Backpackers Blog
If you genuinely have a love for children and wish to make a sea change in your life, au pairing in Australia is a great place to start. The location for starter – tops! Home to 10,000 beaches, reputation for…Read more 
As you’ve probably noticed, Australia is a HUGE country, with distances covering up to 4000 kilometres across the country from Sydney to Perth. So what is the best way to get from city to city, especially if you are covering…Read more
Have you been browsing the many job postings on our backpacker job board that require a stable hand? You’ll often find them in our farm jobs category. Wondering if you could do it? To work as a stable hand in…Read more
So, lets assume you are going to be in Australia for around about a year. This is a good amount of time to be able to really explore the country and stay a while in various cities or towns. It…Read more
Have you ever been to the Melbourne fringe festival? There is a certain buzz around the town late September, early October each year that brings to life an eclectic jumble of performers, scattered in venues all over town. They are…Read more
The jury is still out on the answer to this age old backpackers question. Most would say that summer is obviously the best time to visit the country. Temperatures sore to the high 30’s (around the 100 mark for those…Read more
As a traveller, what is the most fun you can have in Sydney, whilst working over the summer school holidays? Living and Working in Sydney Let’s be honest, Sydney is not the cheapest place to spend your days lazing on…Read more
As taking your work with you where ever you go has become more of the norm these days for international travel, it’s no wonder spaces have popped up to accommodate the digital nomad, where technology is not left behind, but…Read more
We know that Backpackers often travel on a budget. We also know that you can cross a huge distance on your journeys, often traveling from one side of Australia to the other, or from the top to the bottom, stopping…Read more
One of the best ways to ensure you are gathering unique travel experiences when you wander through Australia, is to take part in something that A- makes you feel good, B- is fun, and C-you may not do at home.…Read more
If the terms Permie and WWOOFers make a cartoon question mark appear above your head and you wonder if you dare look that up on Google as it could lead to something unsanitary turning up on your computer screen, don’t shut down…Read more
Melbourne gets very excited at racing season, sweepstakes are held in every business and social group across the city, not to mention the real bets placed in dimly lit T.A.B betting shops in local suburbs and in town. But that’s…Read more