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Popular Tourist Traps | Other Tourist Traps Tips | All Tips (12) Two of the things visitors most want to take home after a trip to Oz must be Boomerangs and Didgeridoos. There are so many to choose from and many are simply cheap 'made in China' toys. Look out for authentic Australian products. The real thing should be made by Aboriginees. I bought my daughter's 'Didge' from the market place in the Kuranda Marketplace up in the rainforest north of Cairns, Queensland. It is without doubt authentic - as is my son's boomerang for which I was given the name and even a photo of the native Australian maker. If you want Chinese gifts to take home you shouldn't be in Australia. On a lighter note, you can also buy genuine Kangaroo Scrotum purses - BOING! Leave a Comment
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A fence? You say... But this is no ordinary fence.
Warning!! This is not a tourist trap haha. But it is a dog fence.
It runs all the way along the borders of Queensland and South Australia. It is the world's longest fence. We saw it on the Nullabour. Leave a Comment
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The opals may be real, but the mine at 5 Rundle Mall is fake
the leaflet said `the original and best opal mine`, well ld hate to see the worst
we knew it was in an opal store, but we expected it to perhaps give a little of the history of opal mining, or information about the stones
it didnt, it was all just a store
and it was expensive too !
if you do visit dont buy anything until you have shopped around, there are lots of opal shops here Leave a Comment
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OK not quite a tourist trap but some may have been less than impressed. The entrance fee A$11 plus extra for tasting have put some of the locals off and the visitor numbers were less than anticipated. University of Adelaide will be running the show in the not too distant future which may do the centre some good.
This is an option for people who are in Adelaide for a short stay and may not have the time nor resource to make a trip to the wine regions.
Make a trip to the Barossa Valley or McLaren Vale about an hour away on the road.
For more info
http://www.wineaustralia.com.au/winecentre.cfm Leave a Comment
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Torrens river is the prime river in Adelaide and makes way for many shady parthways in a hot summers day. Leave a Comment
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one tourist trap is to oder a Mt Gambier emu pack for dinner as it usually contains way to much flesh for a little tacker like me Leave a Comment
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Any of the markets and mall that I went to had a few shops interspersed with junk shops. Leave a Comment
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Driving 71 km instead of 60 km is now at 138 AUD. For limited time only!
Take a bus. Leave a Comment
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I am not sure whether this happens to all but it happened to us.
It is our first time to Adelaide. There are 4 of us and there are 3 big luggages. So the taxi attendants at the airport arranged for us a van to go from airport to our Apartment at Pulteney Street. In the van, I was back facing the driver. During the journey, I turn around to check the taxi fare meter. It was 10 mins pass the airport n the fare si $11.40. I knew taxi fare in Adelaide in expensive so I didn't bother. The whole trip took abt 15-20 mins. When we reach our apartment, i turn to look at the taxi fare meter but it is cleared away. I ask the driver how much is it. he said $26. I thoguht it is the correct fare and paid him.
On our return to the airport from our apartment, in between we went to Victoria Square area to pick my cousin up and waited for 5 mins in the taxi, then we head off to airport. The whole trip takes abt 25-30 mins, but the taxi fare is 19.60.
What puzzled me is, for the first trip, shouldn't it cost lesser than the 2nd trip? Why did the taxi driver in the first trip clears away the taxi fare meter before I sees it? I am very positive that the first trip taxi driver had at least cheated us of $10. I found out from our apartment receptionist that, from the airport to the apartment should only cost about $15. I should have stared at the taxi fare meter during my first trip!!!
Stare at the taxi fare meter towards the end of the journey trip. Make sure don't let them clear the meter before you sees it.
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If you have access to a car whilst in Adelaide then one of the must do things is to meander through the beautiful Adelaide Hills, stopping at small wineries, hotels, cafes, markets as you go.
Beware of your fuel tank though as there are few petrol/gas stations in the Hills and one can easily run out of petrol if you are not careful on a narrow, windy road. Fill up before you go so that you can enjoy the picturesque beauty of the Hills. Leave a Comment
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