Rare MicCanberra Posted July 23 #26 Share Posted July 23 4 hours ago, Keata said: These special buses - what is the fee for them and can you use exact change or must you buy a pass/ticket? Thank you! You still need the Myki card, they are just put on on cruise days to make it easier and not interfere with normal commuters. Cost can vary due to age and package. For me it was $16, which is loaded with $10 of transport use, which took us into the city and out to St Kilda as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted July 24 #27 Share Posted July 24 12 hours ago, MicCanberra said: Planning the trip and researching options and such is the basis for all the fun. Doing the trip and enjoying how the planning all comes together is the realisation of the hard work. Remembering is the cream on top. Indeed. The other part is seeing how closely your experience comes to matching-up with your plans, and what unexpected highlights trump your planned highlights. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorri111 Posted July 24 Author #28 Share Posted July 24 And let's not forget telling people about your holiday afterwards, doing reviews and being able to answer other travellers questions. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted July 24 #29 Share Posted July 24 2 hours ago, arxcards said: Indeed. The other part is seeing how closely your experience comes to matching-up with your plans, and what unexpected highlights trump your planned highlights. That has happened to us. When we were planning our Alaska/Hawaii/Syd repo, we planned to cruise on the same ship all the way. There was a week missing in our plans as the ship was to do a 7 day charter cruise before departing Vancouver, so we hatched a plan to 'do' the Canadian Rockies by land to fill the gap. Subsequently, we changed to another ship & there was no gap in the sailings, so we didn't need to do a land tour to fill the time gap. However, by that time we had become so excited at the prospect of a week in the Canadian Rockies, that we still wanted to do it. So we went earlier & did a 10-day road trip to start our trip. Turned out that the Rockies trip was the highlight of our whole trip!!!!!!! And to think it was not in our original plan 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted July 24 #30 Share Posted July 24 1 hour ago, mr walker said: That has happened to us. When we were planning our Alaska/Hawaii/Syd repo, we planned to cruise on the same ship all the way. There was a week missing in our plans as the ship was to do a 7 day charter cruise before departing Vancouver, so we hatched a plan to 'do' the Canadian Rockies by land to fill the gap. Subsequently, we changed to another ship & there was no gap in the sailings, so we didn't need to do a land tour to fill the time gap. However, by that time we had become so excited at the prospect of a week in the Canadian Rockies, that we still wanted to do it. So we went earlier & did a 10-day road trip to start our trip. Turned out that the Rockies trip was the highlight of our whole trip!!!!!!! And to think it was not in our original plan 🙂 Some of the best things we have ever done have been in and around Banff. We have planned the Rockies twice, and loved every bit. Even then, a heli flight from Canmore was a last minute suggestion to fill in an afternoon, and it was our #1 highlight of a pretty amazing month of travel. Then there are other things that are hard to explain why you will always remember them, like In & Out Burger, bear jams, beaver tails, pickle boats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted July 25 #31 Share Posted July 25 Yes it's funny how you just stumble across something you remember forever on your travels. We loved our time around Banff & Lake Louise & Jasper. On a travel day, we drove from Jasper to Kamloops, just following the road. Looking for a place for lunch we found a little Mum & Pop Diner in a little town along the road totally by chance. Looking back now at the map it may have been at a place called Clearwater? The diner was just like something out of the movies. It was decorated with LP records & music memorabilia all over the walls, had great food & coffee (bottomless), the proprietors were wonderful hosts, came & sat at the table with us to learn about these travelers from the other side of the world & insisted we sign their visitors book. We had trouble getting away from there, as they would have talked with us for the rest of the day 🙂 It was one of those truly unexpected life experiences. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Port Power Posted August 1 #32 Share Posted August 1 (edited) On 7/23/2024 at 11:08 AM, lorri111 said: I was thinking of loading it onto our phones but we can't as they don't have NFC. I was wondering it is might be an idea to buy them online in advance to save the queues at the terminal? I definitely recommend buying the Myki on line. You then register the card and can top it up either online with your credit card or at top up machines at some tram stops. Keep the Myki card in case you return to Melbourne. I also have an Opal card for Sydney and one for Auckland. Very handy. The latter two cities enable use of public transport by using your credit card to tap on. Melbourne is in the process of doing that too, which will be a boon for visitors. Edited August 1 by Port Power 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorri111 Posted August 1 Author #33 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Port Power said: I definitely recommend buying the Myki on line. You then register the card and can top it up either online with your credit card or at top up machines at some tram stops. Keep the Myki card in case you return to Melbourne. I also have an Opal card for Sydney and one for Auckland. Very handy. The latter two cities enable use of public transport by using your credit card to tap on. Melbourne is in the process of doing that too, which will be a boon for visitors. Thanks for that, will do an order online today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 2 #34 Share Posted August 2 The sooner public transport systems allow people to tap on using their own card the better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valantine80 Posted August 3 #35 Share Posted August 3 18 hours ago, MicCanberra said: The sooner public transport systems allow people to tap on using their own card the better. How does that work if you have kids or grandkids as you can only use a card for one person at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 3 #36 Share Posted August 3 18 minutes ago, valantine80 said: How does that work if you have kids or grandkids as you can only use a card for one person at a time. Then you will still need the transport card (Myki, Opal whatever) but by allowing a CC or DC to be used as well caters for most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted August 3 #37 Share Posted August 3 18 hours ago, MicCanberra said: The sooner public transport systems allow people to tap on using their own card the better. credit card 'tap' works in NSW, but you can't get the seniors/concession price fares that way, so need a gold opal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 3 #38 Share Posted August 3 9 minutes ago, mr walker said: credit card 'tap' works in NSW, but you can't get the seniors/concession price fares that way, so need a gold opal. Yes but convenience outlays setting up an account, especially for tourists. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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