Travellers beware

If you're planning a visit to Australia, make sure you bring LOTS of money - especially if you're unlucky enough to be travelling with unscrupulous tour operators - you know the kind: they charge you $100 for walking along a public (ie free) beach, and take you to shops where you can buy a $80 sheepskin rug for $1200. It seems that this kind of thing is becomng an increasing problem on our shores - so much so that the Mayor of Waverley, where the famous (free to walk on) Bondi Beach is located, is pushing the government to crackdown on rogue operators.