Australia News
Working Holidays
Was watching one of those awful travel shows, like Getaway, for about 5 minutes last night. Normally I can’t stand these shows but this time I saw a URL for a resource I thought might be helpful:
Working Holiday Guru is a site for Aussie travellers listing all the countries that offer working holiday visas and the basic requirements needed and how to go about applying for it. Nice to have all the info in one place.
Alas I’ve only got about 5 months worth of eligibility left before I cross over into “too old” territory, but for any of you …
Date: October 7th, 2003 | 1 comment
Hostels to get star ratings
“You need not squirm amid rats, bed bugs and dope-smoking backpackers and call it a holiday ever again.
The federal Minister for Tourism, Joe Hockey, launched a star ratings system last night to sort out Australia’s burgeoning backpacker industry.”
Hostels to get star ratings
Personally, I think this is a good idea. The cost to the hostel owner (A$100) is not prohibitive and anything that gives the backpackers more information about what they can expect from the hostel is a good thing.
What do you reckon?
Date: May 1st, 2003 | 2 comments
One Night in Bangkok...
…makes a hard man humble.
Actually, it’s more like four nights, but this song always pops into my head when I think of Bangkok. I leave today to meet up with BootBoyz Sean and Nick for a few days of catching up and planning ahead.
We’ve set up a site to post our adventures to. Not quite ready yet, but keep an eye on this link: ThaiBlog.com.
Date: August 27th, 2003 | 6 comments