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While the men focus on form the women focus on fashion, the spring carnival is an Australian tradition that offers over 60 days of racing throughout t leading up to the iconic Melbourne Cup. Food, wine, racing, many worlds collide the spring racing carnival and we’ve constructed this guide to make it easy for you understand the how, what, when’s and whys of the 2015 Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.   What are the main race meetings?     The main race meetings are held over three different race tracks. It kicks off at Caulfied, over to Mooney Valley and finishes Read more

They tell me that I’m lucky, I’m telling you that I am not. It would be luck, if one morning, I notice that a stranger paid my debts when I would consult my bank account. (Oh Dear, I would be more than happy!) It would be luck, if someone calls me to offer me a free world tour. Well, it is not my reality. They tell me that I’m lucky. My answer is as simple as this: I chose happiness.  So, I travel. The choice to leave despite the expectations There are probably a lot of excuses to stay trapped in our comfort zone. It is Read more

Australia; the one that rhymes with the big pay cheque, wildlife, the Working Holiday Visa … … Paradise for road trips, surf (and surfers) and sunburns. If everybody knows that a big wage also means a high cost of living, it’s so easy to forget about it. I arrived in Australia with my expectations, a bit of money and my plans… Snap!  Reality happened. I ended up being broke more than once. Is it possible to travel in Australia without The Big Budget? Yes, it is.   8 Ways to survive to Australia on a small budget: Shared accommodation: There are tons of Read more

There is a tiny line between my comfort zone and my discomfort. Okay. It might be a bit more than a tiny line. Okay. A creek.  A big creek. A big creek with a weird name (Australia, I am talking to you here!).  So, there is a creek between my comfort and my discomfort. What’s the big difference between a typical life and a backpacker’s life? The backpacker’s life comes with a lot of great travel stories… and a decreasing of standards. 16 things I would never do back home in my comfy pillow-life AKA the 16 things I only do when I Read more

  A visa, one year and a backpacker. What’s missing? Oh yeah… 88 days of regional work. How many backpackers dare to do their regional work? How many backpackers survive until the end? 88 days… So, basically, 3 months. 3 little months in a life, is it really a big deal? I thought so. I survived despite myself. My first experience in Bundaberg was painful surrounded by an awful wage and crappy conditions.  I left after 6 days (which didn’t count toward the 88 days required). Then, I became a dairy farmer in Victoria… and later, in the Tableland. I had to Read more

The moment where you’re in this state of mind and everything seems clear that this is what you’re meant to do. Even if you don’t know what the future holds, there’s peace in your heart knowing that everything will be okay, no matter what happens. I quit my glamorous advertising job in February 2013 to live (yet again) in another country; friends constantly ask how much money I have saved up, how long my break is before going back to the real world, where would I be, etc etc etc. Honestly, I did not have a clue. I did not Read more