Australia: Brisbane - Sydney - Canberra - Melbourne - Adelaide Dec 2025

[Heartlander]

On 11/24/2025 at 7:21 PM, teomingern said:

Bro, this receipt came from paying using your phone? If you use meter, can use card right? Then will get physical receipt? Or must key in email to get the receipt?

I used the machines by the road side to pay the parking charges. After paying by tapping credit card successfully, a QR code will be generated and displayed for you to take picture of. The e-receipt will be loaded into your phone browser automatically. I never research how to pay for parking actually, just monkey see monkey do how the locals do it haha. Just like how a colleague commented he will never complain about the price of fried rice in Singapore after ordering it in Australia, I will not complain about our parking charges after this trip haha. Not forgetting AUD26 just for 4 hours of parking in a Sydney mall.

[teomingern]

On 11/24/2025 at 8:18 PM, Heartlander said:

I used the machines by the road side to pay the parking charges. After paying by tapping credit card successfully, a QR code will be generated and displayed for you to take picture of. The e-receipt will be loaded into your phone browser automatically. I never research how to pay for parking actually, just monkey see monkey do how the locals do it haha. Just like how a colleague commented he will never complain about the price of fried rice in Singapore after ordering it in Australia, I will not complain about our parking charges after this trip haha. Not forgetting AUD26 just for 4 hours of parking in a Sydney mall.

Roger that bro! Always feel the same way about cost of living in Singapore after coming home from Europe or Oz... I really don't know how they can survive leh...

[Tohto]

On 11/24/2025 at 8:18 PM, Heartlander said:

I used the machines by the road side to pay the parking charges. After paying by tapping credit card successfully, a QR code will be generated and displayed for you to take picture of. The e-receipt will be loaded into your phone browser automatically. I never research how to pay for parking actually, just monkey see monkey do how the locals do it haha. Just like how a colleague commented he will never complain about the price of fried rice in Singapore after ordering it in Australia, I will not complain about our parking charges after this trip haha. Not forgetting AUD26 just for 4 hours of parking in a Sydney mall.

This is nothing compared to NYC. The photo was taken in 2022.

Not sure how much the price now. 

Lucky I never drive in the city, only collect car and go.

 

[Tohto]

@teomingern

Good luck. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRbVcm2EfeD/?igsh=MW1yYzVyODVqaGhz

 

 

[teomingern]

On 11/25/2025 at 1:24 PM, Tohto said:

@teomingern

Good luck. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRbVcm2EfeD/?igsh=MW1yYzVyODVqaGhz

 

 

I checked the BOM... actually downloaded their app also... Brisbane is going to be really warm on the 3 days I am there... about 35 degrees max for the 12-4 pm hours... otherwise, the rest of Australia other than Sydney doesn't seem so hot... 

[Tohto]

On 11/25/2025 at 3:21 PM, teomingern said:

I checked the BOM... actually downloaded their app also... Brisbane is going to be really warm on the 3 days I am there... about 35 degrees max for the 12-4 pm hours... otherwise, the rest of Australia other than Sydney doesn't seem so hot... 

Other cities are too early to forecast accurately.

 

[teomingern]

On 11/25/2025 at 3:25 PM, Tohto said:

Other cities are too early to forecast accurately.

 

I checked the next 7 days for each city lar... not the next week... got to check week by week... anyhow, the weather is all over the place... I expect it to be hot... but not rainy though...

[Tohto]

On 11/25/2025 at 3:34 PM, teomingern said:

I checked the next 7 days for each city lar... not the next week... got to check week by week... anyhow, the weather is all over the place... I expect it to be hot... but not rainy though...

Lucky so far Brisbane city area still ok. My girl there not affected. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRbkU0uEq14/?igsh=MXhmbmd6OG5xN3Fydw==

 

[Tohto]

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRNvHmVDbOE/?igsh=MXAzd2ZoMXlhMW1wZA==

 

[Tohto]

@teomingern no live update from Australia? 

Or busy rushing from point A to B in order to complete the 4 city thousands km road trip.  🤣🤣😁

 

[teomingern]

On 12/2/2025 at 1:52 PM, Tohto said:

@teomingern no live update from Australia? 

Or busy rushing from point A to B in order to complete the 4 city thousands km road trip.  🤣🤣😁

 

I'm on holiday...

[Heartlander]

On 12/4/2025 at 2:08 PM, teomingern said:

I'm on holiday...

Went through Katoomba already? The feel there is abit like Grand Canyon haha, I mean the view. The whole place also quite isolated, like slow pace of living but convenient enough to have K-mart and Woolie and Coles.

[Tohto]

On 12/4/2025 at 2:46 PM, Heartlander said:

Went through Katoomba already? The feel there is abit like Grand Canyon haha, I mean the view. The whole place also quite isolated, like slow pace of living but convenient enough to have K-mart and Woolie and Coles.

I quite like the place.  The Katoomba town street has a few nice cafe.

I stay at the Airbnb for 2 nights near the viewing point.  Bought steak from Coles and BBQ at our Airbnb. 

Edited 1 hour ago by Tohto