Somewhere off Track
A travel blog about working holiday life in Australia
Starting Somewhere, Going Off Track
Hi, I’m Laura — and this is my space for everything that comes with planning, starting and living a working holiday abroad.
On Somewhere off Track, I write about my own experiences before and during my time in Australia: preparation, travel planning, packing, budgeting, first impressions, places I visit and the things I learn along the way.
This blog is for anyone who is planning a similar adventure, thinking about a working holiday or simply enjoys following real travel experiences from the beginning.
The Journey So Far
From planning at home to new places abroad, this is where the journey slowly begins to take shape.
Days
Continent
PLANS & IDEAS
Latest from the Blog
Updates, travel plans, working holiday preparation and experiences from my journey to Australia and beyond.
Learning to Trust the In-Between
Travel Stories a journal entry from my first weeks away Learning to Trust the In-Between ✦ There are moments when you travel to the other side of the world and expect everything to suddenly feel bigger, lighter, freer. Like stepping off the plane should automatically…
Starting in Sydney: My First Four Weeks
Places & Routes Starting in Sydney: My First Four Weeks Not a definitive guide — just what I did, and what I’d happily recommend. Sydney was my landing spot, like it is for almost every backpacker. I spent four weeks here, in two hostels, and this is honestly just…
The Job Admin Nobody Warns You About
Working Holiday Life The Job Admin Nobody Warns You About A lot of this is what makes you able to be hired at all. I lost time at the start applying for jobs I technically couldn’t accept yet — no tax number, no certificates, not even a local phone number. Consider…