Travel Junkie Buddies

On February 8, 2012, in travel, by Boyana

Not long ago I came across the travel blog travel.prwave.ro, and thought it’d be nice to get in touch with its writers Lori and Ave and maybe share some traveling tips and experience.

Lori was indeed interested in what I had to say, so I wrote a post on why people need to get out of their comfort zones, how backpacking is the perfect life shakeup, and why OZ and NZ are two of the best places to go backpacking. You can read it here – ‘Need a Life Shakeup – Go Backpacking in OZ and NZ’.

And here’s why I liked …

Australia in need of skilled workers from Scotland

On February 1, 2012, in Immigration & Living Abroad, News, by Boyana

February 18th and 19th will be life-changing dates for hundreds of Scots looking to immigrate to Australia.

Apparently Australia is in constant need of skilled migrants as new construction projects are in line, and workers shortage in mining is growing. Western Australia alone has about 500,000 openings for skilled workers, for instance.

According to recent government statistics, over 17,000 people from Scotland immigrated to Australia. In 2009, however, over 470,000 people from the UK moved to the country, making it the top immigration destination among the people from UK. Britons choose Australia to start a new life mainly because of the low unemployment …

New Job Openings in Australia

On January 31, 2012, in News, by Boyana

Western Australia will soon have hundreds of job openings thanks to several big projects in engineering and construction.

Project 1.

The Monadelphous Group, one of the biggest engineering companies in Australia, will build a potable water supply that will be delivering about 10 gigaliters a year. The company received construction contracts worth A$1.5 billion.

Project 2.

The second project is for the construction of a CO2 injection pipeline on Barrow Island in Western Australia, also to be handled by the Monadelphous Group. The project includes seven kilometers of underground pipeline, as well as five well sites and more. Work on the project starts now and …