Author Archives: thelittlebackpacker
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 […]
GUEST POST: Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Back in October/November 2012 we traveled up the East Coast of Australia with one of the highlights being a boat trip on the Whitsundays as I talk about in my blog post about the trip I am scared of fish and open water and panicked just snorkelling so I knew there was no point trying to dive, however my […]
I’m Jodie a twenty-something English girl who has a passion for photography and likes to dream. Ever since I took my first solo trip in 2010 and fell in love with travel I have dreamed of exploring the world every day.Since then I have worked at Camp America, lived in London for the Olympics and spent 8 months on a working holiday in Australia. 
