South Australia Travel Tips

Insider advice for your South Australia vacation

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Nina514
Cosmotourist
Feb 13, 2008
Glenelg Beach 4 stars
Travel Tip: Glenelg Beach

The beach that we went to in Adelaide, Glenelg Beach, it was slightly different to most beaches in New South Wales. My 1st impression on the beach was although the water is also blue and very nice,... [more]
Nina514
Cosmotourist
Jan 27, 2008
Glenelg Jetty 4 stars
Travel Tip: Glenelg Jetty

If you don’t feel like wetting yourself by coming down to Glenelg Beach but still feel like looking more of the beach, just walk on the famous Glenelg Jetty; the best time to do so is early... [more]

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Nina514
Cosmotourist
Jan 27, 2008
The Lighthouse of Cape Willoughby 5 stars
Travel Tip: South Australia

The next day after admiring the unique Remarkable Rocks on Kangaroo Island, we headed to another area on the island as well for a little picnic further east and proceeded the day by walking up to the famous historical lighthouse of Cape Willoughby. Looking down from the area where the lighthouse... [more]

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Nina514
Cosmotourist
Jan 23, 2008
Victoria Square Fountain 4 stars
Travel Tip: Victoria Square

After hopping from on suburb to the others, going to Adelaide was really nice. This capital city of South Australia is really modern. One area that you ought to go to is the Victoria Square. Right... [more]

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Nina514
Cosmotourist
Jan 22, 2008
Remarkable Rocks 5 stars
Travel Tip: South Australia

Okay, first of all, this review would and might appear to be in wrong mapping as here, on the website, you will find Remarkable Rocks are located in Miena, and Miena is located in Tasmania; well, the Remarkable Rocks I have visited is located in Kangaroo Island, and it is located in South... [more]

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Nina514
Cosmotourist
Jan 22, 2008
Whale Watching in Ceduna 4 stars
Travel Tip: Ceduna

If here in Quebec we have Gaspesie for whale watching activity, in South Australia they have Ceduna. Ceduna is pretty well known for its whale watching opportunity, however, while in Gaspesie you... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Dec 24, 2007
The Grand Chancellor, Adelaide 4 stars
Travel Tip: Adelaide

I had a very nice stay at the Grand Chancellor Hotel in the Australian city of Adelaide recently. This boutique hotel hosted only around 60 rooms, but it felt bigger as all the facilities that I... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 30, 2007
The end of the day! 4 stars
Adelaide - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

The camera man had also touched down, and we all headed back to the office to look at the footage. In the office the team had all the equiment to edit the footage there and then. After compiling a... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 30, 2007
The parachute part 4 stars
The parachute part - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

The experience was most incredible, and as we quickly got closer to the ground, I could feel the visual aspect of the sensation of speed kicking in. The houses were becoming progressively bigger,... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 30, 2007
Another jump? 4 stars
Tandem Masters - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

Once unhooked from the harness, and walking again, it took a minute or so for me to gather myself and take in what had happened. I met my friend soon after he had touched down and we were both... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 30, 2007
A long free fall... 4 stars
Adelaide - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

I was wide eyed experiencing all of those things that you never do in a normal day. No ground to stand on, no apparent safety, incredible views. The adrenaline was rushing and it took a few... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 29, 2007
touch down 4 stars
Adelaide - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

My tandem master was in charge of navigating us back to the airfield, and with a few wide turns I could see that he was going to have us on the ground in exactly the correct spot. As I was serenely... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 29, 2007
Freefall! 4 stars
Adelaide - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

With each number I could feel a successive rocking motion, and just as I heard the word Go, all I can remember is, in slow motion, seeing the tip of the wing of the plane disappear from my view and... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 29, 2007
1 -2 -3 Go! 4 stars
Adelaide - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

My tandem master, strapped behind me, further pushed me out so that he was sitting on the edge of the doorway, and I was about a foot out of the plane, with the door now a foot behind me and not... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 29, 2007
Getting ready to jump! 4 stars
Adelaide Airplane Jumping - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

This was raw flying and as we got higher and higher I was feeling that maybe having a parachute on my back wasn’t a bad thing after all! The flight seemed to go on for ages… it was the... [more]

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Marc888
Cosmotourist
Nov 28, 2007
Taking off..... 4 stars
Adelaide - Chapter of Travel Blog: Sky Diving in Adelaide

Even at this point I still couldn’t grasp the reality of what was due to happen. After the quick 20 minutes training, we were walking to a Cessna plane that was on the runway waiting for us. The... [more]

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