Australia & NZ Recomendations

[NFLD Stephen]

Just giving this thread another bump to see if anyone else will chime in...

Our travel arrangements are mostly all made with all flights, hotels and rentals booked (definitely simpler to have everything pre-booked when travelling with kids).

Our full itinerary has 3 nights in Los Angeles, 5 nights in Tahiti, 6 nights in New Zealand (North Island), 5 nights in Melbourne area (and Great Ocean Road), 5 nights in Port Douglas (Great Barrier Reef and Daintree Rainforest), 4 nights in Sydney, 3 nights in Fiji, 3 nights in Honolulu, 3 nights in Maui and 2 more nights in LA before heading home. Total is just short of 6 weeks travel! Maybe we're crazy for taking this on with a 3-year-old and 11-month-old .

If anyone has any suggestions or tips on any part of the trip I'm all ears! Good photo locations, must-see spots, good restaurants, nice beaches, airport tips, packing suggestions, etc.

FYI, for photo gear I'm planning to take my 5d3, 16-35 f2.8, 24-105L, 100-400L mkII and possibly the 50 f1.4. I'll also have a tripod, spare battery, extra memory cards, c-pol filters, etc. Feel free to make comment on what I should or shouldn't take. For reference I also have the 70-200 f4 IS, 100 f2.8 macro, and 1.4 exII which I'll likely be leaving home. Also have 580EXII and 430EXII flashes...I am still debating whether to bring a flash.

Stephen