This has crossed my mind too. I've never been to Australia and New Zealand, and it seems like I'd better plan my vacation soon if I ever want to see those places ever in my lifetime.

Up unitl the 1970's most people coming to Aus/NZ arrived by boat. Many refugees from Asia still arrived the same way until 2001 when the government got tough. I think this will revive in the future. Just catch an empty coal freighter coming back.

Hi Termoil,

Some relatives of mine emigrated from the Uk to Aus in the 60s under the £10 passage scheme and they were one of the first to go by air rather than by boat. This was at a time before air travel was common (in Europe anyway) and package holidays had not yet been invented, so it was a double adventure!