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Making The Most Of Your Australian Holiday Tour

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Getting an Australian travel visa and heading to the country for a vacation is a good way to spend the holiday seasons. And Australia does have plenty of things for vacationers who go there. Here are some of the sights that you must see during your holiday tour. For the first leg of your holiday journey, it would be a good idea to drop by the city of Sydney. Here, you will find many interesting sights to see. The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour bridge are perennial favorites for tourists. For a little adrenalin rush, you can also try the Bridge Climb where you get a spectacular view of the city from atop the Harbor Bridge. And since shopping will be one of your main activities, you are definitely on the right place. Sydney has plenty of stores that cater to a wide variety of customers, from high end shops to stores that has everything for the budget conscious tourist. You might also want to stay in the city until the 26 th of December as it is Boxing Day, which also consider

Looking For Jobs In The Australian IT Industry

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For those getting their Australian skilled visa , finding a good job in the country is definitely a must. And with plenty of job openings in the country today, you will be able to find one in no time at all. One of the sectors that you will likely have a good chance in is the Information Technology (IT) industry. The Australian IT industry is, in fact, booming in recent years. Due to the rise in development that the country experienced, the need for a more improved information technology infrastructure also grew. This in turn, created the large demand for IT workers that the country now has. Contrary to the popular notion that the IT industry is only relegated to directly working and tinkering with computers, the industry is in fact very much required for every other business sectors. And workers need not to have comprehensive technical understanding of how a computer works in order to go into the industry. In fact, many of the positions offered require only minimal skills, with tr

Rogaining, A Unique Australian Adventure

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Australian holiday visa holders will definitely want to try out something new everytime they are in the country. Luckily, the country does offer something new each time for those coming in with an Australian tourist visa . And one of the recent trends that has been getting much attention recently is rogaining. So what is rogaining? Rogaining is basically a team competition wherein you compete in a race around a predetermined course and in a predetermined amount of time. Think of it as more like the Amazing Race, only with less of the frills. Rogaining is, in fact an Australian creation. A predecessor to the sport was organized by the Melbourne University Mountaineering Club as early as 1947. However, it was not until the late 70's when rogaining as it is known today was formally organized by the Victorian Rogaining Association. For those still thinking, rogaining takes its name from Rod Phillips, Gail Davis and Neil Phillips, considered to be the founders of the sport. However

Calculating Your Expenditures

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For those planning an Australian migration , knowing all the information about the country is definitely a must. After all, you don't want to go there without knowing a single thing. And one thing that you will want to know is the amount of money that you will likely spend while living there. The actual cost of living will vary depending on the length of your stay in the country. Those holding an Australian permanent visa is likely to spend more than those who will be staying in the country for only a short period. However, it would be helpful for both to have a general idea of how much they need to spend even before they leave their home countries. The most important thing that you will likely spend on are housing accommodations. Since this will likely be your first visit, it would be a good idea to rent a place (unless you have already arranged to buy a house). Rental rates will set you anywhere from around AU$150 a week for bedspace in a boarding house, to AU$650 for a thre

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