A Map for Saturday is an awesome documentary about what it’s really like to be a backpacker. Brook Silva-Braga decides to quit his job and fly out to Australia to begin a year of solo-traveling the world on his $20,000 savings. The documentary includes a lot of interviews from fellow travelers that Silva-Braga meets during…
I grew up in South Florida and have been illegally buddy-diving with my parents in the Keys since I was 4 or 5 years old. I’ve had my Open Water Diving Certificate since 2 days after my 12th birthday (the age you have to be to go beyond 40 feet deep) and I just recently…
An Australian Working Holiday visa is available for people from the US 18-30 (other countries may have different age requirements) and is good for up to twelve months. It costs about $320 USD to apply and most applications are processed within 2 months. To contrast that, a visa application in New Zealand is only about…
While working on this post I started looking at budget blogs (like CaitFlanders.com) and minimalism podcasts (like Frugal Friends Podcast) and I went through all my to-do lists (so many lists) and crossed out anything that involved buying new stuff. I really let myself get so wrapped up in my fantasy mason jar zero-waste lifestyle…
The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders I read a ridiculous amount of books per year so sharing book reviews/suggestions here only make sense. This book is the perfect first review as it…
For some reason, I’ve just never identified with the phrase “bucket list,” but there’s no denying that there are certain life goals I can’t wait to accomplish and try to prioritize on my travels. Last weekend, I got to cross another one off my list! I have lived in Florida my whole life and North…
Just kidding. I don’t see First Class coming up any time soon in my future. The main goal of this blog is to document my progress on getting a working holiday visa in Australia for 2021. You can only do a working summer in Australia until you are 30 years old and I will be…