(continued) I hear you can get a little boat and travel around the Whitsunday islands at your leisure and it's just paradise. Also, a linguistic bonus: Brisbane area caters to Japanese. All of the signage at hotels was bilingual Eng/Jap and Japanese speakers aboud. Have fun!!
Queensland: Beautiful one day, perfect the next! That was their tourism advertisements & quite true if you avoid tourist traps, like Surfers Paradise (sorry @mcaldow13). Weather will be perfect in NZ/Aus that time of year. I've been to Sydney/Brisbane/Outback on 3 different trips. My favorite activity was climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but my husband (a native Aussie) always dreams of spending a week in the Whitsundays. Continue...
In brisbane u definitely need to go to surfers paradise and the gold coast, about an hour away from brisbane. There is so much to do there and it is so fun!
Look. the one and only place you need to go to. If your going to Brisbane. you HAVE, have, have to go to Noosa. its about 2 hours from brisbane. seriously. do it.
I think Lingq is ideal as my learning style matches yours. My wife, who is Japanese, and I, a Kiwi of Dutch extraction, have walked the length of NZ barefoot in my case. The best hiking was along ninety-mile beach. Try the volcanic walk near Ruapehu which another commenter mentioned. Enjoy your trip, and you'll hear from me again. I definitely need to improve my Japanese, and I know from your other videos that you've spent a lot of time in that country. Genki de, ne! William L
tentatively it looks like Mar 2-8 in New Zealand, North Island. March 9 Melbourne and then driving and working our way to Sydney for the wedding on the 17th and then on to Brisbane and points north, leaving Aussi on the 23rd back to Canada. So where can we meet up? Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland?
Might a suggest a trip to Melbourne! It must be the most vibrant, and colourful city in Australia. It is truly unique in it's architecture, style, and the vast array of languages and cultures all mixed in together!
Melbourne is known for its cafe's, food and art. There is a lot to see and do. I have met many people who visited Australia and fell in love with Melbourne more than any other city.
I live here so I'm a little biased, but it would be awesome to have you visit Steve!
Thanks for all the advice. I hope to have meet ups while in NZ and Australia. Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at least. Please let me know if you are interested. This will all be in March.
Well i havent visitedthose places but based on what I know from watching countless travel documentaries, highlights include: Safari in Tasmania, Blue Mountain near Sydney, Uluru, Whale Watching, Hiking volcanic land in New Zealand, and checking Maori Culture (Museums and of that sort). Please do post a video of your experiences afterwards.
Brisbane is more of a massive marketplace as apposed to a sight-seeing destination. Make sure you ride on the "Wheel of Brisbane" and take a cruise along the Brisbane River if you're looking at touristy options. If you're just looking for a good day out then you should sample the food on offer at the various stalls and check out the markets. Brisbane is fairly multicultural so you should have no problem practicing your languages.
If you go to Australia. Cairns is a must. The great barrier reef go scuba diving, snorkelling, or swim in the crystal clear Josephine Falls, The weather is tropical aswell and there are many good beaches. Or you can visit the opera house and take the river taxis :) or you can go around beautiful melbourne, very multicultural and no offense to others but it's also way better than sydney. :P
hey steve you should come to melbourne. Everybody seems to like it, people from canada, Us, Europe etc.. it's a bit of everything, a bit aussie, a bit asian, a bit european.
Come to the northern beaches in Sydney. Catch a ferry from circular key to manly and just drive all the way up to Palm beach past all the beaches. its a great drive and a defiantly something you should do!
Brisbane's not very impressive. I would spend as much time as possible in Sydney.
I'd say in Sydney you should see the Taronga zoo. If you're there at the right time you might also like Paddington market. The art gallery of New South Wales had some real interesting exhibitions when I was there too
Ha ha "mean" thought it might be a good idea to throw some good ol Kiwi slang in while I'm at it LOL mean is a slang term for something that's done pretty cool. Had a friend celebrate her 30th B'day in the Cook islands last year she stayed at the Edgewater resort, Also being an Auckland born Kiwi gotta say there's plenty to do, agree with some of the previous comments and can't really say to much more, other than pack an umbrella and jersey for Auckland, also check out the flea-markets.
Haha awesome I'm from New Zealand and I enjoy watching your videos Steve. I reckon you shouldn't spend to long in Auckland there's much more stuff to see in the North Island. you should definitely head down to Rotorua as it's pretty much the tourist centre of the North Island and a very unique place it has a lot of interesting geothermal and cultural attractions. it does smell though. I'm from Wellington which is the capital that's at the bottom of the North island visit here if you can its nice
... golf with an oval shape ball. In Rotorua, you should visit Rainbow Springs and Kiwi Encounter, if you are lucky you might see a Kiwi bird hatch. You should also go to Mount Ruapehu, then Taupo. I would recommend you to go all the way down to Wellington, to be honest. By the way, Maori vowels are similar to Spanish, accent falls in the fist syllable of every word and WH is pronounced like F, you write Whakatane (place name) but you say Fakatane. Hope this helps, send me a PM if you want.
If you're interested there's also Taronga Zoo, to get there most people take the ferry which is a lovely cruise across the harbour and goes past the bridge/opera house. And of course theres plenty of beaches and golf courses.
Another Sydneysider here, there's plenty of the usual touristy things in the CBD like restaurants and shopping and Hyde Park/War Memorial and the Botanic Gardens are nearby. Check out the Queen Victoria Building and pitt street mall for shopping. Are you after anything in particular? Tourists seems to love Darling Harbour too so you could look into that.
Well, in Auckland you can do a few activities, you could take one of their day tours that will take you around some of the major attractions. You could go to the museum, Waiheke Island, Sky Tower, there are definitely plenty of things to do in Auckland. If you are in the North Island for a whole week, you must go to Waitomo Caves, then head to Rotorua and take part in one of the many Maori presentation (e.g. Tamaki Tours). From Rotorua, you could go to Ngawaro and play some Golfcross which is
I live in Adelaide. Cool to hear you'll be visiting my country. I think you'll really enjoy it. Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast are the major places with 'things to do'. Lots of people like to visit the out back which is hot, red, dry, and hot. I wish I could be more help.
I am not a native of either country, but this is what I think:
New Zealand: Track down the locations where The Lord of the Rings was shot! Beautiful landscapes!
Australia: Be careful at the beaches. There is a jellyfish (the Box Jellyfish) that has a mighty painful sting! (Learned from Discovery Channel Documentaries)
As a sydney-sider, I can recommend as usual the harbor which includes the opera house and the botanical gardens behind it. If you have a free day you can plan a trip to the blue mountains (though I don't think it will compare to the Canadian wilderness). There is a strong Chinese presence in the CBD as well (Chinatown, Chinese gardens). A ferry ride can take you to the zoo (kangaroos, koalas etc) or manly beach. Also the red sightseeing bus is usually of good value. Bon voyage!
(continued) I hear you can get a little boat and travel around the Whitsunday islands at your leisure and it's just paradise. Also, a linguistic bonus: Brisbane area caters to Japanese. All of the signage at hotels was bilingual Eng/Jap and Japanese speakers aboud. Have fun!!
ksacha77 1 month ago
Oh, that 3rd to last word should say "abound." : )
ksacha77 1 month ago
Queensland: Beautiful one day, perfect the next! That was their tourism advertisements & quite true if you avoid tourist traps, like Surfers Paradise (sorry @mcaldow13). Weather will be perfect in NZ/Aus that time of year. I've been to Sydney/Brisbane/Outback on 3 different trips. My favorite activity was climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but my husband (a native Aussie) always dreams of spending a week in the Whitsundays. Continue...
ksacha77 1 month ago
What about Western Australia? :(
Maybe you can go to my home state next time!
tias90 1 month ago
In brisbane u definitely need to go to surfers paradise and the gold coast, about an hour away from brisbane. There is so much to do there and it is so fun!
mcaldow13 1 month ago
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It would be better with subtitle in English!
Thumbs up please!
RogerOliveiraa 1 month ago in playlist More videos from lingosteve
I have read books on wine and New Zealand is wine country, and some vineyards have bed and breakfasts.
TheSeductiveArts 1 month ago
One more comment - try to say 'nyu' instead of 'nu' for New Zealand. Otherwise people will pick you as an American :-)
hadashi05 1 month ago
@hadashi05 Nah, he should be ok. Many people watch so much tv that they now say 'nu' regularly.
Imyirtshashem 1 month ago
@hadashi05, What if they do, the Maoris gonna kill him off and steal his golf clubs?
TheSeductiveArts 1 month ago
Look. the one and only place you need to go to. If your going to Brisbane. you HAVE, have, have to go to Noosa. its about 2 hours from brisbane. seriously. do it.
jsr9422 1 month ago
Hi Steve
I think Lingq is ideal as my learning style matches yours. My wife, who is Japanese, and I, a Kiwi of Dutch extraction, have walked the length of NZ barefoot in my case. The best hiking was along ninety-mile beach. Try the volcanic walk near Ruapehu which another commenter mentioned. Enjoy your trip, and you'll hear from me again. I definitely need to improve my Japanese, and I know from your other videos that you've spent a lot of time in that country. Genki de, ne! William L
hadashi05 1 month ago
tentatively it looks like Mar 2-8 in New Zealand, North Island. March 9 Melbourne and then driving and working our way to Sydney for the wedding on the 17th and then on to Brisbane and points north, leaving Aussi on the 23rd back to Canada. So where can we meet up? Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland?
lingosteve 1 month ago
If you are going to Melbourne. You should do the Grat Ocean Road. Very nice place.
glenmae123 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Hi Steve!
Might a suggest a trip to Melbourne! It must be the most vibrant, and colourful city in Australia. It is truly unique in it's architecture, style, and the vast array of languages and cultures all mixed in together!
Melbourne is known for its cafe's, food and art. There is a lot to see and do. I have met many people who visited Australia and fell in love with Melbourne more than any other city.
I live here so I'm a little biased, but it would be awesome to have you visit Steve!
bennels 1 month ago
Thanks for all the advice. I hope to have meet ups while in NZ and Australia. Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane at least. Please let me know if you are interested. This will all be in March.
lingosteve 1 month ago
Well i havent visitedthose places but based on what I know from watching countless travel documentaries, highlights include: Safari in Tasmania, Blue Mountain near Sydney, Uluru, Whale Watching, Hiking volcanic land in New Zealand, and checking Maori Culture (Museums and of that sort). Please do post a video of your experiences afterwards.
RamoSFTT 1 month ago
I visited a Kangaroo farm near Sydney that was very interesting. I don't recall the name of it. It was a lot of fun.
LearningFrenchNow 1 month ago
Hi Steve.
This is Donovan from The Mezzofanti Guild site. Are you able to be contacted directly by email?
I live in Brisbane myself and would like to meet up with you for coffee (if you get an hour or two to spare).
Also just a heads up - we're having an atrociously bad summer this year. Hopefully the sun comes out before you get here.
mezzoguild 1 month ago
Brisbane is more of a massive marketplace as apposed to a sight-seeing destination. Make sure you ride on the "Wheel of Brisbane" and take a cruise along the Brisbane River if you're looking at touristy options. If you're just looking for a good day out then you should sample the food on offer at the various stalls and check out the markets. Brisbane is fairly multicultural so you should have no problem practicing your languages.
classifiednerd 1 month ago
If you go to Australia. Cairns is a must. The great barrier reef go scuba diving, snorkelling, or swim in the crystal clear Josephine Falls, The weather is tropical aswell and there are many good beaches. Or you can visit the opera house and take the river taxis :) or you can go around beautiful melbourne, very multicultural and no offense to others but it's also way better than sydney. :P
xxfiloxx 1 month ago
hey steve you should come to melbourne. Everybody seems to like it, people from canada, Us, Europe etc.. it's a bit of everything, a bit aussie, a bit asian, a bit european.
paholainen100 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Come to the northern beaches in Sydney. Catch a ferry from circular key to manly and just drive all the way up to Palm beach past all the beaches. its a great drive and a defiantly something you should do!
MadFrother 1 month ago
Go to the Opera House and see a show. There is a lot on throughout the year there. That is my advice as a person who happens to live in Sydney.
cckchang 1 month ago
Brisbane's not very impressive. I would spend as much time as possible in Sydney.
I'd say in Sydney you should see the Taronga zoo. If you're there at the right time you might also like Paddington market. The art gallery of New South Wales had some real interesting exhibitions when I was there too
cockroach2 1 month ago
Ha ha "mean" thought it might be a good idea to throw some good ol Kiwi slang in while I'm at it LOL mean is a slang term for something that's done pretty cool. Had a friend celebrate her 30th B'day in the Cook islands last year she stayed at the Edgewater resort, Also being an Auckland born Kiwi gotta say there's plenty to do, agree with some of the previous comments and can't really say to much more, other than pack an umbrella and jersey for Auckland, also check out the flea-markets.
yallkn0w 1 month ago
Haha awesome I'm from New Zealand and I enjoy watching your videos Steve. I reckon you shouldn't spend to long in Auckland there's much more stuff to see in the North Island. you should definitely head down to Rotorua as it's pretty much the tourist centre of the North Island and a very unique place it has a lot of interesting geothermal and cultural attractions. it does smell though. I'm from Wellington which is the capital that's at the bottom of the North island visit here if you can its nice
lankyrunner6 1 month ago
... golf with an oval shape ball. In Rotorua, you should visit Rainbow Springs and Kiwi Encounter, if you are lucky you might see a Kiwi bird hatch. You should also go to Mount Ruapehu, then Taupo. I would recommend you to go all the way down to Wellington, to be honest. By the way, Maori vowels are similar to Spanish, accent falls in the fist syllable of every word and WH is pronounced like F, you write Whakatane (place name) but you say Fakatane. Hope this helps, send me a PM if you want.
PolyglotNZ 1 month ago
If you're interested there's also Taronga Zoo, to get there most people take the ferry which is a lovely cruise across the harbour and goes past the bridge/opera house. And of course theres plenty of beaches and golf courses.
SummerKingdom 1 month ago
Another Sydneysider here, there's plenty of the usual touristy things in the CBD like restaurants and shopping and Hyde Park/War Memorial and the Botanic Gardens are nearby. Check out the Queen Victoria Building and pitt street mall for shopping. Are you after anything in particular? Tourists seems to love Darling Harbour too so you could look into that.
SummerKingdom 1 month ago
Well, in Auckland you can do a few activities, you could take one of their day tours that will take you around some of the major attractions. You could go to the museum, Waiheke Island, Sky Tower, there are definitely plenty of things to do in Auckland. If you are in the North Island for a whole week, you must go to Waitomo Caves, then head to Rotorua and take part in one of the many Maori presentation (e.g. Tamaki Tours). From Rotorua, you could go to Ngawaro and play some Golfcross which is
PolyglotNZ 1 month ago
all are interesting for me :)
Bless you have a good trip, and Congratulations for newy couple in advance :)
beensolongg 1 month ago
I live in Adelaide. Cool to hear you'll be visiting my country. I think you'll really enjoy it. Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast are the major places with 'things to do'. Lots of people like to visit the out back which is hot, red, dry, and hot. I wish I could be more help.
Esoparagon 1 month ago
A good thing would be say that you're Canadian....definitely not the US. :D
Katoomba is pretty amazing (it's in the Blue Mountains) and going to see the 3 sisters, going on the cable cars, etc is a good experience.
Imyirtshashem 1 month ago
日本はどうですか。
HitsugayaR 1 month ago
можете немножко помедленней говорить? а то я неуспеваю переваривать информацию=) все таки английский язык мне не родной=)
DjZzeT 1 month ago
I am not a native of either country, but this is what I think:
New Zealand: Track down the locations where The Lord of the Rings was shot! Beautiful landscapes!
Australia: Be careful at the beaches. There is a jellyfish (the Box Jellyfish) that has a mighty painful sting! (Learned from Discovery Channel Documentaries)
SubjectAlpha100 1 month ago
You'll finally be able to practice your English!
chodarth 1 month ago 4
As a sydney-sider, I can recommend as usual the harbor which includes the opera house and the botanical gardens behind it. If you have a free day you can plan a trip to the blue mountains (though I don't think it will compare to the Canadian wilderness). There is a strong Chinese presence in the CBD as well (Chinatown, Chinese gardens). A ferry ride can take you to the zoo (kangaroos, koalas etc) or manly beach. Also the red sightseeing bus is usually of good value. Bon voyage!
emangi1 1 month ago