Flissp84

Brilliant info especially about Melbourne, I fly out on the 30th aug got my first week booked in my hostel then will be on the job hunt for farm work. Need to get my second year visa app in before I turn 31 in march!! Have made notes about Vic market and house shares. One question about house shares where are they advertised?? Going to find easy pickings on fb like there pay an go from there it's all very exciting planning it all

Im 30 applied in jan turned 30 in march travelling out to oz in aug, plan to do my reginal work straight away so I can obtain my 2nd year whv before I turn 31........... hope your application gets accepted all the best

Can not wait my flights are booked now for the 30th Aug, I have gone through STA travel which are brilliant they have helped me out with flights, hostels everything really worth while speaking to them. So Melbourne here fliss comes. I have decided to do it slightly different and take my trip from Melbourne - great ocean road - adelaide - perth - broome then Darwin. If anyone has travelled to these places and have any info they would like to share feel free to. The more people share there stories the better. Cheers guys

Look on harvest trail it will tell you where you need to be for the harvest jobs also there is a job board.

Hi, I was the same nervous to travel by myself but ive done it! gone and got my visa and plan to travel on my own in July. Im lucky I have a few people I know out there but I want that freedom to go where I want when I want also I love my friends to much to let them undure a year with me travelling! Have you decided where you would like to go first? I'm heading to melbourne. get my reginal work out the way then its the great ocean road for me to adelaide. Good luck and happy travelling

Hi, I am heading to Melborne first hopefully to do my 3 month reginal work. I need some advice on my RSA. Can I get the certificate before I come to oz? I have 12 years bar experience and food waitress and cooking so I think this is the area best suited for me.

Sounds perfect for me shame I'm not there till July. Used to run a bar in uk.

This blog is brilliant, I check it every day for new piccies and updates. Im travelling out on my own in September and will be looking for regional work asap for my extension. Im still trying to decide where to land. Any advice where to land would be most appreciated. Looking forward to exploring this wonderful country.

Hello, Im travelling to Australia in Sept and plan to find work in January. I currently work in a call centre and have done for 12years. Please may you provide an email address that I can keep until I am in australia so I can email you my CV to see whether you have any positions available.

I'm lucky that I have a friend in Melbourne at the moment who is getting in touch with the company she did her regional work for and arranging hopefully a job for me when I arrive so I can get my visa extended straight away. I'm really wanting to slowly move up north and make that my home until I have to come back to the UK. To posy I was 27 when I decided to give my job up at a company I had worked for, for 6 years and travelled to Africa (Swaziland ) to see whether I would want to make a life there! Unfortunately it wasn't for me after 6 months and was lucky as my old company gave me my job back. Never regretted going!

Hi, My visa got accepted within 9 days of appying for it. I did have to have an xray as I had spent over 3months in Africa so they had to check that I didnt have TB. I plan to travel out on sept 6th! lucky for me I have a friend out there who is trying to arrange my 3month regional work so I can do that asap and get my 2nd year visa. Really looking forward to it! My plan is to do melbourne, perth and maybe Taz in the first year then travel up north to Cairns and Darwin for my second year! really want to get the true Oz experience.

brilliant advice guys thanks. The more and more I read things and hear from other travellers the more I am getting excited. My visa application has been submitted so just waiting to hear back from them. if anyone has any advice on where to Land as I am going to have to find A fruit picking job to get my second year visa would great. Just busy save, save saving. :biggrin:

Hi, I have decided in my 29th year if life to take a trip of a life time and backpack oz. I am currently sorting my visa out. How long do they take to come throug? (Internet application) im looking for any tips before travel like eat place to land, money, m first week out there any advice really. I'm going on my own as an older traveller how easy will it be to make friends? Any hints, tips and advice will be greatly appreciated.