holla!!!!

[bookofkels]

Hi everyone I'm new to the backpacking scene!!................I'm a 27 year old female who just moved back to N'Ireland after 6 years living in Philadelphia...............i have not settled so have decided to go backpacking around Australia for a year ..........I am going to be doing it solo, so as you can imagine it's a bit frightning .............i just applyed online for my working holiday visa so fingers crossed i can get it!!
So thats all there is about me i would like to hear from anyone who has gone travling solo or just upped and went backpacking!

Thanx in advance for any stories or info you's might have for me!!!

kel

[Me2]

Welcome

[MolsonGirl]

Hey Kel WELCOME... well if you're looking for people who've gone backpacking, solo, random, spur of the moment... or anykind.. you've certainly come to the right place... and yeah solo can be intimidating but it is the best experience ever once you're out there... you meet soo many cool people who are just like you. And to be honest I've found that you're never really alone when solo packing,... it's more like... just not brining travel companions and picking them up and dropping them off along the way

So again... Welcome!

[TimmyJames1976]

Welcome

I'm sorry you had to see philly for so long

goin' down under for a year sounds great....i wish i could do the same....some day...

[bookofkels]

Hey it wasn't all Philly that was just my base............i lived in Florida for a year........went to Disney world and all them parks twice............saw Niagara Falls..........spent a week in Las vegas and flew over the grand canyon , if i hadn't had to come home for a family emergency i would have spent 2 weeks on the west cost.......so all in all i saw alot of the grand ole U S of A!!!

[beergal]

welcome to the boards

which part of Ireland are you from?

[urOZm8]

I can show you a good time down under

ev

[beergal]

can show you a good time down under*

i think she got that by yr signature lol

[LostFarmboy]

Welcome to tpunk!!!

Don't worry about solo backpacking in oz, we all flock to foreigners.

i think she got that by yr signature lol

hahahaha

[Tadpole]

Welcome to the baords, I have a friend who backpacked aussie and she LOVED it.

[bookofkels]

Hey guys i just got my WHV for australia

Om my god.............i'm so excited wot to wot to I'm really gonna do this scary!!!!!

Where do i start do i start in Perth or Darwin???


Beergal I'm in Tyrone, N,Ireland

[LostFarmboy]

Where do i start do i start in Perth or Darwin???

While Perth is supposed to be an awsome place, it's a very long way from any other cities. So unless you can afford to fly from Perth to your next destination or you don't mind 2 day bus trips I'd say start in darwin then work your way down the east coast. If you wanna read about my last trip to Darwin go here

[bluepea]

Welcome - sounds like you are going to have an awesome time. Congrats on the WHV!

So, are you originally from the states? Wasn't quite clear on that. I just drank a category five hurricane, so I might not be too clear on a lot of things.

[bluepea]

Oh never... moved back to N Ireland.

[bookofkels]

Lostfarmboy.............are you following me??

[LostFarmboy]

Lostfarmboy.............are you following me??

i don't get it??

[urOZm8]

Congrats on the WHV being issued! I reiterate - Come to Perth and I can show you a good time down under
But serioulsy LFB is right - Perth is one of the more isolated cities.

ev

[bookofkels]

Lostfarmboy.............i was only joking........cos you posted and given good info on my 2 threads!........ wot part of Aus are you in at the moment??

I've checked out tickets and can get a one way to Darwin from London for £300 on the sta site?..........pretty cheap!

I only need to beg, borrow or steal the rest of the money for my trip, or i won't be going anywhere!!!

I was thinking if i go to Darwin and travelling clock-wise around Aus?.....staying in cheap hostels along the way and getting any work i can aswell!

[LostFarmboy]

hehe, i'm a bit slow this week, i'm still recovering from a weekend of way too much alcohole consumption.

I live in a town called Bathurst, its a couple of hours west of Sydney. But i'm moving up to Darwin at the end of this year or the start of next year.

I was thinking if i go to Darwin and travelling clock-wise around Aus?.....staying in cheap hostels along the way and getting any work i can aswell!

Sounds like a friggin wicked plan!! I'm going to try and do something like that for my next trip so you'll definately have to post heaps of updates and take loads of photos

[bookofkels]

Lostfarmboy........keep your fingers crossed that i can get the money together or my friggin plan will fall apart and who knows we could meet up for a cold one ..........also i'm out to find myself and anyone else who wants to be found!!