Trip Preparation
Passport: Required; make sure it is valid through 6 months after the end of your trip
Visa: NR (for less than 90 days)
ETA: http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/
Insurance: International Student ID Card (ISIC – through STA Travel, at MU). Confirm with Matt and Jewell.
Vaccinations: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationAustralia.aspx
Routine – MMR, DPT, flu, chickenpox, polio, etc.
Hepatitis B
Japanese Encephalitis
Malaria: no risk
Dengue Fever: cases have been reported only in the northeastern regions of Australia.
Notices: See the above CDC link for travel and safety notices about Bird Flu, malaria, and other recommendations for safety.
Currency/Exchange: 1 USD = 1.566 Australian Dollars (3/4/09)
Weather in August
Melbourne –
Average temperatures: 59 high / 45 low. Average rainfall: 2.3 inches
Sydney –
Average temperatures: 64 high / 48 low. Average rainfall: 3.9 inches
IPO
24 Hour Emergency Number: +1(602) 220-1372
Other Notes
Call your bank and credit card companies to inform them you will be out of the country and using your cards abroad, so they don’t freeze them.
At LAX, you have to walk outside to the international terminal, or take a bus there. You may consider looking up the layouts of the airports you will be using in advance.
