hi!! long time no see travelling folks! this time i am back with not really new travelling post, well around July 2019 ( it's been months!) i went travelling with my lovely mami FINALLY just me and her totally beyond things. And suprisingly this destination just a great random place that we chose, but a great healing destination with slow life and markets, SO here it is!
2 WEEKS LUGGAGEPACKER TRIP
AUSTRALIA
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🔻ITINERARY🔻
DAY 1 | 02 JUL // JAKARTA - MELBOURNE by Singapore airlines
DAY 2 | 03 JUL // ARRIVE MELBOURNE- GOLDCOAST by Virgin air
DAY 3 | 04 JUL // GOLDCOAST
DAY 4 | 05 JUL // GOLDCOAST-BRISBANE by Greyhound bus
DAY 5 | 06 JUL // BRISBANE
DAY 6 | 07 JUL // BRISBANE- SYDNEY by Grey hound night bus
DAY 7 | 08 JUL // SYDNEY
DAY 8 | 09 JUL // SYDNEY
DAY 9 | 10 JUL // SYDNEY - MELBOURNE by Grey hound night bus
DAY 10 | 11 JUL // MELBOURNE
DAY 11 | 12 JUL // MELBOURN
DAY 12 | 13 JUL // MELBOURNE
DAY 13 | 14 JUL // MELBOURNE - JAKARTA by Singapore airlines
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🔻BUDGET ESTIMATION🔻
(per-person)
// Flights
Flight JAKARTA - MELBOURNE - JAKARTA (by Singapore air) = AUD 700
Flight MELBOURNE- GOLDCOAST (by Virgin air) = AUD 180
➥Flight total = AUD 880
// Transportation in Aussie
GOLDCOAST 2 day pass = AUD 20
GOLDCOAST- BRISBANE ( by Greyhound @ busbud.com ) = AUD 12
BRISBANE GOCARD = AUD 25
BRISBANE - SYDNEY ( by Greyhound @ busbud.com ) = AUD 79
SYDNEY OPAL CARD = AUD 20
SYDNEY MELBOURNE ( by Greyhound @ busbud.com ) = AUD 76
MELBOURNE MYKI CARD = AUD 20
➥Bus total = AUD 252
// Stays
( based on private room price)
➥USD 35/person x 9 nights = AUD 290
// Tours
➛MANLY BEACH FERRY = AUD 19
➛LONE PINE SANCTUARY = AUD 42
➥Tour total= AUD 61
// Meals
Eat budget (heavy meal) AUD 15 x 2 ( lunch & dinner) x12days
➥Meals fee total = AUD 360
GRAND TOTAL
Rp. 17,687,271
AUD 1843
(1 AUD = 9597 updated 12 oct 2019)
what do you think? well aussie quite pricey tho. especially TRANSPORTATION and food and coffee and blablbalba HAHA everything expensive but you can manage it well if you ga laper mata :')
P.s if you out of budget here our tips
#1 WALK!WALK!WALK! their public transportation superrrr expensive, not bus nor train, its around AUD4-5 for a single trip and for sydney, AUD 5-9 If you take ferry. BUT for Melbourne, they has free tram zone, so you can manage cheaper transportation cost.
#2 BRING OUR BOTTLE, some place has free tap water, because one bottle in supermarket cost AUD1-2
#3 SKIP PASTRIERE / COFFEESHOP / PRETTY BRUNCH cost you tons
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After itinerary and all the money that we used now i will give you detail each city and some important travel tips to survive in Australia!
#1 BEST TIME TO VISIT
Australia has so many beaches, so Summer time is the best time to visit it BUT be careful, their season is different with other continent, SUMMER around NOV-DEC WINTER around JUN-AUG, We went in Winter turned it super pretty yet comforting since their winter is just chill not really cold and no snow in cities,if you looking for snow you have to go to snow mountain.
#2 VISA NEEDED?
You can check the inquiries here usually you can get multiple entries visa 3year. and it takes around 1 weeks to get your visa.
#3 MONEY!
AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR
Barely see money changer, but you can take money from the ATM. But cash not really necessary since everywhere accept creditcard :)
#4 SIM CARD / LOCAL NUMBER
you can buy in the airport or local provider office. Depends on how many days you stay in Aussie. Usually it priced around AUD 10/day for unlimited data and phonecall. But if you go together with your friends better rent a wifi.
#5 GET FROM CITY TO OTHER CITY
Well they mostly use domestic flight like Virgin air or scoot for lowcost or Qantas for their national carrier, but for budget, you can take bus that you can order at busbud.com and also train
#6 GET AROUND CITY
Walking is the best and cheapest HAHA. Google map super helpful for this one or you can use uber. Almost all cities have bus, train, subway, and tram or even ferry ( for sydney) but they just quite expensive around AUD2-9/ trip. So choose your transportation wisely!
#7 TRANSPORTATION CARD
EACH CITIES has their own transportation card so its cost consuming. If you just stay in single city for short time, think twice before buy it because actually direct pay with transportation card doesnt has big difference ( just around 20-50cents)
GOLDCOAST/BRISBANE AREA - GOCARD
SYDNEY - OPALCARD
MELBOURNE - MYKICARD
#8 EATING
For this backpacking post, i hardly giving recommendation of the restaurant SINCE all western food just meh, you can just try random asian or other culture restaurant, like i ate indonesian in Sydney they taste better than in Indonesia LOL
#9 SOUVENIR!
Indonesian cant live without oleh2 like usually. So! Mostly is snacks. Australia is famous with their timtam, vegemite, and cadburry HAHA and also nature products like honey and fruits. So many big supermarket like Coles or Woolwod where you can find things or go to special weekend markets to find "souvernir" like t-shirts, kangaroo dolls, and stuffs
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click for more information about each cities
Beachside city super interestiing and crowded in Summer. Famous with Dream world, Warner bros, and seaworld. But suprisingly in Winter, their beach is amazing eventhough the wind was killing me.
Best area to stay : Along surfer's paradise, i stayed at Chateau Beachside
the capital city of Queensland. this small city just fun even not as crowded as other icties but has so many things to do.
Best area to stay : Bank area both northbank or south bank, I stayed at The SOHO roma street.
Number #1 Must visit city in Aussie. Super me HAHA when i was arrived here, i feel like back in Seoul, metropolitan city with touch of gardens and port just super lovely <3
Best area to stay : Sydney harbour area (if you are rich HAHA), i stayed in China town area super lovely and so many food, Sydney Hotel CBD
My second favorite city HAHA that time super gloomy and the coldest city in Winter. But the ambience of the city just super gloomy lazy coffee weather super lovely.
Best area to stay : Central station and Flinders street. I stayed at Nova Stargate
