Western Australia - "Working in Paradise!" September 18th 2006 So we landed in Perth in the late afternoon (Thursday 13th July). We went to our Northbridge hostel which was lovely and then walked into the city to explore. We instantly fell in love with Perth and thought (still do) that its a great place.
On the Friday we started early - ready to hunt for work (some of you will be glad to know that we had to work for a bit - not all travelling!) Well, we ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
Hi...we're Karen & Jamie and we have left our jobs at home in 'sunny' Northampton, England (now 'self-unemployed')to pursue a life-long dream to travel. We started our year long around-the-world adventure on Feb 6th 2006 in Hong Kong. After 5 nights we are moving on to Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia (where a little work may be needed!), New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands & finally the USA.... full info