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@Shiloh9099
@Shiloh9099 Күн бұрын
Hi does the go city pass , skip the Que?
@sailingsphynx
@sailingsphynx Күн бұрын
How many nights were you there?
@emmamurphystyling
@emmamurphystyling 4 күн бұрын
Great tips! we went just last week for a holiday in Townsville, could possibly be moving there next year. So we went to check out the vibe, we agree the strand was very pretty, we also have lived in Darwin so I’m very wary of crocodiles too. We loved the fish & chips place on the strand, the chef there really loves what they do! Rock paper scissors I think it was called. Magnetic island we did a day trip and walked so far! And it’s such a beautiful island, our sons spotted there first ever koala in the wild so that was wonderful. We did swim at the beach at the island but I was very wary even though the water is clear blue. Would love to stay there a few nights to do more exploring. We drove up the three close by mountains in the city, and I don’t think I’m fit enough for walking up them just yet. They are so steep but the view is amazing. We also liked the local museum. And the reef HQ would be a great tourism card and good for locals when it’s done. We stayed at the Mercure, and the staff and room up keep was just lovely and our sons loved the rock pool. Also some questions, what is word around town on the best and nicer high schools? And we didn’t get a chance to see many art galleries, what are they like?
@OliviaReed-2024
@OliviaReed-2024 7 күн бұрын
Queens House and the Naval Museum in Greenwich are both free and worth visiting.
@shinkansenhype8694
@shinkansenhype8694 15 күн бұрын
I am waiting for someone making a power puff Girls reference. "The city of Townsville" there I did it.
@David-jb5dv
@David-jb5dv 18 күн бұрын
Useful review
@queenslander954
@queenslander954 21 күн бұрын
No one that lives here decides on one or the other because the road between each other is so good , especially on motorbikes.
@JessicaLopez-z7f
@JessicaLopez-z7f 28 күн бұрын
Price Forges
@kimberleydownunder
@kimberleydownunder Ай бұрын
Iv been pondering at moving from Melbourne to somewhere warm , I am so over living here now. Airlie beach was always out 1 st choice as we go twice a year but it’s more affordable in Townsville. I’m worried about getting work and the reputation of theft and break ins . (Melb is no better to be honest. )
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 Ай бұрын
I have friends from work in Townsville who moved from Melbourne and they loved it! You may be able to find work as it is a bigger regional city! Yes I would just say it’s good to invest in some good quality security screens😅. I hope everything works out for you ☺️
@bobvila1010
@bobvila1010 Ай бұрын
Great video and well explained! In the cost analysis, you have to take in consideration that you have to rush for 2 days to save money. I'm pretty sure that you were pretty exhausted. My wife will kill me! :) .As a Senior. the individuel price is about 10% lower., good to know. Finally, Explorer Pass Go City, not limited in time, might be another solution. Merci beaucoup encore from Montréal!!
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 Ай бұрын
Very true- it isn’t a slow paced holiday I don’t think with the 2 day London Pass. However if you were interested in those tourist attractions but wanted to spread it out you could extend your pass days. But that also means more nights in London which is more expensive! Great you seem to have found the right option for you!
@the.parks.of.no.return
@the.parks.of.no.return Ай бұрын
The council is putting parking meters up and down the strand to drive people away
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 Ай бұрын
I heard that :(
@johnmac4843
@johnmac4843 Ай бұрын
Rachel - Very Good I learnt so much from this Video well done. I'm a male of 75 years and will have my Thai Lady Wife of 65 yrs. And thinking about showing her this part of the woods? Is it OK to fly to Hamilton from Brisbane. Want a good accommodation is the Reef Hotel sufficient for us, money is not a problem. Can you help this old bugger ha! ha! Take Care. John Mc
@alisonrandall3039
@alisonrandall3039 Ай бұрын
We stayed in one of these hotels. The Trafalgar one. It was okay, but the fact that The glass panel that separates the shower and toilet from the bed. Was extremely off putting. I love my husband and I’ve known you for years, but there’s certain things I do not want to do or let him here and vice versa in front of each other. I can’t do you want for cheese and wine was good though.
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 Ай бұрын
If they could just adjust one thing it would be nice if the shower/bathroom could be a bit more private!
@I-hj1ex
@I-hj1ex 2 ай бұрын
This video was made wonderfully, one of the most useful and in detail videos ive seen for a 2 day trip. this really helped my planning
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, that means a lot!
@Antigy01
@Antigy01 2 ай бұрын
Very helpful thanks so much for the time you took to give us this review
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching!
@caitlink0922
@caitlink0922 2 ай бұрын
My partner and I are staying at this exact hotel during our trip to London & when I was booking I was looking for a video just like this! Thank you!
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, that means a lot you found it helpful! Have the best time in London! 😊 Enjoy all the food in Covent Garden! I miss it!
@nickb4056
@nickb4056 3 ай бұрын
In addition to the cost savings, would you say that having all your plans on an app was an additional benefit? Do you find navigating the app convenient and useful? The way the whole thing is integrated with an app reminds me of how one needs to navigate Disney these days.
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 😊 when I visited in September 2023 London Pass had just moved over to the Go City app. What I used at the time was the old app, so all I used it for was flashing my pass! I did download the new app for this video to see how it looked, and it looked quite user friendly. But for me, I put my itinerary into Trello and had that app on my phone to keep track 😊
@VM-fr1qn
@VM-fr1qn 3 ай бұрын
Was the crown jewel worth it?
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 3 ай бұрын
It was! I really enjoyed it.
@Lyn4817
@Lyn4817 3 ай бұрын
The Labor Government has gone back on Government funding to Reef HQ's renovations.
@barrybrant3905
@barrybrant3905 4 ай бұрын
Airlie Beach has all this stuff plus heaps more at a lower cost by far, and you don't have ahead, so much also full 18 hole golf course and driving range. So don't ripped off, Airlie Beach has way more.
@barrybrant3905
@barrybrant3905 4 ай бұрын
Hamilton Island is over rated expensive trap. Best by far is Airlie Beach. You can do all your reef tours and so on from the lovely Airlie Beach. don't be ripped off.
@kawanferreira5968
@kawanferreira5968 4 ай бұрын
No bathtubs are you serious
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 4 ай бұрын
I wish! Too small for that sadly :(
@TheLexwolf
@TheLexwolf 4 ай бұрын
Thank you! :)
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 4 ай бұрын
You’re welcome, thanks for watching!
@emeraldforest
@emeraldforest 4 ай бұрын
We lost a lot of money buying this stupid london pass! Saves you no time at major sites. We bought a 4 day pass for 2. Due to the rail strikes our plans changed and we only used it at 3 sites over 3 days. The Shard had spots open all day for paying customers but NONE for london pass holders. We also got ripped off on the oyster card. DONT buy an oyster card. Even our postcards never arrived. In fact, don't even go to London. Salisbury, St Albans and Canterbury are all MUCH nicer.
@bunkii26
@bunkii26 3 ай бұрын
Sorry you had a bad time visiting London! I've purchased and used the London pass a couple of times and had great experiences. I don't think you can blame it for the rail strikes though.. There's attractions that you need to check for pre bookings. I particularly liked the example itinerarys on the website. London always has so many amazing things to do and see, I hope you give it another chance!
@13aware
@13aware 4 ай бұрын
人的政府。 這是人民的榮耀和崇敬,因為人民的帝國是偉大的,所向無敵的。元老院和人類人民在整個帝國頒布了永恆的法律,各國的和平。真正的意見引導我們,因為經驗是我們海洋和許多船隻的商業中的狡猾和掌握,許多行政人員和官員處理信息,政府被創建,權力來自人民。作為黃金、白銀、鐵和銅的交易者,我們的策略是基於時間度量模式。公共穩定是財富的平衡、政府的權力、參議院對公共工程的遵守和勤奮。食物和飲料、奠酒、馬戲團和學校的生命禮物是給予公眾的勝利和進步的禮物。為了人的精神和身體的完美,經驗和教育是必要的,我們才能變得完美。人類城市,中心城市,帝國的普通公民,上等血統的貴族,正當的元老院,人民的祭司,這些是帝國的榮譽和生命,人民的本質。成長來自於吸收知識和智慧、謹慎和哲學。我們的不可侵犯性是由我們對經驗的理解所創造的。法律與和平是精神的,是人類的代表。透過人類軍團的勝利,人民的勝利和人民的增加。軍團中禁衛軍的武器和盔甲、長矛和長矛。身穿皮衣、打著旗幟的百夫長,是騎士團中最重要的人物。中心有幾所學校,有醫生、天文學家、涼廊、學者、哲學家和審計員。一切讀數,從中心開始,思想的測量,從中心開始。
@reytravelto1205
@reytravelto1205 4 ай бұрын
Wow! I've seen several videos as I plan my trip to London next month. This is by far the most practical and helped me set up my itinerary
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I’m so glad it helped!
@asyed1995
@asyed1995 4 ай бұрын
Good to know .
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@gaijinsan5809
@gaijinsan5809 4 ай бұрын
The jacked up the price twice in the past month or two, I think it would be difficult to cover the cost anymore. The National Rail 2 for 1 covers quite a few key attractions and is easy to use. (Must hold National Rail tickets, no one says you have to actually use them). Kensington was the one that gave us difficulty on the National Rail 2 for 1, took a supervisor and standing my ground, everywhere else was perfectly happy with it.
@lydiakanyuck1126
@lydiakanyuck1126 4 ай бұрын
Great video with very useful information! So glad that I found your channel. Going to London in July.
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Have the best time in London! 😊
@tanvo1822
@tanvo1822 4 ай бұрын
@emptynestexplorers
@emptynestexplorers 5 ай бұрын
great quality video well done. very informative 😀
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! ☺️
@Zotosen
@Zotosen 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Will definitely check them out.
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
No worries, thanks so much for watching! 😊
@samuelnavarro5443
@samuelnavarro5443 5 ай бұрын
I'm visiting London next week and I've bought a 3-day pass. I'm trying to organise everything perfectly so I can see as much things as possible but I have seen that every pass has a limited number of credits. Do you know how does that work? Is it possible that I do so many things that I end not having enough credits? Thanks for the video btw, it was very useful.
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! This page shows you how many credits each pass (eg 1 day, 2 day etc) includes: londonpass.com/en/how-it-works The site says: “1 credit is worth £1 and your credits are redeemed when you enter attractions”. So if you check the attractions page (londonpass.com/en/london-attractions) this shows how much money each attraction costs. If you want to be sure you could add up the cost of your attractions you plan to see to make sure it is under the max credit limit for your 3 day pass 😊 The credits were not an issue for me! In my experience there is not enough time in the day to use them all up, so I would not be too concerned if it were me 😊 enjoy your trip!
@princessangel3955
@princessangel3955 5 ай бұрын
Have you not visited London eye?? Can you provide information about that!!
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
I actually did not visit the London Eye! I have heard it is amazing. Budget wise, we just chose to skip it and get the big view of London from the Sky Garden. I would like to go on it next time I visit! Thanks so much for watching 😊
@TrinovasFamily
@TrinovasFamily 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the info.. what hotel you stay? Thanks
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
I stayed at the Z Hotel Covent Garden 😊 Full review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGTOmmiPeM-njZosi=m0I5x25ApyTpO1av Thanks so much for watching 😊
@jamescousins5344
@jamescousins5344 5 ай бұрын
Hey Rachel thanks for the info is there footpaths across the island to walk from town to mini golf for example??
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! I’m not sure if there are footpaths that go completely from the town to where the mini golf, activities and accommodation is, but there are lots of footpaths across the island. 😊
@jamescousins5344
@jamescousins5344 5 ай бұрын
@@racheldover229 I wonder if it’s ok to walk on grass in those areas with no paths out of 10 how would you rate the island overall??
@adventuresforthecurious
@adventuresforthecurious 5 ай бұрын
Just found your channel and I am a new subscriber. This was truly one of the best videos I’ve seen about the London Pass, but also so helpful for the sights/experiences you did. I’ve been planning my trip in September, and already have purchased the pass, so your suggestions were very welcome! I hope you have more England/London content upcoming!
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that, it means a lot! Yay, so exciting, I had the best time last September. I will try to pump more UK content soon! Thank you and enjoy your holiday 😄
@amritawhitman8112
@amritawhitman8112 5 ай бұрын
I purchased it for my trip to London last year and I barely broke even. I found I would have been better off simply purchasing individual tickets to attractions I wanted to go to on my own time. No doubt the London Pass works well for many travelers, especially families, but as a solo traveler, I found that being limited to using it over 3 consecutive days was just too much pressure. It left me no room for spontaneous activities and I had to schedule my time very carefully in order to get from one attraction to the next just so that I could get my money's worth.
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
That’s a really interesting insight especially as a solo traveler. Thanks for sharing!
@amritawhitman8112
@amritawhitman8112 5 ай бұрын
@@racheldover229 You're welcome! I hope I didn't give the impression that I was dissing the London Pass. I'm sure it works well for some people.
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 5 ай бұрын
@@amritawhitman8112 not at all, it’s good to share information! Thanks ☺️
@hudycat
@hudycat 6 ай бұрын
That was super helpful. Where should I buy the London pass from? You mentioned Go City - is that the same as the London pass website?
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! I would buy directly from the London Pass website: londonpass.com/en 😊
@hudycat
@hudycat 6 ай бұрын
@@racheldover229 okie thanks
@martinman4540
@martinman4540 6 ай бұрын
Very helpful thank you. Visiting in June.
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 6 ай бұрын
So exciting, I hope you have the best time, thanks for watching 😊
@BGwControlStop
@BGwControlStop 6 ай бұрын
Rookie mistake…The South Melbourne Market is much better for food than the Queen Victoria Market. It’s just a short tram ride from the central Grid
@eprohoda
@eprohoda 6 ай бұрын
Rachel. very splendid footage. see ya,
@FernandoCunha01
@FernandoCunha01 6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video, Rachel!
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! 😊
@caylenah
@caylenah 6 ай бұрын
Visiting London at the end of this coming June, so this was helpful. Thanks! 😊
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 6 ай бұрын
How exciting! Thanks for watching. Hope you have the best time!
@lisarogers3084
@lisarogers3084 7 ай бұрын
Very well done Rachel! I'm coming to Townsville to work soon and I have been looking for a video like yours. I would like to know more about life in the city. I haven't checked out your other vlogs yet tho. I certainly feel more excited about arriving. Thanks!😃
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching Lisa! How exciting! It is such an amazing sea change (literally haha). I hope you love loving in Townsville! It is a great place to live.
@daisyinna8392
@daisyinna8392 6 ай бұрын
Me too coming for work. Thanks for the video.
@anandjai3862
@anandjai3862 3 ай бұрын
How is the hospital there..
@mickzammit6794
@mickzammit6794 7 ай бұрын
Hamilton island is just a fancy suburb these days. If you arrived after 1990 you didn't see it when it was truly beautiful. An irukanji jellyfish is in no way a box jellyfish as she states.
@close_friend_of_your_mom
@close_friend_of_your_mom 7 ай бұрын
9:32 I love stories about friendly crocodiles😅
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 7 ай бұрын
Yes always interesting when we hear that! Thanks for watching 😊 I should have explained more though: while Freshwater crocodiles have been known to bite, they are timid and will usually only attack people when they are forced to defend themselves, for example, if you were to accidentally tread on one. nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/202590/what-you-need-to-know-about-crocs.pdf
@XIPUFFIX
@XIPUFFIX 8 ай бұрын
Do any of the beaches there have netting in place during stinger season?
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 7 ай бұрын
I have contacted them a few weeks ago to ask but haven’t heard back, sorry! I visited in May/June so no stinger nets were needed then. I have asked family who have been during December (during stinger season) and they don’t remember any nets being up. You can wear/hire stinger suits though to help prevent stings. Thanks!
@m.6343
@m.6343 8 ай бұрын
nice warm weather pretty much all the year? what about this mosoon season already there. I have trip right in January there and I don't know what to do with this mosoon weather cancel cairns trip ? I love to see great barrier reef.
@darryllspalding9680
@darryllspalding9680 7 ай бұрын
might be raining , youll still be wearing shorts and tshirt
@Aviationlover53
@Aviationlover53 8 ай бұрын
Amazing guide Rachel! This helped a lot, my family and I are going to Hamilton island in June this year for a birthday trip with some friends, I just shared this video with my mum and dad so they can book the trip easier,
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! So glad it helped, have the best time!!
@Aviationlover53
@Aviationlover53 8 ай бұрын
Thanks Rachel! It’s in June so the weather is going to be lovely, I’m hoping it’s not to cold
@racheldover229
@racheldover229 6 ай бұрын
It’ll be beautiful! Cooler but still really nice temps! We were there last week May/first week of June and was great 😊