A Getting Started Guide to Planning a Vacation in Sydney
Posted by Kim Allarie | sydney | Posted on January 27th, 2010
There comes a time when watching kangaroos on the Travel Channel and dining at The Outback Steakhouse simply aren’t enough. Sure, you could purchase a didgeridoo, a boomerang and a can of vegemite over the internet, but wouldn’t you rather experience it for yourself? Sydney, Australia is a great place to begin a vacation down under, with all its cosmopolitan and multicultural luster, and also just a stone’s throw from the beach, the wildlife and the aboriginal villages. Planning a Sydney vacation first involves saving money. One US dollar is worth about $1.09 in Australian dollars, so your money will stretch much further than European destinations, which makes it a great time to go.
To begin your Sydney holiday planning, you’re going to have to crunch some numbers. Yes, it’s ugly, but the inability to budget is what keeps so many Americans stuck in the U.S., rather than sunning themselves at Bondi Beach. Sit down and go over your fixed expenses, such as tuition, rent/mortgage, utility bills, food, car payments and other regularly scheduled deductions. Take your monthly income and subtract these fixed expenses, then divide by 4. Now you’ll have the number for how much you can sock away into your Sydney vacation fund each week. Well, you will want a little bit of spending money too, so you should leave yourself a small pittance for outings, gifts and unexpected expenses. Now, as you’re looking for hotels and airfares, you will know how much money you need to save by the time you’re ready to go Sydney.
