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Backpackers Burn Quokka: Avoid $50,000 Fine and Jail Time

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  Two French Working Holiday Makers used a lighter and a deodorant can to burn a quokka. The abhorrent event occurred on April 3 at Rottnest Island. The two offenders, Thibaud Jean Leon Vallet, 24 and his cousin Jean Mickael Batrikian, 18 were fined $4000 each in Fremantle Magistrates Court They will be held in custody for 1 week or until their fine of $4000 is paid. A video was taken by Thibaud Jean Leon Vallet of the incident.The flame reached 30-centimetre in length singeing the quokka’s head and body. The tourists were seen laughing in the video after the Read more

9 Essential Items You Will Forget To Pack on Your Australian Working Holiday

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Once the big decision is made to up sticks and take up the exciting and sometimes daunting life of a backpacker suddenly there are lots of things to consider, packing is of course not the most glamorous or exciting element. Have you got enough pants? How many bikinis are too many? They sell shampoo there, why bother stocking up before leaving? Who needs a jumper, Australia is hot all the time right? And so the liturgy continues – however there are some items that are truly essential which often slip the mind due to their more mundane nature, or perhaps Read more

A Road Trip On The Great Ocean Road

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The Great Ocean Road-L. Bastien
The Great Ocean Road-L. Bastien

  I’ve heard one day: “A road trip on the Great Ocean Road? Seriously? It’s only rocks and heaps of water!” WHAT?! Well, it’s not entirely wrong, there’s a lot of water. But it’s so much more than that! Impressive cliffs, refreshing rainforest, beautiful beaches, hundreds of colours… This is definitely a must do trip for working holiday visa holders and backpackers that come to Melbourne! Some of you won’t have more than a day to dedicate to it, but if you can hire a campervan for a week or so, go for it! I’ve travelled along the Great Ocean Road (and Read more

5 Positions To Apply For!

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2nd year visa job

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

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

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?!

5 Reasons I Loved the Cricket

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As an American, cricket is fairly hard to come by- unless you’re talking about the insect, of course. While traveling in Europe, I met my boyfriend, an Englishman with a love of the game. Over the past three years, I’ve watched statistics float across the TV screen, heard both exclamations of excitement and grunts of disapproval, and have generally learned the ins and outs of the game through him, his brother, and stepfather. I even got to watch a bit of village level cricket over in England a few summers ago. However, it wasn’t until moving to Australia on a Read more

8 Wege von A nach B zu kommen-und dabei Spaß zu haben

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Festival backpacker job

Es gibt eine Millionen Wege zu reisen und die einzige Person, die die Antwort auf die Frage „wie?“ kennt, bist du, genau jetzt, in diesem Moment! Die Leute fragen dich, wie man „richtig“ reist? Die Antwort ist einfach – Es gibt kein richtig oder falsch! Es kann mit dem eigenen Auto fahren, per Anhalter, Fahrrad fahren, segeln oder zu Fuß gehen sein. Den Möglichkeiten sind keine Grenzen gesetzt. Die einzige Frage sollte lauten    : “ Wie kann ich auf dieser Reise so viele Erfahrungen sammeln, so viel Spaß haben und mich selbst so weit entwickeln wie es überhaupt nur möglich Read more