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Moving to Australia: Choosing a Local Mobile Provider
Anytime you are heading abroad for an extended amount of time, it makes sense to get your cell phone switched over to a local setup. This tip is specifically targeted to those moving abroad to Australia, whether as a permanent expat or a short-term working holi
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Movies About Australia: Part 2
In case part 1 of the movies about Australia series wasn’t enough, I’ve put together yet another list of movies that cover bits and pieces of the land Down Under. These movies are great for getting into the Aussie spirit or learning about the cultur
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Australia’s Big Things: The Big Cassowary in Mission Beach
In tropical Queensland, especially in the area around Mission Beach, it is possible to see one of the most unique and intriguing birds. They are big, flightless, and somewhat resemble a dinosaur. This is the cassowary, a protected species of bird with a bright
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The Australian Akubra Hat
The Akubra is an iconic piece of rural Aussie gear. With its wide brim, these hats are especially important for those working in the bush and the outback to protect their heads, necks and ears against the harsh elements. Besides protection, the hat was used as
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Sydneys Wildlife Parks
Australia has a number of features that make it a unique place to visit, and of course, you’ll want to see them all. However, that’s not always possible given your holiday time or your reason for visiting in the first place. Perhaps you have busine
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One Day in St. Kilda Itinerary
If you’ve only got one day to spend in the beachy Melbourne suburb St Kilda, make it a Sunday: it’s when the locals come out to eat, drink and play.
Breakfast at The Galleon:
It’s been a St Kilda institution since the 1980s—I found it listed
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Movies About Australia: Part 3
Good movies can transport us to a place, which is why I have been putting out lists of movies for future Australia travelers to watch before heading Down Under. These movies give insight into the place, the people, the culture, the history, the language or the
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Australia’s Big Things: The Big Croc in Wyndham
Crocodiles, and we’re talking the fiercely gigantic salt-water kind, have a home in several areas around Australia, especially in the estuaries that surround the area of Wyndham.
Wyndham is the most northern point in Western Australia (3440km northeast of
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Luxury Hotels with Sydney Opera House View
The Sydney Opera House sits on the harbour’s edge, a place it has called home since 1973. With its award-winning design, it has both become an UNESCO World Heritage listed site and an icon for the land Down Under. In other words, you can&
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Moving to Australia: Lessons Learned Searching for a Flat
You’ve decided to move yourself over to the land of Oz. Aweeeeesome. You’re doing yourself a favor making the move to Australia, whether it’s full-time or just for a working holiday, because you’ll get to experience the beauty of this f
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Australia’s Big Things: The Big Lobster in Kingston South East
Australia’s Big Things: The Big Lobster in Kingston South East
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The story of this big thing dates back to 1979 when it was opened by the South Australia Premier. The Big Lobster has a rather gargantuan size reaching 17 meters tall, 15.2 meters long and 13.7 meters wide, and of
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Aussie Language Differences Involving Pronunciation
When it comes to the Aussie language, it is sometimes just the pronunciation of a word that can throw you off (especially if you’re American like me). The word can actually be spelled in the exact same way, yet still come out sounding like something forei
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Moving to Oz: Resources for Finding a Flat in Australia
In the last post on finding a place to stay in Australia (for more long-term endeavors), I talked about the lessons I learned involving the apartment market here in Sydney. This post is going to be just a little bit more specific and talk about the resources t
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7 Islands in Australia That Make Perfect Holiday Locations
Hamilton Island was recently visited by Oprah on her wander Down Under, but most Australia travelers know about the island’s fame for many other reasons. For one, it is a part of the glorious Whitsunday Islands, a unique space of Great Barrier Reef ocean
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Moving to Oz for a Working Holiday: How to Find a Job
No two working holiday experiences are ever the same, even when it comes to finding a job in the land Down Under. Still, there are some good tips to pay attention to when you finally move to Australia for a year or two and need to start earning an income.
The f
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My Top 5 Marrickville Cafes
Sydney’s Inner West is chock-full of great cafes. Each has its own distinct personality, like the people that make up this great city. My neighborhood of Marrickville is no exception. Here are my top 5 cafes in Marrickville, in no particular order, since
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The Big Park Bench in Broken Hill: One of Australias Big Things
There’s an outback town just on the edge of New South Wales that is home to another one of Australia’s big things. This town, Broken Hill, is an old silver mining town with an overwhelming amount of “hotels” (of the drinking kind) per c
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Things to Do on a Rainy Day in Sydney
Sydney, or Australia for that matter, is not the type of place where you expect rain… loads of rain. Unfortunately, this past year has been one of the wettest in decades, and that means any would-be traveler to Sydney may have to deal a little bit here an
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How to Get from Sydney to Perth
Sydney and Perth are at two separate ends of the country of Australia – a driving distance separated by nearly 4000 kilometers of some of the most barren and inhospitable land to grace the earth. As one can expect, getting from Sydney to Perth i
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Getting to Perth from Melbourne
The process of getting from Melbourne to Perth is quite similar to that of getting from Sydney to Perth, but still I think it’s great to cover the topic in a post of its own. The main difference when going from Melbourne to Perth is that m
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