Exploring St Petersburg is an amazing experience, best accomplished via foot and with a guide. There is simply so much to see and do its advisable to have a local help you discover millenniums of history...

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Understanding and acknowledging risk management may seem like too serious a topic to embrace when embarking upon a trip but it can make the difference between having a great time and averting a tragedy...

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Making that first commitment and taking that first step is sometimes the only barrier between you and your travel dreams. Here Peter Smith recommends 5 things that will help you find your tipping point.....

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Here at Travel Generation we've recently been asked how much money does someone need to go travelling? We've compiled a simple guide to help you plan....

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After finishing university, I paid to do an all-inclusive overseas volunteering project. I took on a teaching role in a Convent/Orphanage in Kandy, Sri Lanka..

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Here are some very useful tips to help you find that great job while backpacking/travelling, to keep your cash flowing and/or to get your second Working Holiday Visa (WHV).

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Petra, Jorden - UNESCO World Heritage Site It was scorching hot leaving the Israeli border in Eilat and crossing the 400 metres or so of no man’s land to the Jordanian entry point. There are no buses and you simply have to cross the dried up river bed and persevere.

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My original post on working in the Antartica was so popular I have been asked lots about how to get a job and what it actually entails. Scott Base - my home for the summer Applying for a job in Antarctica is easy, like any job positions are advertised...

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More than AUD$55,000 withheld from backpacker workers by farms and hostels in the Bundaberg area of south-east Queensland has been recovered by The Australian Federal Workplace Ombudsman.  The Ombudsman has been investigating the Bundaberg hostels and farms for about 6 months on and has found that “there is a...

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Looking for Work Many travellers save a considerable amount of money over a number of years to finance their trip. This requires a lot of effort and sometimes postponing your trip for a long period. So, the big question is: Does it have to be this way? Not at all.

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