Author Archives: thelittlebackpacker
Things To Do In Melbourne: Visit The National Gallery Victoria
I headed over to the gallery on Anzac day, located on federation square where they were showing the bombers – Collingwood game – we nearly never made it! Still I’m glad we did. It is a large gallery with three levels of galleries and another mezzanine level for workshops and education space. NGV is also […]
Travel Statistics Month 7
12th April to 11th May Flights Taken: 0 Trains Taken: 0 Buses Taken: 0 Photo’s Taken: 288 Amount Spent Overall: $2085 – this includes $650 on the Kiwi Experience bus we have booked for August. Amount Spent Per a Day: $47.83 (not including the Kiwi Experience fee) This month has flown by! During the first […]
GUEST POST: 5 Things You Must Do In Johannesburg
5 Things You Must Do In Johannesburg Joburg gets a bad rap when it comes to places to visit in South Africa. With the picturesque Mother City just a 2 hour flight away and sunny Durbs just 6 hours down the road; many skip the “City of Gold” in favour of Table Mountain, the Drakensberg […]
Exploring Melbourne’s Laneways – Soupbox, Maps and More Cupcakes
Last time I brought to you the Little Cupcake, Manchester Press and more. This time I have been exploring yet more of Melbourne’s hidden life. It really is all about word of mouth and being in the know when it comes to Melbourne’s lane ways. When I first arrived a month ago I picked up […]
Everything You Need To Know About: A Working Holiday In Australia
When I first started planning for coming to Australia I spent hours trawling the internet for answers to my silly questions and worries. I could never seem to find all the information in one place or anywhere that gave me concrete information. So now that I have spent six months here and finally feel like […]
My Place – Adelaide Backpackers Review
A small and friendly place situated on Waymouth St towards the West of the CBD. It is within walking distance of most things and for Glenelg there is a tram. The atmosphere in the hostel is one of the most friendly I have ever come across. With many long termers there I expected to feel […]
MIB Review
‘Melbourne International Backpackers’ For two and a half weeks we stayed at MIB before finding our apartment. After the disaster at Coffee Palace back in November (however speaking to others we are not alone there) we spent a bit of time researching hostels for our return to Melbourne. Thankfully our research paid off – well […]
