Picking Apples in Australia is another big crop where you can get work picking fruit. You are required to have a working visa to be able to pick fruit in Australia. Historically, Tasmania is the biggest apple growing state so much so its named the Apple Isle. Despite this apples are grown in all states … Read more
Grape Picking in Australia is a big business and wine is one of the biggest agricultural products in the country. You need to have a working visa to pick grapes in Australia. There are many different regions that produce wine and at harvest they need a large casual workforce to pick the harvest. When the … Read more
Today I’d like to give you a bit of information about what I think is the best railway website on the internet. The Man in Seat 61 covers the entire world of railways. I personally found this website very useful when I travelled through Vietnam by railway a few years back. The website gives a … Read more
If you’ve been in Australia for any length on time you would heard the word swag or a swagman. Its a historical term because a swagman was an itinerant farm worker – these guys used to walk around to farms looking for work and swagmen were very common in the 1890’s recession in Australia although … Read more
Earning Frequent Flyer Points with Agoda Max Points When I travel in Asia I nearly always book a part, if not all of my accommodation with Agoda. I find that you get a pretty good rate and they also have a wide range of accommodation types and budgets. I’ve never tried to get points on … Read more
Qantas Frequent Flyer Points Hack If you have a Qantas Frequent Flyer account you may or may not know that you need to make at least 1 transaction that increases your point balance every 18 months to keep your account active. If you don’t do this you will lose the points you have earned in … Read more
Good news everyone, here’s an easy way to make 1500 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points. You may have seen this on news.com.au because they are promoting it as well. If you read my article Travelodium Monthly Results you would see that I have over 100,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points. I’ve had one return trip to Singapore that … Read more
Hey There, Got a few excellent Facebook Groups for backpackers in Australia. Generally on these groups there are discussions about where to find fruit picking work or work in general. Where to go partying and looking for hookups, sharing rides and selling stuff for those going home. There is also plenty of discussion. The groups … Read more
