With less than three weeks till I jet off to the other side of the world, I’ve been checking off the list of things to get finished/organised/freaked out about. The Easter long weekend was here so I decided to tackle my room and begin packing it up to move out. For weeks I’ve told myself this was going to be an easy task, don’t stress it. I mean I only […]
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Youth Mobility Visa Ultimate Guide
Over 3 years ago I posted about how to apply for a Tier 5 UK Youth Mobility Visa (previously called the working holiday visa) as an Australian. I’d struggled with finding the correct information so thought to share my experience with the world in the hopes it would help somebody else. The response to my posts has been nothing short of amazing since then so to all of you who’ve […]
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Moving To London
Moving to London was more daunting than any other move I’d ever undertaking in my life. Before I’d move to study or relocate to the city because it’s just what you do. But moving 2 hours drive from home or even another state in Australia is nothing compared to moving to London, one the biggest international cities around on the other side of the world. In the interest of helping […]
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Career Advice from Travelling
Career advice from travelling? I know what your thinking but go with me on this for a minute there’s a message in here. Some people look at travel and the people who do it and think WOW aren’t they lucky. Their off seing the Eiffel Tower in Paris, floating around in the Dead Sea or just enjoying a beer somewhere famous and you can’t help but be jealous of them. It’s […]
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Anzac Day at Gallipoli, Turkey
Anzac Day… one of the most solemn days for any Australian or New Zealander as we stop to remember our fallen soldiers at Gallipoli in Turkey during the First World War. The battle at Gallipoli lasted some 8 months between the Anzacs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) and the Turkish Ottoman’s who were allied with Germany at the time. On just the Australian side over 8000 lives were lost […]
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Bank Accounts and National Insurance Numbers
Before I planned my big moving to London adventure I was concerned about all the paperwork I’d have to fill out just to work here. Bank Accounts I understood, but the National Insurance Number seemed completely foreign to me. The National Insurance Number (think Tax File Number Australians) is required by your employer and while used for tax purposes it also gets you access to free health services should you […]
Read More...Easter Has Been Saved
Easter has been saved and the friendly little Easter Chick has been returned to his role helping the Easter Bunny. I’d like to thank everybody for the RT’s on Twitter and for sharing the competition across Facebook. I hope that if you took part in the competition that it was as much fun for you as it was for me creating it. I want to give a BIG BIG thank […]
Travel Blogger Friday 17
As backpackers, flashpackers, tourists… whatever we are, you try and do all sorts of amazing things while abroad. Some choose to drink their weight in beer. Others set a pace only a sprinter could match, visiting every museum and attraction they can find. Sabiina over at www.solofemaletraveler.com took it a step further and recently spent the night in a haunted room no less. Now I’m not superstitious but the thought […]
Another Reason to Wander a City
Wandering off while travelling is something I can’t wait to do, just me and my day pack, exploring the area I find myself in. Seasoned backpackers reel off amazing stories from moments about when they got lost or just went for a walk. I too want those same adventures and stories but knew I must wait my turn. Then the other week I found my first story, and all I […]
Mail Redirection, Bills and More
Getting ready to travel is full of awesome firsts. Buying the backpack, the plane ticket and booking your first hostel to name just a few. You can get lost in the excitement and forget the less than attractive loose ends you need to sort out. I’ve been putting this off for weeks, always thinking I still have time. Now that I’m down to the business end of my trip planning […]
Travel Blogger Friday 16
We all travel, some for pleasure, others for work and even more for the night life. But how many travel and stop to volunteer? and then how many people travel, volunteer and want to run a marathon or two while they’re at it huh? Yeah pretty unique eh. Well Laura from www.awanderingsole.com is doing all three. She’s actually not long finished the Rome Marathon and has a few more planned […]