Hi guys long time no see.
The old computer died, I forgot my password which was saved on it, and coz this forum is all Finnish and my Finnish is still....well....pretty bad, I couldn't work out how to retrieve it.
But the wonderful Dante was able to help me out and here we are.
My GOD I can't tell you how insane it is down here in Oz right now! MAIDEN ARE COMING!!!!! AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!
Now, a little birdie told me that a few of you will be traveling to our fair shores in February so I'm here to help with whatever you need
If you have any questions about Australia, just ask.... if I don't know the answer, I'll endeavor to find out.
I'm from Melbourne so my information for Sydney and Brisbane will be 2nd hand as the last time I was in those 2 cities was more than 24 years ago.
So,
Next week a friend and I are going to Rod Laver Arena to take some photo's which I can post up here if you'd like. I will also be popping into the many backpacker hostels in the city to take some photo's for you (if they let me) and I'll get some quotes on accommodation prices for you, and give a review of what I thought of each one whether it's worth the money or not etc.
Be aware people February in our country is VERY HOT. It is the hottest month of our year. So you may want to plan your trip to arrive a bit early to acclimatise yourselves to the heat factor.
I remember when we were in Helsinki for The Early Days concerts, many locals were telling us you guys were having a heat wave with temperatures up around 28-30 degrees Celsius. Well, be prepared for it to get a bit HOTTER.
28-30C in Feb for us IS A RELIEF I've missed you guys... and my husband and I still have days when we just look at eachother and say "God I miss Finland, wish we could go back"
But we're still paying the bank back for another 2.5 years, so we can't come back just yet.
But.... I can't wait to see those of you who are coming down here. You can come join yourselves up at our Aussie Maiden forum you're more than welcome....the website address is in my profile. We're already getting meetups organised. If you're regularly checking the IMOC you may already know about the Melbourne one at The Corner Hotel.
So there we have it, hope to see a SHITLOAD of Finns in Oz next year.
if you've got any questions...ask away. And just a heads up.. if you plan to hire a car from the airport....we drive on the other side of the road down here
Oh, and you might want to check out http://www.bestflights.com.au for airfares. They were pretty cheap compared to others when we flew to Finland, only downside is it took 3 planes, long stopovers (16 hours in Bangkok) and a total of 43 hours to get there
