Category: Australia
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Tips for those who want to go to Australia
Some folks were asking about my working holiday experience in Australia. Although I’ve written a few articles about the working holiday visa itself, I thought I’d put together some advice for those who are thinking about it but still unsure. This is a rather lengthy article and is divided into three parts: getting around, money,…
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The Great Australian Grape Harvest
My first job in Australia would be as a tractor driver for The Great Australian Grape Harvest. After my Outbackpackers experience, I was shipped to South Australia just south of the Barossa Valley wine region. Harvesting I suppose you’re just dying to know all about the grape harvest. How do they get that succulent bottle of…
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My First Australian Interview
It had to happen some time, the sooner the better so I’d know whether or not I had the job. My first interview in Australia. As always, I was pretty nervous. I mean, what do you say to an Australian farmer? Although my family boasts a proud agricultural history, I’d never really worked with many…
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Coonabarabran, Australia: Outbackpackers and The Art of Farming
We were picked up on a Sunday morning by one of folks who helps out every now and then. It was a diverse group, quite a few folks from Britain, some Germans, a French guy, an Irish girl and, me, the 13th man. Thirteen in total, some hungover, others wide-eyed at the experience, some thinking…
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Winnipeg, Canada to Sydney, Australia: The Working “Holiday” Begins
Packing last minute, I left Winnipeg and was bid adieu by my father and oldest niece who dropped me off at the airport. It was a tearful goodbye and I swear it gets harder to leave Winnipeg every time. But, work needed to be done and adventure needed to be had, so off I went…