Why you should travel as a student

...A guest post by Samantha Deavin...

Most students finishing their schooling or graduating from their university degrees are faced with the decision of whether to start full time study, enter the workforce, or go travelling. While there are often societal or parental pressures to start a professional career or ‘get serious’, there are also a number of benefits to student travel, and many reasons why travelling when young can have longstanding benefits.

- Cheaper prices. Transport, hostel rooms and tickets to sights and attractions are significantly discounted for those who fall within the ‘student’ category. Often it is just a matter of your age, and whether or not you are studying is irrelevant. If you’re within the age bracket of 12-26 then take advantage of these discounted prices – you won’t enjoy them again until you become a ‘senior citizen’!

- Learn more about yourself. It’s often hard to know what you want to do, or what career path you want to follow when you leave school or university. Taking time to travel, and putting yourself in different situations, environments and amongst different people can help you learn more about the world, yourself, and what it is that you want to do. Rather than jumping into a degree or job that you’re not sure is suited to you and your goals, travelling can give you the opportunity to remove yourself from your daily environment and learn more about what is important to you

- Meet other people. Travelling when young is very conducive to meeting other people. Because student travel is usually conducted on a small budget, most students choose to stay in hostels. Dorm rooms, communal kitchens and organised events make it easy to meet people from all over the world. When travelling, you’ll make friends from all corners of the globe.

- Take advantage of your freedom. Students are often told to take advantage of their youth and their limited responsibilities. What does this mean, you may ask? Travel! When else in your life will you be able to pack up and set off around the world, travelling wherever your fancy takes you? Hop on one of many cheap flights and see where you end up.

- Employers look favourably on travel. When your resume tells a prospective employee that you have travelled, it shows that you are independent, organised and resourceful. Travel is no longer seen as careless wandering, but as something that adds to a person’s skill base, emotional intelligence and employability.

Finishing school or university is an exciting time. What better way to celebrate then to go travelling? Whether you set off on a round the world ticket, or jump on a flight and see where the winds take you, student travel is fun, cheap, rewarding and will have longstanding benefits.

What are you waiting for?

秋冬2009，澳洲墨尔本

第二篇

Young and Jackson Hotel
已有过百年历史，很久很久以前是酒店， 现在好像已被改装成墨尔本市其中一个最出名的酒吧。

St. Paul Cathederal

Melbourne Visitor Centre
里面有些退休年龄的员工，他们都很亲切的为访客服务。

秋冬2009，澳洲墨尔本

第一篇

刚去了一趟墨尔本，感受了和马来西亚完全不同的环境和天气。在这里贴上墨尔本的照片让大家欣赏。


墨尔本市
墨尔本市（CBD）是一个很有规划的城市，在发展之前，由某位建筑师设计后而建的。城市的形状好像长方形，由几条大道纵横交错， 就像九宫格。 如果你有兴趣自游墨尔本市，只要你有街道地图，就不会有大问题 ，路上也有明确的路牌指示。


Flinders Street Station
墨尔本市的火车总站，也是墨尔本的地标和有名的历史建筑物。（墨尔本还有另外一个现代化的火车总站）

Wave Rock, Hyden (WA)

Wave Rock is located at Hyden. 4 hours drive from Perth. I saw beautiful view (Passing Avon Valley) before reaching this place.


There is no entry fees but you need to pay a car parking ticket for it..



Amazing structure of Wave Rock..






My bro in law.. with his surfing stunt... ^_^



.. and my boy.. wanted to do the same stunt.. Poor lil boy.. ;-p

Everlasting Flowers at Avon Valley, WA

We are actually heading to the Wave Rock at Hyden.. we are passing by few places and 1 of them was Avon Valley.

I was so amazed with the scenery.. I saw an ocean of yellow flowers all along the way.. This flowers called Everlasting Flowers.





Take a chance to have a photo here ^_^... Be careful!! Bees all over the place!!!



Close up with the flowers.. ^_^



Breath taking...









All over the place!!! If I have a chance to visit WA again.. will definitely come here again.. ^_^

Fremantle Market (Perth, WA)

Take soo long to continue my journey.. ;-p

This post was about my visit to the Fremantle Market. I thought they only open on Sunday.. but actually they open everyday.. ^_^

Let's see what they have here..


The Tornado Potato.. Lot's of good positive comment.. Must try ^_^...






I will only look for this shop.. fridge magnet...



Playing the DIDGERIDOO..






My 1st time trying out the original wheat grass.. taste awful!! But I finished it tho'.. ;-p



Beautiful view of fresh veges and fruits..



And flowers.. Warning.. the owner might not allowed you to take the pic of his flowers... ^_^

Caversham Wildlife Park, Perth

Thanks Princess for inviting me as 1 of the author here ^_^..

I shall start with my recently trip to Perth on the 27th August 2009. Not going to spill from A-Z here (You can read all details and lot's of photo in my blog ^_^).

I would share my experience visiting the Koala and feeding the Kangaroos live at Caversham wildlife park. I choose to visit this place rather than visiting their Zoo because I been doing some homework, studying the place before I come and find out.. lot's of positive response about this place..

I am not saying the Zoo is not worth.. but I have limited time during my trip and I choose Caversham because of the size is smaller than the Zoo (I guess) and easy for us to conquer in a very short time ;-p..


Some beautiful view before reaching the place..



This will be the Whiteman park (Near by Caversham)..



Entrance fees..



For the 1st time.. seeing Koala live and touching them ^_^..



My boy love feeding the kangaroo.. ^_^


If you think Koala is cute.. wait till you see this...


WOMBAT!!! hihihi... cute...



My boy really2 in love with the kangaroos.. But he don't like the Koala... *sigh*...

That's for now...




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