Travelling has been an amazing experience for me so far. I’ve met truly great people and seen so much that I’m still trying to comprehend just how lucky I am to be doing what I’m doing. So with all this happening before me its hard to keep up with everybody else that for so long before my trip was a source of information, support and just out for a good […]
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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 […]
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Before I departed Australia for my journey to Europe I sent off some lovely care packages of vegemite to some friends abroad. I had high hopes for my friends to really embrace the experience and found myself eagerly waiting for them to try it. One friend was Candice from www.candicedoestheworld.com who was nice enough to make up a video of the experience for everyone. You can find the post she […]
Amsterdam in the Rain
Generally I love the sound of waking up to the rain. Your all snuggled up in your comfy bed, the heater is going, and for me I just want to curl up on the couch and watch a movie and pig out on good food. When your waking up in a dorm room full of old men, the bed your sleeping in is far from comfy and your in a […]
Touchdown Amsterdam
Arriving in Amsterdam meant learning how to get around in another city, finding my hostel and trying to find some new friends to explore with. Turns out finding a new friend was the easy part. As I stood up from my seat to get off the train, not 4 seats away looking right back at me was my friend Sofia from Spain. We shared a dorm room from my first […]
Travel Blogger Friday 23
It’s funny to think but I’ve actually been on the road for about 25 days now. That means I’m hitting the turning point in my trip and will begin winding my way back towards the UK and towards a job (I hope). It certainly doesn’t seem like that long, but true enough my current adventure has reached the point of where I need to think about working again. Lucky for […]
Resting and Sightseeing in Brussels
Waking up after another long day on my feet I found my body rebelling against me. It didn’t want to wake, my feet ached and I had a longing to be sitting on the couch at home watching TV. I knew I couldn’t have my couch so I improvised and settled on my dorm bed. Over the next 3-4 hours I caught up on the happenings of the internet while […]