Hey guys, here are some recent job openings in ca. Feel free to comment here or send me a private message if you have any questions, I'm at the community's disposal! If you encounter any problems with any of these job openings please let me know that I will modify the table accordingly. Thanks!
As if the Queens Wharf project wasn't enough of a ripoff in terms of genuine public amenity, they have now reduced the size of the parklands
This casino project is just so bad compared to Barangaroo (massive public greenspace on the most expensive land in Australia). Bugger all greenspace considering the size of the sight. Now they reduced that further. Its basically concrete and glass all over. They even ignored the State Govt Guidelines to attenuate the REX. All in a secret deal involving public land. Brisbane deserves better than this.
Pubs/Bars or Taverns near train stations Dec 2018 Update
Thanks all for you recent suggestions. I've added most, although I'm trying to keep them within a 2km walk from the stations. Keep your input coming, and I'll update later in 2019. Happy Christmas drinking.
MIDLAND LINE
Perth McIver – Badlands Bar Claisebrook – The Royal On the Waterfront, Whipper Snapper Distillery, Bright Tank Brewing Co. East Perth – (Just over 1km )The Brisbane Hotel, The Queens Tavern Mt Lawley – Loads here around intersection of Beaufort St & Walcott St, West of Station Maylands – The Peninsula Tavern, Henry on Eighth, Swallow Bar, Inglewood Hotel Meltham – The Civic Hotel Bayswater – Bayswater hotel (Is a hotel for staying at, but has a bar and Bistro attached) Ashfield Bassendean – The Bassendean Hotel, The Cork and Bottle Success Hill Guildford – The Guildford Hotel, The Rose and Crown, The Stirling Arms East Guildford - The Woodbridge Hotel Woodbridge Midland – The 7th Ave, The Principal, The Grand Central Hotel, The Commercial Tavern
JOONDALUP LINE:
Elizabeth Quay - (Loads of Pubs) The Lucky Shag Bar is Popular Perth Underground – (Loads of Pubs) The Aviary is just above Leederville – Loads of Pubs but: Niche Bar, Nowhereman Brewing Company, The Garden Glendalough – These 3 are all nearly 2km. Pirate Bar, O.P’s Tavern, The Paddington Ale House. Stirling Warwick – The Carine Glades Tavern Greenwood – Greenwood Sports Bar Whitfords – Kingsly Tavern Edgewater Joondalup – The Sovereign Arms Currambine - Currambine Bar and Bistro Clarkson – The Whale & Ale Butler – The Cornerstone Ale House
ARMADALE LINE
Perth McIver - Badlands Bar Claisebrook - The Royal On the Waterfront, Five 6 Eight Perth Stadium Station – The Camfield (Stadium Bar – station only used on Weekends and Event days). Burswood – Empire Bar, Blasta Brewing Co, The Casino has bars Victoria Park – Broken Hill Hotel, Dutch Trading Company, Victoria Park Hotel, Decanter Carlisle – The Carlisle Hotel, Daddy Long Legs, The Precinct (Wine Bar) Oats Street – The Balmoral Hotel, Franklins Welshpool – The Bentley Hotel Queens Park Cannington Thornlie – Langford Ale House Beckenham Kenwick Maddington Gosnells – Gosnells Hotel Seaforth Kelmscott Challis Sherwood Armadale – The Dale Bar & Bistro, Ye Olde Narrogin Inne
FREMANTLE LINE:
Perth - Shy John Brewery & Yum Cha, City West West Leederville - J.B. O'Reilly's Subiaco – The Vic, Refuge Small Bar, The Village Bar, The Stanley, Paddy Maguires Daglish – Wembly Hotel Shenton Park Karrakatta Loch Street Claremont – Claremont Hotel Swanbourne Grant Street Cottesloe – Albion Hotel Mosman Park - Rodney's Bait and Tackle Victoria Street North Fremantle – Mojo’s Bar, Mrs Brown Bar, Piggy Food Co, Railway Hotel, Swan Hotel Fremantle
MANDURAH LINE:
Perth Underground - (Loads of Pubs) The Aviary is just above Elizabeth Quay - - (Loads of Pubs) The Lucky Shag Bar is Popular Canning Bridge – The Raffles Hotel Bull Creek Murdoch – The Bull Creek Tavern, The Murdoch Guild Tavern Cockburn Central – The Gate Aubin Grove - The Quarie Bar & Brasserie, Kwinana Wellard – The Well Tavern Rockingham - The Swinging Pig (about 2.4kms from station), The Nags Head Tavern, Cooloongup, The Sporting Globe Bar and Grill. Warnbro Mandurah – The Sporting Globe Bar and Grill
Pubs/Bars or Taverns near train stations - update request
Been 8 months since I did this list of pubs/bars/taverns near to train stations. Any new places opened/name changes, let me know and I will update. Regardless, it's good to make it visible again anyway for any new Perth Redditors Think the rule was places has to be within 2km of the station:
MIDLAND LINE
Perth - Loads North or South of the Station, but The Globe is close. McIver – Badlands Bar Claisebrook – The Royal On the Waterfront, Zesto Cafe East Perth – (Just over 1km )The Brisbane Hotel, The Queens Tavern Mt Lawley – Loads here around intersection of Beaufort St & Walcott St, West of Station Maylands – The Peninsula Tavern, Henry on Eighth, Swallow Bar, Miss Kittys Saloon, Meltham – The Civic Hotel Bayswater – Bayswater hotel (Is a hotel for staying at, but has a bar and Bistro attached) Ashfield Bassendean – The Bassendean Hotel, The Cork and Bottle Success Hill Guildford – The Guildford Hotel, The Rose and Crown, The Stirling Arms East Guildford - The Woodbridge Hotel Woodbridge Midland – The 7th Ave, The Principal, The Grand Central Hotel, The Commercial Tavern
JOONDALUP LINE:
Elizabeth Quay - (Loads of Pubs) The Lucky Shag Bar is Popular Perth Underground – (Loads of Pubs) The Aviary is just above Leederville – Loads of Pubs but Niche Bar & Fibber Mcgees are Closest Glendalough – These 4 are all nearly 2km. Pirate Bar, O.P’s Tavern, The Paddington Ale House, Herdsman Lake Tavern Stirling - Botanica Bar & Bistro, The Saint George Hotel Warwick – The Carine Glades Tavern, The Greenwood Hotel Greenwood – Greenwood Sports Bar Whitfords – The Kingsly Tavern Edgewater Joondalup – The Sovereign Arms, Paddy Malones Currambine - Currambine Bar and Bistro Clarkson Butler – The Cornerstone Ale House
ARMADALE LINE
Perth - Loads North or South of the Station, but The Globe is close. McIver - Badlands Bar Claisebrook - The Royal On the Waterfront, Zesto Cafe Perth Stadium Station – The Camfield (Stadium Bar – station only used on event days). Burswood – Empire Bar, Blasta Brewing Co, The Casino has bars Victoria Park – Broken Hill Hotel Carlisle – The Carlisle Hotel Oats Street – The Balmoral Hotel (1.6km) Welshpool – The Bentley Hotel Queens Park Cannington Thornlie Beckenham Kenwick Maddington Gosnells – Gosnells Hotel Seaforth Kelmscott Challis Sherwood Armadale
FREMANTLE LINE:
Perth - Loads North or South of the Station, but The Globe is close. City West - Amphoras Bar, Black Tom's West Leederville - J.B. O'Reilly's Subiaco – The Vic, Refuge Small Bar, The Village Bar, Subiaco Hotel - Loads of bars here. Daglish - Juanita's Shenton Park - The Unicorn Bar Karrakatta Loch Street Claremont – Claremont Hotel, Brooklyn Lounge Swanbourne Grant Street Cottesloe – Albion Hotel, Ocean Beach Hotel (known as The OBH 1.5kms), Cottesloe Beach Hotel Mosman Park - Rodney's Bait and Tackle Victoria Street North Fremantle – Mojo’s Bar, Mrs Brown Bar, Piggy Food Co Fremantle - Loads here: National Hotel, Newport Hotel, Sail & Anchor, Little Creatures
MANDURAH LINE:
Perth Underground - (Loads of Pubs) The Aviary is just above Elizabeth Quay - - (Loads of Pubs) The Lucky Shag Bar is Popular Canning Bridge – The Raffles Hotel, Mount Henry Tavern Bull Creek Murdoch – The Bull Creek Tavern, The Murdoch Guild Tavern Cockburn Central – The Gate Aubin Grove - The Quarie Bar & Brasserie, Kwinana Wellard Rockingham - The Swinging Pig (about 2.4kms from station) Warnbro - Drop Inn (about 2.5km) Mandurah
Hello everyone! Figured we would keep a running list of the upcoming shows with times and the opening act since that seems to be a common question! The times should all be the local time. Please let me know any corrections. I will keep this updated with new dates and announcements! Also figured I'd add a basic "schedule for the show" day since that seems to be a common question as well. Day of show rundown
Doors are at whatever time
8 PM - opening band should start
8:30/45 - opening act ends, set change begins
9 PM - The Killers come on
11 PM - The killers finish
Please check your venue for actual times. Times are subject to change based on the band and venue, so these are approximations based on experiences of users from recent shows. I just edited it based on my experience as well as some more feedback from other shows.
Pubs, Bars or Taverns near Train Stations in Perth
So, the contributions have stopped coming in now. Have had a lot of help, so thank you all very much. Am gonna list all I have below. If you have any more suggestions/comments, let me know, and I'll add them here. Thanks all again - I hope people of Perth find this useful if they are planning any pub related activities around trains... Overseas travelers reading this: Be advised that Australia often uses the work "Hotel" to describe a pub. You will likely find an old (For Perth) Hotel, which has been modernized, and no longer offers accommodation, just booze. Yeah - I don't understand it either... So, without further ado:
MIDLAND LINE
Perth - Loads North or South of the Station, but The Globe is close. McIver – Badlands Bar Claisebrook – The Royal On the Waterfront, Zesto Cafe East Perth – (Just over 1km )The Brisbane Hotel, The Queens Tavern Mt Lawley – Loads here around intersection of Beaufort St & Walcott St, West of Station Maylands – The Peninsula Tavern, Henry on Eighth, Swallow Bar, Miss Kittys Saloon, Meltham – The Civic Hotel Bayswater – Bayswater hotel (Is a hotel for staying at, but has a bar and Bistro attached) Ashfield Bassendean – The Bassendean Hotel, The Cork and Bottle Success Hill Guildford – The Guildford Hotel, The Rose and Crown, The Stirling Arms East Guildford - The Woodbridge Hotel Woodbridge Midland – The 7th Ave, The Principal, The Grand Central Hotel, The Commercial Tavern
JOONDALUP LINE:
Elizabeth Quay - (Loads of Pubs) The Lucky Shag Bar is Popular Perth Underground – (Loads of Pubs) The Aviary is just above Leederville – Loads of Pubs but Niche Bar & Fibber Mcgees are Closest Glendalough – These 4 are all nearly 2km. Pirate Bar, O.P’s Tavern, The Paddington Ale House, Herdsman Lake Tavern Stirling - Botanica Bar & Bistro, The Saint George Hotel Warwick – The Carine Glades Tavern, The Greenwood Hotel Greenwood – Greenwood Sports Bar Whitfords – The Kingsly Tavern Edgewater Joondalup – The Sovereign Arms, Paddy Malones Currambine - Currambine Bar and Bistro Clarkson Butler – The Cornerstone Ale House
ARMADALE LINE
Perth - Loads North or South of the Station, but The Globe is close. McIver - Badlands Bar Claisebrook - The Royal On the Waterfront, Zesto Cafe Perth Stadium Station – The Camfield (Stadium Bar – station only used on event days). Burswood – Empire Bar, Blasta Brewing Co, The Casino has bars Victoria Park – Broken Hill Hotel Carlisle – The Carlisle Hotel Oats Street – The Balmoral Hotel (1.6km) Welshpool – The Bentley Hotel Queens Park Cannington Thornlie Beckenham Kenwick Maddington Gosnells – Gosnells Hotel Seaforth Kelmscott Challis Sherwood Armadale
FREMANTLE LINE:
Perth - Loads North or South of the Station, but The Globe is close. City West - Amphoras Bar, Black Tom's West Leederville - J.B. O'Reilly's Subiaco – The Vic, Refuge Small Bar, The Village Bar, Subiaco Hotel - Loads of bars here. Daglish - Juanita's Shenton Park - The Unicorn Bar Karrakatta Loch Street Claremont – Claremont Hotel, Brooklyn Lounge Swanbourne Grant Street Cottesloe – Albion Hotel, Ocean Beach Hotel (known as The OBH 1.5kms), Cottesloe Beach Hotel Mosman Park - Rodney's Bait and Tackle Victoria Street North Fremantle – Mojo’s Bar, Mrs Brown Bar, Piggy Food Co Fremantle - Loads here: National Hotel, Newport Hotel, Sail & Anchor, Little Creatures
MANDURAH LINE:
Perth Underground - (Loads of Pubs) The Aviary is just above Elizabeth Quay - - (Loads of Pubs) The Lucky Shag Bar is Popular Canning Bridge – The Raffles Hotel, Mount Henry Tavern Bull Creek Murdoch – The Bull Creek Tavern, The Murdoch Guild Tavern Cockburn Central – The Gate Aubin Grove - The Quarie Bar & Brasserie, Kwinana Wellard Rockingham - The Swinging Pig (about 2.4kms from station) Warnbro - Drop Inn (about 2.5km) Mandurah
New encore stage setup: Shelter (acoustic) is now played by them on the center of the stage instead of on their stand
Slight changes on their live setup: Porter's keyboard to his left (which was never used during leg 1) was removed and now Madeon has cymbals on his left and on his right instead of just on his right
Updated light show for some songs
ADDED ON SF SHOW ON 11/23: Lasersssss
ADDED ON SF SHOW ON 11/23: Added pyrotechnic stuff to some songs
Chapter 1 This is a true story. I will begin this story in 2007, this is when I decided to join the Royal Australian Navy. I was 22yrs old and had been out of high school for 4 years with no real intent on going to university since I didn’t think it would necessarily make me successful. I been doing odd jobs like a pizza driver which I had to hold for a year because I originally applied for the Air Force but was rejected due to not holding a steady job which showed a lack of commitment, therefore after a year as a pizza driver a joined the Navy since a few of my friends had joined and said it was an easy ride. So there I was on the bus to Cerberus. I had to go into the city to get a bus with everyone else down to Cerberus despite living only 20 minutes from the base. Cerberus is the main Navy training base in Cribpoint, Victoria where all the new recruits from around Australia end up. As recruit school came to an end after 11 weeks I had to wait for the next graduating class for a month before I was posted to Sydney to start my course as a Combat Systems Operator. That’s when my life took a big turning point. I was attending early morning activity where we were asked to lift weights and run them over to the training ground, I started to feel a sharp pain in my back, after a while I had to stop running and asked to go to the hospital. Limping over I barely made it when in the hospital my back started to spasm with pain. I had an L5 disc prolapse and could not walk for 2 days and was in the hospital for 10 days. I was happy to finally leave the hospital at which point they told me not to sit down or stand up for too long so I proceeded straight to the casino to play poker. Upon arriving at HMAS Watson in Sydney I was informed by the doc that I wouldn’t be posting to a ship anytime soon as my back injury was holding me back. HMAS Watson is a beautiful base where people from the public would actually get married in the church on base. I enjoyed the CSO course and was top of the class but I couldn’t keep out of trouble. I push my luck one night when I got drunk on base and end up in a fight with another trainee. I was suspended with pay for 6 months and returned to Melbourne where I had to report to Cerberus 3 times a week. They sent me a letter explaining that my service would be terminated but I could write in a response with a reason why I should stay. I decided that since I wouldn’t be posting to a ship I decided to leave. Psychologists would later say that my actions in the Navy were early signs of schizophrenia. Back in Melbourne and looking for a job a decided to get a job where my back wouldn’t stop me from working so I started working at a call center selling electricity over the phone. Not a very nice job but it paid for my apartment and beer which is all I really needed. 1 year in the job and I had been promoted a number of times to quality controller and then campaign manager. During this time my schizophrenia started to take hold. When I get schizophrenic I start to think I’m under surveillance and also think “I’m the only one in existence”, as a secret agent, I can do whatever I feel like doing without any consequences. So I stole 52 credit card numbers with there cvv numbers from work for later use. I knew that if I used the cards that the people would get their money back because if they report their cards stolen the bank gives them back their money while they investigate, so I was really robbing the bank. The campaign I was managing was the Insulation scheme and the Home sustainability campaign. The government was giving away free insulation worth $1600 to every household and free home assessments that are both meant to help tackle climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of each house. The whole campaign collapsed overnight when a number of people had been killed by fires that had started from dodgy insulation installers. That’s when I decided to start my own company. I knew a few old clients that were not that happy with my current company so I called them up and told them I was starting my own and would they like to be a client. I got a few that said yes and with one offering $5000 cash to startup I knew this was the time. I flew to Sydney and picked up the cash like something from the movies and on the way to my hotel I saw the guy that I had got into a fight with from the Navy and thought if I didn’t have $5k in my bag I would throw you in the river but lucky I had the cash. After bathing in the money I made my way back to Melbourne got my friends together and started up on Little Collins Street in the CBD. After 3 months of running home sustainable services, I flew back to Sydney to set-up a new center with a client. Half-way through setting up my friend and I decided to drive back to Melbourne because we had things to do, we hired a rent-a-bomb car, the old cars that you’re not meant to drive out of the city, we decided to take it to Melbourne from Sydney. We picked up a hitchhiker who had lost his license drink driving and at that point, I decided to let Finbar drive. Finbar hadn’t driven a car in 10 years when he had his learners as he has been using public transport for most of his life but I didn’t think much could go wrong. Well. The hitchhiker was so afraid of Finbars driving he asked to be let out at the next stop in the middle of nowhere. Upon letting the guy out Finbar then for some reason accidentally decided to plant his foot down on the accelerator while in neutral with me yelling at him to take his foot of and him looking around in confusion it was all pretty funny. By the time we had got to Melbourne the car was overheated and smoke was coming out of the engine. We just managed to get it into a train carpark before it died for good. The car company called me up asking if I needed another day and I explained what had happened and they then asked for $5000 by the end of the business day for the car. The car wasn’t worth $500 so $5000 they were dreaming. We borrowed the client's credit card to hire a nice new car to drive back up to Sydney and along the way when we collided with a truck tire at 110km/h that was in the middle of the road. The car slightly damaged we arrived at which point we were locked out of the office because we hadn’t paid back the debt we owed to them. So it was back to Melbourne again. When I flew back to Melbourne the company had no campaigns to go on so I had to close it down. I then applied for Centrelink and had to move into a backpacker as that’s all I good afford. Centrelink, however, wouldn’t pay me for 1 month because I had previously run my own company and they had to make sure I had no money. This only led to one thing. Crime. I went to coles online shopping and bought roast lamb, bourbon, wines, and anything I felt like with the stolen credit card numbers. I had it all delivered to the door. I needed to convert this into cash somehow so I bought items like police scanners and surveillance equipment which I later sold at cash converters. The lawyers would later argue I was highly paranoid hence the equipment. I then decided to fly to Perth to visit my mate. So I called up Virgin Blue and gave the credit card over the phone while I was at the airport and bought the next flight out of Melbourne. I guess it didn’t matter the card had a different name than my name since I flew under my real name. In Perth, I knew I could sneak into an Army barracks that were used by all three services without anyone noticing so I did. I walked in through the side gate and slept in the barracks for a week. There were 3 big 2 story blocks that were mostly empty and a few rooms that were unlocked. I ordered pizza over the phone again with the cards just down the road. I then decided it was time to leave and head back to the Airport so I walked into town and asked to take a car for a test drive from a local dealer, I drove the car back onto the base and loaded up the car with my luggage and that’s when the fuel run out. So what did I do? I walk over to the fuel pump on the base of course and asked to use a petrol can to fill up my ride. That’s when I bumped into a very switched on army officer who asked me a hundred questions at a time. He told me to just go and wait in the blocks while we find out where I’m from. I could have made a dash for it but being a 35-degree day I just thought fuck it. The officer came in and said “You’re not going anywhere till you tell me who you are and what you’re doing”, I told them straight up, I was on base because I didn’t want to pay for accommodation and I’m really cheap, they called the cops and then we both started having a laugh about the lack of security around the place. I was charged with trespassing and got a $150 fine. The car was picked up by the owner and I flow back to Melbourne again with stolen credit cards. When I arrived back in Melbourne Centrelink finally decided to pay up and I then took myself straight to the police station and handed over the credit card numbers at which point the policeman looked at me and said: “why are you handing yourself in?” Well, my belief that I was part of ASIO and untouchable made me feel like I wouldn’t really get in any trouble, and I also wanted to make sure the people that I had stolen from got their money back from the banks. I had an initial interview with the detective and he informed me it would take some time to investigate what I bought on what cards so I didn’t attend court for about 6 months time. In the meantime, I was staying at backpackers meeting loads of people from around the world and then I met Alex. This guy was wearing the Navy running shorts like a typical wanker. He had just gotten out of the Navy and looking for a new goal in life as well. We became good mates talking about all the crap you get up to in the Navy. We ended up going out most nights using the free drink cards that you can get at the backpackers to get shit faced. With the money I had saved, I decided to buy a van so I could sleep in the back and not have to pay for accommodation. I parked the car in the open carpark next to Urban central backpacker right under the highway. It was ok besides the car getting broken into nearly every week but I really had nothing worth stealing. My mate and I were out on the town pissing up spending all our money at the casino and strippers and then decided it would be a great idea to break into a storage facility and see what we could get. We drove out there and we were so drunk we were on the site for 40 mins before the cops finally came to arrest us. My mate gave up but I started running for it. I made it about 300 meters before being surrounded. Yet another pending court appearance. You would think I would learn by now to stop doing crime but the type of schizophrenia that I have just says “Do whatever the fuck you like”. And again I was about to. With all the stress of the pending court dates, I decided it would be a nice time for a good old road trip. I hired a Ford xr6 2010 model a nice car with plenty of space and cruise control I first was just going to hire the car for a day when I said to myself “let's drive to Byron Bay”. I went on gumtree and advertised offering a lift from Melbourne to Sydney for $50. I figured if I got a full car of 4 people I would even make money from the trip after fuel expenses. I traveled with 2 French girls and 2 English girls and so began a month-long trip traveling with 30 different people from Melbourne to Sydney to Byron Bay to Brisbane to Hervey Bay and then back to Sydney. I was traveling over from March to April to it wasn’t hard to find travel partners. I stopped over at Byron Bay for the Bluesfest where I decided to volunteer. After staying at the backpacker for one night I noticed a girl trying to sneak in so that’s when I decided to buy a tent and camp and invite people to camp out with me. I found a nice quiet spot right down near the beach and camped with ten different people. A great time watching the sunrise knowing that I would more than likely be going to prison. Somehow I just didn’t give a shit. I dropped the car off at Sydney airport and flow back to Melbourne. Back in the van again and that’s when the first major schizophrenic episode happened. To be continued..
Studying in Australia - c'mon, be friendly with your newcomer
Hi, everyone. I'm planning, with a friend and his GF, to study English in your beloved country. We're trying to fix a permanent budget, seeing how to get our visas, but we're bugged with some things that the internet doesn't answer well. If anyone can help, I would be delighted (I saw the indian student's thread, so, some doubts were solved there): 1) I read everywhere that Sydney is very, very expensive. A friend of my friend, currently living there, said so, as well. We're planning to go the 1st month to Sydney, to adapt, and then check where to go. We'll study, but we're also looking to work (and, if that's a taboo, considering how the world's reacting to foreigners working in their countries, I'm really sorry), and, to be honest, we 3 fell in love with different cities: I wanted Brisbane, my friend wants Gold Coast and his GF wants to stay in Sydney. So, if anyone can answer, is there a city with a better job market than the other two?. We'll split bills, so we can't really afford go to a different city. I read that Brisbane's expanding, the Gold Coast has lots of parks, hotels and casinos (which I assume it's a good place to find work) and Sydney is the economic heart of Australia, but the internet can never be fully trusted (except Reddit) 2) Last time I tested my English (a TOEFL 3 years ago), I scored a B2 equivalent. I'm a little rusty now, specially with oral skills, but I can return to that B2 level in 1 month, I think. My friend and his GF speaks basic English (B1 at best), and they're counting on finding jobs as cleaners, or au pair on the GF scenario. If I manage to revalidate my degree (I have an undergraduate degree in Business) and with my current English level, can I hope to find a job in an office (be with telesales, or something administrative)? Or I should expect to work in a restaurant, which is what I'm planning, anyway? 3) Like I said, the world's quite hostile when it comes to foreigners working in their countries, immigration being a hotly debated issue. Either in Sydney or Brisbane, can I expect hostility in a working place for me not being australian? Really appreciate any help here, friends.
So I'm about to be a senior in college and I just studied abroad in Australia. I'm already thinking of places I want to go in the summer of 2016 when I graduate college if I don't have a job offer or anything. Places I went to when I was abroad: Thailand: LOVED THAILAND. I wasn't a huge fan of Bangkok, but LOVED the Thai New Year Celebrations on Khao San Road. Also went to Ko Samui where I got stung by a stingray and Koh Tao which I fell in love with. I was only there for a week and on a tour, so would definitely go back. I love Thai food and the people were SO nice. Everywhere else I backpacked and couchsurfered. Hong Kong: HATED HONG KONG. The people were SO rude. I've been to Paris and honestly Hong Kongers were 10x worse than Parisians. I went to Starbucks at the mall once and people refused to let me even sit next to them when there were plenty of seats open. Don't get me wrong it was pretty, but the people made it un-enjoyable. Some friends at the Hostel went out one night and taxi drivers would pick up locals and drive right past the Americans.. Also thought it was too overcrowded. I ended up having to go the police station to ask for directions. I was told once, "I don't speak English" in a perfect accent. Honestly it was pretty sad given I was so excited to go. And I did go out one night and didn't find the night life very pleasant. Wasn't a fan of the specific expats I encountered either. Macau- I LOVED MACAU. It took me a while to find my way out of the casino's and onto the Portuguese tourist attractions, but I loved the mix of Portuguese and Cantonese culture. The people were very friendly and went out of their way to help me unlike in HG. Honestly I loved every minute of Macau (besides the Casino's). Singapore: I really liked Singapore MUCH better than HG. The people were so nice. It was way easier for me to get around with the subway. It was probably too much like America though and after a couple days I got very bored. I thought there was more to do in HG, but I liked the vibe way better here. Buton, Indonesia: Was supposed to be a day trip from Singapore and I was there a 1-2 hours and hated it. I went back on the ferry to Singapore. The taxi drivers literally overcharged me for everything and I ran out of money. None of the locals spoke much English here so it was hard to get around given the language barrier. I was going to go to Johor Bahru in Malaysia instead, but I was told it wasn't the safest place for a Westerner to go by myself and there were bad traffic jams so didn't want to miss my flight. Auckland, NZ: LOVED Auckland. Kiwi's were so much nicer than Aussies. They went out of their way to help me. NZ is a much more progressive country IMO. I really loved everything about Auckland especially K Road. I had more intellectual conversations with Kiwi's in one week than I did five months in Australia. Didn't venture outside of Auckland though (had some difficulties) so would love to go to the South Island one day. In Australia, I lived an hour south of Sydney in Wollongong. So went to Sydney pretty frequently and traveled mostly in NSW. Visited Sunshine Coast but it rained my whole visit, but did end up going to Brisbane to visit Lone Pine which was cool. Brisbane looked nice. Melbourne was okay, but not really into coffee and didn't get that "city vibe" and thought people were too pretentious with the whole hating on Sydney thing. I've only been to France in Europe when I was 17 (21 now). I hated every minute of it, but that was mostly due to a bad host family experience. Really loved going to Normandy due to the history, Versailles was amazing, and Brittany was gorgeous. My grandpa was born in Sicily, so I've always wanted to go there and my grandmother's side is from Bari and Calabria, so if I ever went to Italy I'd be more interested in the South and Sicily (although Sardinia and French Corsica are other island I'd love to visit). I don't really much much desire to go to South America. Brazil would be cool though. The only know a little French from college/high school (not enough to get by), I don't speak any other languages. So I've thought mainly about going back to Southeast Asia. I love history so Vietnam would be really cool and would be interested in Siem Reap and exploring Thailand some more. Or I've also considered Eastern Europe- Prague, Budapest, & Warsaw for starters. But I have studied the Holocaust before, so would like to visit various sites in Poland. Thought about the Baltic's with that trip: Estonia looks cool and I hear it's not too far if I wanted to go to Finland. Not interested in Russia or any other homophobic/ultra-conservative country. I know Eastern Europe isn't as liberal as Western Europe minus Prague, but I hear some people wouldn't even classify it as "Eastern Europe" to begin with. I would also obviously love to explore Western Europe: UK, Holland, Belgium, Scandinavia, etc but it's pretty expensive. I will probably be on a backpackers budget. Amsterdam would be cool though given I am a women, gender, and sexuality studies major. I'm also a theatre major, so I'm into arts. Like I've stated earlier, I like history specifically World War 2 or Vietnam stuff. Really loved going to a Canadian World War 1 park in Picardy, France though where I saw WW1 trenches. I'm not really that outdoorsy, so not into hiking mountains or camping. I do like beaches, but don't want to spend my whole vacation laying on the beach. I am not the relaxing type: I know it sounds bad haha. I actually thought about teaching English in South Korea when I graduate, but that'd be too expensive for this trip. Iceland looks like it'd be pretty cool, but expensive. Anyways any suggestions? Sorry for the lengthy post.
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