Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
including AAA in the United States, CAA in Canada, AA and RAC in the
United Kingdom, and NZAA in New Zealand.
By Train Countrylink
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in Australia) trains travel to most places
of interest in the state and as far south as Melbourne in Victoria and across the
border into southern Queensland. Countrylink also has special rates for car
rental through Thrifty.
By Plane Qantas
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in Australia) and
Eastern Australia Airlines
(book through Qantas) fly to most major cities and towns within the state.
1 The Blue Mountains
™
Although the
Blue Mountains
are today where Sydneysiders go to escape the
humidity and crowds of the city, in the early days of the colony, the mountains
kept at bay those who would explore the interior. In 1813, three explorers—
Gregory Blaxland, William Charles Wentworth, and William Lawson—managed
