The decision is finally made! You are now ready to live the great Australian adventure with a Working Holiday Visa. Here are the essentials to help you before and on your arrival.
Issac – 27 years old – Thai
My name is Issac, and my family is originally from Nepal but now lives in Thailand. Never in my life, I traveled for a long journey, never I left my family, my friends, my home. I had the opportunity to go to Australia, and I took that chance. I landed 8,000 kilometers away from everything I ever knew in my life.
Jasmine & Jake – Australians
“We were both on the perfect path to happiness and success. Jake owned his own successful chiropractic practice in Noosa Australia (one of the most popular backpacker destinations for everyone visiting Aus)…
Jessie – Dutch
‘Sometimes love happens to you on the other side of the world.
Personally, backpacking started out as a way to challenge myself in life and develop myself by meeting others. Working as a nurse I got to meet a lot of different people. Most people with a lot of life experience. I saw kids being born and I saw people pass away. Dealing with life and death made me realize that we all have this enormous gift called life: …
Morgane – French – 25 years old – 360 days in Australia
‘To start from the beginning, I studied in a communication school, I got the job I wanted but I understood after a while that the environment where I was working was not made for me. I was not even comfortable with the role of my job as a strategic planner deciding when, how and why people should buy and consume a product or use a service…
Jean-Marie – French – 32 years old – 130 days in Australia
‘I would say one quote is a good definition of the way I’m traveling : Sometimes I need to go off on my own…
Hiro Yuki – Japan – 33 years old – Traveling Indonesia
‘I started to travel when I was 18 years old. It was something I had inside me for a long time and it came up naturally after high school. I had an interest of travel in my mind, I just had to start traveling for this to be part of my life, not only part of my mind.
Tommy – England – 28 years old – 1,125 days away from home
‘I have been traveling for 3 years now beginning in SE Asia and India and more recently South America. At the beginning I had only planned on being in Asia for three months, but as I quickly found out, it was the best ever time of my life so I stayed for an extra six months. At the time, that was massive for someone like me, from a small town in the North of England…
Elven – French – 22 years old – 310 days in Australia
‘Back in France, I had in mind a World Tour Project. I could have decided to continue my studies in graphism but I wanted to learn something from and with people around the world. So I decided to leave.
I choose Australia because it seemed to be an easy country to meet people and backpackers. As the majority of the people, I first thought about going to Sydney, but after few research on the internet I discovered that in terms of culture, art, painting, street art, … THE best city was
Gwen – 27 years old – French – 114 days in Australia
‘My older sister came
Sam – French – 29 years old – 132 days in Australia
I met Sam few
Becky – 30 years old – Taiwanese – 730 days in Australia
‘I have really open
Auriane – 21 years old – 210 days in Australia
I took the decision
Jonathan – 23 years old – 93 days in Australia
I’ve left home when
Julien – 26 years old – Fench – 475 days in Australia
‘I have always liked
Gaetan – 22 years old – French – 130 days in Australia
I decided to go
Manon & Marion – 23 years old – 365 days in Australia
Everybody thinks that we know each other for a long time, no one believed we met here a few months ago. This is what happens when you live in a van 24/7, friendship is going faster.
Marty – 24 years old – Australian
‘Few years ago
CHRISTINA & ELVITA – 24/21 YEARS OLD – AUSTRIAN – LATVIAN
We are just back
SANDRA – 28 YEARS OLD – GERMAN – 180 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
Where did you spent
TONY – 22 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 395 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘Australia, famous for all
SEBASTIAN – 21 YEARS OLD – GERMAN
‘When I arrive in
ANTOINE – 28 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 385 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
Antoine had the chance
VICKY & JESSICA – 17/18 YEARS OLD – CHINESE
Where are you coming
MORGAN – FRENCH – 23 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 300 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
You received a package
GARY – 24 YEARS OLD – ENGLISH
‘I have one brother
NICOLE & STEFANO – 26 YEARS OLD – ITALIAN – 310 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘When we were still
GOOD MORNING !
6am this morning, the
Albane & Fabien – 23 years old – French – 340/290 days in Australia
“The both of us, we were not supposed to stay for a long time in Australia. I came here to improve my English for my study in France and Fabien wanted to make some money to travel later” said Albane.
GUILLAUME – 28 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 323 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘Here Aussies have some
THOMAS – JULIE – TERRY – LOUISE 24/20/25/22 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 15/340/385/358 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
The most memorables moments
JOSCHKA – 19 YEARS OLD – GERMAN – 350 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
For me, Australia means
MICHELA – MAX – ITALIAN – 24 YEARS OLD – 760/970 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘We were in relationship
DOMINIQUE – LORINE – GARY – 20/22/24 YEARS OLD – 304/308 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
Dominique ‘My girlfriend and
CHARLOTTE, BENOIT, JULIE, LUC 25/24/29/23 YEARS OLD – 335/335/240/98 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
For us, everything started
AUSTRIAN COUPLE met on the road – 50 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘This is the second
RUPPA & MIKE – 23/22 YEARS OLD – ENGLISH – 240/270 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘She loves cows so
JAMES – 21 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 193 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
Here in Australia people
JULIEN – 27 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 52 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘I was speaking
A SECLUDED PLACE – THE BLUE HOUSE (PERTH)
Living in the city allow
JULIEN & LEA – 28/19 YEARS OLD – FRANCE – 208/65 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘I arrived in Melbourne
GILLES – 23 YEARS OLD – BELGIUM – 2 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘Finally, discussions in front
WEN-JIE – 28 YEARS OLD – TAIWANESE – 30 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘I am here because
MARJOLAINE & PAUL – 27/25 YEARS OLD FRENCH – 14 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘We can say that
MIA – 26 YEARS OLD – BELGIUM – 183 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘I remember one of
JOHANNA – 26 YEARS OLD – GERMAN – 302 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘Everybody asks me what
MATTEO – 20 YEARS OLD – ITALIAN – 300 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘I have been traveling
XAVIER – 23 YEARS OLD – CANADIAN – 102 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘My family doesn’t know
PIERRE – 27 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 610 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘I spent only great
MAUD – 25 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 170 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘For me being in
ANAÏS – BELGIUM – 26 YEARS OLD – 153 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
ANAÏS – BELGIUM –
MAXIMILIAN – 20 YEARS OLD – GERMAN – 160 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
To those who are
HANNA – 21 YEARS OLD – FRENCH – 105 DAYS IN AUSTRALIA
‘Australia, to be honest,