Travel

When you move to Australia, most of us have no idea what to expect. I certainly didn’t! Don’t worry; I know exactly how hard it is to move to Australia, …

Greetings all, hope you have been doing okay during these unprecedented times. I have noticed on my Facebook groups that the topic of larger money transfers or even frequent money …

Thousands of Australian student visas are due to expire next month. If yours is one of them, check out our guide on how to stay longer. Your student visa expiring …

Around this time six years ago I published this post on the most powerful passports in the world. It was incredible to see people’s interest and somehow I was the …

When you eventually accumulate to much stuff and need to send a bag from Australia to Ireland what is the best thing to do? This question has come up again …

I haven’t talked that much about travel insurance for Australia. It is one of those topics that people tend to just not “talk about”.  While so many of us don’t …

Here you can learn some new fun facts about Australia.  There are deadly spiders and snakes but also cute koalas and kangaroos. You’ll find some of the most beautiful coral in the …

So you are thinking about a working holiday visa in Australia? Well, good news with our brand new website revamp we will be covering a lot of aspects related to …

Ever wonder what the biggest Guinness drinking countries are? You are not alone, even while you read this every day, over 10 million glasses of Guinness are being enjoyed around …

First of all, when I am comparing Currencyfair Vs Transferwise let me be clear that they are both miles cheaper than banks!  But I wanted to break down the subtle …

Let’s face it, Australia is an amazing place; it’s no wonder so many people want to stay in Australia longer. We all know that person who came to Australia on …

Moving to Australia can be difficult, but it certainly helps if you can find and connect with other Irish groups in Australia. I set up Irish Around Oz in 2013 …

More and more Irish expats are returning to Ireland these days. I set up this Facebook group a few years back for Irish people heading home, and it now has …

The Great Ocean Road is something every Irish person should try to do while on their working holiday visa in Australia. One of our members from my Facebook group Irish …

It is pretty funny before we make the move to Australia our lovely friends who are already here regularly tell us about the big crazy spiders in Australia. Only to …