oceania

I thought I'd ask a Travel Australia question, to keep the whingers happy. No-one can accuse this of being a political question. My best place was Parliament House in Canberra - where I saw the portrait of that great statesman, Bob Menzies...

im currently in new zealand WWOOFing.. havent seen a single punk in the month that ive been here... even when i was staying in downtown auckland for 3 days. next month im going back to australia (i started out there) with a work visa, going to perth where i have a place to stay, going to work...

I was wondering if anyone one had had any tips on new Zealand. Anyone had experience hopping there, I know that I found a video of someone on a train in NZ ages ago. Any one found any timetables. Also just cool things to do, places to go and good spots to go be a mountain bum, cheers

Hey there, In the past couple of years I've spent hoboing around the states, I've realized that most harvest and seasonal work here pays shit for wages. And since I've seen most of the U.S. already anyway, I've decided to do the Aussie hobo thing and save up some money to get over to Australia...

Anyone ever been here/traveled through here?? ive got some money saved and decided i want to go somewhere warm for the winter, so what better place. I plan on backpacking and not living fancy. Just thought i'd see if anyone has been to either country before, and what advice they might have.

I have a friend in Australia (Melbourne) who wants me to visit and I'm from the US. Does anyone know of working on cruise lines to get there instead of paying for a flight? I know she can sponsor me should i decide to stay and get legal citizenship that way. Just looking for ideas and tips for...

I spent 3 years living in the australia. It is fairly easy to find a job if you are dedicated and hard-working. The australia visa is the hardest part of the whole experience but I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

I’m looking for affordable accommodation at Burleigh Heads. I’ll be there this weekend, and I’m a bit desperate for some information on budget (but still good-quality) accommodation around the area. I just found this website www.burleightourism.com.au and it has pretty good info about the area...

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I am thinking of sailing out to NZ and Australia next year, and I'm looking for some book, zine, and movie recommendations from the locals to familiarize myself with the regional context. Thus far, I've read Tony Horwitz's 'One For the Road' (awesome) as well as a very thick, academic history of...

Been superr interested in this part of the world for a while now, its looking to be one of my first destinations for when I leave next july, does anyone here know much about these islands? Or have some good websites/info? Just looking to bum the cheaper islands, fishing a ton (for fun and for...

so, i got all my tickets today...for the next year anyway. Flying really is effng cheap. i'm going from lax to tasmania. tasmania to melbourne. then just hitching all over australia till my 90 days is up and heading to new zealand for another 90 day stint. then back to australia, indonesia(blah...

So, ive been a punk kid my whole life. unapologetic suburban style. thanks to my grandmother i got to attend art college for 4 years for free, and have already been laid off twice by both local major newspapers. i rent an apartment in the yuppie neighborhood and do office bitchwork to live off...

Hey! I'm at the moment in Melbourne, Australia, and I was thinking about hitchhing up to Adelaide and trying to hop a train to Alice Springs across the Outback... Anybody here who did that or has any ides, hints or knows any unexpected hazards like fuckin long tunnels or something?

Sad to report that it looks pretty bad for train hopping over here. I found the yard easy enough in Auckland and basically: -Trains seem to be very short, like 20 cars long. -Nearly every train is single stacked IM trains. Different platforms though than in the US. There's an end, but...

I'm out bitches! Be back in the US in 90 days. Flying out of LAX Monday night. Bringing just my backpack with a few basics and no money whatsoever. Wish me luck, especially on lying my way through customs.