Cheap Travel - for Australians
EUROPE
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Accommodation
Couch Surfing, Hospitality Club and Global Freeloaders help connect you with strangers who will let you sleep over at their place - free. Check it out, see if it's worthwhile and get back to me!
Hostel World helps you search for the great deals on Hostels world-wode. Here
Trav.com It's been quite hard picking through all the crappy hotel websites but this one seems ok. Worldwide. Here
Hostel Bookers Book your room in a hostel here, for places all over the world. Here
Euro Cheapo Euro Cheapo - reviews of cheap(er) European accommodation and transport optionsHere
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Airfares
Best Flights Top site. Top, top site. They post some amazing travel deals. Subscribe to their email to stay in touch, it's worth it. Here
Sky Scanner Search flights worldwide, it will dig prices up from anywhere! A great way to get the best deal in the shortest possible time. Better for Europe than other locations Here
Student Flights and Sta Travel Are two of the good major travel agents for flights and package deals. Student Flights is owned by Flight Centre.
European Budget Airlines - These airlines sell fares for some amazing prices. Make sure you read the terms and conditions closely and verify the exact locations of airports you are booking to. A complete list is here.
Low Cost Airline Guide - Pick your origin and destination, and it will tell you which bargain airline flies the route. European flights only.
Sky Europe
Ryan Air
Easy Jet
Jet 2
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Travel Tips and Hints
The real bargains of travel are generally found by asking other people. Use the forum resources of these three amazing sites to get the information you need.
Lonely Planet has a wealth of information including country-specific guides. Also use the forum for some help. Here
Art of Travel European and World Backpacking; On $25 a Day or Less. Here
Virtual Tourist compiles reviews of attractions, lists of things to do and more all written by previous visitors - normal people. Also make use of their wonderful forums. When I went to Bangkok this place was an out-and-out goldmine. Here
Trip Advisor is basically the same as Virtual Tourist but not very user-friendly. Here
About.com has an enormous sectioon on budget travel. Here
Back Pack Europe.com has a great list of tips for travelling around Europe. Here
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Work Abroad
Before you start, find out the visa requirements of the country you are visiting: Project Visa - fantastic website!
Working Holiday Guru Provides information to Australians on Working Holiday Visas.
Stepstone European jobs website with a few hundred thousands jobs. Here
AnyworkAnywhere.com Is a tidy list of jobs available around the world - great for the UK, ok for other countries. Here
TeflCourses Learn how to teach English, and you can make money overseas. A much more economical way of travelling.. Here
Dave's ESL cafe The number one site when looking for English teaching positions! Here
IAPA Au Pair List Want to be an au pair? The International Au Pair Association provides a list of Au Pair associations in each country. Here
Jobs Abroad Search by country for positions that interest you - a very broad list! Here
Volunteering
Volunteer Abroad Reasonably comprehensive volunteer programme board. Search by country. Here
Cross Cultural Solutions Find a volunteer program suiting your skills, interests. Here
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Getting Around
BusAbout A hop-on hop-off bus network in Europe. Great idea - much more flexibility than the rigid tour plans in a place like Contiki. Here
Eurail tickets More information on Eurail. Here
Eurolines Same idea as BusAbout. Here
Hitchhikers.org Hitch a ride in Europe! The drivers charge fees to cover expenses. Sometimes ridiculous. Sometimes very reasonable. Here
Cheap Ferry Tickets This site allows you to book online for all the major European ferry routes. Also for the rail tunnel between UK and Europe. Here
Driveaway International car rental site with some nice prices. Here
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Best of the Rest
Luggage Direct In their words: "Australia's Largest Luggage Retailer of Brand Name Luggage at Warehouse Prices." In mine: if you like to get luggage that is actually good.. probably the best way to do it. HereHave a suggestion? I'd love to hear it - use the contact form below!
Luggage.net.au Discount branded luggage Here
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