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> Kerry wrote:
> > wrote in message
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> > > Where is the cheapest location, with cheapest hotels to
> > > stay in Australia (no particular city in mind). Not
> > > interested in beaches, museums, fine food and the like.
> > > Just a cheap place to stay in a room to myself for a visa
> > > run, and to check out Australia. There needs to be internet
> > > shops around someplace close, not sure if Australia is setup
> > > like the asian countries in that regard.
> > >
> > > Emphasis on "cheap" (after all it is just another visa run).
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks a Lot :-)
> > >
> > Old pubs are cheap places to stay and often (very often in fact) they
are
> > better and cleaner than backpacker places.
> >
> > I just did a trip around Aus. and found some of the cheapest pub rooms
are
> > in Queensland. The cheapest was the Commercial Hotel in Ingham in north
> > Queensland where the room was $14 a night for one person. (August 04)
This
> > included nice clean linen and shared bathroom facilities.
>
>
>
> (Google has changed everything so I could not find this post, I
> thought it did not post.) Anyway, how do you find such a place, I
> mean I can't just go into every pub and ask, hey big boy you got a
> room for me? I'm lible to get my head bashed in :-) I take it that
> Townsville Airport is an International Airport it says, and Ingham
> is north of Townsville in the rain forest location. How do you get
> about in such an area? Do you know of any cheap hotels in the bigger
> cities?
>
> And to those that clearly do not know what a visa run is, that
> is where you live in a country that makes you leave every month
> or so to renew your visa. And by the way any information on how to
> stay in Australia for an extended period (year or two) would be
> nice information to know as well (I'm not a student, retirement
> age, have a million dollars in any currency, nor need to work).
>
>
> Thanks
If you have a million dollars in any currency why the cheap
accommodation?????
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