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Tourist vs. Traveller vs. Backpacker vs. Flashpacker vs. Expat vs. Location Independent Professional

admin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:42:50 +0000

Tourist, traveller, backpacker, flashpacker, expat and location independent professional – do you know which one is what, and, more importantly, do you know exactly what are you? These words are similar and overlap at times, but differences still exist, and I’ll try to straighten them up below.

According to several dictionaries, tourist is:

‘One who travels for pleasure.‘ thefreedictionary.com

‘A person who makes a tour, esp. for pleasure.’ yourdictionary.com

‘A person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure.‘ oxforddictionaries.com

They are distinguished by being part of tour groups, going to the main attractions and sightseeings of a place, and passing only …

Female Backpackers Travelling Alone

Boyana — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:33:27 +0000

As a female wishing to go on a trip abroad alone, lots of concerns pop up and discourage even the bravest sometimes. It’s the safety factor everyone has in mind. Is it really safe for a lonely female backpacker to travel in a foreign country, and will she enjoy the trip as much? At the end, isn’t it better to just pay loads of money for an organized tour?

According to an article at www.news.com.au/travel, “solo female travellers attract far many more kindnesses, invitations and favors than solo male travellers or groups.”

Although it could be true, however, solo females attract negative attention as …

Backpacker Boom in Australia

admin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:37:42 +0000

More and more people head off to Australia. Young individuals, left with no alternative, head Down Under to spend the next 12 months in search for adventure and temporary job placements.

The rising number of people travelling on the Australian working holiday visa will definitely have a positive effect on Australia’s economy. Despite the rising number of working holiday makers from Germany and the UK, the tourism industry will suffer a drawback, but less devastating than predictions from last year.

If you are considering a working holiday in Australia and like what you see in the video above, why not give it a shot?…

Australian Backpacker or a Trekkie?

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:41:11 +0000

Well, if you are both than be sure you are near Sydney in April. The reason is no other than the world premiere of the latest Star Trek movie. Australian trekkies sure are lucky to be the first to see the latest addition to Gene Roddenberry’s universe.

According to BBC the upcoming movie will have it’s premiere in the Sydney Opera House on the 9th of April. Leonard Nimoy, who originally starred as Spock had joined a cause for the movie to hold it’s premiere in a small Canadian farming town called Vulcan, however that initiative did not go far, partially due to the …

Quick Australia WHM Program Facts

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:57:40 +0000

Over 154 148 people were granted Working Holiday visas to Australia in 2007-08.
It is expected that they would spend 2.4 billion Australian dollars while on a working holiday.
About 8 % of all applicants will apply for a second working holiday visa.
The 22% of the working holiday visas 2007-2008 were granted to UK citizens, followed by Korea with 21%.
Australia has another 18 reciprocal agreements with other countries.
On average working holiday makers stay in Australia for 9 months and spend $16,000 during their stay.
Last fiscal year (2007-2008) 98% of all applications for working holiday visas were filed online.
89,568 of these

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