Aussie invader.

[madstu]

Hi Guys and Girls,

I've been reading this forum for a while and decided it was finally time to take the plunge and join. As my name suggests, I'm Stu and as the thread title says, I'm an Aussie.

I have just booked the flights for my next trip to the USA and I will be there in early/mid December. This will be my third time to the USA and Vegas, the first time was with my parents at age 10 and the other time was last year with 5 mates.

I've gained great insight into the club/pub scene in Vegas already through this site and look forward to learning more before my trip.

Madstu.

[Jhaulotte]

Welcome to the site Stu

[ocam]

Welcome mate! Good to see a few more Aussies on here

[madstu]

Thanks for the welcome Jhaulotte and ocam. I can't wait to get to Vegas to celebrate my 30th birthday in December.

[Tara Denise]

Welcome! :-) I'm a big fan of Aussies in general. Where in Oz are you from?

[madstu]

Welcome! :-) I'm a big fan of Aussies in general. Where in Oz are you from?

Thanks for the welcome Tara. The more I travel, the more I find everyone loves an Aussie (except the French, they seem to dislike everyone). I'm a Melbourne boy, born and bred.

[Tara Denise]

Welcome! :-) I'm a big fan of Aussies in general. Where in Oz are you from?

Thanks for the welcome Tara. The more I travel, the more I find everyone loves an Aussie (except the French, they seem to dislike everyone). I'm a Melbourne boy, born and bred.

Oh fun! I've never been to Melbourne, except for the airport once. But I hear I would love it (my future Mr., who is in Brisbane, HATES it like he hates my beloved NYC and so we've deduced I would probably love it). And yeah, you can get away with a lot of things with that accent.

[AusVIP]

So Aussies all around are favoured in vegas... SENSATIONAL!!! cant wait!

[madstu]

Oh fun! I've never been to Melbourne, except for the airport once. But I hear I would love it (my future Mr., who is in Brisbane, HATES it like he hates my beloved NYC and so we've deduced I would probably love it). And yeah, you can get away with a lot of things with that accent.

Been to Melbourne airport on a stopover? There's hardly anywhere further to go.
Your Brisbane Mr is nuts. New York and Melbourne are 2 of my 3 favourite cities (the third being Berlin). I guess they are just too much like big cities for a country town guy (most people from Melbourne and Sydney consider Brisbane just a slightly larger country town, not a proper city.

[Joeysarsenal]

Welcome Fellow Melbournian(? did i spell that correctly haha)
Lots to learn, heaps of cool people to chat with.
Youll like it here.

[Tara Denise]

Oh fun! I've never been to Melbourne, except for the airport once. But I hear I would love it (my future Mr., who is in Brisbane, HATES it like he hates my beloved NYC and so we've deduced I would probably love it). And yeah, you can get away with a lot of things with that accent.

Been to Melbourne airport on a stopover? There's hardly anywhere further to go.
Your Brisbane Mr is nuts. New York and Melbourne are 2 of my 3 favourite cities (the third being Berlin). I guess they are just too much like big cities for a country town guy (most people from Melbourne and Sydney consider Brisbane just a slightly larger country town, not a proper city.

Haha yes, he is basically a country kid- he grew up in Gympie. He is at least willing to let me take him to NY (theonly time he went, we didn't know each other yet). I'm quite sure I can convince him of its merits. IMO if you go there and just stick to tourist spots, it will be exactly as horrible as some people imagine.

And yes, Qantas once routed me through Melbourne to fly me back into LA. It was a bit brutal.

[madstu]

Welcome Fellow Melbournian(? did i spell that correctly haha)
Lots to learn, heaps of cool people to chat with.
Youll like it here.

I'm already loving it here and learning an absolutely amazing amount of information. Can't wait to put my new found knowledge to good use on my next trip.

Oh fun! I've never been to Melbourne, except for the airport once. But I hear I would love it (my future Mr., who is in Brisbane, HATES it like he hates my beloved NYC and so we've deduced I would probably love it). And yeah, you can get away with a lot of things with that accent.

Been to Melbourne airport on a stopover? There's hardly anywhere further to go.
Your Brisbane Mr is nuts. New York and Melbourne are 2 of my 3 favourite cities (the third being Berlin). I guess they are just too much like big cities for a country town guy (most people from Melbourne and Sydney consider Brisbane just a slightly larger country town, not a proper city.

Haha yes, he is basically a country kid- he grew up in Gympie. He is at least willing to let me take him to NY (theonly time he went, we didn't know each other yet). I'm quite sure I can convince him of its merits. IMO if you go there and just stick to tourist spots, it will be exactly as horrible as some people imagine.

And yes, Qantas once routed me through Melbourne to fly me back into LA. It was a bit brutal.

At least he's willing to learn the ways of the great cities.

Brisbane to LA via Melbourne is a bit brutal. I did book a more insane flight to get to LA to save a chunk of change. Melbourne to Christchurch (New Zealand), to Brisbane, to LA. Thankfully I found an even better deal direct Melbourne - LA.