
What are HelpX and WWOOF, and How Can They Help You Travel?
HelpX & WWOOF are wonderful secrets to anyone traveling Australia. The biggest plus is that it is your ticket off of the “backpacker...


Is Scuba Diving For You?
An enquiry of the merits of self-contained underwater breathing apparatus exploration Hugging the coast of tropical North Queensland, the...


How to Find Work on a Vineyard in Australia
So maybe you’re like me, and you really like wine, want to work in the biz, and fancy getting some firsthand knowledge by working on a...


How To Be A Wine Snob in 2,853 Words or Less
MARGARET RIVER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA- After spending 2 months working in the wine industry in the premier vine-growing region of Margaret...


A Short Addendum
BALI, INDONESIA- My last post was written in a hasty, frenetic fashion, since I was sitting at the departure gate waiting to have my...


Later, Mate.
PERTH, AUSTRALIA- Well, the day had to come sooner or later when I'd be leaving Australia, and that day is today. I'm writing this from...


Nine Things to do on the Weekend in Margaret River
MARGARET RIVER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA- After living in Margaret River for three months, I can’t say I even scratched the surface of all the...

This is Australia, After All: Whitewater Rafting on the Barron River
CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA- One of the many (or only) perks of working at a hostel is the chance to go on a “famil”. If you sell tours, which I...

From Wool to Wine: Working on Adinfern Estate
MARGARET RIVER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA- Adinfern Estate’s tagline of “From Wool to Wine” is a double entendre of sorts. Merv started out as a...


A Short Treatise on the Power of Positive Thinking
MARGARET RIVER, WESTERN AUSTRALIA- Well I have to say, after a month or so, working on the vineyard is not quite what I thought it was...