Hi All!
My name is Jade and I am 24 and looking to travel to Australia in March next year. I have wanted to do it for ages but finally plucking up the courage to actually do it and was hoping to get some answers/advice as it will be my first time travelling and alone!
I am thinking of booking my flights through STA travel as they do a discounted rate for people under 26 has anyone had any experience of this?
I am thinking at the moment of starting out in Melbourne au pairing potentially and then doing some travelling when the weather picks up a bit hoping to go to Sydney, the east coast, Brisbane and Cairns and then think about doing my 2nd year, does anyone know if the NZ visa is classed as separate to the AUS one and if you have to do farming work to be eligible to go over there on a whv?
How much in advance should I book accommodation in hostels if I decide against au pairing?
and my final question is how much money is ok to take with me and does it cost to transfer money from my UK account to an Australian bank? I am thinking of taking around £2500-3000 not including flights, visa, insurance etc and also saving £4000 to leave at home for my car etc for a year, hopefully this will be enough.
Look forward to hearing from you