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The Australian Ski Holiday – But Should You?
*Please note, prices are listed in AUD, and are only correct as of the time of my research. Prices fluctuate heavily throughout the year. Dates for research were selected randomly during the ski season, excluding weekends and holiday times. Prices listed are only to give you a rough idea, and should you follow the links,…
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What to do When You’re at the End of Your Rope
Sometimes, alas, that time will come around. Whether you’ve found yourself in a pickle in a short term stint, or your long term exploring has become royally f***ed. The money’s running out, you haven’t found work, your roommates are crazy, you’re just losing your mind and need to recalibrate. You can always rush home, but…
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Snowy Mountains to Adelaide
What a long haul. As we’ll discuss in another post, I just spent 3 months living in the Australian Snowy Mountains! And although it was lovely (or was it?) it’s time to move on. So move on we did! Although we wanted to take our time and see Tasmania on the way down, I ended…
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Want to Spend Your 20s Traveling?
For the last two years, I’ve been a full time traveler. Knowing what I know now, it would have been SO easy to start right after high school! But I didn’t have the funds, the skills, or the confidence to do it… But you can. You so can! Give me five minutes to prove it…
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Things to do Before Your Australian Work Holiday
I certainly could have been more prepared. So learn from my struggles! Get the right work experience The work holiday life here is not what it used to be. Jobs are getting harder and harder to get, even for locals. So! Beef up your resume in the right way and you’ll be a lot more…
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Where to Start Your Australian Work Holiday
After spending the last year and a half in Australia, I have a few tips to share. The most important one when it comes to being successful here, relates directly to your day one. If you’re coming with money and are planning to travel around before working, or have the funds to land work whenever…
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The One Where They Go Line Dancing: Life in the Snowy Mountains
Jindabyne has been a rollercoaster. Because there’s very little snow this year, the tourist economy is doing exceptionally poorly, and the season workers that have come from anywhere and everywhere aren’t making enough money to feed themselves. I’ve had a good mix of days where I want to be anywhere else, and days where I…
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A Single Day in Sydney
We had. One. Day. And we saw actually quite a bit of the city, and loved every second. In fact, Sydney was so great, that after over a year of wishing I was anywhere but Australia, one day in Sydney had me considering my visa extension options. We started bright and early, leaving Wake Up…
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The Whos In Whoville
So the next adventure has begun. We arrived a week ago now in the Snowy Mountains of Australia, with new roommates and new jobs. What I can say so far, is that this is my first time having roommates I actually really like – rather than roommates I hide from or continuously fight with. Now,…
