Many people dream of escaping the everyday normality of their lives and going travelling around the world. One city that beckons many travellers is Sydney, symbolised by the iconic Sydney Opera House. Australia, as a country, and Sydney as a city, have many things to offer to travellers and it is for this reason that spending more than a short holiday is recommended.
Australia offers a fantastic work and travel visa to young people from all over the world who want to travel and experience life down under. For those coming to Australia on a work travel visa there is no better place to start than Sydney. Sydney travel advice and locating accommodation is easy with numerous websites offering short-term rental agreements for travellers.
The problem with Sydney is that it is such a good city you could find yourself unable to leave. Suddenly a full year has passed and you have never seen outside of the city's famed beaches such as Bondi and Coogee. This would be denying yourself the pleasure of everything else Australia has to offer.
A wonderful option is to either buy or hire a motor home and travel through the Outback of Australia seeing the wildlife up-close as you go. Koalas and Kangaroos are literally everywhere. If you are driving be aware of kangaroos especially at dusk when they are known to cause hundreds of accidents.
Once you have enjoyed the east coast and the outback a great way to cross to Western Australia is on the Indian Pacific – one of the longest train journeys in the world at over 70 hours. Fantastic six month passes offer travellers the option of unlimited travel on three of the main cross-country railway lines. Not only does this open up the entire country at extremely low cost, it is also a good way to save on accommodation costs by sleeping onboard the train.
Australia is a country to be explored, just beware you may find it hard to drag yourself away after a year.