Travel Tips

When travelling by bus, passengers take a break at the wee-tea stop (comfort stop); elsewhere, excuse yourself to spend a penny. If you're motoring and get thirsty, stop for a cuppa (cup of tea or coffee), a fizzy (carbonated beverage), or at the end of the day-even spirits (liquor). When you want to picnic, buy food supplies or ask your hotel to prepare a cut lunch (packed lunch) for you. Then, when you feel peckish (hungry), you can find a pleasant site beside the road or in a domain (park). If you stay on a sheep station, you'll see flocks in the paddocks (fields). Shearers stop for a smoko (coffee break), then work flat stick (at maximum effort). On back-country trips, it's customary to boil the billy (heat water in a small can over a campfire for tea). Trampers should take along some sticky plaster (adhesive tape) in case of blisters and a torch (flashlight) if it's an overnight trip. If someone tells you to get cracking or rattle your dags, they want you to hurry up. When the weather turns cool, pull on a jersey (pullover sweater). Try not to grizzle (complain) if it starts to rain. On the beach, you can stop to natter (chat) with a fellow fossicker (beachcomber). You'll like New Zealand. Its people are smashing (terrific) and the country's a beaut! And we're not having you on (pulling your leg).

 

 

 

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