Yup. I doubt that I'll run into anything more dangerous than a taxi-cab whilst in Sydney.
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 1:31 PM, Brian Walters <supera1...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 20, 2017, at 03:42 AM, Gonz wrote: >> The spiders don't bother me, in fact I've kept tarantulas (including >> Bird Eaters) as pets. Same with snakes. Though I must say that AUS >> does have something like 9/10 of the deadliest snakes out there. > > > Perhaps - but you'd have to lucky (or unlucky) to come across one > outside of a zoo or wildlife park. I've only ever seen a couple in the > wild and they both quickly slithered off in the opposite direction to > the way I was running... > > Seriously - Australia's reputation for dangerous wildlife if vastly > overstated - no lions, no tigers, no mountain lions, no bears. Nothing > that's going to eat you apart from the odd crocodile in the tropics and > a shark or two - but, geez, we're not alone there. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 8:59 PM, John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> > Gonz, just to thoroughly prepare you for your trip: >> > >> > https://www.facebook.com/aScienceEnthusiast/photos/a.475346705827113.120684.475335342494916/14511645 >> > 24911988/?type=3 >> > >> > and the poster doesn't even mention snakes, nor the various deadly >> > jellyfish such as Irukandji! >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Gonz >> > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2017 10:53 AM >> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> >> > Subject: Re: Tips for photographing Australia/New Zealand? >> > >> > I'll be renting a car while in NZ (God help the other drivers), but what >> > about Sydney? Would a car >> > just be an encumbrance there? How good is public transportation and/or >> > taxis, Uber, etc? >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 8:13 PM, David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Gee I don't know where to start. I'd say spend the entire trip on NZ's >> >> South Island but I'm >> > slightly biased. >> >> >> >> To be honest I haven't seen much of the North Island but I've heard good >> >> things about Rotorua, the >> > Bay of Islands and the Coromandel Peninsula. Wellington (our capital >> > city) is lovely on a good day >> > and you might be lucky enough to get one in December. >> >> >> >> Just about anywhere in the South Island is worth a visit. Marlborough >> >> Sounds, Golden Bay, the >> > southern lakes (Tekapo, Pukaki, Wanaka, Wakatipu/Queenstown, Te Anau), the >> > West Coast, Fiordland. >> > The Kaikoura coast is very scenic, maybe if you're lucky the road will >> > have reopened by then. If it >> > hasn't, the alternative route through the Lewis Pass is also spectacular. >> > If wine is your thing, >> > there are plenty of wineries in Marlborough and Central Otago. Dunedin >> > and Christchurch are both >> > very nice. >> >> >> >> I've visited Sydney a few times and it has to be about the world's >> >> prettiest big city. It'll be >> > heaving on NYE! >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave >> >> >> >>> On Jan 18, 2017, at 10:59 AM, Gonz <rgonzoma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Thanks to a frequent flyer program, looks like we are headed to the >> >>> land down under Dec 2017. Landing in Sydney then making our way to >> >>> NZ north Island then south, then returning to Sydney for the New >> >>> Year's Eve celebrations. >> >>> >> >>> Any suggestions for photo ops from those familiar with those spots? >> >>> I'll probably take a nicer zoom lens or two plus the K-1 hopefully. >> >>> >> >>> Was thinking of splitting the time evenly through those 3 >> >>> destinations, but I hear the NZ south island is spectacular and might >> >>> warrant more time than the others. 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