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July 11, 2018
Discovering the beauty of Australia on foot is a challenging experience, but if you want to try your hand as an adventurer, these challenges will be fulfilling. Several days in the wilderness with nothing, but your thoughts and the things you need to survive is a totally different experience from driving a car and sleeping […]
June 14, 2018
Since Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, natives tend to associate the Outback with emptiness, remoteness and huge distances. This is because they don’t know much about these beautiful places. The truth is that nature reigns supreme here, and so does freedom. The Australian Outback is not a precise location, […]
December 16, 2017
As an Englishman, citizen, getting my hands on a one-year working holiday visa for Australia was straightforward. In fact, it took a grand total of around four hours. But, as I wanted to extend my visa for a second year, I had to complete three months of ‘regional’ work. In short, I had to find a […]
September 30, 2017
Growing up in Cairns was idyllic. At the time, it was a small town that was just starting to understand its appeal to tourists. For families and children living there year round, this made for a backdrop that was peaceful and serene. But it also had quick and easy access to one of the greatest […]
August 11, 2017
I should probably warn you that everything in here wants to kill you – our tour guide, Stu, told us seconds before we stepped into Australia’s Daintree rainforest, in North East Queensland. I smiled indulgently. Two weeks of travelling in Australia and I’d realised that Australian folks have a strange sense of humour, which very […]
July 10, 2017
I was done with Perth even before I lost my job on that fateful Monday in June 2015. Having been there two and a half months, I was starting to tire of West Australia and longed to move on. Now that I needed to find a new job, I figured I might as well do […]
June 5, 2017
Western Australia has some of the world’s best coastlines to explore, and it is easy to get drawn into visiting all the amazing beaches and attractions without considering other parts of what Perth and Western Australia has to offer – like the Swan Valley. When I had my friend from Germany visit recently, she was […]
June 2, 2017
Sunshine, sand and fresh air! Growing up in the quiet city of Perth, Western Australia was as carefree and safe as you can imagine. It was a little town with big city dreams, and I was a little girl with dreams to match! Although Western Australia has a land mass over twice the size of […]
April 25, 2017
It’s easy to think of Sydney as a land that only exists in movies and TV shows. However, Sydney has this enchanting way of making you feel at home, even though it’s miles away from home! The first time I visited the city, I remember feeling like I had been there before. It was strangely […]
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