MOVING TO AUSTRALIA ON A WORKING HOLIDAY VISA (honest thoughts) 

I’m planning to come out for 2024 , cannot wait. I’m in that saving period !! So right. Don’t stress. This videos cure my travelling depression

After living in Edinburgh (Scotland) for 10 years, I'm now also planning to move to that amazing country. The weather does so much to you mentally. It's impossible not to be depressed with all the clouds and rainy weather most of the year. Awesome vid!

You are amazing and so good at these vlogs . I am glad you enjoyed Wollongong , just like I do each time I visit .We did have a lot of rain last year but this year our weather in Sydney is fantastic .

Love the clips of your beautiful new city! Totally into all your Australia content. Sounds like such a great new chapter and direction for your channel. I'm excited to see your adventures and learn more about what you get out of the experience. Looking forward to the next one/s! :)

Not all Aussies live on the coast or in large cities and we actually enjoy the lifestyle here in the "bush." I live in Mildura, (known as the centre of Victoria's Food Bowl) four hours from the closest beach in Adelaide and six hours from Melbourne. The cities ain't bad if you like driving in traffic and being in a queue. However, I prefer to sit on my porch and watch the changing pallet of colours at sunset. The cost of living here, and the quality of food, is pretty awesome as I rarely have to buy fruit and veggies as we get given heaps. I have never paid for grapes, avocadoes, citrus or pumpkins in particular! We have a transient population of work visa backpackers whom we rely upon to "picka de grapes" and the various other crops. Sometimes small communities of these backpackers form camp communities along the Murray River. Also I have a shack beside the Murray, 35 minutes' drive from my home. I stay there just me, a woman in her mid 60s, with my dog when I need solitude and to breathe. I never fear anything, even the snakes aren't scary as I have only seen two snakes in the bush in the 50 years I have been camping, but we get about 5 slithery visitors a year at home because we have chooks (chickens)=mice=snakes! Did you know>>>Twice a day, every day there is about 10-15 minutes when the night birds and day birds stop chirping and change over shifts where there is NO noise? Sadly, we don't often get to hear the silence. However, there is nothing more soothing for the soul than sitting on a riverbank watching the sun do her thing while listening to the Absolute stillness and silence. I often don't see another human being for 7-10 days even though the supermarket is 20 minutes' drive away and I like it just fine. If you do get a chance to go bush, find the silence and breathe! And if you can, please visit Uluru if you want to feel where our heartbeat comes from. Thanks for the vid Dain!

Super excited for the new series walking through the process of moving to AU! Cant wait!!!!

Welcome to Australia mate hope you're enjoying it & the people are treating you well.

Greats, mate! I used your videos to learn english. Your way to talk is so simple and easy to understand. Thank you!!

Thank you for making these videos about Australia. Keep it up 🤠

Hi…..thank you for a realistic perspective on our country. Glad that you are happy here.

I've been loving your videos so much. They're super helpful! I'm moving to Australia on a WHV next March, can't wait 😍

Can´t wait to start my journey next year :) I am soo excited!

Thanks for the video man. Just left my uni city feeling pretty lost so need a massive change. In the saving period right now and aiming for 2024. Pretty excited

I'm planning to move to Australia soon and your videos about AUS always motive me whenever I'm having some doubts, thank you!

Planning to move this year! ❤ can’t wait

The timing of this video is impeccable..I just put a deposit down on a tour in Melbourne (dates are open-ended right now), and I'm hoping to go in June 2024! So I really can't wait to hear all about your tips and tricks about moving to Australia, cause for me, it really hasn't sunk in that I'm moving to the other side of the world just yet 😅 Hearing about your experience so far has made me even more excited, and i can't wait for the rest of the series! 😍

I’ve always wanted to move to Australia. It’s been a dream of mine since i was a little kid hahaha Seeing you’re videos literally motivated me even more! My work and holiday visa just got approved a few days ago,flying to Sydney in two weeks!🙌🏻 Thanks for sharing your positive energy that you’ve provided for all of us!

thanks for sharing!

Love the content man! Im at a rock and hard place right now. Soon to be finished/ graduated from university and I am torn between doing a working holiday visa in Australia or starting my graduate job in September :) Like the graduate job pays well but I really didn't enjoy working a corporate job, stuck at an office all day during my placment year, sleep issues ect. Like one of the happiest days was when I was finished there but the pay was good and it allowed me to go travelling in Thailand. Spoken to friends, family, career counselors about this decision and they've adviced going graduate scheme route for 1-2 years then quiting and then go travelling/ working abroad. I just worry if I start this job, I might be more risk-adverse/ more responsibilities that prevent me from doing working holiday visa in the future. I also don't have a drivers licence at the moment, which is another thing holding me back from doing a working holiday right off the back of university. Maybe it would be better to get my licence 1st before going. Hearing your thoughts would be appreciated thanks!

omg ！ i also wanna go australia and live there by WHV visa,but now i just waiting this visa. your video is great!

Weather makes a huge difference to people's mood. I moved from Melbourne to Brisbane for that reason.

Thanks, Dain! Visa and flight booked and I'm heading to Sydney in September. Am a bit worried about finding somewhere to live and finding work, so I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for new vids. Never been on long haul either...so any tips about flying and not freaking out would be great.

glad you like the australian experience! sounds like you're pickin' up some of their accents as well haha!

Glad i came across this video, been wanting to get out to Australia and do what you have for ages.. My plan is 2024 i would be out there as soon as but its the flying that scares me as im not a good flyer sounds silly for someone who's worked at an airport and airside for a few years lol. But to get where i want to be its something i need to overcome

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Loved ur video thank you! You have to apply for the working holiday visa before you go right. U can’t just go on holiday and if u like it apply to stay longer

I just suscribed 🎉🎉🎉🎉woohoo

Slaaay omg THANK YOUUU

Great video man. I love your story telling. Can you please make videos on working in Australia? Like how hard is it to find employment? And hows the pay?

Hi Dain! Will love to connect and learn more on how you manage to get a job at Australia! Will you be able to do a video on it? I will love to be able to do something like that (ie. Work in non-profit) apart from farms. Was also curious how you managed your finances during your stay in Aus!

Im saving right now and it’s so stressful. I decided to apply last October so now I’m on a time crunch. But I’m 27 and I wanted to take advantage of the full three years.

Love your channel 😊 I live here too

Now I live also in Australia I love it

Coming at the end of this month seeya mate

Hi. Really enjoy your channel. If you still around Wollongong. There's some nice places to explore near you. Like around Jervis Bay, Berry, Kangaroo Valley and the Southern Highlands.

True story is sunday I wanted to watch Netflix but forgot to pay and didn't have my card on me so I went for the second option: youtube. I am not a RU-vid girl but idk what happened today. I've been living in The Netherlands for 7 months now and I'm moving to Australia in 10 days. I want to say this video is just perfect. I love content creators and this types of great videos. Thank you for sharing a bit about your life and the whole everything you've said. Hope you're still happy. Have a great day :)

I’m coming to Melbourne this October 😁

I’m coming in September. Hoping to land on the 7th into Sydney. Head up the east coast from there then may fly down to Melbourne to look for work

I did a WHV in New Zealand back in 2015-2016. I came home to Canada and saved a ridiculous amount of $$ with the intent of going to Australia for 1-2 years but ended up landing a job that I had been persuing for several years so I didn't go and instead bought a house and settled down.. COVID happened when I would have been there so I'm unsure of what my thought process would have been being overseas. I highly recommend a WHV to anyone whos even thinking about it. Just take the plunge you wont regret it. You meet so many interesting people from all over the world and will have memories that will last a lifetime.

Please a day activities video of yours

New sub! 👍 my new frrrrriiiiieeeend! 💃 Im binge watching through the day ❤

The Gong is so underrated, and Kiama is incredible

I moved to Australia two months ago, I love it :D

Looks like a great place

I’m doing it

Hi love your videos. As an Aussie who grew up here i didn't realize the quality of food wasnt great it would be good to know specifically what wasnt great about it.

I seriously have been wanting to move to Australia since I was a young boy and currently friends and family are not around anymore Nashville this is the best time to do it but it does not look like it's going to be an easy process since I am the retired military person and maybe hard to get any kind of visa but I'm working with a relocation specialist. I really like to live in and around Melbourne so bad I cannot sleep anymore.

Interesting comment about the food quality in Australia. You have travelled so much, I was wondering what you were comparing it to? The UK? I always thought Australian food quality was high and because it’s multicultural you get all those other beautiful cuisines.

Food ? The food is expensive in shops and cafes when you eat out ! As an Australian buy fresh and cook at home .We go to our local co op and buy fresh , fresh seafood from the fishermen , there are places to buy good , fresh veggies learn to cook .

I'm also from the UK and want to obtain a Australian working holiday visa, did you find having to save for a long period of time to obtain the minimum 5000 australian dollars requirements?

Ive been home to the uk a few times over the last 5 years and every time i go back i get more and more certain that i made the right choice to leave.

moving to the Oz later this year, can’t wait to see some of the future videos cus i’m hoping they’ll answer some more of my questions. i do have doubts, like anyone would, but my doubts come from the fact that i’ve never moved away from home and this is my first time for a lot of things. any advice regarding that?

what do you mean the food quality is bad? i would have thought there fresh produce would have been great?!

What was the company of Sydney that counted as specified work? Are there more in the city or you need to move far away?

LOVE LIFE LOVE LIFE

I went to Melborune this summer and that made me want to move to Australia. I really enjoyed your video. However, I am now 35 and I can't take working holiday visa. I want to know other choices that I can move to Australia because it is such a great country.

I am planning next year to apply whv

You picked a good spot in Wollongong. I grew up there. If you want to check out Canberra at any point, just let me know.

Hi Dain, thank you for your videos, I’m now looking to extend my visa a second year, I have a WH 462 visa, any advice?

Thanks for the informative video! Hoping to visit/move to Australia. Question for you: how do you feel about the idea that you essentially only get three years from the working holiday visas? My plan is to try and get a skilled worker visa, after graduating from a US university. If I can't get a sponsor, I may try the working holiday while looking for a sponsor.

I am a Cypriot guy who came to UK to study in a uni. And man, this country really depresses me. I thought people were being 'soft' when they talked about how depressing the weather could make a person but oh boy were they right. I am used to feeling the warmth of sun nearly ever day of the year so I am going to leave UK after I graduate this year. Australia has always seen to me as the giant version of Cyprus as both countries valued a laid back lifestyle. I am drawn to there for some reason. Knowing that u travelled around plenty, would u prefer moving to a mediterrenean country in europe or would u still choose australia? I am also considering moving to Spain as I am EU citizen and the transition to there would be easier I suppose.

I have a dought can we take pr after work holiday visa for two yrs

How are the jobs there? Do most people have to travel far?

Hi Dain! Little questions I would like to ask: You do farm work to get the second visa to stay longer in Australia or…?

Hi Dain. Nice video mate. May I ask which Non-Profit you worked for when you arrived? I'm graduating soon and I'm hoping to join a Non-Profit Org to gain some work experience. Cheers mate

I am like you I live in the gong love the place🌅🌅

I’m planing to move Australia next year I have no family’s so I like to watch back packers for recommendations thank you for this video question where did you stay when you first moved to Australia give me so sort of ideas would help .

Thinking of doing so and trying to go Melbourne area but dont know what jobs would be able to do for the working visa once it is approved

Really useful videos, thank you! I am heading to Sydney but with the hopes to move to out to quieter areas outside the city. Is this easy enough to do, job wise, accommodation wise and does it work out any cheaper than central Sydney? Thank you!

Am I imagining the beginning of a hybrid accent?

Great video. Im at a crossroads...live in the UK but i know I've outgrown it now. Have spent time in canada living and loved the outdoors and adventures. Im 36 now so miss out on the WHV. Have a trade in demand in Oz. What would your advice be as im feeling like taking a holiday might not give me much of an insight because im very aware travelling and holidays are nothing like settling somewhere or relocating but also going for PR is a costly process. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

I need ur help! So u were able to get ur 88 days working in sydney just for working for a non profit? Can u please tell me more about it ! i would like to do the same without moving to remote areas

Genuine question but how much should I save? I know the recommended amount is 5000 AUD and I’m leaving for Perth Australia in January 2024. We currently have a hostel pre booked for the 4 of us (4 friends going out) but I’m just curious if anyone has any recommendations I’ve just paid for my visa and flight and I am in a saving mode for these last 4 months. Anybody any thoughts or suggestions? As the reviews I’ve seen are mixed between those saying save a lot of money and others barely going out with the recommended amount and making it

What nonprofit did you work for??

how do you travel so much .?

Stay in the northern areas if you want more consistent warmer weather. Melbourne and Hobart get very cold during autumn / winter. It’s not cheap to live here either, be mindful of that. You’ll be competing with literally thousands of Chinese and Indian migrants for jobs and rentals too. The loveliest capital city in Australia is Adelaide for a whole range of reasons. Investigate that.

Is there an age restriction on the working Holiday Visa

4:13 (臺北) I recommend you to travel to Taiwan

I heard from a friend who work in austria country as a butcher, the job is good and they pay nice salary and good education for children and a good medical for who work in austria so nice,for my children so they cauld live happy, that would realy make parent happy for children.

I live about 2 hours from the gong . I should get out there has I have never been . Do you work for yourself here in aus. I plan to do a canada working holiday and curious if I can work for myself. Subscribed to the channel!

Moving to wollongong in 2024! Worried about making friends as not chosek sydney!

how did you do to save so much money in Sydney working for a non profit org?

Hello , thank you for all the information, I am from Puerto Rico which is a a U.S. territory and I’m planing on going working holiday to AUS and I already started the process for the visa , do you think I can find a job online without being in AUS ?

I am thinking of getting a WHV and going to Australia some time next year. I am really nervous about going over there on my own though. Where do you get the confidence to travel solo?

What do you do to make enough money to support you on so many trips?

How to apply ?

I’m currently in Aus under a student visa. I’m considering to change it to working holiday visa now as I no longer think study is my thing. I’ve already had a degree. I originally wanted to move to NZ but it was no longer an option as they are restricting the number of immigration… What is it like to be on working holiday visa and how likely you are able to go from holiday visa to residency?

it took 4 months for your working holiday to get accepted? how? on the site it shows 14 days. i about about apply working holiday visa soon

Where did you work in Sydney to get your 88 days?

Hi guys! is that true that the work and holiday visa costs 42 thousand dollars (AUD635.00)?

Been searching everywhere and can’t find the answer, I’m looking to do a Working Holiday visa to Australia in 2024 and i intend to extend it to 3 years, all going well I would love to become a Permanent Resident after them 3 years..Does anyone if/how this would be possible?

Hi!! I just got my first working visa approved and I plan to fly beginning of Jan 2025! Can you advise how you got the job, and A place to Rent. Do you think I can just fly there and get a job there quickly? Thanks in advance

Oh my beloved illawarra lands

How did you afford it? 😅First time looking at your channel. Would be happy for a vid referral or a long lasting listener explaining 👌🏼. Lots of travel, back and forth with £3000 flights, but you worked for a non-profit and have a house 😅. Lots of savings? Inheritance? Or did you manage to work and get by? Very interested

Do you have a plan to get a PR there?

Worked for a long time in non profits including the USAiD, am planning to mov to Australia , would I ge able to get hired by any non profit , can you recommend any , thanx

Is it hard to find work over in Australia

What about poisonous snakes and spiders, is it a problem? Do you unexpectedly find them in your bedroom or the toilet for example?

Did you buy travel insurance? Or what is the best solution for this matter?

A couple of corrections.Only a white person would say Australia is a long distance from anywhere.Look at a map, you will see Australia is at the base of South East Asia.If you live in the north, you can fly to Bali quicker than you can fly to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart or Sydney.Infact, you could sail there. Secondly, bussiness trading hours vary from state to state and from day to day, so I would ignore that informatation.What he said does not apply nationally. Thirdly, the quality of the food is extremely high.