Steve and I recently migrated to Australia from the UK and after spending a few weeks in Cairns with our friends, and on the advice of many, we decided to travel around the country before choosing where to lay our roots. As the trip was unexpected and a little ‘off the cuff’ we hadn’t budgeted at all to go gallivanting around this amazing country. We looked at our options and found some fantastic websites like Hovos and Helpx where we could work for a few hours a day in exchange for accommodation and food, as well as gaining a first-hand experience of living like a local. Following stops in many places including Airlie Beach, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Byron Bay, our journey brought us in to