I met Anna Phipps from Global Gallivanting on the #keralablogexpress earlier this year. I loved her energy, how she has learnt about how to travel on the cheap, and her passion for sharing what she has learnt. Anna is from the UK, but now manages to spend a lot of her time in Asia and Oceania.
If you are into budget travel, then bookmark this site, and join her Facebook Page
Anna’s website Global Gallivanting is a mine of information, and she had just redesigned it to make it even easier to search and find the tidbits she shares about traveling on the cheap.
The Backpacker’s Guide to a Working Holiday in Australia
This Anna’s latest book and compilation of the knowledge, tips and lessons she learnt after spending a year in Australia.
It includes:
- Tips on buying a campervan
- Backpackers guide to the main cities
- Information about working holidays and visas
- Getting a second year visa
- How to save money – get out of the cities and get a Rural Live in job!
Get Anna’s free ebook here
How I saved $15,000 on my Working Holiday in Australia
This is Anna’s latest post, updating information all the time from what she has learnt.
Anna found herself working hard in Melbourne, and struggling to make ends meet with rent etc.
Then she applied for a live in job in a rural area of Queensland, where she had accommodation, and no where to spend the money – so she just saved until she headed back to Asia. read more here
Women Travel Links for Australia
Women Travel stories from Australia
Getting around in New Zealand and Australia – instead of a car – try a train or fly
Many people coming to New Zealand or Australia want to hire a campervan to do their whole trip. My suggestions is think in a more varied way flying between some centres, catching a train or bus, or hiring a small car. New Zealand suggestions For your international flights – try flying into Auckland and out of […]
Walk with Camels
Rensina is once again heading overland. This time in Australia. “Just stay up on the wagon, hang on to the reins and hold the handbrake as well; in case they bolt,” Debbie yelled at me as she attempted to control the two huge woolly beasts which she has just harnessed to the wagon which I […]
What documentation do I need to hire a car in Australia?
Driving a car in another country can be a challenge – which side of the road do we drive on, what are the rules, how do I read the signs in another language. In Australia we drive on the left side of the road, all the signs will be in English, but first step – […]
