Backpacking | Budget Travel | Living Abroad
An Oceania travel blog. Featuring trip ideas for backpackers and budget travellers, tips on where to go, how to travel and how to save money on the road.
From my home in New Zealand, it’s not too much of a hop over to Australia, relatively speaking, and it’s a country I know well and love. Oz is a truly unique, beautiful land, and no matter how long you’re visiting for, you will never run out of things to do. But while everyone knows […]
In this post we’ll look at some of the best and cheapest cities to live in New Zealand. Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown are the most expensive and often most popular places to live, but we’ll outline five of the best options outside of those three. They all have something to offer in terms of quality […]
Many dream of a new life down under, but few make it a reality. While moving to Australia permanently can be challenging for some due to their relatively strict set of requirements for migrants, temporary or working holiday visas are easier to come by. In this post we’ll look at some of the cheapest cities […]
This post details the estimated cost of travel in New Zealand. We have outlined two daily travel budgets – one for budget-minded travellers and one for those on a slightly more comfortable backpacking budget. Further down there are details on the local currency and sample prices for travellers in the country. New Zealand Cost of […]
This post details the estimated cost of travel in Australia. We have outlined two daily travel budgets – one for shoestring travellers and one for those on a slightly more comfortable backpacking budget. Further down there are details on the local currency and sample prices for travellers in Oz. Australia Cost of Travel in 2023 […]
Our itinerary for backpacking Australia takes in six states, all the main cities, the best beaches, idyllic islands and loads of nature. It’s one of the safest destinations for first time backpackers with high class facilities and English as the main language. There’s a fairly well established Oz backpacker trail although more adventurous types won’t […]
In this post we’re going to look at the busiest airports in Australia. We will compare passenger numbers before the pandemic with the latest figures for 2021-2022. Figures are rounded up or down to the nearest 100,000 for all major airports in Australia. Passenger numbers relate to the annual total including both domestic and international […]
As the days shorten and temperature drops as the end of the year approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, Australia is just gearing up for the summer months. This outdoors loving nation is blessed with warm weather and thousands of miles of sun-baked coastlines and summer in Australia is the most popular period for anyone heading […]
Australia remains a popular independent travel destination with no shortage of hostels, bus passes and even work options for backpackers. However there is no getting away from the fact that it is an expensive country to travel around and your money will go a lot further in other parts of the world. One good option […]
Our New Zealand travel itinerary starts in Christchurch and loops around the South Island for wildlife, camping, glaciers, and activities for adventure junkies. The route then crosses to the North Island for immersive indigenous culture, unique natural hot-spots, and, of course, filming locations from the Lord of the Rings films. Read on for the lowdown […]
