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5 Positions To Apply For!

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Everyones looking for work, here’s four hot jobs exclusively at Working Holiday Jobs. If you don’t like what you see simply check out the job board any time! Native German, French and English Speakers Needed in Sydney Pay – $22.78 – $25.75/hr Modern Call Centre Free private company gym & classes Task include responding and following up on inbound customer enquiries by e-mail, telephone, or chat in a timely manner. Great working environment Daily perks such as coffee, soft drinks, fruit etc. *Backpackers, Australian citizens, Students can apply Apply Now Bar Staff Needed in Melbourne Bar is known for its Read more

My Australian Experience: Ups & Downs

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So you’ve booked your flights, saved up your travel money, said your goodbyes, and your now heading on your way to Australia for a trip of a lifetime. The brochures suggest nothing but fun, new friends, famous land marks, valuable life experiences, sunshine, and great opportunities to earn whilst you travel. Is this the actual reality though? By and large, yes. Australia has not only brought me special memories of visiting some of the most fascinating places on earth with like minded people. It has also taught me valuable life lessons, from finding work in a strange new city, to Read more

Car Relocation! A backpackers best friend

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When I first heard of a car relocation I was skeptical. I thought for sure it had to be too good to be true. I go online and look at vehicles that need to go from one city to another and for a minimal price per day ( usually around 5.00), usually a large KM’s allowance and occasionally fuel included I get the privilege of driving this brand new rental car. Seemed fishy! Our Situation We finished our time in Adelaide and wanted to drive the Great Ocean Road. We had a 1991′ Ford Festiva which did well for getting Read more

Applying for a Visa in Australia

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A Working Holiday Visa allowing me to spend the next year enjoying the beaches, exploring the vast country of Australia and making a little cash to make it all possible. Using an Agent I used VISAFIRST but there are many great companies out there offering working holiday visas. Look around, ask around and find one that works for you. Applying Applying for the 417 visa was easier than writing this blog. It took less than 48 hours to process and the company I chose did a lot of the work for me. They applied for a bank account and tax Read more

First Time Backpacker

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New Year's Eve 2013 by the Harbour Bridge, Sydney

3 months and counting… Yup, the time has flown by. Already a quarter of the 1-year working holiday visa spent living by the beautiful Bondi Beach, Sydney.  But that has come to an end; on to new adventures and meeting new people. I’m heading out of the city to complete some of the infamous “fruit picking” work you hear amongst working holiday makers – complete 88 days of regional work and you can be eligible for another year on the working holiday visa. Why wouldn’t you? Another year in paradise?! Done. About Me I’m Krista.. Recent uni graduate from Canada, Read more

10 Things You Need To Know About Scooters in Thailand

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Driving a scooter in Thailand is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get around, especially on the Islands. It’s easy enough to arrange a rental, just show them your passport, pay and drive off. Still, there are a few facts you should consider before renting. You need a good scooter. Check tyres, breaks, if anything is bent, take pictures of cracks and scratches. If you don’t do that, they might screw you over and make you pay repairs. Even worse, you can’t break or steer properly and put yourself (and others) in danger.   Go around and compare Read more

8 Ways To Stay Fit While You Travel

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When one is backpacking round the world there’s all sorts of sights to take in, adventures to have, cuisines to sample and of course the endless amount of transport to take. Often the backpacking lifestyle involves a lot of loitering about waiting for buses, wandering night markets choffing down exciting looking and unpronounceable local delicacies whilst still wanting to look as hot as possible in all those beach pictures and not becoming a puffing red mess on a short hike to the local monastery on the hill! Staying fit on the road can be a challenge especially if you’ve never Read more

One Month In “The Cross”

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I cant really get into my month in the Cross before briefly explaining what brought me to Australia in the first place. My name is Matt, I’m 25, and I moved here from Southern California in August of last year. Finished school back home (for the most part) got into an industry I loved, and got comfortable at a job. Worked at a… I have an idea, lets skip the boring stuff and get to the meat of this topic. Long story short, I got complacent, panicked, and bought a working holiday visa and a one-way to Sydney with one Read more

Hobart Voted Worlds Most Liveable City

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With the never ending search to find the best place to live and work in Australia / the world a ground breaking new result has determined Hobart as the worlds most liveable city. The runners up and top 10 will be announced later this afternoon but for now here’s why Hobart won. Lifestyle The hobart lifestyle is relaxed and honest, which promotes a simplistic but beautiful way of life. With the garden fresh air, abundance of jobs on offer there’s something for everyone in Hobart. Sports The AFL makes regular trips to Hobart, with 3 games scheduled for 2015 amongst Read more

Don’t Pay Your Rent

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How good is being told by the city of Sydney to not pay your rent! Well this is what has happened to residents of a building in Sydney, which included working holiday makers. Told by the government of new south wales not too pay their rent. So money from their working holiday job might just last a little bit longer! The key issue for the residents will be getting their bond back.     Have you ever been in a situation like this?!