Last updated Sep 23, 2024
If you’re considering living in Melbourne, you’re probably wondering what the Melbourne lifestyle is like and how it compares to other Australian cities. On The Economist’s Global Liveability Index, Melbourne ranked most liveable city in the world...
Last updated Sep 23, 2024
If you love the idea of sunny weather, mild winters and laidback city lifestyle, living in Brisbane, Australia could be a fantastic option for you. I previously spent a year as a foreign exchange student living in Brisbane and loved the blue skies and friendly...
Last updated Oct 11, 2021
Making friends while working or living abroad is an important part of settling into your new home. Having a good social network is likely to result in a more successful move. But how do you go about meeting people in an unfamiliar country? To give you some...
Last updated Sep 23, 2024
If you’re thinking of living in Perth, Australia, you’re one of many expats who dream of the beach lifestyle in Australia’s sunniest state capital city. I spent five very fun months living in Perth during 2015, and it was my first destination when I...
Last updated Nov 29, 2022
In my last post I went through the steps of how to study abroad, including the costs and benefits involved and why spending a year at the University of Queensland on an exchange program from the UK ultimately led to me moving to Australia long term. But getting one of...
Last updated Nov 29, 2022
People are often surprised to hear that my first visit to Australia wasn’t as a backpacker, but as a foreign exchange student at the University of Queensland back in 2001. If you’re interested in doing something similar, this blog post will give you plenty...
Last updated Oct 20, 2021
If you’re thinking of visiting or moving to Sydney, you’re probably wondering what the Sydney weather is like. If not, you should be! Don’t assume it’s boiling hot beach weather all year round just because it’s in Australia; you might be surprised to know that most...
