It was my second time to Australia in two years but i have forgotten most of the tips i gotten the last time during which i visited Perth. I'm glad though i have blogged about some of my experience back then from my week-long trip.
So I have listed down all the travel tips I have acquired during this short trip to Sydney. I stayed at Travelodge Sydney along Woolsworth Ave.
Gifts and souvenirs
- Tim tam, macadamia nuts are my top recommendations to buy back from australia.
Taxi
- Use Uber. A ride to the city from the airport is about AUD 35-60
- Go to the "express pick up" area near p9 car park, there will be signs guiding you there.
Accommodation
- Hotel may not offer drinking water bottles
- Buy your stuff from supermarket, it will be much cheaper. Still, expect to pay about AUD2 for a 500ml bottle of water
- Convenience stores are expensive (3 bottles of water and 3 bottles of coke costed my AUD24.60... GAHHHH)
Traffic
- Traffic is generally smooth even during peak hours. (Probably very smooth compared to the likes of Indonesia and Philippines)
- There was a prolonged rain during the afternoon on our way to the airport, but we managed to get there in under an hour.
Currency
- Smallest note is $5. Comes in 5,10,20,50,100
- The $2 coins are gold coloured and are the smallest of the coins. A 20cent is so much bigger.
- Refer to my previous post on changing SGD to AUD... It matters where you change!
Immigration
- Singaporeans will need an ETA to visit Australia, even for a short travel.
- The process is fairly simple and can be done at the singapore airlines customer service area on the spot for $50. (Will verify if you need to be flying SQ to be able to apply through them)
- And yes, we can use the smart electronic immigration gate.
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