Our first challenge when we decided to quit our jobs and travel long term was how to raise the money for such a long vacation! After doing some research online I worked out we’d need about £9,000 each and that would need to be supplemented by work in Australia. Needless to say I didn’t have £9,000 […]
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We were worried Sydney was going to bankrupt us but we soon realised there are lots of fun and FREE things to do in and around the CBD. Here are 10 free things to do in Sydney! Museum of Contemporary Art Australia “Dedicated to exhibiting, collecting and interpreting the work of today’s artists”, the MoCA […]
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It’s getting to the time of year again when you have to start thinking about Valentines day. And no, being on the road doesn’t let you off the hook. Picking a good Valentines day gift is tricky at the best of times but its even harder if you’re on the road and you have to […]
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A recap of our spending in Asia highlighted that accommodation and food were our biggest expenses. And that was in a country where you can get a decent hotel room for less than a tenner and a curry for a few pounds. This got us thinking about how high our expenses were going to be in Australia. […]
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Lucky for us, and you, there are lots of free things to do in Melbourne. We’ve been in Melbourne for 4 weeks and had ample opportunity to explore the free attractions. We’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality and variety of free things to do in Melbourne. Here’s our top 8! 8. Visit the […]
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Singapore had been on our list for a while. We’d heard good things from a few people we’d met on our travels and decided to squeeze in 48 hours there before we headed to Australia. 48 hours in Singapore isn’t a lot of time! We did a bit of research before we arrived to make […]
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Before we left the UK we did lots of research into the cost of travelling in the countries we were planning to visit. It wasn’t big news to us that Australia was going to be our most expensive destination. The aim of this post is to give you some real time information on the cost of […]
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