Hi all,
I have a pleasant dilemma which I hope you can help me with.
I have recently got made redundant, and plan to travel around the world for a few months before looking for another job.
I'd plan to go in early Feb for about 4 months.
The route I'm thinking of taking is :
home -> Venezuela -> South Pacific -> New Zealand -> Australia -> Nepal -> home.
I have a couple of questions:
- I plan to spend a month in Australia, and cant decide whether to go to the east or the west coast.
From reading this and other forums, it seems like the east coast (e.g. Frazer Island, the Whitsunday Islands) is more touristy and full of gap year students. Is this the case? I'm over 30, and would prefer to enjoy the nice scenery and experience new stuff, instead of getting drunk with loads of 18 yr olds! Are these places more geared to gap year students?
- I'm planning on going to the south pacific, since from photos it looks like a tropical paradise!, and I'd hope to do loads of scuba diving there. Can anyone recommend one place over another (e.g. Cook Islands, Tahiti, Fiji, Vanuatu etc). I'm doing research and it seem like some of them are geared towards cruiseships and all-in resorts. I'd prefer somewhere which was more natual and unspoilt.
Any other tips you can give me on the route mentioned would be great!
Thanks!
Shiraz
I have a pleasant dilemma which I hope you can help me with.
I have recently got made redundant, and plan to travel around the world for a few months before looking for another job.
I'd plan to go in early Feb for about 4 months.
The route I'm thinking of taking is :
home -> Venezuela -> South Pacific -> New Zealand -> Australia -> Nepal -> home.
I have a couple of questions:
- I plan to spend a month in Australia, and cant decide whether to go to the east or the west coast.
From reading this and other forums, it seems like the east coast (e.g. Frazer Island, the Whitsunday Islands) is more touristy and full of gap year students. Is this the case? I'm over 30, and would prefer to enjoy the nice scenery and experience new stuff, instead of getting drunk with loads of 18 yr olds! Are these places more geared to gap year students?
- I'm planning on going to the south pacific, since from photos it looks like a tropical paradise!, and I'd hope to do loads of scuba diving there. Can anyone recommend one place over another (e.g. Cook Islands, Tahiti, Fiji, Vanuatu etc). I'm doing research and it seem like some of them are geared towards cruiseships and all-in resorts. I'd prefer somewhere which was more natual and unspoilt.
Any other tips you can give me on the route mentioned would be great!
Thanks!
Shiraz