Yvonne·Aug 30From Australia to Estonia: A Friendship Across BordersBecause of the work arrangements last month, I finally found a break to give myself a short vacation. I had planned to visit a friend in…A response icon1A response icon1
Gigi L·Jul 21How to Use Your Working Holiday in Australia to Launch Your CareerThe traditional narrative around an Australian Working Holiday Visa (WHV) is predictable: land in Sydney, buy a beat-up campervan, pull…
Gigi L·Jul 19Cost of Living in Australia in 2026: My Real Monthly BudgetIf you open any news app in Australia right now, the headlines are almost identical: “Cost of living pressures push households to the…
Gigi L·Jul 14Australia Working Holiday Visa 2026: Is It Still Worth It?In 2026, the dream of “working holiday” in Australia feels different than it did five years ago. With the cost of living rising in cities…
Dee·May 4The Hotel Job That Fed Me Rainbow Trout and Left-Behind YoghurtTe Anau was supposed to be a quick stop. Sleep one night. Catch the Milford Sound tour. Move on.A response icon1A response icon1
Dee·May 1Two Weeks Cleaning Bunks in Greymouth (And Why I Loved It)Leaving Hamilton meant leaving steady income. My working holiday visa allowed me to work, but finding something short-term on the West…
Dee·Apr 16Strangers, Sand Dunes, and the Kindness I MissOctober 2010. I’d just landed in New Zealand with two university friends, and we decided to head north before settling into anything…
Dee·Apr 8The Best Travel Memories Aren’t Instagram Moments — They’re ThisWe packed four people into a car and decided to drive nowhere in particular. No research. No “must-see” checklist. Just “let’s see what’s…
Dee·Mar 22New Zealand Working Holiday: The Best & Worst 6 Months of My TwentiesIf you read the last instalment of this series, you’ll know that my New Zealand working holiday started with two weeks of eating raw…
