This information is for the benefit of those traveling TO the country and cities wanting in-country information as well as those living in the here who want to contact a travel agent for either in-country or international bookings -
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Australia - One of the truly unique countries in the world - Its diversity of beaches - Large very modern cities - Also mixed with quaint country towns - Outback - and perhaps most of all very friendly and wonderful people - It is a trip you won't forget and fond memories will remain with you for a lifetime - The country if very large(same size and the United States) and most of its population is on the eastern coast - The barrier reef is truly one of the wonders of the world -
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Order of Information on This Page:
1. Web Sites Listing More Than One Agency -
2. Individual Travel Agents / Tour Operators Listed Alphabetically -
3. Packing Lists / Packing Lite -
4. Shots - Health - Medical Advisory - Jet Lag - Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From Thailand -
5. Currency -  Time in Thailand - Weather - Climate - Maps -
 

1. Web Sites Listing More Than One Agency -
 
 

Commercial Trekking Organizations - http://home.vicnet.net.au/~bnt/links.htm -
Travel Agents Listing. Victoria/Melbourne - http://www.broflo.com.au/-

-- Tasmania Travel Agents - http://www.tas.gov.au/tasmaniaonline/ - Click on Tourism -
 

2. Individual Travel Agents / Tour Operators Listed Alphabetically -
 

• AAT Kings - http://www.aatkings.com/ - Email = austour@aatkings.com.au -
• Abercombie & Kent - http://www.aandktours.com/- Sydney - Tel (02) 9232 1498 - or 1800 331 429 -

Adventure Associates - Sydney - http://www.adventureassociates.com - This information was Posted on Add Your Site Page - Destinations - Antartica - Arctic - South America - Mexico - Central America - Australia - South Pacific - Madagascar - Special Groups - What's New - Calendar - Booking - About Us - Contact -
197 Oxford Street Mall,
Bondi Junction, Sydney NSW 2022, Australia - 02-9389-7466 - Fax: 02-9369 1853 - Toll Free 1800 222 141 - Web Site: http://www.adventureassociates.com - Email: mail@adventureassociates.com -
• Adventure World Travel - http://www.adventureworld.com.au/ - Adelaide - Brisbane - Melbourne - Perth - Sydney -
• Air Pacific Holidays - http://www.airpacific.com/ -
• Ando's Outback Tours - http://www.outbacktours.com.au -
• Antarctica Flights - http://www.antarcticaflights.com.au/ -
• Atoll Travel - http://www.atolltravel.com/default.html - Atoll Travel has a select group of quality operators that can provide you with the best tours available in their region!

Email = info@atolltravel.com -
2 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 205, Foster, 3960. Victoria, Australia
Phone: (03) 5682 1088 ~ Toll Free: 1800 622 310. ~ Fax: (03) 5682 1202
International Phone: +61-3-5682 1088. International Fax: +61-3-5682 1202
• Aurora Expeditions - http://www.auroraexpeditions.com.au/- Sydney - Tel 02 9252 1033 -
• Aussie Outback Tours - http://www.aussieoutback.com.au/ - Mt Evelyn, Australia - Web Site Catagories =  about us - about australia - 4wd tours - caravan tours - help - info exchange - photo gallery -
• Australian Travel Marketing - http://www.1-atm.com/ - Bondi Junction NSW - Tel: (61 2) 9388 0244 -
• Bentours International - http://www.bentours.com.au/ - Scandinavian Tours - Level 11, 2 Bridge Street, Sydney. NSW 2000 - Tel 02-9241 1353 -- Fax 02-9251 1574 -- Email = scandinavia@bentours.com.au

 ANDO'S OUT BACK TOURS - http://www.outbacktours.com.au - This information was Posted on Add Your Site Page - by - HI THERE
IF YOU WANT TO SEE AND FEEL THE REAL RAW UNCOMMERCIAL
AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK .
CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE -
G'Day Frank: This information was Posted on Add Your Site Page - by a traveler -
Probably a couple of months ago now you where kind enough to send me info on getting cheap prices from travel agents on a trip to Vancouver Canada. At the end of your email u asked me to send the address of the company that I got my ticket from.......Well here it is and thanx for all your help. From Sviney.
CCT TRAVEL
10/2563 Gold Coast Highway
Mermaid Beach, QLD 4218, Australia
TEL: (07) 55261188 -- FAX: (07) 55261199 -
• China Travel Service - http://www.chinatravel.com.au/ - Sydney NSW 2000 -

Tel: 02 9211-2633 -
• Coast Wildlife Tours - http://www.coates.iinet.net.au/ - Tours - Tour Information Guide - Conditions - Contact - Email -

PO BOX 64
Bullcreek, 6149
Western Australia  Telephone: (08) 9455 6611
Fax:  (08) 9455 6621 -- Mobile: 0407 446 075 -- Freecall: 1800 676 016   International Fax: 61-8-9455 6621 -- International Phone: 61-8-9455 6611
Email = coates@iinet.net.au -
• Concord Travel - http://www.concorde.com.au/ - Offices in Australia = Sydney - Melbourne - Footscray - Perth - Adelaide - Brisbane - Canada - USA - Vietnam - Malta - New Zealand - Emails for Each Office - Traveling Worldwide Specialists -
• Cyber Air Broker - http://www.airdiscounter.com/ -
• Darebin Travel - http://www.darebintravel.com.au/ - We cater for all travelers, from budget, cheapest possible tickets, to business class corporate clients. We have access to various consolidators in Australia, offering the best fares available.
• Diversion Dive Travel - http://www.diversionoz.com/ - P.O.Box 7026, Cairns, Australia QLD 4870 == Phone: 61 70 578 665, Fax: +61 70 578 639 Office address: 33, Manus Street, Trinity Beach  - This is a great dive site - all Australia and New Guinea dive info is here - if it is not here - it doesn’t exist E-mail: diversio@ozemail.com.au
• Dragonfly Trout Adventures - http://www.fishingtasmania.com/ - Tasmania -
• Elkes Australian Travel Services - http://www.elkesbackpackers.com.au/ - Index for Backpacker Hostels and Budget Accommodation, Discount Tours, Vehicle hire and Campervan or Motorhome rentals, Travel Assistance and Tour Bookings - Email = info@elkesbackpackers.com.au -
• Exprim Tours - http://www.exprim.com.au/ - Perth - Email = info@exprim.com.au - Adventure Packs - Desert Adventures - Fishing - Birdwatching - A la Carte - Price Check - About Us - Free Screen Saver -
• Far Horizons Tours - http://www.farhorizons.com.au/ - Tours through Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, Albania + Islands of the Mediterranean + Elbe + Caucasus, Elbe River Cruise + Caucasus, Tour of The Caucasus

Postal Address: Far Horizons
P.O. Box 96, Truro, South Australia 5356
Telephone Aust:   (08) 8564 0255
Int'l: +61 8 8564 0255
Reservations: 1800 083 141 (Toll free - Australia only)
Facsimile Aust: Int'l: (08) 8564 0065 -- +61 8 8564 0065
E-mail: farhor@dove.net.au
• Fastnet Travel, - http://www.fastnet.com.au - Sheila Yong, Reservation Manager, Telephone (61 2)98731213 ; Fax (61 2) 98715958 P.O. Box 393, Carlingford, Sydney, NSW 2118, Australia Email: travel@fastnet.com.au ; - INTERNET'S LARGEST HOTEL INFORMATION AND BOOKING SITE over 27,000 listings in 156 countries. Hotels, motels, motor inns, resorts, serviced apartments, guest houses, holiday flats and units, cottages, lodges, and chalets.
• Flight Centre - I'm buying my current ticket from the Flight Centre here http://www.flightcentre.com.au/ - Of course there's always Qantas: http://www.qantas.com.au/ and Ansett: http://www.ansett.com.au/ - Thanks, Maria
• Flight Centres International: Same as one listed above - - Sydney (02) 9241 2422 - Melbourne (03) 9650 2899 - Brisbane (07) 131 600 - Adelaide and many more branches in Australia - I met an Australian family in Hong Kong and they had bought their tickets for Flight Centre.
• Freedom Air International - http://www.freedomair.co.nz/ - Flights between New Zealand - Hamilton,  Palmerston North, Dunedin, Fiji and Australia Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast -

Gateway Tours - http://www.russian-gateway.com.au/ - 48 Boulevarde, Sydney - Tel: 61 2 9745 3333 Fax: 61 2 9745 3237 -- We specialize in airfares only between Russia, East Europe, Europe and Australia. We also offer special airfare deals for Australian residents ex Australia to anywhere in the world. Specialized in tours to Russia, Eastern Europe and Europe - E-mail = agent@russian-gateway.com.au (Agent/sales)
info@russian-gateway.com.au (Info) - Established since 1972, Gateway has been specializing in travel to/from Russia, CIS, Baltics, Eastern Europe, Egypt, Central Asia, Oceania/South Pacific and Australia. Several consultants speak Russian. -
• Go Way - http://www.goway.com/ - Offices Sydney - Email: goway@goway.com.au  - Orient Asia - Downunder - Africa -
• MB Travel - Townsville - Phone: +61 (0)77 213444 Dx: 41434 Fax: +61 (0)77 212285 Specializes in backpacker/budget holiday travel. http://www.mbtravel.com.au/ - Townsville - Australia's largest tropical city
• Melbourne Sports Tours Australian Open - http://www.astsports.com.au/ - incl 5 nights, transfers, winery/wildlife day, 2 day/1 night at Open, day of coaching & tennis. Email: ausbush@melbourne.starway.net.au Phone: +61-3-9578-2492
• MSA Travel - http://www.msatravel.com/- A complete and professional travel planning service of the lowest rates and the best service at all times - Airfares Domestic - Airfares International - Tours - Specials - Information Links -

163A East Boundary Road, East Bentleigh, Vic 3165, Australia
Ph (03) 9563 8499 Fax (03) 563 7155 -
• Par Avion Wilderness Tours - http://www.paravion.com.au/ - Tasmania -
• Peregrine Travel - http://www.peregrine.net.au/ - Brisbane (07) 3854 1022 -
• Phil Travel Service 105 Pitt Street - 6th Floor #3, Sydney - Tel.(61)2-232 5677 -- Fax (61)2-235 3142 Web Site: http://www.airdiscounter.com -
• Red Centre Adventures - http://www.redcentre.com.au/red-centre.html - Adventure Tours and Outback Safaris -
• Singles Travel Connections - http://www.singlestravel.com.au/ -  South Plympton,   S.A.  5038 - Email = desworld@cobweb.com.au - Ph:  61-8-8293-6988 - Fax:  61-8-8293-5988 -
• Ski Arama - http://www.skiarama.com/ - Sydney - 02 9580 6555 - 1300 650 400
• Skylink Travel - http://www.focusmm.com/skylink/welcome.htm - 1st. Floor 624 Sydney Road Brunswick 3056 Victoria - AUSTRALIATel : (61 3) 9383 5266 Fax : (61 3)9383 4403 - A.C.N. 076628718 License No : 32094 -
• Skylink Travel - http://www.skylink.com.au/ - Suite 35, Level 7, 84 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA - phone: (02) 9223 4277 fax: (02) 9221 4281 - License No.: 2TA003194
• Snow Central - http://www.snowcentral.com.au/ - All the Gear, Info, Transport, News, Tours, Lifts and Accommodations etc. for Snow Fun In Oz or Destinations Overseas -
• Tas Adventures - http://www.tasadventures.com/- Tasmania - Email is a form -
• Tas Vacations - http://www.tasvacations.com.au/ - Thrifty Car Rental - Tas Vacations - Tourism Brochure Exchange - BroadBand Wireless - The Henry Jones Art Hotel - Digital Billboard Network - Poster Impact - This Week In Tasmania- Tasmania - Email = holidays@tasvacations.com.au -
• TekSer Tourism & Travel - http://focusmm.com.au/tekser/welcome.htm - Sydney - Tel: 61-2-368 1811 -
• Travel Corp - http://www.travelcorp.com.au/ - Kensington NSW - Tel +61 (02) 9663 3422 -
• Travel Finders - http://www.trailfinders.com.au/- Brisbane - Tel (07) 1300 651 900 - Also Offices in Cairns & Sydney -
• Travel Indochina - http://www.travelindochina.com.au/ - Sydney - Tel: 61 - 2 - 9244 2133, Toll Free: 1300 362 777 -
• Unlimited Golf - http://www.unlimitedgolf.com.au/ -

ADVENTURE GOLF TOURS IN ARGENTINA - Unlimited Golf, 97 Kooyong Road,  Armadale, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 3143 -- Phone: 61 3 9509 5955 -- Fax: 61 3 9509 5944 - E-mail = info@unlimitedgolf.com.au -
• WebJet - http://www.webjet.com.au/ - Brisbane - Tel 1300 137 737 - Offering

Exclusively Qantas -
• World Expeditions - http://www.worldexpeditions.com.au/ -  Melbourne, Sydney, or Brisbane  - Australia's leading adventure holiday operator, with off-the-beaten-track adventures to the world's most spectacular wilderness destinations -
• World Surfaris Pty Ltd - http://www.worldsurfaris.com/ - Specials - Surfari Suggester - About Us - Newsletter - "Unique Surf Adventures" catering to all standards of surfers and their budgets -

PO Box 180, Suite 8/47 Brisbane Rd
Mooloolaba QLD 4557, Australia
Freecall: 1800 611 163 (Australia only)
Int Ph: 617 5444 4011
Int Fax: 617 5444 4911
Email = shaun@worldsurfaris.com -
• Youth Hostels Australia - http://www.yha.com.au/ - (08) 8231 5583 Brisbane - (07) 3236 1680 Darwin - (08) 8981 2560 Hobart (03) 6234 9617 Melbourne - (03) 9670 9611 Perth - (08) 9227 5122 Sydney - (02) 9261 1111 -

3. Packing Lists / Packing Lite -

-- Packing Check List - /acc/checklst.htm - Before you go - Health care needs - Wash kit - Clothing - Some big basics - Miscellaneous - Extra Gear - Other -
-- Packing Lite - http://www.onebag.com/ - What to take - What to take it in - How to pack it -
-- Packing for a Trip -http://webfoot.com/travel/tips/pack.take.html - The number-one rule in  packing for a trip, unless you have hired several football players to carry your gear for you, is to pack lightly. Many good tips.
-- What To Pack - http://www.backpackeurope.com/tips/packing/- Packing Philosophy - Packing List - Clothes for travel in fall/winter - Clothes for travel in the spring/summer - Travel Necessities - Optional Stuff - Packing Tips - Special Packing Advice for Female Travelers -
 

4. Shots - Health - Medical Advisory - Jet Lag - Telephone Use - Long Distance To/From Australia -

Medical Advisory:
-- http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ - all countries of the world - what to look out for - what shots you need - how to prevent medical problems before you leave and while in the country -

Shot Requirements:
-- http://www.tripprep.com - Health and climate issues - shot requirements and health issues in over 200+ countries.
-- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Requirements and recommendations about vaccinations, and country-specific health information - http://www.cdc.gov/travel/ -
-- Travelers Medical And Vaccination Centre - Web Site: http://www.tmvc.com.au/ - One of the largest providers of travel medicine services in the world, have designed a website to educate travelers on how to minimize health risks overseas -
-- MD Health - http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/ - Destinations - Infectious Diseases - Illness Prevention - Special Needs - Travel Health Clinics - Useful Links - Offline Resources - Email Health Alerts - Contact Us -

Jet Lag Cures -
-- National Sleep Foundation - http://www.sleepfoundation.org/activities/ -
-- http://www.jetlag.org/ - Jet lag - what is it? Jet lag - what causes it? Who gets jet lag? Techniques for reducing jet lag -

How to International Dialing - http://www.aglobalworld.com/cgi-local/codes.pl - Explains the Whys/Dos of International Dialing and has 2 pull-down's - One for the Country FROM which you want to Dial - 2nd pull-down is for the Country you want to dial TO - the site then gives you the dialing instructions from that Country pairs -

Telephone Codes:
-- http://kropla.com/dialcode.htm- Get City Codes too -
-- Country Dialing Codes - http://dial-a-code.com/ - Get City Codes too -

Long Distance To/From Panama:
-- http://www.embassyworld.com/directories/global_telephone.html - Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -
-- http://www.escapeartist.com/global/telephone.htm - Select the Country You'll Be Calling From - Select the Country Calling To - This Site will give you the dialing numbers -
 

5. Currency -  Time in Australia - Weather - Climate - Maps -
 

Currency:

164 Currencies Converted in 4 languages - http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic- by far the most complete Currency site after reviewing 11 currency sites. Check it out and you'll be pleased as it converts both ways(your currency to another - another currency to yours) with just a click - check -

-- http://www.xe.com/ucc/ -

Time:
Sydney is 10 hours ahead of London  in Northern Hemisphere winter -
Sydney is 16 hours ahead of New York in Northern Hemisphere winter -

Time in Australia:
-- http://www.worldtimeserver.com/country.asp -
-- http://www.timeticker.com/- Lists Current Time and All Countries in that Time Zone -
-- http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/-

Time between Two Cities:
-- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/-
-- http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/zonehelp.tzc -

World Time Zone Map - http://www.travel.com.hk/region/timezone.htm -

World Globe Time/Sunrise/Sunset - http://www.worldtime.com/- World globe showing current world daylight and night darkness -
 

Weather:
 

-- http://www.customweather.com/ - 3 Day Forecast for Morning - Afternoon - Evening - Overnight -
-- http://www.weather.com/ - Enter City in Box for City - 3 Day and 10 Day Forecast -
-- http://www1.accuweather.com/ - Click on World Forecast - Choose country - then choice of many many cities -
 

Climate:

-- http://www.wtgonline.com/data/pan/pan.asp - Click on Climate for Average Monthly Temperatures and Rainfall -
 

Maps:

-- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/australia.html - 4 Australia Maps -
-- http://www.mapsworldwide.com/ -
-- Can Order Maps - http://www.omnimap.com/ -

Australia incoming and outgoing agencies and operators listed here will assist you in you traveling experience to this county and cities - This information is for the benefit of those traveling TO the country and cities wanting In-Country Information as well as those living in the here who want to contact a Travel Agent for either In-Country or International bookings -
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Australia - One of the truly unique countries in the world - Its diversity of beaches - Large very modern cities - Also mixed with quaint country towns - Outback - and perhaps most of all very friendly and wonderful people - It is a trip you won't forget and fond memories will remain with you for a lifetime - The country if very large(same size and the United States) and most of its population is on the eastern coast - The barrier reef is truly one of the wonders of the world -