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Before returning to blogging about waterfalls and beaches, I want to get honest for a second and spend a few posts talking about the shit bits of this whole experience (and a few redeeming qualities too). First up is work, then family. This post is about the working requirements for extending a 417 visa, and whether or not it’s worth it. Firstly, if you’re coming from the UK, and you want to stay two years, be prepared to enter the scam that is agricultural work. Yes, you may be aware you’ll have to pick fruit, but were you aware that...

So in all honesty there’s not much to do in Darwin. It’s really hot, all the time, even at night. But even worse? It’s SO HUMID. As soon as we arrived we were told that unlike most places with four seasons, the Northern Territory of Australia has two - dry and wet. During dry season, the weather is like a nice summer’s day for six months straight, there are loads of festivals on, attractions are open, and there are sunset markets every weekend on Mindil Beach. Of course, we arrived the weekend after dry season ended. During wet season, there...

Hannah's note: This was an email written by Olly to his Nan and Granddad, and it was so lovely I had to post it. Admittedly, I should have done it weeks ago, when he first wrote it, but we've been busy every day! Fred and Sheila, I hope you don't mind me stealing the email and posting it here, but you'll be pleased to know we named the car we bought today Sheila after you!   Hi Nan and Grandad, sorry it’s been a little longer than expected! We’ve had quite the busy first few weeks. We had a wonderful...

Catching you up on the first leg of our journey... Phoenix and Las Vegas. Let's start at the beginning - Gatwick. Keeley and Kevin will be pleased to know that after our last minute panic about suitcases being too heavy, which led to Keeley donating one of her light-weight suitcases that was thankfully living in the loft, Norwegian didn't end up charging us for overweight baggage. Somehow, five flights later, not a single airline has charged us despite both bags and both carry ons being at least a couple kilos over each time. Olly's argument is that because he only weighs 55kg,...

Hi, Olly. Happy birthday. This blog is my present to you, and a small attempt at making you feel better about turning 25. I hope you can use it, along with your new GoPro, to document the amazing things we'll do during our impending travels. With this, you can keep our friends and family updated without having to find the time to send 12 texts, two emails, and a Facebook post every time we go somewhere new. (Don't worry, I'll do the uploading and writing for you. You just do the fun bits, like jumping out of a plane with a camera...