Travel Tips for Members

The following links will take you to some documents that club members have found to be useful in preparing for a photographic holiday.

Travel Tips.
Gadabout
   Gadabout (a habitual pleasure seeker) in each edition of our Newsletter.
PDF for Planning a Photographic Holiday - a methodical system (2.2 megabytes)
   From Workshop presentation by Phil Arntzen 29/04/2015
PDF on Planning for a Photojourney.
   37 pages at different image qualities, typically grab General_Planning_ebook.pdf
A free photography PDF e-Book : Iceland
   - a Photo Journey- at different image qualities - 189 pages.
   Things to know if you are planning a trip to Iceland.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Christmas Island
   - a Photo Journey - 44MB - 191 pages.
   Things to know if you are planning a trip to Christmas Island.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Koh Lipe
   - an underwater snorkelling Photo Journey - at different image qualities - 100 pages.
   Things to know if you are planning a trip to a Thai Island for snorkelling.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Koh Libong
   - a big underwater snorkelling Photo Journey - at different image qualities - 335 pages.
   Things to know if you are planning a leisurely trip to an exotic Thai Island for snorkelling photography.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Kangaroo Island
   - a nature Photo Journey - at different image qualities - 174 pages.
   Things to know if you are planning a nature oriented Photojourney.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Manado, Sulawesi
   - a diving Photo Journey(2017) - at different image qualities - 290 pages.
   Things to know if you are planning a diving oriented Photojourney.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Dauin, Philippines
   - a diving Photo Journey(2019) - at different image qualities - 326 pages.
   Things we learnt from a diving oriented Photojourney.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Western China,
   - a Portraits Photo Journey(2009) - at different image qualities - 66 pages.
   A short gallery of Portrait images of Western China.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Western China,
   - a Flora and Fauna Photo Journey(2009) - at different image qualities - 69 pages.
   A short gallery of Flora and Fauna images of Western China.
A free photography PDF e-Book : Western China,
   - a stitched Panorama Photo Journey(2009) - at different image qualities - 42 pages.
   A short gallery of stitched Panoramic images of Western China.

A web site about travelling with travel tips.
   "13 Things We've Done to Stay Fit and Healthy When We Drove 32,000 miles Last Year "
79 travel photography tips you shouldn't leave home without.
   A comprehensive reminder of what to do.
My 100 Best Travel Tips From Five Years of Travel
   More travel tips
12 Tips for Choosing Your African Travel Destination.
   Many members seem to travel to Africa.
A Site for Photographers by Photographers.
   Packing Tips for Travel Photography.
Safety travel tips.
   A succint reminder about safety for you and your images.
Backing up your images whilst travelling.
   How to back up and store photos when travelling
Travelfish.org
   An online guide to travel in South East Asia.
Wikitravel.org.
   Online source of places to travel.
Cost of living in a country
   Provides current and timely information on world living conditions including cost of living, housing indicators, health care, traffic, crime and pollution.
timeanddate.com.
   Online source for time zones, weather, phases of the moon...
www.thetimenow.com
   Online source for time zones, etc - accessible for the sight impaired.

Australian Government Tourist Refund Scheme.
   For getting GST back on purchases.....
Power plugs for different countries.
   Wikipedia article about power points and mains voltages per country.
Smart Traveller.
   Australian Government Smart Traveller site with advice per country for travellers.
PDF on Lithium Batteries and flying.
   CASA regulations on taking Lithium batteries - must be hand luggage. Read it.