gday from melbourne australia

[shirl58 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close shirl58]

hi to all timeshare owners i am new to forums and thought this would be a good one to join.......we own 2 weeks here in Australia and have been very happy owners for 20 years.......we have stayed at most resorts on the east coast over that time.......our kids are now big enough to look after themselves so we may have more time to explore other areas other than the pool/playground/tennis court etc etc:
hope to share some holiday experiences................

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

gday

There are other Aussies here.

One I met in January, 2004, when he and his cousin were in the same hot tub as me and my BIL in the East Village at Orange Lake. We had a great conversation, but they were very unhappy campers, upset at OL for a number of things.

When I posted their comments on TUG (also known here as OY--Over Yonder), a royal donneybrook ensued. A couple of posters had to go sit in the corner for awhile.

Now that I think about it, in the words of Peter, Paul and Mary, one was forever banned . . . again . . . sorta.

Then, not long ago, the cousin that owned the timeshares showed up OY, and then here, because he had saved the website information I gave him.

Seems like they are turning the other cheek, letting bygones be bygones, burying the hatchet, moving on, leaving the past in the past, and heading back to OL again next January.

[chubby Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close chubby]

Hi Shirl

It is good an other Aussie has found the forum there is only 4 or 5 that are on the forum may be there will be more in time .
I see you are a Aussie rules football fan hope your team is doing ok this season .
What resorts that you have been to that you can recommend to any one that might interested in going to over here .
We also live in Victoria 200KLS west of Melbourne so I welcome you to the forum keep on posting in it all helps and may be we can get some of these great people on this forum to visit Australia.

[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

Welcome Shirl, yes, it is nice to have another Aussie on board.
We own 2 traditional timeshares in Australia, Worldmark and 2 in South Africa.
We're still at the stage in life with our kids where the pool, tennis courts and playground are our main activities. Maybe another 20yrs or so...

[CarolF Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CarolF]

Welcome Shirl

Hooray, another Aussie.

I'm one of the "newer" members here and have found a wealth of information on all things timeshare. I owned timeshare about 20 years ago and am now negotiating to buy again.

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

Shirl,

I am not an Aussie, but I would also like to welcome you to TS4M's. Can't wait to hear about your travels.

[shirl58 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close shirl58]

Thanks everyone..We have just returned from a week on the new south wales south coast staying at the moorings resort.This was our third visit but our first without kids and we got to explore the beautiful coastline.
We own at nepean country club (Victoria) and lake edge resort (new south wales) but most weeks are banked with dae and used for exchange.If anybody is thinking of visiting oz we can let you know what the local resorts are like etc...We are hoping to use overseas resorts in the next few years as our boys can look after themselves now and that was the reason in buying the second week at nepean 3 years ago........thanks again

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

We are hoping to use overseas resorts in the next few years as our boys can look after themselves now and that was the reason in buying the second week at nepean 3 years ago........thanks again

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When you say visiting resorts overseas, do you mean to the USA or Europe or both? Are you in the middle of winter now and do you have snow? We hope to learn a lot about Australia from you.

[shirl58 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close shirl58]

THANKS....WE HOPE TO GET TO EUROPE FIRST(MY WIFE THINKS THE GREEK ISLANDS LOOK GREAT)...BUT THAT IS STILL A FEW YEARS AWAY YET...YES WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER..WE DO NOT GET SNOW HERE IN MELBOURNE..BUT IT FEELS COLD ENOUGH SOMETIMES..THE NEAREST SNOW FIELDS ARE ABOUT 2 HOURS AWAY...THEY HAVE PLENTY(FOR OZ)...I AM NOT A BIG SNOW PERSON
IF I CAN GIVE YOU ANY INFO ON AUSTRALIA I WILL DO MY BEST....

[shirl58 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close shirl58]

Melbourne Footy Club (sob)

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[Sydney Contributor - Bronze Find all posts View Profile Close Sydney]

Shirl, we stayed at Nepean last Dec and have another week booked there for next March. Great location and so much to do in the surrounding area. Our kids enjoyed the fort, mazes and strawberry picking.

We've also stayed at the Moorings a couple of times and visited Mogo Zoo near there.

We were Sydneysiders but have relocated to Melbourne and love it here. Although we love Sydney as well. It took us a while to get used to all the Melbournians though.