Traveling to Australia May 7-16, 2009
Hello everyone. I will be in Australia May 7-16, 2009. We (there will be 3 of us) will be arriving in Sydney and then driving to the Blue Mountains, on to Campbelltown, NSW, on to Canberra, on to Bairnsdale, VIC, on to Melbourne, on to Appollo Bay and then back to Melbourne to fly back to the USA. We will be renting a midsize car in Sydney for the whole trip. I am trying to get an estimate of how much Australian currency I need to buy for trip. Everything is paid for except petrol, food, admissions and souvenirs. I know this is a big question but can someone help me with an estimate? I have no idea how many liters per kilometer the car will get or how much petrol costs. Also, from my research it appears restaurant prices are quite high in Australia. We would not be eating at "fancy" restaurants. I am trying to avoid foreign transaction fees on my credit card as well as foreign currency fees. My bank will charge a 3% fee every time I use my card in addition to the foreign currency conversion fee. Any help will be appreciated.
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