The phrase goes “hindsight is a wonderful thing”.
It’s very true.
I shouldn’t have bought that.
I shouldn’t have said this.
The same is true of a one certain part of my Australian adventure. A part that is rather fundamental to the whole thing – my working holiday visa.
Over the last few weeks I’ve learnt alot about being a backpacker whose running low on funds.
At one point I was nearly down to my final $1000. I simply forgot to check my bank balance and did alot of driving around to The Quikky Pro and Noosa which burnt a hole in my pocket.
So last night over 100 bus touts, receptionists, pancake makers and all other manner of staff from Byrons hostels descended on Aquarius bar for an industry party.
Australia is a vast country covered by a variety of landscapes – from tropical rainforest and crystal white beaches to barren red soiled outback…and even snow capped mountains.
And with a variety of landscape comes an equally diverse way of travelling across them. So this weeks Top Ten Tuesday features the Top 10 Ways to Travel Australia.
Life in Byron is pretty sweet these days.
The suns still shinning, the surf still pumping and I’m still working.
I have a paid job working for the infamous Cheeky Monkeys (alongside Nick, who’s helping me with this post), but it’s not the paid work that actually works out the bets for me. Sure the dollar is helpful – but it’s my second job thats actually giving me the ultimate in backpacking perks.
Following on from the Part one yesterday I continue with a few words of advice on planning your trip to Oz.
In Part 2 I’m going to be bantering about BUDGETTING, INSURANCE and BANK ACCOUNTS.
So lets get stuck in…
Well the last 24 hours in my world have been pretty freaking awesome :)
Yesterday marked another big milestone in my year down under – the halfway mark of my 12 month working holiday visa.
And an occasion like that deserves a bit of a party!
And after 3 days of filming the first chapter in my fledgling movie career is over!LOL!
And I’m $150 better off.
So the job hunting here in Byron is a bit of an obstacle course.
Jobs here are either for locals only or heavily contested.
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