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When I have the time I always take the bus between Melbourne and Sydney, but some people say I'm crazy. Usually, if you book in advance, and especially if you only have carry-on luggage, it will be cheaper to fly with one of the low-cost airlines, but when you include getting to and from the airport at each end it will always be more expensive and buses and ...

There are two trains per day between Sydney and Melbourne, one during the day, and one at night, run by CountryLink. On the overnight train, you can book into a 2 berth sleeping car, or try and sleep in a regular seat. One thing to be aware of with the sleeper is that there's only the 1 coach with sleeper berths in it, the rest of the train only has normal ...

Ok, first of all there is a list of restaurants apart from the big chains which offer free Wifi as long as you consume something. Obviously you will have to make sure that these places are open and according to your taste. A cafe or pub might be more suitable than a sushi restaurant for long-term surfing. Second of all there is a HUGE list of places with ...

The Melbourne airport website has a section on public transport, which basically means buses. They recommend using Skybus to get into the city centre. I've used Skybus before during rush hour going the other way, and found it fine. The price should be quite a bit less than a taxi too. It sounds like you should be arriving at the right time to take advantage ...

Firstly you'll want to keep in mind that the "Gold Coast Airport" is not really on the Gold Coast - it's in Coolangatta (or more correctly, half of it is in Coolangatta, half of it is across the state border in Tweed Heads). There are a few coach services between the Coolangatta/Tweed Heads areas and Byron Bay as a part of longer runs (eg, Brisbane -> ...

The obvious answer is to stay in backpackers (Australian for hostel). All backpackers I've been to in Australia have guest kitchens where you can cook your own food. You can buy stuff in the grocery store and then cook in the hostel. The hostel kitchen is also one of the best places to meet people, there are always people there and they usually don't use ...

According to the Airport Website, there are three hotels at the airport itself. As you're there for the night, you might want to book one and get a decent bed! It also rates well for sleeping in the airport itself if you needed to... If you have 14 hours, then that's probably long enough to head into town, see some of the city by night, crash there and make ...

After exploring for a few days, I've found some options. Many local coffee shops offer free wifi, often as part of a 'complete a survey, get free wifi' deal. The Gloria Jeans Coffee chain has free wifi. Flinders Street Coffee has an Internode free wifi option, which I suspect is in several places. Melbourne Central station and food court has free wifi. the ...

If you always want to cook in hostels, then have a look at the kitchen first before you decide to stay there for a month. Some hostels close the kitchen at night so you can't even access your food in the fridge, and I have seen hostels where the toilets actually looked much cleaner than the kitchen area. You could also try CouchSurfing, airbnb, the ...

Melbourne -- go to the city centre, will take you half an hour by taxi or SkyTrain (I think that is what it is called but I may be wrong) from Tullamarine Airport (MEL) and then get off at Southern Cross Railway Station. From Southern Cross, take a TRAM (a quintessential Melburnian experience) to Flinders Street Station. After alighting at Flinders Street ...

Find yourself a sharehouse. You'll meet people, have access to a kitchen and it'll be a lot cheaper than staying in a hostel. Gumtree is probably your best bet. Often, when people leave Austraila for a month or two they'll use it to sublet their room so you get a lot of furnished rooms available short-term. Failing that, you might want to check out Flatmate ...

I'm assuming you're mainly interested in public transport options. The choices of where to live would be very different (and perhaps more like a local) if you were car-based. Trams are still a great way to get around Melbourne. Yarra trams now operate the network, and they have a 7 day pass available: http://ptv.vic.gov.au/tickets/myki/myki-pass/ The ...