Safety comes 1st as they say

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [369]

Safety. When travelling your own personal safety and the safety of those you are travelling with is an important factor. When visiting a foreign country everything is new and it may take a while to settle in and familiarize yourself with the ... Read more >

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Working in New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [454] | Comments [3]

Working Holiday Visas Obtaining a Working Holiday Visa for New Zealand is pretty similar to the Australian Working holiday visa; both are designed to help you find casual work that allows you to keep your funds topped up and ultimately your traveling ... Read more >

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Some tips when Travelling

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [271]

A Permanent Address When living and working in Australia you may find that having a permanent address is pretty useful. Although, when living in a hostel you can still receive post, it can sometimes be unreliable and what happens ... Read more >

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Is it a bird, Is it a plane, nah... its just the Greyhound

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [221]

Transport As you have probably heard or seen Australia is a pretty huge country. It can take at least 12 hours to drive from Sydney to Melbourne. However, looking on a map it can be hard to believe that it takes this long. It is for this very ... Read more >

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Fancy working in Australia? Tips for Working Holiday Visas

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [707]

Working Holiday Visas For those of you planning to work and play in Australia then finding a visa to suit your needs can be time-consuming and perhaps a little daunting. Below is a simple guide to the Working holiday visa so take a sneeky peek and ... Read more >

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That all important beauty sleep!

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [238]

Accommodation When travelling you may find yourself staying in some, hmm how can we say this “Interesting" places. You may have the time of your life and meet some fantastic people alternatively; you may experience rude and ... Read more >

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Tax, Super and all that confusing jargon!

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [2393] | Comments [4]

Money Matters So you have either outwardly chosen to come and work here or have suddenly realised that in order to see more, do more and of course party more then you need to start earning some cash to fund this travelling lifestyle. But if learning ... Read more >

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Travelling in New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [191]

Travelling in New Zealand Much the same as Australia, New Zealand is another popular destination for Working-holiday makers like yourself. Therefore, there are a variety of ways to move around the country and researching the best one for you is ... Read more >

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Money, Tax and all that Jazz

NEW ZEALAND | Thursday, 29 Nov 2007 | Views [385]

Here's the low-down to Tax and IRD numbers in New Zealand . IRD Yes, another confusingly shortened word that means nothing to working holiday visitors. An IRD number is like a TFN in Australia. This is a unique number issued to you by Inland Revenue.... Read more >

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