MEDICAL: Yankee mates, make sure y’all get full travel insurance for your visit.  Unfortunately the US don’t participate in the wonderful Reciprocal Health Care Agreement that Aussie’s and a bunch of other nations do, so if you’re unlucky and stub your toe while visiting you are going to be billed for any treatment you receive.  While medical care is MUCH cheaper Down Under than in the States, a trip to a general doctor for something not too serious is $40-$80 plus the cost of medications (definitely less than a short-term policy); a visit to the emergency room could be hundreds or even thousands of dollars.  UK friends, feel free to do whatever physical damage and repair work you like, it’s on us 🙂