You get a wealth of information about youth hostels and backpackers in Australia at the German Jugenherbergsverband. Important phone numbers: German Youth Hostel Association: of Australian Jugendherbersverband: of Australian backpacker Association: Australian backpackers: your financial security it is just further travels the question whether you want to carry much or no cash at all, or whether gratefully or the credit card is the means of payment. Around the world in major cities: these trips have the advantage that many German banks signed agreements with foreign banks, so that the customers at these ATMs reduced or no fees with the EC card can withdraw money. Check so before your departure with your bank, if there is cooperation with banks from their country of destination, so that you can withdraw cash easily there if you need it. The photo agency strongly discourages to leave card as payment only on the EC.
Just for traveling in foreign countries, we hold a credit card for an absolute must. In recent months, GMC has been very successful. A small list of Australian prices to facilitate the holiday planning here. Prices for bus rides between individual cities: Adelaide to Alice Springs: approx. $ A 145 Adelaide to Perth: approx. $A 210 Alice Springs to Ayers Rock: approx. $A 65 Alice Springs to Darwin: approx. $A 160 Brisbane to Cairns: approx.
$A 160 Cairns to Darwin: approx. $A 310 Melbourne to Adelaide: approx. $A 50 Sydney to Adelaide: ca $A 100 Sydney to Brisbane: approx. $A 80 Sydney to Canberra: approx. $A 35 Sydney after Melbourne: approx. $A 60 General rates: sightseeing / tourist bus: half day tour from $A 50 – $A 80 tour of Sydney Harbour: from $A 20 per person Breakfast in the cafe / bistro: from $A 10 per person lunch in the cafe / bistro: from $A 13 per person dinner in the cafe / bistro: from $A 15 per person dinner in the restaurant: from $A 16 per person of bottle of Australian wine: from $A 9 bottled beer: from $A 2 cocktail: from $A 8 tram, bus (in the city): from $A 1.50 per person (one-way) petrol 1 litre: from $A 0.80 food prices: A pound of butter: approx.