While in Stockholm I stopped off at Scansen, the world’s oldest open air museum. The museum serves to show what different parts of Sweden looked like over time. Along with buildings there were several Rune Stone’s within the museum. The one above was one above was my favorites. Below is the writing from the accompanying sign post to explain it. Rune stone from Uppland bearing the signature of Asmund Karesson […]
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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...From Amsterdam to Berlin
My final day in another city and Amsterdam must have realised, as it turned on the sun for a change. With my camera in hand I set off to wander the suburbs and snap a few photos before that beautiful shine disappeared. Walking along canal after canal and stopping off at a little bakery for a bite to eat I was finally enjoying my time in Amsterdam. Sure hanging with […]
Travel Blogger Friday 25
This week I’ve got to make up for my lack of internet presence and thank a long time supporter of everything I have done so far. As a travel community everyone helps everyone, there is no (I hope) I’m better than you mentality. I do my best to return the RT’s on twitter or comments on my blog but recently I’ve found myself floundering in returning the good will bestowed […]
Vegemite vs Stephanie
Another of my fellow travel bloggers has finally stepped up to the plate and tried the vegemite I posted off to them before leaving Australia. This time its Stephanie from www.twenty-somethingtravel.com… who battled the vegemite monster. Want to know what she thought? well hit the play button below. The outcome… its not good but its not bad. I think I’m claiming that one as a win for Vegemite, and hey […]
Featured Photo: Eiffel Tower
Now that I’m all abroad and travelling around I have decided to introduce a featured photo from my travels. I hope to make it a weekly affair but lets just play it by ear shall we. This week is of course a photo of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. I know its touristy and the lines are generally long but c’mon its Paris how can you not visit it and […]
Resting Up in Amsterdam
When presented with yet another day of rain in Amsterdam I gave in. Pretty much all of my clean clothes were wet from yesterday and my exploring vs blogging ratio was out of proportion, so I opted for a work day. Finding out the hostel internet rate of 3 euro per hour, it was clear if I was working it wasn’t from there. A quick look about and I decided […]