ISBN: 978-0-9805324-0-1
Pages: 304
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LiveWork&Play in Australia - the ultimate working holiday guide, 2nd Edition

Australia is a hot working holiday destination, not just for overseas visitors but for Kiwis crossing the Tasman and Australians as well.

Would you like to learn how to muster cattle on an outback station? Or experience unique and authentic Australian multicultural hospitality in every major Australian capital city, learn about Australian Indigenous cultures, surf at some of the world’s most famous surfing spots, dive in a world-renowned reef, hike through world heritage-listed rainforests or just mingle with the locals?

If your answer is yes, then LiveWork&Play in Australia is the travel guide for you.

LiveWork&Piay in Australia — will help you get the most out of your trip. Whether you are a nervous first-timer or seasoned traveller, this travel guide is a source of tips, secrets and insider knowledge all packed into a compact guide of a mere 304 pages. It covers everything from Australian etiquette and culture, to opening a bank account and where and how to find accommodation and work in Australia.

This second edition of Live Work&Play in Australia is completely revised and updated and packed with all the relevant information for working and travelling your way around the country. It includes four invaluable parts:

Part I -- Essential Stuff -- provides extensive useful and essential information to get your holiday off the ground. The pre-departure checklist will help you sort out your holiday so it is more enjoyable.

Part II -- Living -- covers everything you need to know about short and long-term accommodation including contact details of some establishments.

Part III -- Working -- includes an extensive A-Z listing of work opportunities including information on accounting, jackaroo/jillarooing/, bar work and office work to name a few. Hundreds of employment contact details are also included to help you land jobs.

Part IV -- Playing -- covers the travel options for travelling Australia plus provides information on what to see. There are a number of suggested routes, backed up with maps, to help you make the most of your travels.
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All four parts include hundreds of contact details including telephone numbers and website and email addresses – all the information you need for a successful and enjoyable trip of a lifetime, all in one handy guide.

What others say

No where else could I have found as much condensed information in such a convenient location.

Adam Bercovici, UK

The travel section has been particularly useful in organising how I will travel around and where I will go. Thank you heaps.

Jodie Morrow, USA

At last, a book that isn't just for overseas backpackers. Thanks for the loads of information so I could travel my own country.

John Bartholemew, Perth

Some very useful information for me as a Kiwi setting up home in Sydney.

Josie Mahu, NZ

Don't leave home without a copy. Reading the book before I left home made my travels a lot easier.

Andrea Graff, Germany