Sydney vs Perth Living Comparison: Find Your Ideal City

Sydney vs Perth Living Comparison: Find Your Ideal City

If you’re thinking of moving to Australia, deciding where to live in such a huge country is one of the hardest decisions you’ll have to make. This comparison of Sydney vs Perth will help with your decision if these two beautiful cities are in the running!...
Sydney or Brisbane: Which is Better to Live In?

Sydney or Brisbane: Which is Better to Live In?

If you’re thinking of moving to Australia and trying to decide whether Sydney or Brisbane is better to live in, this city comparison by an expat will help you out. I’ve lived in Sydney for over five years now, and absolutely love it. I also previously...
Surprising Things About Living in Sydney

Surprising Things About Living in Sydney

After being in Australia for over five years, I thought I’d list all the things that surprised me about living in Sydney. While I’d visited Australia’s largest city before as a backpacker, I’d never spent more than two weeks here and had only...
13 Best Things to Do in Forster, NSW

13 Best Things to Do in Forster, NSW

Tucked between tranquil waterways, beautiful beaches and lush national parks, the twin towns of Forster Tuncurry lie at the centre of the Great Lakes area of Mid North Coast NSW. Things to do in Forster include coastal hikes, kayaking, beach days and visiting great...
189 Visa Process: How to Immigrate to Australia (Skilled Independent)

189 Visa Process: How to Immigrate to Australia (Skilled Independent)

If you want to immigrate to Australia and are wondering how to get Australian permanent residency (pr), this guide will walk you through the steps I took to get a points-tested, subclass 189 skilled independent visa. The 189 visa is a skilled migration visa, where...
Australian House Styles: 19th Century to Modern Day

Australian House Styles: 19th Century to Modern Day

People move to Australia for many reasons, but architecture is not generally one of them! However, the vast array of Australian house styles, ranging from beautiful 19th Century Victorian mansions to modern Hampton style homes is something that really surprised me as...
Beautiful Bangalley Head Walk: Northern Beaches’ Highest Point

Beautiful Bangalley Head Walk: Northern Beaches’ Highest Point

If you’re looking for a beautiful walk in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the short but uphill Bangalley Head walk in Avalon Beach is one of my absolute favourites. As well as birdlife and bushland, you’ll get to enjoy glimpses of Pittwater and a gorgeous...
Why You Need to Visit Moreton Island, Brisbane’s Tropical Paradise

Why You Need to Visit Moreton Island, Brisbane’s Tropical Paradise

Moreton Island, or Mulgumpin to its traditional owners, is a holiday paradise just 40km north-east of Brisbane. With clear turquoise water lapping at miles of unspoilt beaches, the highest coastal sand dune in the world (Mount Tempest), the famous Tangalooma Wrecks...
21 Amazing Things to Do in Brisbane, Australia

21 Amazing Things to Do in Brisbane, Australia

If you’re planning an east coast Australia road trip or looking for a city break somewhere different, you’ll find plenty of fun things to do in Brisbane. Situated up in sunny Queensland, Australia’s ‘River City’ enjoys mild winters as...
University in Australia vs UK: Foreign Exchange to Brisbane

University in Australia vs UK: Foreign Exchange to Brisbane

In a previous post, I described how luck, fate and a lot of hard work landed me a place on a 12-month foreign exchange program to the University of Queensland. In this blog post I’ll run through the main differences between university in Australia vs UK. This is based...