Guest The Pom Queen Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Way to go Far North Queensland:notworthy: Trip Advisor 2013 Awards 1. Sydney 2. Melbourne 3. Cairns 4. Perth 5. Brisbane 6. Surfers Paradise 7. Byron Bay 8. Port Douglas 9 Adelaide 10. Hobart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Surprised Geelong isn't on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I don't think brisbane and perth should be that high up, as travel destinations they are very boring indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Adelaide Hobart seriously??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Surfers Paradise? This is like blackpool, its a total hole. I cant believe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I don't think brisbane and perth should be that high up, as travel destinations they are very boring indeed. Agree and I live in Brissie. Not sure what you would do as a pure tourist for more than a few days without going to the Gold/Sunny Coast And why isnt the Sunny Coast on there!??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Adelaide Hobart seriously??? Lonely Planet named Hobart as one of its Best in Travel top 10 world cities for 2013. And I dare say Lonely Planet knows more about Hobart than you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Lonely Planet named Hobart as one of its Best in Travel top 10 world cities for 2013. And I dare say Lonely Planet knows more about Hobart than you. Tasmania is fantastic. Couldn't rate it higher for a trip. Hobart the town is about as interesting as Basingstoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rose Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Replace Surfers Paradise with Alice Springs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausborn Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I don't think brisbane and perth should be that high up, as travel destinations they are very boring indeed. Things to do related to travel industry and tourism brisbane has it all within close range. The islands, the city ,mountain ranges, rainforests , the river, Morton bay ,dreamworld, movie world, wet n wild , Australia zoo, lone pine, valley nightlife as well as city, china town, the dams , Museums, shows( powerhouse always great ) Westfield shopping centres everywhere, could keep going but you get the picture. . Hardly boring for a tourist. Maybe the other 600 000 plus poms that choose Australia as a holiday destination yearly find these things great. I know majority of the ones I know can't get enough of the place. Brisbane , gold and sunshine coasts their is loads to do and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Tasmania is fantastic. Couldn't rate it higher for a trip. Hobart the town is about as interesting as Basingstoke LP based Hobart's rating on its events, culture, food, drink, colonial heritage and natural scenery. Some people like those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Ropey HOFF Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 We had a month on the Gold Coast, we were in an apartment overlooking the sea at Surfers paradise and paradise it was. We surfed almost everyday, hit the many great parks, Seaworld and the water park was great, we had some fantastic cheap meals at the Surfers clubs, overlooking the sea and beach, we had a brilliant curry at Varsity lakes, played golf, drove up and down the coast to see other sights, we had one of the best holidays ever in Surfers, the only holiday that beat it was when we went to Florida but it wasn't far behind, but ...... We are fun outgoing active people looking for an adventure and Surfers ticked all the boxes for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 While 'they' fart around giving points to places, 'they' are leaving the majestic Kimberlies and the Territory alone...And that suits me just fine.:yes: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambethlad Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Why didn't Darwin make the list? I picked up cheap airfares and spent a week there last October and had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Melbourne needs to have a bracketed addition of Mornington Peninsula. In summer it provides everything. Including far too many people who are realising how good it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest26012 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I don't think brisbane and perth should be that high up, as travel destinations they are very boring indeed. Yawn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simmo Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Yawn! exactly!:tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Why didn't Darwin make the list? I picked up cheap airfares and spent a week there last October and had a great time. The awards will be based on ratings from people who use the TripAdvisor website. This will inevitably lean towards the places that have high absolute visitor numbers so long as the people that go there didn't have a dreadful time. Of course most people who come to Australia will go to Sydney, Melbourne or the Great Barrier Reef. Darwin or the Mornington Peninsula may be fantastic but unless they get the volume of visitors that go to the main cities, they won't feature in the top ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I don't think brisbane and perth should be that high up, as travel destinations they are very boring indeed. I don't know Brisbane, but Perth is a great place to visit. Nice weather, lovely botanic gardens, river cruises, wine tours, Fremantle just next door, cricket, AFL, bus tours. It may be dull to live in (or maybe not), but I can vouch for it being a great place to go for a long weekend getaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I would also say Perth is good for a visit ( that's all) but it is a bit too far out and costs a lot to go there- that's probably why it isn't so high up. As for Geelong- why would you visit there? Might just as well visit Leongatha or Wonthaggi- actually Wonthaggi would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ptp113 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I would also say Perth is good for a visit ( that's all) but it is a bit too far out and costs a lot to go there- that's probably why it isn't so high up. As for Geelong- why would you visit there? Might just as well visit Leongatha or Wonthaggi- actually Wonthaggi would be better. Ahh, but Geelong has a bloody good football team. Definitely worth a visit for a home game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozziepom Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 We had a month on the Gold Coast, we were in an apartment overlooking the sea at Surfers paradise and paradise it was. We surfed almost everyday, hit the many great parks, Seaworld and the water park was great, we had some fantastic cheap meals at the Surfers clubs, overlooking the sea and beach, we had a brilliant curry at Varsity lakes, played golf, drove up and down the coast to see other sights, we had one of the best holidays ever in Surfers, the only holiday that beat it was when we went to Florida but it wasn't far behind, but ...... We are fun outgoing active people looking for an adventure and Surfers ticked all the boxes for us. Its seen as posh or snobby not to look down your nose at Surfers (and I'm too old to enjoy it by night), but the Gold Coast as a whole is one of the best place in Aus to live, if you can get a job nearby. Many ignorant people think Surfers (about 2 sq miles) is the Gold Coast (about 100 square miles), a bit like thinking Brixton or Chelsea representative of the whole of greater London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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