People post only the good things on the social media, but I think, that especially for long term travellers, it seems a bit strange that people never post anything bad or sad thats happening. Apparently no one is ever homesick or sick at all? Nothing ever goes wrong and of course they always have good food? Please.
It was a hot afternoon following a late night of drinks in the garden with friends. I was expecting the day to be lazy and uneventful, filled with reading, writing, snacking, and napping, all in my pajamas. Only moments after rubbing my freshly opened eyes, my boyfriend announced that we’d be going to watch the cricket. To be honest, the thought of sitting outside in the blistering heat to watch a sport that took, in my opinion, far too many hours to complete seemed dreadfully daunting. However, being the sports and competition lover that I am, I agreed to pull Read more
St Patricks Day is an institution with millions of people, backpackers and working holiday makers worldwide using the day to sink some pints and get involved in banter. If you’re not Irish he’s 5 things to take note of once the craic begins. 5. Ensure it’s a good pint Make sure you the head is white on your pint. Nothing worse than a syrupy brown coloured pint. If your’s is no good move on to the next bar. 4. Don’t Think You Can Pull Off An Ascent Just because you can put on an Irish accent doesn’t mean Read more
Do you know any Irish people back home or on a working holiday visa? Aren’t they all the craic and great banter. Well they’ve taken it to a new “big high” in the motherland, they’ve temporally legalised class A drugs in ireland. An emergency session of parliament has been called to pass legislation to recriminalise the drugs which is to be held today or tomorrow in Ireland. Article 15 of the Irish constitution stipulates that the Oireachtas ( Irish parliament) has the sole privilege of creating new laws. This is completely true and not some St Patricks day bar story! Read more
Located less than 2 hours south of Melbourne, Phillip Island is a perfect destination to relax for a couple of days. Phillip Island has everything for the backpacker looking for things to do or for the working holiday makers quick get away! Beautiful beaches, nature walks, local fauna and sightseeing, helicopter flights. Here’s a list for you of some of the best things to do on Phillip Island for an amazing weekend! 4. Soak up the nature Like the rest of Australia, Phillip Island has many National Parks and offers a lot of different beautiful nature walks. There’s various Read more
I always had a vague idea of what Australia would be like when I was growing up. Beyond the typical images of kangaroos bouncing around and boomerangs zinging past, I pictured the country as sitting in the center of a never-ending rain of sun rays. After being granted my first Working Holiday Visa in January, I couldn’t wait to book my flight and come to the land of sunshine and warmth. Although I didn’t know it at the time, I picked a great city enjoying the sunshine while simultaneously being cooled down by the energetic winds- I didn’t know that Read more
As an Englishman, Australia is awfully far away from home. Fourteen thousand, four hundred and twenty kilometres from the village in which I grew up, to Perth, where I live now. In truth though, I haven’t lived in England for many years – nearly five – since leaving university. After graduating with a degree in mathematics, I didn’t feel like I was ready to enter the corporate world of finance. Instead, I wanted to teach English, volunteer somewhere I had never been, and work a ski season so that I could improve my board skills. As chance would have it, I Read more
My oldest friend Ani (we’ve known each other for 25 years) and I had the dream to go to “Lawaii”. Which is Los Angeles (LA) and Hawaii in one trip (we even wanted to make our own shirts for that). We were born in the same year, she’s a November kid and I’m January. We couldn’t go to the States before we both were 21 (the alcohol laws). When finally, we reached the legal age of drinking in the US, I started working so it was hard to get time off. Ani then headed off to Australia for a gap Read more
Believe it or not, Asia isn’t all bright lights, busy streets and death-trap traffic. Yes, restless cities like Bangkok and Beijing are renowned for their heady mix of chaos and culture, but there’s also plenty of places to visit when you need to take a well-earned break from the madness. Don’t get me wrong, we backpackers love the madness, but let’s face it, the constant sea of people and endless partying can be pretty exhausting after a while. So, when you need to recharge your batteries and get some down time, here’s where to make your escape and chill out Read more
The famous Blue Mountains: breathtaking views, surrounding nature, it seems to be the ideal destination for a one-day experience. Only 2 hours from the city, the place is far enough to escape the busy Sydney CBD and dive into a complete different atmosphere. This is an absolutely must-do trip for all working holiday visa holders that comes to Sydney, and you probably agree with that, but I know people who have been living there for years and have never visited this magical place! So for all of you who are still not sure if it’s worth it or not, let Read more
