Australia

Holiday Planning

Welcome to the planning page. This was used as we planned the journey before we set out. I've kept the details as is. In the diary you'll find we didn't follow the plan. Booking reference details have been deleted to avoid mischief.

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Flight times

Going out

LHR to SYD flight VS200

Thursday 9th November 21:30

Saturday 11th November 07:10

Flying time

There's a stop at Hong Hong (17:50 - 19:20).

21:30 GMT to 17:50

(21:30 GMT) to (09:50:00 Friday November 10th GMT) Flying time of 12hrs 20mins.

19:20 to 07:10

(11:20:00 Friday November 10 GMT) to (20:10:00 Friday November 10th GMT) Flying time of 8hrs 50mins.

Coming back

SYD to HKG flight VS201

Tuesday 28th November 15:50

Tuesday 28th November 22:05

15:50 to 2205

(04:50 Tuesday November 28 GMT) to (14:05:00 Tuesday November 28 GMT) Flying time of 9hrs 15Mins.

A day in Hong Hong

SYD to LHR flight VS201

Wednesday 29th November 23:35

Thursday 30th November 04:50

23:35 to 04:50

(15:35:00 Wednesday November 29 GMT) to (04:50 GMT) Flying time of 13hrs 15mins.

Timeline

Not so much a plan, more a timeline.

Thurs 9th	Depart London Turn up at Heathrow Terminal 3 Zone A three hours prior to flight. (18:30 for 21:30)
Fri 10th
Sat 11th	Arrive Sydney Arrive Sydney airport at 07:10. Find the MERCURE SYDNEY hotel and sleep! MERCURE SYDNEY 818-820 George Street, Sydney (Phone +61 2 9217 6666) Booking reference is xxxxxx for 11th and 12th (pay on departure) Be jet lagged tourists. In and around Sydney: Priscilla (Queen of the desert - the Musical) - runs to Sun 26 Nov. Lyric Theatre, Star City Pirrama Road, Pyrmont MAP Opera House (1 hour tour) Harbour Bridge Luna Park Centennial Park Botanical Gardens MAP Darling Harbour (Centre of Sydney) Public barbeque
Sun 12th
Mon 13th	Palm Beach Hire car - Explore Sydney and beyond. THRIFTY AUSTRALIA pick up 10:00 75 William Street, Sydney 0061-1300-367 227 Carrental's "partner" 0034-952-048490 Booked with CarRentals +44 1483 263 380 ref xxx xxxxxxx The following are listed north to south. Palm Beach, the location for Home and Away. (No comment!) 41km N MAP Skippy - Waratah National Park - 36km N MAP Manly beach (ferry), 17km NE MAP Watsons Bay 11km E MAP Doyles Seafood Restaurant Bondi beach 7km E MAP
Tue 14th	Coogee Coogee bay 7km SE MAP Coogee Bay Hotel Dive Hotel (on Coogee beachfront)
Wed 15th	Blue Mountains Blue Mountains National Park, NSW Tour - 92km W of Sydney MAP
Thur 16th
Fri 17th	Road Trip Maroubra beach 12km SE MAP Dingo Education Centre, Bargo 93km SW on Hume Highway 1 MAP
Sat 18th	Coastal Drive Coastal Drive Wollongong
Sun 19th	Canberra - a planned city, just like Milton Keynes! Canberra Space Centre Kangaroo Valley
Mon 20th
Tue 21st	Coastal Drive Nowra Batemans Bay Eden Parks Bairnsdale
Wed 22nd	Coastal Drive Wilsons Promontory Phillip Island and Penguin Parade
Thurs 23rd	Melbourne Neighbours tour (Just out of curiosity's sake - I would never admit anything more.) Bookings: (03) 9534 4755 Mt Buller Tour
Fri 24th
Sat 25th	Portland Great Ocean Road (west of Melbourne) MAP Portland
Sun 26th	Melbourne Grampians National Park Heritage walks and tours Yarra River cruise Rialto Tower's Observation Deck Melbourne Zoo Royal Botanic Gardens Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne (Solar array)
Mon 27th	Melbourne (day) Return to Sydney in evening Return car at Melbourne Airport. Flight Virgin DJ899 (Booking no xxxxxxx - paid - Phone 1300 733 867) Departure 09:15PM Arrival Sydney 10:35PM Hotel Ibis Sydney Airport 205 O'Riordan Street, 2020 MASCOT (MW paid) (Phone (02) 8339 8500) Booking references: xxxxxx & xxxxxx
Tue 28th	Depart Sydney, destination Hong Hong Turn up at Sydney International Terminal three hours prior to flight. (12:50 for 15:50) Flight arrives Hong Kong 22:05 Metropark Hotel, Mong Kok, Kowloon (formerly Metropole Hotel) Expedia.co.uk itinerary number: xxxxxxxxx 75 Waterloo Road, Mong Kok, Hong Kong Reservation questions: 0870 050 0808 Hotel: Tel: 852 (0) 27611711 (NH paid) "Your room is guaranteed for late arrival."
Wed 29th	Depart Hong Hong, destination London Tour Turn up at Hong Kong CHEP LAP KOK, Island F 3 hours prior to flight. (20:35 for 23:35)
Thurs 30th	Arrive London Flight arrives LHR 04:50

Links

To The Diary

timezoneconverter.com

travel.guardian.co.uk/netjetters/milly

thatsmelbourne.com.au/

www.sydney-melbourne.org

www.hotels.com

www.asiarooms.com/hong_kong/hong_kong/chek_lap_kok_airport-area.html

www.sydneytower.com.au

www.pylonlookout.com.au/Visitor_frs.htm

Albury-Wodonga

Australian Directory Enquires

Solar

Maps

Sydney to Eden: 495km Via The Princes Highway (1): The Coastal Route

Eden to Melbourne: 745km Via The Princes Highway (1): The Coastal Route

MELBOURNE TO SYDNEY: 911km. Via the Hume Highway (31)

Google Map

Australian Maps and Directions