Canberra , General info:
10/10

Australias largest inland city. some best known land marks are the parliament house and the old parliament house. there is plenty to do in Canberra never run out of time. plenty of great facilities there. a true Aussie city! there are many wineries, shopping centers and plenty more! :)

Canberra , Cheap stuff:
8/10

Most exhibits are free except for special occasion exhibits in the museum or gallery.

Canberra , Different stuff:
6/10

National Zoo and Aquarium, War memorial. Telstra tower.

Canberra , Don't miss:
7/10

All the major exhibits. War memorial, National Museum, and Old and New Parliament House

Canberra , Food:
8/10

Great restaurants, just not as many as other cities, but the quality is there. Best Asian is Sammy's Kitchen and Happy's. Best Bars Debacles, King O'Malleys.

Canberra , Hotels:
7/10

All fairly good and rates are OK. Try Wotif for best deals.

Canberra , Safety:
8/10

Safer then most. I walk alone late and have never had a problem. Incomes are high in Canberra so less ferals. Not saying won't happen but better than Sydney, melb and just about any other city in Australia.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Cheap stuff:
1/10

The local market survives - just, given the competition it faces (see above). In the markey one may buy artfully camouflaged poor-quality fruit and veg (that's produce), dodgy electrical goods, replacement hoses for old washing machines and, an exciting addition to the local retail experience, Polish foodstuffs.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Different stuff:
5/10

Stafford has in recent years become home to a large number of mostly young people from eastern Europe. They are quiet, polite, hardworking, healthy and attractive, and perform sterling service in local shops and farms. This failure to blend in with the locals has caused some comment. Mostly appreciative.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Don't miss:
6/10

Um. The open-air Shakespeare at the castle at the end of June is fun. Unless it rains. The park alongside the river has been replanted and developed and is rather pretty in the summer. Unless it's flooded.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Food:
2/10

Don't ask. There are no decent restaurants in Stafford. Although the cafe in Marks is OK.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Hotels:
3/10

The Swan, an old coaching inn, on the main street. There are others, but none that I'd consider. There's a more upmarket one in the village of Acton Trussel, a few miles out of town.

Stafford, Staffordshire , Safety:
7/10

If you're in any way vulnerable (ie. aged, young, drunk or drugged, lost), best to avoid walking around the small areas of suburban low-income housing on the outskirts of town. Gangs of amateurishly unpleasant children and youths might well give you a hard time, in between smashing the glass in bus shelters and gobbing on the few remaining public telephones. Also, the town centre after 8pm on a weekend evening is the rightful domain of the drunken British young adult. There are drunken assaults, there is vomit, there are loud and ugly voices. It's not pleasant. Other then that, no probs.