Australia working holiday advice

Why are you sticking SEA and NZ in the muddle of what could end up being one rushed year?

I second WW's comment.
Do SEA last, on your way back home.
Edit: ah, already nearly 31, I see.
At the end of your 1st year, before exactly 31, do NZ WHV application.
Maybe then do the NZ 23 months WHV (if a UK citizen), and then do SEA.

ALREADY 31 isn't " nearly". Duh!ll

Do you have any advice on which route to take through Australia? – I’ll probably be starting at Sydney.

How long do you plan to be in Australia the first time round? Then NZ, then through SEA?

It would seem more sensible to spend as much time in Australia as possible, if you find work once you get here, then be a tourist in both NZ and SEA - after the WHV year.

So if you advise on the Australian time-frame, we can provide a suggested travel itinerary, for sure.

Ta WW.

As mentioned the route seems a bit cock-eyed IMO.

1) Route depends on how long you have got, what you want to see, how much money you have got, and when you are are going. The east coast schlep from Melbourne to Cairns or such is a route used by many, avoiding June/July in Melbourne and Dec-Feb in Cairns. There are many, many other options depending on the variables mentioned.
2) If you are going to be in the one place for weeks then sure, a room or floor becomes an option. Gumtree or other sources might help.
3) I only book my own flights.
4) The bigger the back pack the more you will take and the heavier it is. A 60L backpack and a small rucksack that you could wear forward for valuables might be a better option IMO.

Sorry for the really late response! I know a year isn't all that long but I don't know how long it would take to see all the best bits of Australia - If I spent a week in each city surely after a few months I would run out of things to see? I do plan on working although that's only when the money is getting low, also I'm a graphic designer so hoping to get something in that industry rather than the usual bar work etc if possible.

As it stands I have literally no plans at all for the whole time in Australia, I'm very flexible and can happily go where places take me. Ignore SEA for now I'll plan that nearer the time.

Looking at the map I'll start with NSW area - just need to decide whether to start from Melbourne in the south and go up the coast north to Cairns or the reverse of this? What about the island Tasmania? Also Darwin and Perth look very isolated, are they worth seeing?

Regarding the flights I'm doing it myself and I got a bag (Osprey Farpoint 70 which looks spot on).

Last question out of interest - injections for SEA (Hepatitis B, Rabies, Malaria, Japanese Encephalitis), they are very expensive and would eat into my budget, are they worth getting?

SEA vaccinations ave been well covered in posts on those branches. None are required so its a personal choice which ones to have. Most long termers to the region don't have any other than the usual childhood Ines.

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