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8 Places You Have To See in Tasmania

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Oh Tasmania. Tasmania is one of, if not THE highlight of the last year or so that I’ve travelling around Australia. It’s beauty is so wild and fresh and it’s just an incredible place to see out of a car window with some of your favourite people. Last April I did a five day road trip around Tassie with my boyfriend and 2 friends with a little rented car which just about fitted us and our bags in. We flew into Hobart from Melbourne and did a round trip with 4 full days to play with. Here’s the places we Read more

8 Types of People You Never Want to Meet in Your Hostel

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Traveling the world and being thrust into close living quarters with strangers in a hostel is always an eye-opening experience! There’s nothing quite like living in the same 16-bed dorm with people when it comes to seeing the best, and worst, of the human race. After years of doing just that, I’ve got a fair bit of an insight into the whole affair, so here are 8 types of people I believe you never want to meet in your hostel. Arguing Couples There’s nothing worse than being stuck in the middle of a domestic, especially if you don’t really know Read more

Backpacker Tax Survey Results

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On January 27th we released the backpacker tax survey. Two weeks later we have had 5,000 people complete the survey. Here is a basic snapshot of the results. If you knew about the Tax before coming to Australia would you consider doing a working holiday elsewhere?  Yes 89% Would you be deterred from doing fruit picking / harvest / 2nd year visa work if you were taxed 32.5% Yes 90% Will Paying 32.5% Deter You From Working in Australia Yes 89% Do you think this tax will deter future working holiday makers from visiting Australia?  Yes 95%  If you are interested in viewing the full results Read more

10 Best Places to Work in Australia

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Coming to Australia to work as well as holiday is such a great opportunity available to so many young people from around the world these days. Having been doing just that myself for the last 2 years, and having seen a lot of this great country, here are my 10 best places to work in Australia. Sydney The king pin of Australia, the bustling city of Sydney has a ton of opportunities and a wealth of things to enjoy in your free time. From office gigs, to sales work, hospitality stints, to tradesman shifts, there’s every chance you’ll land a Read more

Top Tips for a Road Trip in Australia

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Australia is a big country and doing an Aussie road trip can be an amazing adventure, no matter what age you are. However you need to know how to keep safe and sufficient in the event of a breakdown on your vehicle. Even if you’re a backpacker, a first time roadie or an experienced traveler in Australia. Every situation can be different and you need to ensure you are adequately prepared. We are now ready to complete our 3rd big adventure in Australia and we feel confident that our Top 6 Tips will help you be prepared for your trip. Read more

7 Big Surprises I Got When Travelling Australia

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Hardly classified as being off the beaten track in terms of backpacker tourism, I was pretty sure I’d know most things about Australia before I got here. I mean English-speaking, part of the Commonwealth and similar culturally and economically to the UK, what could I have been in the dark about? Turns out quite a bit! Here are 7 big surprises I got when travelling Australia. 1. That Winter Exists Down Under That’s right, not only do winters exist here, but they are cold too. I know, cold! This is especially true down in Victoria or South Australia where daytime temperatures Read more

20 Things That Seem Normal After Working on an Outback Cattle Station

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We all want to do something exciting for our regional work right? I was quite lucky with mine as I split it into two jobs with the first being on a race horse stud farm near the Gold Coast and the other half about about 5 months later on a cattle station in the outback about 700k inland from Townsville. These are just some of the things that we’re considered normal everyday life whilst working on the station. 1. Your next door neighbour could be an hours drive away. No joke, the station we worked on was 167,000 acres. Next Read more

5 Things You Probably Didn’t Expect To Find on The Great Ocean Road

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When people talk about the Great Ocean Road you instantly think of one of the most travelled, iconic roads in Australia and obviously the ocean and the beach. The Twelve Apostles, London Arch, Apollo Bay and Otway Fly, these are a few of the usual names thrown around and by all means do not miss these but there is far more to it, way off the beaten track. Whether you plan to visit The Great Ocean Road for three days or three weeks there is plenty to see. Here are some of those things that you don’t expect to see Read more

Top 10 Things to Do in Noosa, Australia

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One of the most popular holiday spots for Australians within their own country, I’ve been lucky enough to call the gorgeous coastal town of Noosa home on and off for almost a year now. Regularly described by both locals and visitors as a mini-paradise, this fantastic spot on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland certainly lives up to its region’s name, with gorgeous warm weather almost all year round. For a cold-detesting pommie this is great news and one of the things I love most about living here. The other is the healthy, outdoors lifestyle the sunshine promotes, I mean anywhere Read more

9 Types Of Backpackers You’ll Meet on Your Travels

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After travelling on and off over the past few years I’ve come across a fair few hostels and the weird a wonderful types of travellers you find in them. Here’s a list of some of the typical backpacker stereotypes you’re likely to come across in your travels at some point.   1. The Newbie   So these guys are fresh travellers usually freaking out at the whole shared mixed sex dorm situation and whether their belongings are going to get nabbed every five minutes. If they’re on their own they are usually really quiet or totally in your face asking Read more