Australia Travel Stories Travel Articles

Swagman #6 – Saturday Night’s All Right For Fighting – Sydney, Australia

For anyone thinking of travelling to Australia and working in a pub, George Dunn gives a blow by blow (literally) account of a night's work.

Swagman #5 – The Apartment, The Job – Sydney, Australia

The apartment has become a revolving door of tenants, and George found a job in one of the roughest pubs in Sydney.

Swagman #9 – Short Days, Long Nights and the United Nations of Quarryman’s – Sydney, Australia

It's a bit ironic to travel around the world to a country and not encounter anyone from that country, but that's exactly the situation George finds himself in at the end of his second month.

Swagman #8 – A Month Down – A Cheap Guide To Sydney – Sydney, Australia

George has been in Sydney for over a month now and has somehow, inexplicably and unintentionally, managed to avoid just about every tourist attraction that requires a fee.

Swagman #7 – Students and the Drifter – Sydney, Australia

George walked into a pub for a couple of beers and walked out with a new job. He also felt a little too close to home at a college party.

Swagman #12 – On The Move – New South Wales, Australia

Travelling up the east cost of Australia, George stops in Byron Bay and then Nimbin, where he is offered more pot in one afternoon than in his entire life.

Swagman #11 – Winding Down – Sydney, Australia

With his brother about to leave town, and his own time in Sydney coming to an end, George makes an effort to experience Sydney - a bridge climb, a trip to the Blue Mountains, a booze cruise, and a 7 h

Swagman #10 – To Venture Out of Sydney – New South Wales, Australia

George Dunn had spent about two months in Sydney and had never ventured beyond its borders. A connection with a local enabled him to get off the well-worn backpacker trail.

Swagman #14 – Noosa and the Development of a Backpacker Town – Queensland, Australia

It seems to George that all a location needs is a beautiful beach, and the backpackers will find it, tell others about it and then money pours in.

Swagman #13 – Gold and Sunshine Coast Sandwich, BrisVegas Filling – Brisbane, Australia

Before leaving New York, George had promised his brother that they would go skydiving, and the time had come to deliver on that promise.