from Liverpool, one can confidently predict plenty of crosses at Upton Park this season. The Hammers will cause most in the league plenty of trouble, and may land some notable scalps.
Southampton 15th They’ve spent big this summer – £12.5m for Celtic’s Victor Wanyama and £8.5m on Lyon’s Dejan Lovren. It is nevertheless going to be rough going for the Saints. A couple of injuries to their key players could cause a slump that would be hard to recover from. Stoke City 16th Mark Hughes is a potentially genius appointment. The former United legend is in need of success as much as Stoke are. Recruits include Marc Muniesa, a ball playing centre half from Barcelona, and Erik Pieters.
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The signing of Nicolas Anelka on a free went almost unnoticed. It’s doubtful the 34-year-old has 20 goals in him, but he could be a great bit part player. Steve Clarke has also brought in sturdy centre back Diego Lugano to strengthen an already solid squad. West Brom finished 8th last season, but other mid-table teams have invested more heavily and could push them down the league.
The Bluebirds (now redbirds) topped the Championship last year and will arrive with a few familiar names. That said, it will be immensely tough. We expect a relegation dogfight which they’ll survive. Just.
Norwich City 12th Hughton has bought superbly, landing Sporting’s Ricky van Wolfswinkel and FC Twente’s Leroy Fre. Both young Dutchmen have had good starts to their careers and are sure to see plenty of first team action. Norwich have a good backbone of home nations players which will help them to a comfortable mid-table finish. Aston Villa 13th Villa were dealt a blow with the retirement of talisman captain Stiliyan Petrov, but Paul Lambert has invested shrewdly, bringing in a host of players for around the £3-4m mark. However, if Belgian powerhouse Christian Benteke gets injured or sold, it will be a long season.
Sunderland 18th There has been something of a quiet revolution at Sunderland. They’ve brought in genuine talent plus a host of free signings, while out go much of their core team. God knows if Di Canio will shape a winning team, but there’s bound to be hilarious implosions en route. Crystal Palace 19th Everyone is glad Ian Holloway is back. However, Palace have scant top flight experience. Ollie has signed 40-year-old Kevin Phillips and Arsenal’s Marouane Chamakh but it’s hard to believe that will be enough. Hull City 20th Steve Bruce has put together a robust team, who are hard to breakdown and even harder to watch, but it’s going to be a relegation battle from day one. tntdownunder.com
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LOST: ONE FROG Live parrots, a bag of diamonds and a frog have all made it onto a list of the weirdest items left on planes. Travel site Skyscanner surveyed 700 cabin crew from 83 countries and found almost a quarter (24 per cent) of crew had discovered passports left behind. Other, less conventional items found on planes included a falcon, a tortoise, a parrot, a prosthetic leg and, TNT’s personal favourite, a bag of sand. Skyscanner’s managing director, David Boyte, said in a statement that a prosthetic leg is surely “something you don’t forget”. Or your bag of sand, David. Or your bag of sand.
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THE ONLY WAY IS ... Essex airport Southend – sorry, that’s London Southend – has been named Britain’s best in a survey by consumer watchdog Which? The airport was awarded five out of five in half of the 10 categories used for assessment, including speed of check-in, security, passport control, information and navigation, and design. Other categories were airport environment, food outlets, shops, toilets and facilities. Luton Airport came bottom of the likeability table, with an overall customer score of 43 per cent to Southend’s 84 per cent. Almost worth going to Essex for, eh? Sorry, London. It’s a London airport.
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All hail, Victoria Ah, Victoria. You little beauty. Small but oh-so-perfectly formed, you’re like a strange grommet of a gremlin – beautiful and playful to start with, but wild, exciting and downright crazy within the blink of an eye. Nowhere else Down Under crams so much into a space so small (small by Aussie standards at least – it’s still about half the size of Spain). Yes, there’s the Great Ocean Road, and yes, there’s Phillip Island’s penguins, but there’s plenty going on behind the headlines. For starters, when it comes to Melbourne, believe the hype, if not the tired clichés (it’s Australia’s most European city, don’t you know. Yawn). If you want Australia’s best nightlife, most trend-setting shopping and coolest cultural scene, look no 38
further than the Victorian capital. No discussion. This is a place so cool that parts of the city are named after the real Batman. Fact. Heard the one about how it always rains in Melbourne (probably from a Sydneysider)? Well, chuck this nugget back at them – Melbourne actually gets far less annual rainfall than Sidders. Indeed, even Manchester does. The reality, though you’ll never hear this uttered out loud, is that most Sydneysiders would happily switch the Harbour City for Melbourne, if only they could live without posing on the beach. Instead they make do with endless shopping/drinking/football weekends away. Biased? Maybe. But if, for example, you like your sport, there’s no alternative. Tennis, Aussie rules, the
MCG, Formula 1, horse racing, the Boxing Day Test, MotoGP – the big events all go down south of the border. And that doesn’t mean it’s just a coffee-drinking, Neighbours-watching, black clothes-wearing, footy-screaming, credit card-battering whirlwind. Not all the time at least. Head to the surf coast to pick up cheap gear at the hometown of labels like Rip Curl and Quiksilver while admiring beaches so badass that Swayze had to pretend he was there in Point Break. Stretch your muscles with endless climbing, hiking and general escapingthe-world activities in ace national parks like the Grampians, Dandenongs and Mornington Peninsula. Then stop, catch your breath and move on to the next of these 25 tips...
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Seek out Melbourne’s alternative crowd with a bar-hop around this lively, cosmopolitan suburb. Brunswick and Smith Streets are the places to go.
Say “hello” to your inner-child as you hurtle along the rollercoaster in this St Kilda icon. You’ll come out with a smile bigger than the one on the giant freaky-looking face.
Snow bunnies should feel right at home in Victoria in winter, as there’s plenty of skiing, snowboarding and all manner of other ways to break a few limbs. The most popular fields are Mt Buller, Mt Hotham and Falls Creek.
Open wide: St Kilda’s Luna Park
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For a taste of the Victorian wilderness, head to the Grampians. There’s plenty of opportunities for bushwalking, horse riding and rockclimbing, plus Aboriginal rock art sites.
Every autumn, laughter comes to Melbourne in the form of one of the world’s biggest comedy festivals. Comedians from all over tickle your funny bone.
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The “race that stops a nation” is held on the first Tuesday of November, and Melbourne grinds to a halt as everyone takes the day off and blows a week’s wages on a rank outsider.
Conveniently just an hour east of Melbourne, the Yarra Valley is one of the state’s top wine producing areas, with dozens of wineries to be visited. Hic.
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snowy river If you want to get away from it all, head to one of Victoria’s most isolated parks. It also just happens to be the most spectacular.
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Watch the oh-so-cute little penguins waddle out of the water and head for home on Phillip Island, seemingly oblivious to the camera-wielding hordes.
warrnambool This seaside town is famous for its whale watching. Head to Logan Beach between June and October.
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The endless sandy beach, just by the NSW border, separates the lakes King, Victoria and Wellington from the ocean. It’s backed by dunes and lagoons and is a stunning place to explore.
Best backpacker night: The Official Neighbours Night, Melbourne
Not enough people dressed in Victorian-era clothes in your life? Get to this recreated gold-mining town – a living history museum near Ballarat – full of actors in period costume.
queen vic markets This mega-mental market is a source of everything from cheese to fashion. It’s also a great place to pick up a few souvenirs for mum.
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Walking tracks, abundant wildlife and stunning beaches – it’s not hard to see why the “Prom” is one of the most popular national parks in the country.
Australian rules footy is a religion in Melbourne and most weekends worshippers go to the MCG church. Go along for the atmosphere and the quintessential Victoria experience. Meat pies compulsory.
mmm, cakes A walk along St Kilda’s Acland St is torture for a dieter. There’s a seemingly never-ending stream of bakers and patisseries. Naughty but very nice.
cruise the murray The Mississippi of the Antipodes, the Murray River winds majestically through NSW, Victoria and South Australia, and there’s no better way to see it than from a paddle steamer.
shop till you drop Sydney might be bigger, but when it comes to shopping, Melbourne is queen. There are more young and upcoming designers here than you can poke a needle at. Head to Chapel St and give your credit card the shock of its life.
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kelly country Relive the days of Australia’s favourite “crim”, Ned Kelly, around Glenrowan. Visit the gloriously over-the-top Kellyland, or put a bucket on your head and recreate the famous final shoot-out.
love thy neighbour Melbourne has many claims to fame, but one of the biggest is that it’s home to Neighbours. Take a tour to Pin Oak Court, aka Ramsay Street, and/or meet Dr Karl at a Neighbours Night.
twelve apostles One of Victoria’s most famous sights, these rocks jut dramatically out of the ocean – it’s been scientifically proven it’s impossible to take a bad photo of them.
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One of the best surfing beaches on the Victorian coast, Bells was famously named but not used in Point Break. Only for the experienced.
Just 35km east of Melbourne, these national parks, ferns and exotic trees make for a great bushwalking escape.
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Pull out your dancing shoes as Melbourne has one of the best clubbing scenes in the country. Check the local street press for latest guide.
This infamous stretch of rock isn’t called the Shipwreck Coast for nothing. For the best views, head to the Cape Otway lighthouse.
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A west side story Been driven goon crazy feasting on the east coast? Then maybe it’s time to discover the wilderness, wildlife and sunsets of WA Sure, the east is where the party’s at. So go there and shake your booty until the small hours, night after night, ‘til you can’t remember a thing about where you’ve been and what you’ve seen and all your photos are of anonymous people puking. Or, choose the west side and go to places so profoundly beautiful that such frivolous things as loud music and pouring piss down your gullet couldn’t be further from your mind. Think weird and wondrous rock formations, like the eerie Pinnacles; startlingly ancient rusty red gorges like Kalbarri and Karijini national parks; think soothing the hours away in rock pools far away from silly cities; think of the groovy Bungle Bungles and all that the vast untainted wise and true wilderness of the kickass Kimberley has 44
to offer. Think of real locals, who are genuinely happy to see you and eager to share a story over a cold beer. Think real adventures, some of the time in real remoteness. Think no irritating backing track of screechy pop songs, just the long romantic road through ancient and magical landscapes and one dreamy, dreamy holiday ... You catch our drift, homie? The west side is keepin’ it real. Yes, sometimes it makes sense to follow the crowds. After all, why would all those people bother going somewhere if it wasn’t worth it, eh? However, there are times when you need to get away, to find your own space and make your own little discoveries. This is where Western Australia comes in. It’s true you shouldn’t overlook
Perth. Laidback and cruisy with a good live music scene, there’s more sunshine in the world’s most remote capital than in any other Aussie state supremo. But remember, Australia’s giant left flank is roughly as big as Jupiter, but with only the population of Belgium (probably, it’s always Belgium ...), meaning there’s almost nowhere better on Earth for escaping the masses. All you need is to hit the open road, pull over when you want to sleep in a free campsite/ chill on a sublime beach/ make your moves during the best sunset you’ll ever see, and keep going until you run out of coastline. Which will probably take you about a year. Just don’t forget the golden rule. If you meet a croc, salties will eat you, freshies probably won’t. Second golden rule: try to fit these 20 highlights in ...
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Surely Australia’s most spectacular sunsets – the whole state is blessed. Best is Broome’s Cable Beach. Time your visit to coincide with a full moon to see the extraordinary Staircase to the Moon, when it looks as if there’s a gleaming walkway up to the moon.
The wet season (OctoberMarch) is an exciting time to visit the state’s north, with thundering waterfalls, crazy lightning and serious floods. However, beware that many places become inaccessible, so make sure you’re stuck on the right side of a pub when the floods come ...
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A busy, but still fascinating, interaction with bottlenose dolphins, who swim right up to the beach to be fed by eager tourists. It may get crowded, but it’s still a rewarding, photo-tastic interaction. Make sure you get there in the morning.
At the western end of the Great Australian Bight, on the south coast, Esperance is a popular town known for its surf breaks, stunning scenery, beautiful secluded beaches and four national parks nearby.
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With heaps of late-night pubs and clubs, Northbridge is where Perth’s young and the restless go to party.
This giant, sunbaked national park in the Pilbara region has some of the most spectacular scenery in the country and oldest rocks in the world.
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As big as a really fat bloke on stilts, these giant mounds dot the roads all over WA. They’re made of termite spit and poo. Nice.
Surfing on a river? Despite its deceptive name, Margaret River is arguably the best place to surf in the country. It’s also home to some of the best vineyards Down Under. Gorgeous surf and great wine – what more could you ask for?
kings park Head to Kings Park for amazing views of the Perth skyline. And while you’re at it, visit the Botanic Garden and hop on a bike for a tour.
quokkas These tiny wallabies call gorgeous Rottnest Island their home, just off the coast of Perth. Take a bike tour and keep an eye out for these hardy little fellas.
tall trees The karri trees in and around Pemberton, in the state’s lush south-west, are some of the largest in the world. Climb the scarily high 60m Gloucester Tree for fantastic views. Also head to nearby town Walpole for the 40m-high tree-top walk through the canopy of giant tingle trees.
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Go west: (clockwise) one of Ningaloo’s whale sharks; Perth by night; get the hump on Cable Beach
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Arguably better than the Great Barrier Reef, Ningaloo is accessible from the shore, is patrolled annually by whale sharks and hardly any bugger is around. Bliss.
For a 2700km, flat, desolate road, there’s a hell of a lot to do on the Nullarbor Plain from Adelaide to Perth. Beautiful caves, whale watching and scenic lookouts. No wonder it’s a classic roadtrip. The Indian Pacific train is also pretty good.
Driving the long, long distances in WA gets a bit monotonous, but every car you pass seems to wave. Act all local and wave back.
Training days: crossing the Nullarbor on the Indian Pacific
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From the Nullarbor on the Great Australian Bight to the show caves on the south-west cape, there are hundreds of the damn things. Make sure you keep an eye out for stalactites, stalagmites and Batmobiles.
An hour outside of Perth, “Freo’s” convict-era architecture and wicked pubs are a must see, as is the famous market. Head’s up ... it’s the best place in the state to people watch. While there, head to the prison for a ghost tour or one of the brilliant tunnel tours.
the kimberley You may have seen a glimpse of this incredible (and massive) place in the film Australia. A few of the TNT team rate it as their fave place in Oz. Just get there.
the goldfields Kalgoorlie-Boulder may be the main mining town in WA, but the best places to visit are the surrounding ghost towns which provide a stark reminder of a time long gone. Failing that, go on Australia’s only tour of a working brothel.
tunnel creek A 750m-long underground river that cuts right through the Napier Range in the Kimberley. Why not explore? The walk is through pretty chilly water, but the reward is the gorgeous billabong and Aboriginal art waiting at the other end.
purnululu Deep in the eastern Kimberley is the Purnululu Range (also known as the Bungle Bungles). These 350-million-year-old rock formations have to be seen to be believed, looking like giant stripey beehives. It’s like Uluru, only without the crowds. Also nearby(ish) is the world’s second largest meteor crater – Wolfe Creek (yes, that one).
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An award winning 4 star backpacker, The Witch’s Hat is situated in a quiet area of Northbridge, The Witch’s Hat is the ideal base for exploring, shopping and dining in cosmopolitan Perth. Featuring communal courtyard, Foxtel and Internet lounge and kitchen facilities. Mixed and Female Dorms, Twin and Queen rooms available, with prices starting from just $30 per night*
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Paradise: (clockwise) Ocean Rafting; basking in the Queensland sun; Heart Reef; friendly green turtle; Airlie Beach
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Get out your Sunday best With stunning islands, sublime beaches and banging parties, it’s no surprise the Whitsundays also go by another name – paradise Words hugh radojev
Jetting into Proserpine Airport, I head straight for the heart of Airlie Beach. It’s Friday night and my next move is a no brainer – knock the top off a froth while making friends at what’s to be my new home for the next few days. Come 8am, however, and it’s more no brain than no brainer. Oh, Magnums Bar, what have you done to me? Rushing off for my day trip on the reef, my gurgling stomach is less than impressed. Reaching my pickup point ahead of time, I sit and soak up the brilliant morning sunshine while gingerly sipping water to ease my pain. A Canadian guy comes over to me, looking like he wants a conversation. I shoot him a look. If I open my mouth, it could be more than words that leak out. My minibus arrives. Out jumps clipboard guy, face covered half in zinc, half in beard. Just about managing to tell him my name without vomiting on his thongs, I jump inside, cringing when I spot my new Canadian buddy has followed.
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Call of the Wild Within minutes we’re at the jetty, the sun twinkling off the placid water with the distant Whitsundays spreading out towards the horizon. I find my boat, Wild Thing, and climb aboard. Joining me are a family, a group of 20–somethings up from the Gold Coast, other backpackers and three French women who don’t speak much English. The Canadian, I notice with a sigh of relief, is nowhere to be seen. We get going, cruising calmly out between the luxury yachts and budget fishing tinnies as skipper Tristan and tour guide Cam get introduced. It’s a spectacular ride, gliding through the first of the idyllic 74 Whitsunday islands, the spray refreshing my hungover face. Twenty minutes in, Tristan gives the signal – we’ve arrived at our first snorkel site, a secret spot off Hook Island. I’m first off the boat and into the water, which is warm and crystal clear. The formations of colourful coral under the water are incredible, stretching right the way around the island, as far as I can see. Joining us are hundreds of fish – of all shapes, sizes and hues – which dart around and beneath us.
We lose an hour floating around. Tristan throws a few inflatable noodles out to people, while Cam brings out his GoPro camera and dives underwater, filming us as we give a cheesy thumbs-up. The snorkelling proves to be an ice breaker – by the time we’re back on Wild Thing and motoring off to our next spot, the banter is flowing easily. I even throw a little schoolboy French at the group of Gallic travellers, much to their amusement.
Stairway to ‘Haven Manta Ray Bay, the second of our snorkel spots, is even better than the first. For starters, there’s a bloody great big humphead wrasse moving around the boat. I’m no fish expert, but this is an impressive specimen. He’s also very friendly, swimming close to us, all while hundreds of smaller fish shimmer past in clouds of silver and yellow scales. Cam’s back in the water; his GoPro capturing the awed look on our faces as we follow the giant, rainbow-coloured fish as he gracefully floats around us. Tristan, still on board, throws handfuls of food into groups of snorkellers and cackles with mirth as they get swamped by hungry fishes. ››
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The squeals of girls who fall prey to Tristan’s pranks only encourage him more. It’s then time for the headline act, so we power out to one of the planet’s most famous beaches – the scalding white silica sands of Whitehaven Bay. Pulling up at low tide, the postcards do not lie – it’s stunning. We wade the last 10 metres on to the cake-mix-soft pristine beach before Cam leads us to a lookout above the sand, past mangrove swamps and up into thick jungle. From here, it’s a clear view across the beach, and I even spot shadows gliding through the water – baby manta rays going for their lunchtime swim. Thankfully, there’s enough time for a quick sunbake, during which I manage to shake off the last of the night before, then it’s time to make the return trip to Airlie. En route, we discover how Wild Thing got its name – just before we pull back into the marina, Tristan shouts for everyone to hold on to something, before throwing the boat about in fast arcs that shoot cascades of water high into the air. It’s a great way to end a fantastic day.
High times From one extreme to another, next on the agenda is seeing the islands and reef from up above, rather than down below, and I head out to a small airfield just outside Airlie. I’m not exactly a light aircraft enthusiast. To say I’m scared of flying would be a bit extreme, but there is something about small, propeller aircraft that I find unsettling. So, insides quivering, I give pilot Shaun a manly handshake and gruff, “G’day mate” – apparently Queenslanders approve of that sort of thing. It’s sometime around the lifejacket briefing that my façade slips. Badly. I clip the thing on back to front and, when Shaun points it out, my hands shake a bit too much to correct the error themselves (nothing to do with the booze consumed the night before, of course). In short, he has to do it for me. How embarrassing. Perhaps nervous of letting me out of his sight, Shaun then invites me to sit in the co-pilot’s seat, with the pedals at my feet and the prop-control stick within arm’s reach. I’m terrified of accidentally messing with the equipment and plunging us all towards a watery death. And yet my fears are quickly dispelled the second we take off. We soon reach 8000 metres with barely a breath of wind, and besides, the view is so incredible that I’m too busy taking photos to worry. Ten minutes later, we pass the Whitsundays and bear down on the spectacular Great Barrier Reef, which from this height, I can see in all its glory, as it stretches out for miles, surrounded by perfect turquoise waters. Shaun brings the plane below 1000 metres so we can better see the intricate formations below the surface. We also make a low pass over one of the most famous shape – the romantically named Heart Reef. Unsurprisingly, the plane fills with a chorus of “oohs” and “aahs” as camera shutters whirl and click to capture this once-in-a-lifetime shot.
High life: Hugh earns his Whitsunday wings This natural fresh water lagoon is incredibly popular with locals – and now I know why. A spectacular waterfall powers into a large rock pool surrounded by lush rainforest, making it the perfect place to cool off in the afternoon sun. The time flies by – as do the daredevils ignoring the safety signs to take the plunge from the top into Cedar Creek’s icey waters. Saying goodbye to the Jeep is painful. I love that car. With not long left, I’ve got just one last Whitsundays stop to make. After all, I figure I’ve earned a bit of luxury after so much hard work. And so it’s on to the ferry to Long Island Resort. It’s a place where you can get the VIP resort treatment without destroying your budget, which means I don’t need much persuading. I consider the jet skiing, kayaking and diving, but somehow the hammock on the private beach just looks a little bit more tempting... ❚ Details: Magnums Airlie Beach beds from $19pn magnums.com.au; Sunlit Waters double studio apartments from $92pn sunlitwaters.com; Ocean Rafting’s Southern Lights Tour from $129 oceanrafting.com.au; Beach buggy hire from $55pd with Fun Rentals funrentals.com.au; Reef scenic flights from $199pp with GSL Aviation gslaviation.com.au; Long Island Resort doubles from $129pn longislandresort.com.au
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Sin city This is Sydney in 48 hours Words James besanvalle
DAY 1: Sydney’s beautiful landmarks and cityscapes make this a must-visit city during your trip to Oz. The beaches are swarming, the harbour is shimmering and the people are welcoming, so soak up the sun and bask in the warmth of everything Sydney has to offer. 8:00 Amble down to The Rocks and you’ll stumble across secluded Irish café The Tea Cosy (theteacosy.com.au). Boasting the best scones in Sydney and surrounded by the historic area of The Rocks, this quaint little eatery is the perfect place to fuel up for your packed day ahead. 9:00 Now time for a spot of culture at the Museum of Contemporary Art (mca.com.au) which combines art, fashion, food and history. The unique exhibitions embrace today’s artists from Australia and around the world. Oh, and did we mention free entry? Pop into the funky gift shop for a unique keepsake for your mates back home. 11:00 Pull on your walking shoes (or leave on your flipflops, whatever) and head to the Royal Botanic Gardens (rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au). The famous flying foxes may have been moved on, but it's still a top spot for finding calm within the city and for snapping Sydney's sexiest landmarks. Make sure you stroll as far as Mrs Macquarie's Chair to capture the classic Opera House and Harbour Bridge photo. Do the tourist thing and grab something here for lunch. 14:00 This afternoon, it’s time to relax, so hop on a train to
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slurp an iced Milo or a Coke slushy with cold-drip coffee. 10:00 If it’s a Saturday, saunter towards the quirky Glebe Markets (glebemarkets.com.au) where you’ll be sure to find a hidden gem on these intimate stalls. 12:00 You’ll be getting hungry, so wander over to the inner west’s pride and joy, King Street, Newtown. It’s a hive of trendy bars and cafes, so grab a quick bite to eat in Eat Me Sushi (eatmesushi.com). The sushi clock on the wall will make you scream, “Me so hungry for Miso soup,” as the friendly staff serve you up a delicious meal. Hilarious. 14:00 Still got stuff you want to buy? Hop on a bus and check out Paddy’s Markets (paddysmarkets.com.au) in Haymarket for a wide range of stalls. Haggle for the best price on a great piece of jewellery or Australian souvenir and try not to spend all your money on the impressive deals. 18:00 Now, you’re just five minutes away from China Town, which is worth a visit if you’re into Asian food. After gorging on noodles, walk off the calories amongst the breathtaking Chinese Garden of Friendship in Darling Harbour. 21:00 For a classy end to your stay, let your hair down at The Star (star.com.au). Recently renovated, here there’s a bunch of clubs and restaurants, as well as the opportunity to get all that money back you spent at the markets in the world famous casino and gaming area. They don’t call it the city of sin for nothing.
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Joining the Havana Club Cuba might be famous for its communism, cigars and classic cars, but we became a little obsessed with one other c-word. Cocktails. Words andrew westbrook
“What country are you from?” comes the first based in the Bahamas nowadays, question without fail, together with the flitting having not fancied Fidel Castro’s currency: eyes, constant babbling and references to “my business plan. Now, the one brand AUD$1 = CUC$0.9. Cuba’s dual friend” that reveal the international mark of the currency system means whatever in town is Havana Club. Luckily hustler. The immediate follow-up is to guess the price, tourists must generally enough, it’s no poor substitute. “Italian?”. I’m bemused – Cuba is not overflowing use Convertibles (CUC), which Revolutionary road with Italians and I’ve never been mistaken for are worth the same as the US dollar. Locals use Cuban pesos, one in the past. “England,” I reply dismissively, My first day in Havana is an onslaught having learnt this oft-repeated conversation is only worth almost 30 times less. on the senses. Boys strum guitars in Changing CUC into pesos is a question or two from a sales pitch for bootleg doorways, the sound of a solitary quite easy, but most official cigars, a woman, a taxi, or often all three. “Ah, clarinet drifts across an empty stadium places (museums, Viazul buses England!” the hustler adds excitedly, then adds, and an old man blows soulfully into “Ali G! Booyakasha!” and flicks his fingers together etc) will insist you pay with CUC. a French horn towards the watery getting around: in the air before returning to his corner. In Cuba it horizon. I walk through the heat, the Tourists are kept together on seems, even the cultural references are stuck in a searing heat, towards the postcardViazul buses (viazul.com). time warp. perfect streets of the World HeritageSave cash and forfeit comfort There is nowhere else like it in the world, listed old town, sweating my way by jumping on a non-tourist bus. along the Malecon, the majestic surfthough. It’s where Latin America meets the To do that you’ll have to change Caribbean, a place where the sounds of rumba, battered boulevard that sweeps along your CUC into Cuban pesos. jazz and reggaeton are always within earshot Havana’s brow, its ocean wall dotted ACCOMMODATION: Casa with couples and drinkers, all looking and where rum is not just a drink, but a way of particulares cost on average life. And, yet, what really sets this largest of the out to Miami, all dreaming. CUC$25/night (see boxout) Caribbean islands apart is its politics. One of the The roads are a cacophony of SEE: Lonely Planet’s Cuba last real bastions of communism, Cuba is both cultures, with just about every passing the oh-so-close thorn in America’s side and the vehicle feeling as though it began land responsible for creating the icon that is Che life elsewhere. There’s the bicitaxis Guevara. It’s also a place where, in many ways, the clock and tuk-tuks so reminiscent of Asia. Around them scoot the simply ground to a halt when Fidel Castro’s rebels swept masses of Russian-made Ladas. And, of course, representing Cuba’s BC, as in Before Communism, are the classic American to power in 1959. cars. Chevrolets, Fords, Dodges, Buicks, Cadillacs and more, Rum diaries each dating from the 1950s or earlier. God knows how many times they’ve been rebuilt from the inside out, but these But communism and clocks aside, my plan is to live as the hulking American giants chug past continually, belching out Cubans live, to follow in the footsteps of the pirates and the fumes while effortlessly creating an old-world glamour I’ve planters, by letting the rum dictate my days – I’ll be working not experienced outside of a cinema. my way around the cocktail list as much as the country. And then there are the buildings. Crumbling grandeur After all, considering Cuba once led the world in sugar production, it’s unsurprising the country is also the birthplace personified, a reminder of a different age, a time when Cuba was a Spanish colony and the powers that be took of the world’s best rum, not to mention most rum-based great pleasure in frittering away their vast slave-driven ›› cocktails. The trailblazer was the Bacardi family, but they’re
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Real rum diary: (clockwise) no more for Andy (or the shaky photographer); street musicians in Trinidad; more classic cars and crumbling buildings
sugar riches on architecture of the highest standard. The city is like a broken honeycomb, with brightly coloured facades giving way to grey ruins, whole floors exposed to the elements where neighbouring buildings have collapsed. In places it feels as though Havana has endured some terrible bombing, but time and a lack of money have been the only enemies here. It’s a city with museums and monuments and castles as good as any other, but Havana itself is the ultimate living museum.
Mo money, mo Mojitos The heat is oppressive and inescapable, but I discover a cure. Perhaps Cuba’s most famous creation, the remedy is a mix of lime juice, sugar, sparkling water, mint and white rum – it’s the Mojito. Dating back to the 19th century, some believe the drink evolved from a previous cocktail known as El Draque, named after English seaman Francis Drake, forever the curse of Spanish defences. Others believe African slaves working in the sugar cane fields came up with the drink. Whoever it was, with my head light and body refreshed, I owe them a debt. Days pass as I wander the streets, taking refuge only to refuel on Mojitos, returning home only to recharge my camera, and before I know it, I’ve lost a week to Havana’s sweltering streets. It’s time to explore the country. And the cocktail menu. I’ve got a fortnight, ample days for a loop of the country’s west, and so board a bus for Santa Clara, the epicentre of Cuba’s Che worship and the promised land for beret-wearing students the world over. Out on the open road, like in the city, there is no advertising. Except for the ideas of the state. “Fatherland or death”, “Until victory, always” or simply “Socialism!” scream the slogans printed 58
across buildings and billboards, looking more like youthful graffiti than the propaganda of a 50-year-old regime. After a few hours of lush countryside and political education, we arrive in Santa Clara, where it’s soon clear that life outside Havana moves at a slower pace. For starters, horses and carts are almost as common as cars. Santa Clara was the scene of the revolution’s decisive battle, and it was won in large part by the daredevil leadership of Comandante Guevara himself. Here, with just 18 men and an armoured tractor, the A-Team would’ve been proud of, he managed to derail a military train, defeat the 350 troops on board and subsequently inspire
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the government soldiers to surrender the whole region. President Batistuta duly fled the country 12 hours later. The remains of the train, reminiscent of a Bond set, now form an interesting museum, while a giant monument to Cuba’s favourite Argentine (that’s Che) has been built on the outskirts of town. As such, a change of refreshment in favour of something more revolutionary seems imperative, and so I leave my beloved Mojitos in favour of a Cuba Libre. Actually nothing
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Fairy tale: an old style taxi in Trinidad’s main square to do with Guevara’s liberation of his adopted homeland, this cocktail, essentially a rum and coke with lime, earned its name 60 years earlier, when Cuba gained its independence from Spain. The liberation party was clearly a long one, as Coca Cola didn’t arrive in Cuba until 1900, two years after the US had helped chuck the Spanish out. But more than a century later, it’s still an apt label, as it’s the easiest DIY cocktail on the road, thanks to my $3 bottle of Havana Club, even if I must make do with cans of communism-friendly TuKola, rather than the original coke.
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Up in smoke Now overflowing with revolutionary spirit, it’s time to head onwards, towards the south coast and the World Heritagelisted town of Trinidad, which is that rarest of things – a much-hyped destination that delivers what it promises. The main square is straight out of a period drama, bursting with colonial buildings and cigar-smoking characters. It’s a town so charming it feels like the setting of a fairy tale. Mornings are filled with horse riding trips to waterfalls in the surrounding mountains, the afternoons spent driving to the beach in classic cars. Evenings are for the next on my cocktail list – the Daiquiri. Like both the Mojito and Cuba Libre, the central ingredients are still rum and lime juice, yet the Daiquiri has just one extra flavour, a dash of sugar syrup. Delivered in a cocktail glass, it’s the epitome of old-fashioned elegance,
The tightly controlled nature of the Cuban economy means that basically all hotels are at least partly state-owned. More often than not, they’re run-down and overpriced. Backpacker hostels don’t really exist in Cuba so your best bet is a casa particular. These are small guesthouses where families have secured a licence to rent out one of their spare rooms. The rooms, which normally sleep two to four, are about $25. Most casas also offer huge, tasty home-cooked dinners, which are reasonably priced (expect to pay $8 for meat, $10 for fish or $12 for lobster). Bear in mind you might find yourself going cold turkey from the internet while in Cuba. It is available, but generally involves long queues, painfully slow speeds and high prices. As such, if you like to plan your accommodation, do it before you arrive. Otherwise, guidebooks like Lonely Planet list their favourite casas or simply knock on a door bearing the blue anchor symbol that means they take tourists (an orange anchor means they’re a casa, but for Cubans). Your best bet is often to get your current host to recommend and book somewhere at your next destination. casaparticularcuba.org
making Trinidad the perfect place to sample one. With little to dilute the rum, they also leave my head spinning, causing me to stumble home through the cobbled streets. The next morning, my eyes still blurry with Daiquiries, I start heading west again, venturing beyond Havana to the tobacco country of Viñales for my final stop. Steep-sided dolomite hills rise sharply out of the lush plains surrounding the town, offering welcome shade to the sombrero-clad farmers who take a break from their toils to suck on the region’s world-famous produce. After all, from Cohibas to Montecristos, this is where many of Cuba’s cigars begin life. If Trinidad is the pin-up star of Cuba’s preserved architecture, then Viñales gets the tiara for hands-down natural beauty. As such, I’ve got one heavyweight cocktail left to try and this place seems as good as any. The drink is known simply as the Hemingway and it takes its name from the cigar-loving writer who called Cuba his home for decades. Based on the Daiquiri, The Old Man And The Sea author added grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur, plus doubled up the rum. It certainly doesn’t take many of them to appreciate its creator’s infamous self-destructive qualities. Fortunately, the size of Viñales makes the now customary stagger home mercilessly quick. And so, another hangover, another bus, another call of “what country?” and I’m back in Havana, my tour of the time warp complete. Well, not quite. Maybe there’s time for one more Mojito... ❚ tntdownunder.com
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Oz Experience Hop on-hop off Australia-wide tours 1300 300 028, ozexperience.com
Boomerang Cars 0414 882 559, boomerangcars.com.au
Surfcamp Sydney to Byron surfing tours 1800 888 732, surfcamp.com.au
Hippie Camper 1800 777 779, hippiecamper.com
The Rock Tour Red centre tours 1800 246 345, therocktour.com.au
Kings Cross Car Market For buying and selling vehicles. 110 Bourke St, Woolloomooloo. 02 9358 5000, carmarket.com.au
Groovy Grape Getaways Tours linking Adelaide, Alice Springs & Melbourne 1800 661 177, groovygrape.com.au
YHA Travel 02 9261 111, yha.com.au
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Adventure Tours Australia-wide tours 1800 068 886, adventuretours.com.au
Jump Tours Tours around Tasmania 0422 130 630, jumptours.com
Airliebeach.com Whitsundays packages 1800 677 119, airliebeach.com
Kakadu Dream Kakadu tours 1800 813 266, kakadudreams.com.au
Under Down Under Tours Tours around Tasmania 1800 064 726, underdownunder.com.au
Autopia Tours Tours around Victoria 03 9391 0261, autopiatours.com.au
Kangaroo Island Adventure Tours Adelaide to KI tours 13 13 01, kiadventuretours.com.au
Western Xposure WA tours 08 9414 8423, westernxposure.com.au
Awesome Adventures Oz Whitsundays packages 1800 293 7663, awesomeoz.com
Kangaroo Island Wildlife Adventures South Australia 1800 786 386, surfandsun.com.au
Wilderness 4WD Adventures Top end tours 1800 808 288, wildernessadventures.com.au
Topdeck Tours covering all of Oz 1300 886 332, topdeck.travel
Wildlife Tours Tours around Victoria 1300 661 730, wildlifetours.com.au
rental firms Apollo Motorhomes 1800 777 779, apollocamper.com
Spaceships 1300 132 469, spaceshipsrentals.com.au
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Premier Transport Group Buses along the east coast. 13 34 10, premierms.com.au Qantas Airline. 13 13 13, qantas.com.au Regional Express Airline. 13 17 13, rex.com.au Spirit of Tasmania Ferries to Tasmania. 03 6336 1446, spiritoftasmania.com
Standbycars.com 1300 789 059, standbycars.com
Tiger Airways Airline. 03 9999 2888, tigerairways.com
Travellers Auto Barn 1800 674 374, travellers-autobarn.com.au
Redline Coaches For getting around Tasmania. 03 6336 1446, redlinecoaches.com.au
Wicked Campers 1800 246 869, wickercampers.com
Virgin Australia Airline. 13 67 89, virginaustralia.com
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Waves Surf School wavessurfschool.com.au
Big Hostel 212 Elizabeth St. CBD. 02 9281 6030 bighostel.com
sydneymusic Hordern Pavillion playbillvenues.com
Bounce Budget Hotel 28 Chalmers St. CBD. 02 9281 2222 bouncehotel.com.au
Oxford Art Factory oxfordartfactory.com Sydney Opera House sydneyoperahouse.com
Easy Go Backpackers 752 George St. CBD. 02 9211 0505, easygobackpackers.com.au Eva’s Backpackers 6-8 Orwell Street Kings Cross 02 9358 2185, evasbackpackers.com.au City Resort Hostel 103-105 Palmer St. Woolloomooloo 02 9357 3333 cityresort.com.au Sydney Central YHA 11 Rawson Place. CBD. 02 9218 9000 Sydney Harbour YHA 110 Cumberland Street. The Rocks. 02 9261 1111 yha.com.au Westend Backpackers 412 Pitt St. CBD. 1800 013 186 nomadshostels.com Boomerang Backpackers 141 William Street, Kings Cross. 02 8354 0488, boomerangbackpackers.com Dlux Hostel 30 Darlinghurst Rd, Kings Cross. 1800 236 213 dluxbudgethotel.com.au
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World Square Hostel 2/640 George St Sydney. Beds from $26 Right smack bang in the heart of Sydney CBD, World Square is not just a place to stay and meet people, but a great base for sightseeing.
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Coogee Beach House 171 Arden St. Coogee. 02 9665 1162, coogeebeachhouse.com Coogee Beachside 178 Coogee Bay Rd, Coogee. 02 9315 8511, sydneybeachside.com.au Surfside Backpackers 186 Arden Street. Coogee. 02 9315 7888, surfsidebackpackers.com.au Glebe Point YHA 262-264 Glebe Point Road. Glebe. 02 9692 8418,yha.com.au Boardrider Backpacker Rear 63, The Corso, Manly. 02 9977 3411 boardrider.com.au The Bunkhouse 35 Pine St, Manly. 1800 657 122, bunkhouse.com.au
Kangaroo Bak Pak 665 South Dowling St. Surry Hills. 02 9261 1111
Manly Backpackers 24-28 Raglan St. Manly. 02 9977 3411 manlybackpackers.com.au
Avalon Beach Hostel 59 Avalon Pde, Avalon Beach. 02 9918 9709, avalonbeach.com.au
Cammeray Gardens 66 Palmer St, North Sydney. 02 9954 9371 sydneyboardinghouse.com
Bondi Shores Level 1. 283 Bondi Road, Bondi bondishores.com.au
Wake Up! 509 Pitt St, CBD. 02 9288 7888, wakeup.com.au
Bondi YHA 63 Fletcher Street. Tamarama. 02 9365 2088, yha.com.au Lamrock Lodge 19 Lamrock Ave. Bondi. 02 9130 5063, lamrocklodge.com
Taronga Zoo Mosman. zoo.nsw.gov.au
Powerhouse Museum Darling Harbour. powerhousemuseum.com.au Skydive the Beach Wollongong. skydivethebeach.com Sydney Olympic Park Darling Harbour. sydneyolympicpark.nsw.gov.au Sydney Tower and Skytour 100 Market St, CBD. sydneyskytour.com.au Sydney Harbour Bridge The Rocks. bridgeclimb.com Sydney Aquarium Darling Harbour. sydneyaquarium.com.au Sydney Wildlife World Darling Harbour. sydneywildlifeworld.com.au
The Enmore enmoretheatre.com.au The Metro metrotheatre.com.au
blue mtns Blue Mountains YHA 207 Katoomba St, Katoomba. 02 4782 1416, yha.com.au
central coast Newcastle Beach YHA 30 Pacific St, Newcastle. 02 4925 3544, yha.com.au Terrigal Beach YHA 9 Ocean View Dr, Terrigal. 02 4384 1919, yha.com.au The Entrance Backpackers 2/56 The Entrance Road, The Entrance, 2261 02 4334 5005 theentrancebackpackers.com Skydive Central Coast Warnervale. skydivethecentralcoast.com.au
BYron bay Backpackers Holiday Village 116 Jonson St 1800 350 388, byronbaybackpackers.com.au Backpackers Inn 29 Shirley St 1800 817 696 backpackersinnbyronbay.com.au Byron Bay Accom 02 6680 8666, byronbayaccom.net The Arts Factory 1 Skinners Shoot Rd. 02 6685 7709, nomadshostels.com Nomads Byron Bay Lawson Lane. 1800 666 237, nomadshostels.com Byron Bay YHA 7 Carlyle St. 1800 678 195 yha.com.au Skydive the Beach Byron Bay Kingsford Smith Park, Ballina 1800 302 005 skydivethebeachbyronbay.com
coffs harb Coffs Harbour YHA 51 Collingwood St. 02 6652 6462, yha.com.au Harbour City Holiday Park 123 Pacific Highway coffsholidaypark.com.au Hoey Moey Backpackers 80 Ocean Pde hoeymoey.com.au Solitary Islands Marine Resort North St, Wooli NSW 1462 1800 003 031 solitaryislandsresort.com.au
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sydney do Manly Surf School Manly Beach. 02 9977 6977, manlysurfschool.com Maritime Museum Darling Harbour. anmm.gov.au
Lochner’s Guesthouse 8 Gowrae Ave. Bondi. 02 9387 2162,
My Sydney Detour Unique city tours. mysydneydetour.com
Aegean Coogee Lodge 40 Coogee Bay Rd. Coogee. 04 0817 6634, aegeancoogee.com.au
Oceanworld Manly West Esplanade. oceanworld.com.au
Kosciusko National Park One of the few places in Oz where you can experience the conventional definition of winter is in Kosciusko National Park. Nothing can compare to the first sight of gumtrees in the snow, while the thrill of racing past them in one of the major ski resorts, Thredbo or Perisher, is even better. Opening weekend is one of the cheapest times to go, and at Perisher you have the added bonus of the Snowy Mountains Music Festival to help you unwind after a day on the slopes. If you’ve never donned a pair or skis or strapped a board to your feet, a lesson from one of the resorts professional instructors will ensure you don’t ruin your holiday with a broken leg. At Perisher, a two-day lift pass will cost you $199 when bought in advance online at perisher.com.au
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Aussie Way Backpackers 34 Cricket St. 07 3369 0711, aussiewaybackpackers.com Banana Bender Backpackers 118 Petrie Terrace. 07 3367 1157, bananabenders.com Base Brisbane Embassy 214 Elizabeth St. 07 3166 8000, stayatbase.com
The Deck 117 Harcourt Street, New Farm.
coolangatta sands hostel Cnr McLean St &, Griffith St, Coolangatta. Dorms from $29 Escape the hustle and bustle of Surfers Paradise at this chilled out, friendly hostel just minutes from the beach. Free surfboard hire too.
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XXXX Brewery Tours & Ale House Brewery tours. Cnr Black & Paten St, Milton. 07 3361 7597, xxxbrewerytours.com. au
04 3377 7061 Tinbilly Travellers Cnr George & Herschel Sts. 1800 446 646 tinbilly.com Balmoral House 33 Amelia St, Fortitude Valley vipbackpackers.com
Aquarius Backpackers 44 Queen St, Surfers Paradise. 1800 22 99 55, aquariusbackpackers.com.au
Surf & Sun Backpackers 3323 Surfers Paradise Blvd surfnsun-goldcoast.com
gc do Dreamworld Theme park. dreamworld.com.au
Backpackers in Paradise 40 Peninsula Drive, Surfers Paradise. 1800 268 621, backpackersinparadise.com.au
Get Wet Surf School 07 5532 9907
Nomads Prince Consort Backpackers 230 Wickham St princeconsort.com.au
Coolangatta Kirra Beach YHA Pl, 230 Coolangatta Rd, Bilinga. 07 5536 76442, yha.com.au
Wet ‘n’ Wild Water World wetnwild.myfun.com.au
Somewhere to Stay Cnr Brighton Rd & Franklin St somewheretostay.com.au
Coolangatta Sands Hostel Cnr Griffiths & McLean Sts, Coolangatta. 07 5536 7472, coolangattasandshostel.com.au
Tin Billy Travellers 462 George St tinbilly.com
brisbane do Australia Zoo Glasshouse Mountains, Tourist Drive, Beerwah. 07 5436 2000, australiazoo.com.au Gallery of Modern Art 07 3840 7303, qag.qld.gov.au Riverlife Adventure Centre Kayaking & rock climbing. Lower River Terrace, Kangaroo Point. 07 3891 5766, riverlife.com.au Story Bridge Adventure Climb 170 Main St, Kangaroo Point. 1300 254 627, storybridgeadventureclimb. com.au
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Nomads Islander Resort 3128 Surfers Paradise Blvd, nomadsworld.com
Brisbane City YHA 392 Upper Roma St yha.com.au
The Palace Backpackers Cnr Anne & Edward St backpackbrisbane.com
Next at Hervey Bay 10 Bideford St. 1800 102 989, nextbackpackers.com.au
1770 Undersea Adventures 1300 553 889, 1770underseaadventures.com
Eurong Beach Resort 07 4120 1600, eurong.com.au
Brisbane City Backpackers 380 Upper Roma St 1800 062 572, citybackpackers.com Bunk Backpackers Cnr Ann & Gipps Sts, 1800 682 865, bunkbrisbane.com.au
1770 Backpackers 6 Captain Cook Dr. 1800 121 770, the1770backpackers.com
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Brisbane Backpackers Resort 110 Vulture St, West End. 1800 626 452, brisbanebackpackers.com.au
Gold Coast International BP 28 Hamilton Ave, Surfers. 1800 816 300, goldcoastbackpackers.com.au
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Warner Bros Movie World movieworld.com.au Zorb 07 5547 6300
sunshine cst Mooloolaba Backpackers 75-77 Brisbane Rd, Mooloolaba. 1800 020 120 mooloolababackpackers.com
Islander Backpackers Resort 6 Beach Rd, Surfers Paradise. 1800 074 393, islander.com.au
Nomads Noosa 44 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads. 1800 666 237, nomadshostels.com
Sleeping Inn Surfers 26 Peninsular Dr, Surfers Paradise. 1800 817 832, sleepinginn.com.au
Halse Lodge YHA 2 Halse Lane, Noosa. 1800 242 567, halselodge.com.au
Surfers Paradise Backpackers Resort 2837 Gold Coast Highway, Surfers. 1800 282 800, surfersparadisebackpackers. com.au Surfers Paradise YHA Mariners Cove, 70 Seaworld Drive, Main Beach, Surfers Paradise. 07 5571 1776, yha.com.au Trekkers Backpackers 22 White St, Southport. 1800 100 004, trekkersbackpackers.com.au
rainbow beach Dingos Backpacker Adventure Resort 20 Spectrum St. 1800 111126, dingosresort.com Pippies Beach House 22 Spectrum St. 1800 425 356, pippiesbeachhouse.com Skydive Rainbow Beach 0418 218 358, skydiverainbowbeach.com
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Aussie Woolshed 181 Torquay Rd 07 4124 0677 woolshedbackpackers.com
Palace Backpackers 184 Torquay, 1800 063 168, palaceadventures.com.au
Base Brisbane Central 308 Edward St. 07 3211 2433, stayatbase.com
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Palace Adventures 184 Torquay St, Hervey Bay, 1800 063 168 palaceadventures.com.au
airlie beach airliebeach.com 259 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 677 119 Airlie Beach YHA 394 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 247 251, yha.com.au Backpackers by the Bay 12 Hermitage Dr. 1800 646 994, backpackersbythebay.com
Barefoot Lodge Long Island barefootlodge.com.au
Base Airlie Beach Resort 336 Shute Harbour Rd 1800 242 273, stayatbase.com
Colonial Village YHA 820 Boat Harbour Drive, Urangan, Hervey Bay yha.com.au
Magnums Whitsunday Village Resort 366 Shute Harbour Rd. 1800 624 634 magnums.com.au
Cool Dingo’s Rainbow Beach 20 Spectrum St dingosresort.com Dropbear Adventures Williams Ave, Fraser Island. QLD +61 487 333 606 dropbearadventures.com Frasers On Rainbow Beach 195 Torquay Terrace, Torquay, flashpackersherveybay.com Kingfisher Bay Resort River Heads Road, Fraser Island kingfisherbay.com Fraser Coast Top Tourist Park 21 Denmans Camp Road, Scarness, Hervey Bay frasercoasttouristpark.com.au Fraser Island Backpackers Cathedral Beach, Fraser Island fraserislandco.com.au Fraser’s on Rainbow 18 Spectrum Av, Rainbow Beach frasersonrainbow.com The Friendly Hostel 182 Torquay Rd, Hervey Bay friendlyhostel.com.au Woolshed Backpackers 181 Torquay Road woolshedbackpackers.com.au
bundaberg Federal Backpackers 221 Bourbong St. 07 4153 3711 federalbackpackers.com.au Northside Backpackers 12 Queen St. 07 4154 1166 Bundaberg Bondstore Distillery tours. 07 4131 2999 bundabergrum.com.au
bowen Bowen Backpackers Beach end of Herbert St. 07 4786 3433 bowenbackpackers.net
townsville Adventurers Resort 79 Palmer St. 1800 211 522, adventurersresort.com Adrenalin Dive. 07 4724 0600, adrenalindive.com.au Yongala Dive Yongala diving. 07 4783 1519, yongaladive.com.au
magnetic isl Base Magnetic Island 1 Nelly Bay Rd. 1800 24 22 73, stayatbase.com Bungalow Bay Backpackers Horseshow Bay. 1800 285 577, bungalowbay.com.au Hotel Arcadia 7 Marine Parade, Arcadia Bay. 07 4778 5177, magnetic-island.com/arc-rsrt.htm Pleasure Divers 07 4778 5788
mission beach Absolute Backpackers 28 Wongaling Beach Road. 07 4068 8317, absolutebackpackers.com.au Beach Shack 86 Porters Promenade missionbeachshack.com
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cairns stay Bohemia Central Cairns 100 Sheridan St. 1800 558 589, bohemiacentral.com.au
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port douglas Parrotfish Backpackers Resort 37 Warner St, Kuranda. 07 4099 5011, parrotfishlodge.com
gulf savannah Emu Creek Cattle Station 07 4094 8313
daintree Koala Beach Resort Cape Kimberly Rd. 1800 466 444
MOOLOOLABA Mooloolaba Backpackers VIP 75 Brisbane Road mooloolababackpackers.com
MORETON ISLAND Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort tangalooma.com
NOOSA Dolphins Beach House 14 Duke Street, Sunshine Beach dolphinsbeachhouse.com.au Nomads Noosa Backpackers 44 Noosa Dr NOOSA inland nomadsworld.com Noosa Backpackers Resort 9-13 William St noosabackpackers.com
NOOSA inland Ride On Mary Budget Bush Retreat imbilkayakandbike.com
PORT DOUGLAS Dougies Backpackers Resort 111 Davidson St dougies.com.au Global Port Douglas 38 Macrossan St globalbackpackerscairns.com.au /port-douglas Parrot Fish Lodge 37 Warner St parrotfishlodge.com Port O’Call YHA 7 Craven Close portocall.com.au
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1770 Beachside Backpacker 12 Captain Cook Drive independentbackpackers.com
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1770 Southern Cross Backpackers 2694 Round Hill Rd 1770southerncross.com
Foreign Exchange Accommodation Beachside
ROCKHAMPTON Emu Park Resort 92 Patterson St, Emu Park emusbeachresort.com
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Rockhampton Backpackers YHA 60 Macfarlane St yha.com.au
Gecko’s Rest 34 Sydney St
STRADBROKE is Manta Lodge & Scuba Centre 1 Eastcoast Rd mantalodge.com.au
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Base Magnetic Island 1 Nelly Bay Rd
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Magnetic Island Magnetic Island is situated 8km and a 20-minute ferry ride offshore from Townsville. Over half the 52sq-km island is a national park and bird sanctuary. The island boasts several picturesque beaches and bays, accessible either by walking trails or by hiring a Mini Moke beach buggy from the ferry terminal at Nelly Bay. Horseshoe Bay is the main tourist strip, comprising bars, cafes, luxury resorts and hostels alike. History buffs will enjoy the island’s WWII forts including Magnetic Battery; a former Australian Royal Navy artillery battery and observation post. The usually peaceful island is rocked when the infamous Full Moon Party hits the island. The monthly beach bash attracts party revellers from around the world and has played host to famous DJs such as Krafty Kuts, Benny Benassi, TV Rock, The Potbelleez and Goodwill.
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All Nations Backpackers Hotel & Bar 2 Spencer St. 1800 222 238, allnations.com.au
The Spencer 475 Spencer St. 1800 638 108, hotelspencer.com
204 Punt Rd, Prahran mibp.com.au Melbourne Metro YHA 78 Howard St yha.com.au
Back of Chapel 50 Green St, Windsor nomadshostels.com
Base Melbourne 17 Carlisle St, St. Kilda. 1800 242 273, stayatbase.com
Melbourne Oasis YHA 76 Chapman St yha.com.au
College Lawn Hotel 36 Greville St, Prahran collegelawnhotel.com.au
Central Melbourne Accommodation 21 Bromham Place, Richmond. 03 9427 9826, centralaccommodation.net
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City Centre Budget Hotel 22-30 Little Collins St citycentrebudgethotel.com
66-90 Victoria Parade, Melbourne. Dorms from $29 This top-notch accommodation is centrally located near Queen Victoria Market, Federation Square and Chinatown.
Exford Hotel 199 Russell St. 03 9663 2697, exfordhotel.com.au
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St Arnaud 99 Park St, South Yarra, starnaudguesthouse.com.au
$22 $ Claremont Guesthouse 189 Toorak Rd, South Yarra hotelclaremont.com
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Elephant Backpackers 250 Flinders St elephantbackpacker.com.au Elizabeth Hostel 490 Elizabeth St elizabethhostel.com.au
Flinders Station Hotel 35 Elizabeth St. 03 9620 5100, flindersbackpackers.com.au
Home at the Mansion 66 Victoria Parade. 03 9663 4212, homemansion.com.au
The Greenhouse Backpacker Level 6, 228 Flinders Lane. 1800 249 207, greenhousebackpacker.com.au
Home Travellers Motel 32 Carlisle St, St Kilda. 1800 008 718, hometravellersmotel.com.au
Nomads Melbourne 198 Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;beckett St. 1800 447 762, nomadshostels.com
Habitat HQ 333 St Kilda Road, St Kilda. 1800 202 500, habitathq.com.au
Hotel Bakpak Melbourne 167 Franklin St. 1800 645 200, hotelbakpak.com
Space Hotel 380 Russell St. 1800 670 611, spacehotel.com.au
Melbourne Central YHA 562 Flinders St. 03 9621 2523, yha.com.au
King St Backpackers 160 King Street kingstreetbackpackers.com.au Hotel Discovery 167 Franklin St hoteldiscovery.com.au
The Spencer City Central BP 475 Spencer St spencerbackpackers.com.au
The Nunnery 116 Nicholson Street, Fitzroy nunnery.com.au Urban Central 334 City Road, Southbank urbancentral.com.au
Victoria Hotel Backpackers Victoria Hotel, 380 Victoria St vichotelbrunswick.com.au
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Back of Chapel Backpackers 50 Green St backofchapel.com
Lords Lodge Backpackers 167 Franklin St lordslodge.com
Base St Kilda 17 Carlisle St stayatbase.com
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Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson St, Carlton. 13 11 02 melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au
Habitat HQ 333 St Kilda Rd, thehabitathq.com.au
National Gallery of Victoria Federation Square. ngv.vic.gov.au
Oslo Hotel 38 Grey St oslohotel.com.au The Ritz for Backpackers 109 Barkly St stkildabeachhouse.com.au St Kilda Beach House 169B Fitzroy St ritzbackpackers.com
Old Melbourne Gaol 377 Russell St. 03 8663 7228, oldmelbournegaol.com.au Official Neighbours Tours 570 Flinders St. 03 9629 5866, neighbourstour.com.au
melbourne do Australian Centre for the Moving Image Federation Square. 03 8663 2200, acmi.net.au Melbourne Aquarium Cnr of Flinders St & King St. 03 9923 5999, melbourneaquarium.com.au Discovery Melbourne 167 Franklin St. discoverymelbourne.com Melbourne Cricket Ground Brunton Av. 03 9657 8888
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Skydive the Beach Melbourne 1300 798 843 skydivethebeachmelbourne.com Tourism Victoria Backpacking ideas. backpackmelbourne.com Wildlife Tours Australia Specialising in Victorian tours +61 3 9314 2225 wildlifetours.com.au
great ocean rd Anglesea Backpackers 40 Noble St, Anglesea. 03 5263 2664,
Eco Beach YHA 5 Pascoe St. 03 5237 7899, yha.com.au
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Great Ocean Road Backpackers YHA 10 Erskine Av, Lorne. 03 5289 2508, yha.com.au
Emerald Backpackers 03 5968 4086
Port Campbell Hostel 18 Tregea St, Port Campbell. 03 5598 6305, portcampbellhostel.com.au Surfside Backpackers Cnr Great Ocean Rd & Gambier St, Apollo Bay. 1800 357 263, surfsidebackpacker.com
mornington Bayplay Lodge 46 Canterbury Jetty Rd, Blairgowrie. 03 5988 0188, bayplay.com.au Sorrento Foreshore Reserve Nepean Hwy. 1800 850 600, mornpen.vic.gov.au Sorrento YHA 3 Miranda St, Sorrento. 03 5984 4323, yha.com.au
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Tortoise Head Lodge French Island. 03 5980 1234, tortoisehead.net
murray river Echuca Gardens YHA 103 Av, Mitchell St, Echuca. 03 5480 6522, yha.com.au Mildura City Backpackers 50 Lemon Ave, Mildura. 03 5022 7922, milduracitybackpackers.com.au Oasis Backpackers 230 Deakin Av, Mildura. 04 0734 4251, milduraoasisbackpackers.com.au
gippsland Prom Country Backpackers 03 5682 2614 Cambrai Hostel Maffra 117 Johnson St, Maffra. 1800 101 113 maffra.net.au/hostel
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@tnt_downunder Amaroo Park YHA 97 Church St, Cowes. 03 5952 3620, yha.com.au The Island Accommodation 10-12 Phillip Island Tourist Road. 03 5956 6123 theislandaccommodation.com. au
grampians Grampians YHA Eco Hostel Cnr Grampians & Buckler Rds, Halls Gap. 03 5356 4543, yha.com.au Tim’s Place 44 Grampians Road, Halls Gap. 03 5356 4288, timsplace.com.au
mildura Mildura City Backpackers 50 Lemon Avenue milduracitybackpackers.com.au
STRATHMERTON Riviera Backpackers YHA 669 Esplanade yha.com.au
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fitzroy This edgy little suburb in Melbourne boasts a higher density of pubs than anywhere else in the state. If that’s not reason enough to stay, the street performances, bookshops, café culture and alternative music venues will keep you amused by day and long into the night. Brunswick Street is where you’ll find most of the action – and it’s best to follow your nose and discover the suburb in your own time.
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adelaide stay Adelaide Backpackers Inn 112 Carrington St. 1800 24 77 25, adpi.com.au
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Port Elliot Beach House YHA 13 The Strand, Port Elliot. 08 8554 2785 yha.com.au
Adelaide Central YHA 135 Waymouth St. 08 8414 3010, yha.com.au
eyre peninsula Coodlie Park Farmstay Flinders Highway, Port Kenny. 08 8687 0411 coodliepark.com
Adelaide Travellers Inn 220 Hutt St. 08 8224 0753, adelaidebackpackers.com.au Annie’s Place 239 Franklin St. 1800 818 011, anniesplace.com.au Backpack Oz 144 Wakefield St. 1800 633 307, backpackoz.com.au Blue Galah Backpackers Lvl 1, 52-62, King William St. 08) 8231 9295, bluegalah.com.au Glenelg Beach Hostel 5-7 Moseley St. Glenelg. 1800 359 181, glenelgbeachhostel.com.au Hostel 109 109 Carrington St. 1800 099 318, hostel109.com My Place 257 Waymouth St. 1800 221 529, adelaidehostel.com.au Shakespeare Hostel 123 Waymouth St. 1800 556 889, shakeys.com.au
adelaide do Adelaide Oval Home to the Donald Bradman collection. War Memorial Drive. 08 8300 3800 cricketsa.com.au
Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience Sea lion and dolphin swims. 08 8626 5017 bairdbay.com
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Calypso Star Charters Great white shark cage diving. 08 8682 3939, sharkcagediving.com.au
17 Hindley Street, Adelaide. Beds from $22 Tattersalls Backpackers offers a variety of private and dorm rooms, plus cereal breakfasts, wifi, laundry and self-catering kitchen, all for free. It’s also in a great central location.
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Adelaide Zoo Frome Rd. 08 8267 3255, zoossa.com.au Haigh’s Chocolates Factory tours. 153 Greenhill Rd, Parkside 1800 819 757, haighschocolates.com.au Temptation Sailing Dolphin swimming, Glenelg. 04 1281 1838 dolphinboat.com.au
barossa val Barossa Backpackers 9 Basedow Road Tanunda. 08 8563 0198, barossabackpackers.com.au
coober pedy Opal Cave Coober Pedy Hutchinson St. 08 8672 5028, opalcavecooberpedy.com.au
Vivonne Bay Lodge 66 Knofel Drive, Vivonne Bay 13 13 01 seaink.com.au
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Radeka Down Under 1 Oliver St. 1800 633 891, radekadownunder.com.au
Berri Backpackers Sturt Highway, Berri. 08 8582 3144, berribackpackers.com.au
Riba’s Underground 1811 William Creek Rd. 08 8672 5614, camp-underground.com.au
Harvest Trail Lodge Loxton. 08 8584 5646, harvesttrail.com.au
kangaroo is Kangaroo Island YHA 33 Middle Terrace, Penneshaw. 08 8553 1344 yha.com.au
Nullarbor Traveller Tours across to Perth. 1800 816 858 the-traveller.com.au Port Lincoln Tourist Park 11 Hindmarsh St. 08 8621 4444, portlincolntouristpark.com.au Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions Great white shark cage diving. 08 8363 1788 rodneyfox.com.au
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Nomads on Murray Sturt Highway, Kingston on Murray. 1800 665 166, nomadsworld.com
Angorichina Tourist Village 08 8648 4842, angorichinavillage.com.au
Riverland Backpackers Labour Hire Services 08 8583 0211
Wilpena Pound Resort Wilpena Rd. 08 8648 0004, wilpenapound.com.au
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port lincoln Named by British explorer Matthew Flinders after his home town, Port Lincoln almost pipped Adelaide to the title of South Australian capital, only losing out to due to a lack of fresh water. It’s now an attractive and bustling harbour town worth a stop. However, to many, the area is known for one reason only – cage diving with great white sharks. Dangerous Reef, 30km from shore, is the best place in Oz to come face-to-face with the toothy giants. So much so that the area was used when filming the genuine shark scenes in the original Jaws. Found about 280km directly west from Adelaide (but about 650km when travelling by road), it’s also the place to try the surreally fun swimming with tuna. Indeed, it’s thanks to the area’s high grade tuna, most of which ships straight out to Japan’s sashimi markets, that the town boasts the most millionaires per capita in Australia.
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BEACHES OF BROOME 4 Sanctuary Drive, Cable Beach. Beds from $28 Situated just a short stroll from the famous Cable Beach, Beaches of Broome is a contemporary, stylish resort offering luxury at an affordable price.
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perth stay Billabong Backpackers Resort 381 Beaufort St. 08 9328 7720, billabongresort.com.au
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Britannia on William 253 William St, Northbridge. 08 9227 6000, perthbrittania.com Emperor’s Crown 85 Stirling St, Northbridge. 1800 991 553, emperorscrown.com.au Globe Backpackers & City Oasis Resort 561 Wellington St. 08 9321 4080, globebackpackers.com.au Ocean Beach Backpackers 1 Eric St, Cottlesloe. 08 9384 5111, oceanbeachbackpackers.com.au One World Backpackers 162 Aberdeen St, Northbridge. 1800 188 100, oneworldbackpackers.com.au
Coolibah Lodge 194 Brisbane St coolibahlodge.com.au Easy Perth Backpackers 4 Francis Street, Northbridge
easyperthbackpackers.com.au Grand Central Hotel Backpackers 379 Wellington St (08) 9421 1123 Hay Street Backpackers 266-268 Hay St haystbackpackers.com Hotel Bambu Backpackers 75 - 77 Aberdeen St, Northbridge bambu.net.au Mountway Holiday Apartments 36 Mount St mountwayapartments.com.au Ocean Beach Backpackers 1 Eric St, Cottesloe woceanbeachbackpackers.com
Perth City YHA 300 Wellington St. 08 9287 3333, yha.com.au
Perth Beach YHA & Indigo Net Cafe 256 West Coast Hwy, Scarbrough indigonet.com.au
The Old Swan Barracks 6 Francis St. 08 9428 0000, theoldswanbarracks.com
Planet Inn Backpackers 496 Newcastle St planetinn.com.au
Underground Backpackers 268 Newcastle St, Northbridge. 08 9228 3755, undergroundbackpackers.com.au The Witch’s Hat 148 Palmerston St. 08 9228 4228, Witchs-hat.com
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Cheviot Lodge 30 Bulwer St cheviotlodge.com
The Shiralee Hostel 107 Brisbane St, Northbridge planetinn.com.au Underground Backpackers 268 Newcastle St, shiralee.com.au Wickham Retreat Backpackers 25-27 Wickham St East Perth (08) 9325 6398
Backpack City and Surf 41-43 Money St backpacker.com.au
YMCA Jewell House 180 Goderich St ymcajewellhouse.com.au
Beatty Lodge 235 Vincent St beattylodge.com.au
1201 East Backpackers 195 Hay St 1201east.com.au
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WALISTINGS perth do Aquarium of Western Australia 91 Southside Drive, Hillarys. 08 9447 7500, aqwa.com.au
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Surfpoint 12 Riedle Drive Prevally 08 9757 1777 surfpoint.com.au
Kings Park & Botanic Garden bgpa.wa.gov.au Perth Mint 310 Hay St. 08 9421 7223, perthmint.com.au Perth Zoo 20 Labouchere Road, South Perth. 08 9474 3551, perthzoo.wa.gov.au
perth music Amplifier amplifiercapitol.com.au Astor liveattheastor.com.au Mojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar mojosbar.com.au The Bakery nowbaking.com.au
Ocean Beach Backpackers 2 Eric St, Cottesloe. Beds from $22.50 Situated right on the beach, this hostel features a big screen movie room, wifi, kitchen, bike hire, fishing rods, free surfboards and more.
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Backpackers Inn Freo 11 Pakenham St. 08 9431 7065, backpackersinnfreo.com.au Old Firestation Backpackers 18 Phillimore St. 08 9430 5454, fremantleprison.com.au
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Sundancer Backpackers Resort 80 High St. 08 9336 6080, sundancerbackpackers.com.au
Rottnest Island YHA Kingstown Barracks. 08 9372 9780, yha.com.au
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Rottnest Express 1 Emma Place North Fremantle 1300 Go Rotto rottnestexpress.com.au
The Rosemount Hotel rosemounthotel.com.au
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Fremantle Markets Henderson Street Fremantle 08 9335 2515,
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albany Albany Bayview Backpackers YHA 49 Duke St 08 9842 3388, yha.com.au Cruize-Inn 122 Middleton Rd. 08 9842 9599, cruizeinn.com
monkey mia Monkey Mia Dolphin Resort Monkey Mia Road Monkey Mia 1800 653 611, monkeymia.com.au
ningaloo reef Blue Reef Backpackers 3 Truscott Crescent, Exmouth 1800 621 101, aspenparks.com.au Ningaloo Club
@tnt_downunder Coral Bay 08 9948 5100, ningalooclub.com Excape Backpackers YHA Murat Rd, Exmouth. 08 9949 1200, yha.com.au
broome stay Cable Beach Backpackers 12 Sanctuary Road. 1800 655 011, cablebeachbackpackers.com Kimberley Club 62 Fredrick St 08 9192 3233, kimberleyklub.com
CORAL BAY Ningaloo Club Robinson St ningalooclub.com
ESPERANCE Blue Waters Lodge YHA 299 Goldfields Rd, yha.com.au
EXMOUTH Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Exmouth Backpackers YHA Cnr Truscott Cres & Murat Rd yha.com.au
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Central City Backpackers 138 Collins St. 1800 811 507, centralbackpackers.com.au
Cataract Gorge launcestoncataractgorge.com.au Centre for Beer Lovers Boag’s Brewery, 39 William St. 03 6332 6300, boags.com.au
Hobart Hostel 41 Barrack St. 1300 252 192, hobarthostel.com Montgomery’s YHA 9 Argyle St. 03 6231 2660, yha.com.au
Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery 2 Invermay Rd & 2 Wellington St. 03 6323 3777, qvmag.tas.gov.au
Narrara Backpackers 88 Goulburn St. 03 6234 8801, narrarabackpackers.com
Tasmania Zoo 1166 Ecclestone Rd. 03 6396 6100, tasmaniazoo.com.au
Pickled Frog 281 Liverpool St. 03 6234 7977, thepickledfrog.com
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Transit Backpackers 251 Liverpool St. 03 6231 2400, transitbackpackers.com
Transit backpackers 251 Liverpool St, Hobart. Dorms from $19 This hostel provides twin, double and a full range of share rooms, large guest lounge, games area and kitchen amenities.
hobart do Cascade Brewery 140 Cascade Rd. 03 6224 1117 cascadebreweryco.com.au Mt Wellington Descent Bike tours. 03 6274 1880 mtwellingtondescent.com.au
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port arthur Port Arthur Historic Ghost Tours 1800 659 101, portarthur.org.au
Salamanca Markets Every Saturday, Salamanca Place. salamanca.com.au Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery 5 Argyle St. tmag.com.au
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launceston Arthouse Backpacker Hostel 20 Lindsay St. 1800 041 135, arthousehostel.com.au
Launceston Backpackers 103 Canning St. 03 6334 2327, launcestonbackpackers.com.au Lloyds Hotel 23 George St. 03 6331 9906, backpackersaccommodation.com.au
Tasman Backpackers 114 Tasman St. 03 6423 2335, tasmanbackpackers.com.au
bicheno Bicheno Backpackers 11 Morrison St. 03 6375 1651, bichenobackpackers.com Bicheno Penguin Tours 03 6375 1333, bichenopenguintours.com.au
cradle mtn Discovery Holiday Parks Cradle Mountain Rd. 1800 068 574 discoveryholidayparks.com.au
Mt Roland Budget Backpacker Rooms 1447 Claude Rd, Gowrie Park. 03 6491 1385
cradle do Devils at Cradle Tassie devil sanctuary. 3950 Cradle Mountain Rd. 03 6492 1491. devilsatcradle.com Overland Track Six-day walk parks.tas.gov.au
freycinet Iluka Backpackers YHA Reserve Rd. 03 6257 0115, yha.com.au Freycinet National Park Brewery, Wineglass Bay camping. 03 6256 7000 wineglassbay.com
strahan, Strahan YHA 43 Harvey St. 03 6471 7255, yha.com
strahan do Four Wheelers Henty Sand Dunes quadbike tours. 04 1950 8175 4wheelers.com.au Water by Nature Extreme multiday whitewater rafting. 1800 111 142, franklinrivertasmania.com
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Devonport The unofficial capital of Tasmania’s beautiful north coast is also the main ferry link between the island state and the Australian mainland. A picturesque, coastal city of some 25,000 people it produces upwards of 40 per cent of Tasmania’s total vegetable crop. Devonport has developed into a proper shopper’s city, with elegant boulevards and malls dotted with unique boutiques and specialist shops. The city also makes the most of the natural coastlines with beautiful beaches in close proximity to the city centre, including the Mersey Bluff Beach. Just a short drive from the city centre, the Tasmanian Arboretum displays trees and shrubs from around the world. Culture is centred at the Devonport Regional Art Gallery, which boasts great works from local and internationally renowned artists.
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darwin stay Banyan View Lodge Darwin 119 Mitchell St. 08 8981 8644, banyanviewlodge.com.au
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BIG4 Katherine Holiday Park 20 Shadforth Road. 1800 501 984, big4.com.au
Darwin YHA 97 Mitchell St. 08 8981 5385, yha.com.au
Palm Court Kookaburra Backpackers Giles St. 1800 626 722
Elkes Backpackers 112 Mitchell St. 1800 808 365, elkesbackpackers.com.au
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Frogshollow Backpackers 27 Lindsay St. 1800 068 686, frogs-hollow.com.au
Airborne Solutions Scenic helicopter flights. 08 8972 2345 airbornesolutions.com.au
Gecko Lodge 146 Mitchell St. 1800 811 250, geckolodge.com.au Melaleuca on Mitchell 52 Mitchell St. 1300 723 437, momdarwin.com
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52 Mitchell Street, Darwin. Dorms from $25 Located on Mitchell Street in the heart of the city allowing for easy access to the best things Darwin has to offer. Multi award winning too!
Youth Shack 69 Mitchell St. 1300 793 302, youthshack.com.au
darwin do Crocosaurus Cove Crocodile park and cage of death. 58 Mitchell St. 08 8981 7522, crocosauruscove.com Deckchair Cinema Jervois Rd, Darwin Waterfront. 08 8981 0700, deckchaircinema.com.au
Nitmiluk Tours Gorge cruises and kayak hire. 1300 146 743 nitmiluktours.com.au
Darwin
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Fannie Bay Gaol Heritage prison. East Point Road, Fannie Bay. 08 8941 2260, nt.gov.au Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 19 Conacher St, Bullocky Point. 08 8999 8264, magnt.nt.gov.au
Oz Jet Boating Stokes Hill Wharf. 1300 135 595, ozjetboating.com.au Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise Adelaide River. 08 8978 9077, jumpingcrocodile.com.au Wave Lagoon Waterfront Precinct. waterfront.nt.gov.au
tennant creek Tourist Rest Leichardt St. 08 8962 2719, touristrest.com.au
alice springs Alice Lodge 4 Mueller St. 08 8953 1975, alicelodge.com.au Alice Springs YHA Cnr Parsons St & Leichhardt Tce. 08 8952 8855, yha.com.au Annie’s Place 4 Traeger Ave. 1800 359 089, anniesplace.com.au
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Haven Resort 3 Larapinta Drive. 1800 794 663, alicehaven.com.au Toddy’s Resort 41 Gap Rd. 1800 027 027, toddys.com.au
alice do Alice Springs Desert Park Larapinta Drive. 08 8951 8788, alicespringsdesertpark.com.au Alice Springs Reptile Centre Meet and hold lizards. 9 Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 8900, reptilecentre.com.au Outback Ballooning Hot air balloon rides. 1800 809 790, outbackballooning.com.au Royal Flying Doctor Service Base Museum and operations room. Stuart Terrace. 08 8952 1129, flyingdoctor.net School of the Air Long-distance schooling museum. 80 Head St. 08 8951 6834, assoa.nt.edu.au The Rock Tour Uluru tours. 78 Todd St. 1800 246 345, therocktour.com.au
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............................ BOJANGLES SALOON The outback theme is created with unique and imaginative decor, featuring Australian woods, cowhide seats and hundreds of original and unusual historic artifacts. We have items from the natural environment such as “Reggie” the Wedge Tailed Eagle and “Karl” the Croc (sixteen foot skin and skull).
Enter the saloon doors at Bo’s and experience the true Outback at it’s finest.
The whole property is decorated with historic artifacts that reflect the lifestyle of the early pioneers in Central Australia. A popular feature is our replica of Ned Kelly’s armor, including original period firearms and a Jarrah coffin that excites the interest of patrons. Upon arrival, customers are greeted with batwing saloon doors, the bar saloon tables and benches are made from Jarrah sleepers, salvaged from the old Ghan and Western Railways. Bo’s is intriguing and interesting, and serves ice cold beer and great food.
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Make Bo’s top of your ‘to do’ list during your visit to Alice Springs and you won’t be disappointed!
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Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) Experience Aboriginal history first hand with a breathtaking visit to Kata Tjuta. Situated not far from the Yulara region, the rock-based dome formations got their name from the largest one, Mount Olga. Mount Olga is about 1066m high, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 198m higher than Uluru. Created from a mix of cobbles, boulders, granite and sandstone, the red colour is an unforgettable sight for all. Jump on a tour to learn all about the Aboriginal traditions and how many important ceremonies were, and still are, performed here, mainly at nightfall. The whole area is a national park, so there is plenty to stop off and see along the way. The bright red sand and Spinifex plants are among the main attractions that 500,000 tourists see every year.
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NZLISTINGS auckland Airport Skyway Lodge Backpackers (BBH) 30 Kirkbride Road, Mangere. +64 9275 4443, skywaylodge.co.nz Auckland International The Fat Camel (Nomads) 38 Fort St. +64 9307 0181, nomadshostels.com Nomads Auckland 16-20 Fort St. +64 9300 9999, nomadshostels.com Oaklands Lodge (BBH) St. +64 5A Oaklands Rd, Mt Eden. +64 9638 6545, oaklands.co.nz Queen Street Backpackers (VIP) 4 Fort St. +64 9373 3471, enquiries@qsb.co.nz Surf ‘n’ Snow Backpackers 102 Albert St. +64 9363 8889, surfandsnow.co.nz YHA Auckland City Cnr City Rd & Liverpool St. yha.co.nz +64 9309 2802, YHA Auckland International 5 Turner St. +64 9302 8200, yha.co.nz
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Downtown Wellington Backpackers (BBH) 1 Bunny St. +64 4473 8482 db@downtownbackpackers.co.nz Lodge in the City (VIP) 152 Taranaki St. +64 4385 8560 lodgeinthecity.co.nz Nomads Capital 118 Wakefield St. 0508 666 237, nomadscapital.com Rosemere Backpackers (BBH) 6 McDonald Cres. +64 4384 3041, backpackerswellington.co.nz Rowena’s Backpackers (VIP) 115 Brougham St. 0800 80 1414 YHA Wellington City 292 Wakefield St. +64 4801 7280
christchurch Chester Street Backpackers (BBH) 148 Chester St East. +64 3377 1897, chesterst.co.nz
Foley Towers (BBH) 208 Kilmore St. Base Wellington 21-23 TNT-OZ-halfpage-Oct11.pdf 6/10/2011 +6413366 9720, 8:36:04 p.m. Cambridge Tce. +64 4801 5666 stayatbase.com backpack.co.nz/foley
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Jailhouse Accommodation (BBH) 338 Lincoln Rd. 0800 524 546, stay@kiwibasecamp.com
Hippo Lodge (BBH) 4 Anderson Hts. +64 3442 5785, hippolodge.co.nz
The Old Countryhouse (BBH) 437 Gloucester St. +64 3381 5504, oldcountryhousenz.com
Nomads Queenstown 5-11 Church St. +64 3441 3922, nomadshostels.com
Backpacker Campervan & Car Rentals +800 200 80 801, backpackercampervans.com
Tranquil Lodge (BBH) 440 Manchester St. +64 3366 6500, tranquil-lodge.co.nz
Peterpans Adventure Travel 27 Shotover St Queenstown. peterpans.com.au
Bargain Rental Cars 0800 001 122, bargainrentals.com.nz
Rucksacker Backpacker Hostel (BBH) 70 Bealey Ave. +64 3377 7931, rucksacker.com
queenstown Base Discovery Lodge Queenstown 49 Shotover St. +64 3441 1185, stayatbase.com Bungi Backpackers (VIP, BBH) 15 Sydney St. 0800 728 286, bungibackpackers.co.nz Cardrona Alpine Resort Between Queenstown and Wanaka. +64 3443 7341, cardrona.com Flaming Kiwi Backpackers (BBH) 39 Robins Rd. +64 3442 5494, flamingkiwi@xtra.co.nz
Pinewood Lodge (VIP) 48 Hamilton Rd. 0800 7463 9663, rgrieg@xtra.co.nz Southern Laughter (BBH, VIP) 4 Isle St. 0800 728 448, southernlaughter.co.nz YHA Queenstown Central 48A Shotover Street. +64 3442 7400, yha.co.nz YHA Queenstown Lakefront 88- 90 Lake Esplanade. +64 3442 8413 yha.co.nz bus tours Kiwi Experience +64 9366 9830 kiwiexperience.com
rental firms Ace Rental Cars 1800 140 026, acerentalcars.com.nz
Darn Cheap Rentals 0800 447 363, exploremore.co.nz Econo Campers +64 9275 9919, econocampers.co.nz Escape Rentals 1800 456 272 escaperentals.co.nz Explore More 1800 800 327 dcrentals.com.nz Jucy Rentals 0800 399 736, jucy.com.nz Rent-A-Dent 0800 736 823, rentadent.co.nz Rental Car Village +64 9376 9935, hire-vehicles.co.nz
Magic Travellers Network +64 9358 5600, magicbus.co.nz
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Nakedbus.com 0900 62533, nakedbus.com
Standby Cars 1300 789 059, standbycars.com.au
NZ Travelpass 0800 339 966, travelpass.co.nz
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bungy jumping We’re pretty certain that no country can match New Zealand’s dedication to scaring its visitors senseless, which is why no trip to Kiwiland is complete without some form of scream-inducing adrenalin activity. There’s no shortage of weird and wacky thrills available throughout the country, but there’s no doubting that the purest, and arguably scariest, experience is good old-fashioned bungy jumping. You can do a bungy jump in just about every NZ town nowadays, but the original fear factory is Queenstown. AJ Hackett runs various jumps in the area, including the world’s first commercial bungy, the Kawarau, plus the ledge jump (pictured), towering 400m above Queenstown, and of course, the daddy of them all, the 134m Nevis jump. While in town, make sure you also check out Shotover Canyon Swing. It may not match the height of the Nevis, but the unique jumping styles and, er, sadistic tendencies of the jump masters make it a match for any adrenalin activity in New Zealand.
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Work on holiday Need to get a job while you’re travelling Down Under? Here are TNT’s top three essential websites Words carol driver So you’ve rocked up in Australia, had a look around and decided to stay for longer than you had planned. We don’t blame you – the weather, scenery and wages are all better than back in Blighty. But, first things first, you need to find a job so you’ve got extra cash to spend on your travels. Fear not, we’ve done the hard graft for you and found the top three websites for when you’re looking for work Down Under.
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Recent listings include bar staff wanted for an Irish pub in the Whitsundays, a kitchen porter in regional Queensland, and a full-time sales rep in Adelaide.
Network Nursing Agency Network Nursing Agency sponsors registered nurses from around the world to work in Australia. By signing up with the agency, which is based in Sydney, they’ll help to find you nursing work with flexible hours and high pay – which means extra funds for your trip of a lifetime. Check out their website nursing-agency.com.au for full details. You might find yourself working in health care trusts, private hospitals or nursing and residential homes – they’ll even supply refresher courses.
VisitOz Always fancied yourself a bit of a farm hand? Want to spend your days riding horses, mending fences and getting back to nature? Then VisitOz is for you. Sign up for their introductory training programme and after they put you through your paces – learning everything from riding a motorbike to cattle work and using a chainsaw – you’re guaranteed ongoing support for a year to find work. What’s more, so far everyone who’s enrolled has been offered a job in the company’s 21-year history. As well as leaving their farm in Goomeri, Queensland, equipped for farm work, they’ll also help you find work in hospitality, teaching and child care. Check out visitoz.org for more.
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By expanding your search area or keywords, you could open up a whole host of new job opportunities.
• Applying online can feel like you’re sending your details into a black hole. Don’t be afraid to call or send a follow-up email asking if your application has been received.
• Try using specific phrases from the job description within your CV so that it’ll show up if HR does an automatic search.
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tntdownunder.com/jobs WAYS Fundraising is looking for fun, outgoing, passionate job seekers to join our Professional Fundraising Teams across Australia. WAYS has long standing client relationships with global Charity movements including Amnesty International, Oxfam, CARE Australia, World Society for the Protection of Animals and more. Using our in house WAYS Act branded iPad technology and utilizing our first class retention structure including the WAYS Phone call centre, our Professional Fundraisers interact with the general public on a day to day basis in paid shopping centres, street sites and festivals, inspiring them to join our major charity partners by donating on a monthly basis. As a Trainee Fundraiser you will receive: • First class induction training and ongoing coaching • Your own iPad mini • $2900 - $3750 per month starting base salary • Uncapped daily, weekly & team bonuses • Travel opportunities across Australia including paid flights, car hire & accommodation • Sponsorship opportunities for proven staff • Team Leader & Coach roles available for experienced Fundraisers • Weekly team meetings, social nights, ongoing training • Working hours Monday to Friday 9am - 5:30pm
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