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How to Extend your Australia Working Holiday for a Second Year

Australia has a unique working holiday program in that it allows you to be eligible to extend it for a second if you do 3 months of specified regional work within your first year visa. From how to apply to our advice looking for regional work (and our personal experience doing the 88 days), check out our guide if you're thinking about extending your time in the land down under.

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10 Differences Between Living in Thailand VS the UK

From the cost of living, embracing bidets and navigating the rules of the road, living in Thailand presents many daily cultural changes from life in the UK and the greater Western world. Apart from the obvious difference in climate, here are 10 differences we adapted to when we made the move so you can have a better idea of what to expect.

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How to Get Your Australian Working Holiday Visa

If you’re wanting the opportunity to live down in Australia on a temporary basis, the working holiday is a fantastic visa to get if you’re eligible. It’s relatively easy to apply for and offers a lot of flexibility with where you can work, live and travel. Our how-to goes over which visa you need, eligibility and how to apply.

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A Beginner's Guide to the Working Holiday Visa

A visa which allows young people to temporarily work, live and travel in a new country, the WHV is a fantastic way to experience living abroad while making an income and offers a lot of flexibility with how you choose to spend your time. Our beginner's guide goes over the basics: what it is, how to apply and what you can do for work.

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8 Ways to Connect with Home When Living Abroad

One of the downsides of living abroad is that you can live very far away from some of the people you love. From becoming a penpal to recreating traditions, here are a few different ways to connect with your feeling of home (whether that be a place or a person) when speaking to them through a screen just isn’t cutting it.

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Tips for Dealing with Travel Mishaps On the Road

With delayed flights, visa work, jet-lag and homesickness, long term travel can be pretty unglamorous at times; the one constant of travel being its unpredictability.

From all of the mishaps we’ve dealt with, we’ve put together 5 tips that we hope will help all kinds of travellers deal with similar incidents on their next stint on the road….

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How to Extend Your Thailand Tourist Visa (TR) in Bangkok

Visa work is one of the labours of love of the long term travel community, but when it comes to extending your 60 day Thailand Tourist Visa (TR), it’s a relatively easy process. Whether you’re wanting another month to travel around the country, or look for a more permanent way to stay, here’s how you get your extension from Bangkok.

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What Kind of Long Term Traveller Are You?

Trying to generalise all long term travellers into one category is near impossible, because this one umbrella term comprises so many different kinds of people and lifestyles. It is more of a spectrum than one singular lifestyle choice; sharing the common theme of travel at the core. Where do you fit on the spectrum?

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How to Apply for a Thailand Tourist Visa

Thailand’s Tourist Visa (TR) is a great visa option for travellers who want to stay between 1-3 months in the country for tourism and leisure. Whether you’re a remote worker looking to live on less, you’re taking a short sabbatical, or anywhere in between, Thailand’s Tourist Visa is the best option for those mid-length stays.

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10 Differences Between Living in Scotland VS Canada

Through my years living on each side of the pond, I’ve noticed many similarities, but also have come to adapt to many differences. From domestic travel and driving culture to tipping and tax… life in Scotland and life in Canada are very unique experiences in their own right.

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