Chiara Giannetti Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hi everyone My name is Chiara and im from Ayrshire and work in Glasgow, ready to quit my job in around 6 months time and start my backpacking in Oz and then see where it takes me! Hoping to arrive in Australia around February/March, still not sure a best time or place to start for that matter. Going to have a good read at all of your posts to get a good idea of where to begin on planning my travels. Hope to speak to you all soon, thanks! P.s I CANNOT WAIT!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hey chiara! Im from scotland too Where are you heading? I arrive in sydney in November Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiara Giannetti Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 oh great nice to speak to someone so close! im not sure yet just beginning to plan out my journey why have you chosen Sydney to begin with may i ask? November is so close you must be so excited I seen in someones post you mentioned the helpx website, i checked it out its amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hi Chiara, my Daughters best friend here in Perth has the same last name as you. I wonder if you're related? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiara Giannetti Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Wow, i havent ever met anyone else with the same second name as me unless there related! my father was from Italy I wonder! how interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Feb/March will be very, very hot. Maybe wait until April? Depends how much walking around etc you tend to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Im from lanarkshire so fairly near you! I was going to go to perth first but ended up signing up for a intro week in sydney. Plus I want the first things i experience to be places like the harbour. Starlights right - it'll be really hot for scottish people but im just blocking it out my head or else I'll end up not coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misskayleigh Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hi Chiara, I'm arriving in Sydney at the end of January, so you're not far behind me :-). I can't wait either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiara Giannetti Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 I quite like the heat, hopefully I can handle it haha. Aww cool Stacey what intro week are you doing? I was thinking of doing on of the gapyear360 programmed to guarantee me a job for the 12 months but not sure if I should! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiara Giannetti Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Hi kayleigh you can let me know how it is maybe you could give me some advice are you doing any kind if programmer or just going for it and finding a job when you are over? Sounds like Sydney is a good place to start, I've only just started planning so I don't have a clue what I'm doing yet haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Mines Is the gap year one too but I didn't do it for jobs because I don't believe any company can guarantee a job. I've read it's illegal to take money to find someone a job but I could be wrong on that one. Im just doing it for the company and activities. At least you handle the heat lol I dont! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misskayleigh Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Hi kayleigh you can let me know how it is maybe you could give me some advice are you doing any kind if programmer or just going for it and finding a job when you are over? Sounds like Sydney is a good place to start, I've only just started planning so I don't have a clue what I'm doing yet haha Hi . Yeah sure I can! I'm kind of going at it full on and only planning my first two week ands seeing where it takes me. Doing it all on my own, I've read that programmes are really good for the social side(like Stacey is doing) but not for much else. I think for me, I change my mind on programmes and set up packages when I was going to pay someone to apply for my visa for me and on a whim decided to do it myself, it was so easy, I then thought 'wow I could of paid an extra £80 to get someone to do it for me'. I then decided to do it all on my own and hope to meet people when i get there If you need any advice on the way, don't be afraid to ask, we're all in the same boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiara Giannetti Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 I'll have a look at the gap year programmer see what that is all about . I'm going on my own as well, eeeeek! Makes it scarier eh haha will be such an adventure though I'm guessing you just book a hostel for a couple if weeks and in those weeks try your dam hardest to get a job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Yeah that's basically what I'm going to do - got group week thing planned and I've paid for a second week in that same hostel. Im full on looking for a job after my first week. If I can't find anything then I'll have to move on and hope I find one elsewhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiara Giannetti Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Would you just get buses/trains and move around till you find one? That sounds good, can't wait to hear how it goes for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 I guess so! I can't drive so would need to be the bus lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misskayleigh Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I'll have a look at the gap year programmer see what that is all about . I'm going on my own as well, eeeeek! Makes it scarier eh haha will be such an adventure though I'm guessing you just book a hostel for a couple if weeks and in those weeks try your dam hardest to get a job? That's exactly my plan I'm going to enjoy one to two weeks 'holiday time' then plow into looking for a job, who knows where lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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