Here are all the reasons why you should take a working holiday and move abroad at least once in your lifetime. This week marks three years since I left Australia with my Canadian working holiday visa acceptance papers in one hand and a one-way ticket to Vancouver in the other. It’s not news around here that the experience profoundly changed my life. So much so I am already dreaming about my return next year. But I know the paradox of emotions you will inevitably feel before taking that first step. Am I doing the right thing? Will I find...
10 Reasons Why Working Abroad Will Be The Best Thing You Ever Did
September 12, 2023 in Canada, North America, Vancouver, Working Abroad
Here are all the reasons why you should take a working holiday and move abroad at least once in your lifetime. This week marks three years since I left Australia with my Canadian working holiday visa acceptance papers in one hand and a one-way ticket to Vancouver in the other. It’s not news around here that the experience profoundly changed my life. So much so I am already dreaming about my return next year. But I know the paradox of emotions you will inevitably feel before taking that first step. Am I doing the right thing? Will I find...
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11 Things That Happened When I Became An Expat
June 22, 2018 in Canada, Lifestyle, Working AbroadDiscover all the funny and life-changing things that happened when I became (another) Aussie expat in Canada (twice). A couple of weeks ago, I asked on Instagram what posts people were interested in reading over here on Hayley on Holiday. Quite a few followers...
5 Travel Bloggers and Expats Share How To Make Friends in New Cities
May 25, 2018 in Lifestyle, Working AbroadPrepare to be inspired. Here five different women from across the world share how to make friends in new cities. Let’s be honest. Once you leave behind high school and university, it can be a struggle to make friends. As an introvert, I’ve always...
Why I’ve Decided To Return To Australia… Again
August 17, 2017 in Lifestyle, Working AbroadIn six weeks today, I will be leaving Vancouver (again) and heading off on my epic eleven week journey home. I will be visiting the UK, Europe and Asia before arriving back on Magnetic Island in time for Christmas. In early 2018, I will...
15 Reasons To Move To Vancouver
January 13, 2017 in Canada, North America, Vancouver, Working AbroadGet ready! Here are 15 reasons why I think you should definitely, absolutely, totally live in Vancouver and move to Vancouver. I have written previously about why I love Vancouver and why it will always be home, no matter what the future has in store for...
All You Need To Know About Moving To Vancouver, Canada
October 20, 2016 in Canada, North America, Vancouver, Working AbroadI’ve listed everything you need to know about moving to Vancouver from Australia in 2020. As an Aussie who has moved to Vancouver alone twice, I have covered all bases below. Well, somehow it has been two months today since I landed in Vancouver...
Hayley Lately // When The Heart Wants What It Wants
April 27, 2016 in Hayley LatelyWho am I, beginning my blog post with a Selena Gomez song title? The fact is, the past few weeks have been, well, life altering. And the best way I know how to deal with my feelings is by writing them down, so here...
15 Reasons To Move To Melbourne
April 21, 2016 in Australia, Melbourne, VictoriaToday I’m sharing 15 reasons to move to Melbourne. After moving to Melbourne alone (twice), I feel like I’m an expert on relocating to the city now! So this week marks mine and Melbourne’s first anniversary. How it has already been a year I...
3 Ways My Working Holiday Changed My Life
February 17, 2015 in Canada, Lifestyle, Vancouver, Working AbroadNow that I have been home for a while and have had time to reflect on my working holiday in Canada, I’ve thought a lot about who I was before I left for Canada and who I am at present. Prior to leaving for...
Australian Expats: 18 Months Away From Home
December 3, 2014 in Expat UpdateWell, this is it. 18 months later. 4 new countries ticked off my bucket list. 2 new jobs on the resume. Countless friends made for life. I am now back in Townsville, or more specifically my parents’ house on Magnetic Island. I am beyond...
Australian Expats: 17 Months Away From Home
November 3, 2014 in Expat UpdateHi, y’all! Oh, how I loved the Southern drawl. October was a fantastic month that flew by. I have been thoroughly enjoying seeing all that America has to offer. It is a diverse nation with a lot of friendly people in beautiful cities. Here...
Australian Expats: 16 Months Away From Home
October 15, 2014 in Expat UpdateSo this update is a little delayed. I’m sorry, but I’ve just been having such a good holiday. Anyway, this is what I got up to in September. Try not to get as exhausted reading it as I did living it! Jasper My September...
Australian Expats: 15 Months Away From Home
September 6, 2014 in Expat UpdateWell, that’s it, I have said farewell to Vancouver for a couple of months while I go explore the massive continent that is North America. August had its highs and lows just like July. The highs made it one of my best months here...