These ‘silver surfers’ of Australia have learnt how to travel around Australia not just for a couple of weeks, or even a couple of months, but for as long as they have the ‘Wanderlust’ for Australia travelling. Grey nomads Australia style learn how to live frugally, store food hygienically in limited circumstances, wash clothes without a machine and work their way around the country getting all the funds they need to feed their passion. They are resourceful, tenacious and very happy.

Australia travelling on this scale is not for the faint hearted. The whole country is their oyster, and they take the best advantage of it! They learn how to drive their huge RV’s economically, how to know where to fuel up for the best price and all the roads that will help your gas to mileage ratio. They make learning how to travel around Australia a science, and art and a living. They make Australia travelling look like home and a life on wheels like the life of a king. They are a very happy and satisfied group of people making the Grey Nomads Australia the best kind of retirement club you can join.

Most of this lifestyle has been afforded due to new technology. The internet and GPS systems allow for military style precision in planning a route, finding a place to park up for the night and find some entertainment or work to keep it going. Modern technology also allows them to stay in touch with home. Whether it’s the monthly retirement check going into the bank, or pictures from home, a mail forwarding company like Pass the Post, can keep all the Grey Nomads in Australia happy, and in touch, with everything that matters to them. It’s almost like they have two homes – their mobile one, and their traditional one, all on the road together. 

The garage may be a great, cheap work space, but when you have to give out a mailing address, your home address may not be the most secure, or the most impressive. Using a mailing service is a wise choice to make sure you have a professional business mailing address that gives the company image you want to convey. Not only will you have the right address to look credible, confident and efficient, an online mailing service will cut out most of the drudgery of handling the mail. ‘Junk’ mail can be securely shredded, current mail scanned and forwarded to you and held until told what to do with it. International mail forwarding services can do this for any amount of mail coming in from all over the world making sure you see it as soon as it comes in.

International mail forwarding services also have the ability to send mail to multiple users all over the world at the same time, so whatever its purpose, you can all look at it together. Another useful feature is being able to consolidate parcels and documents to send all over the world, so you don’t have to worry. There’s nothing like peace of mind when you have the right international mail forwarding services.

Your business deserves the efficiency and credibility of a business mailing address that delivers on quality and image. Our mailing service at Pass the Post is second to none and works hard to be the virtual assistant every business needs. We take the time to make sure the mail is where you need it, when you need it, and your customers look at what you do, not where you do it.

Why not try our services? It won’t take long to set up, and we can be offering you a secure, fast and efficient service that could help your business grow out of your garage and into the fast lane.

Media would have you believe that mail is a dying industry with the advent of the digital age. It has slowed down, but sending a packet of chewing gum and a bicycle for your birthday by email presents quite a challenge, and some people still value something they can hold and display. Postcard mailing services all over the world have taken on online mailing services, and are holding out quite nicely, thank you very much!

The main reason the two can work together is that they serve two different functions. A postcard mailing service sends out postcards as a physical thing, some even make an industry out of it, and an online mailing service delivers that postcard to a person wherever they are in the world. The online mailing service offers an indispensable service, like Pass the Post, where the physical mail is scanned in and sent as electronic mail to wait until it is collected by the recipient. Those working abroad, away from home for a while or slow traveling round Australia can all access their mail and never miss out on a thing.

Mail may not be around in the huge volumes it used to be, but it still exists and fills a necessity where electronic delivery fails. People, and businesses, will always send postcards. Online mailing services in Australia will only get busier with people now more mobile and eager to travel.  And as people travel, they, of course, will send more postcards.

There are thousands of sandy beaches that await you, a relaxed lifestyle and all the beauty spots you could ever want just around the corner, so for many, a better quality of life is the main reason why people make the move to Australia. With its community feel, opportunities for outdoor leisure and relatively low crime rate makes moving to Australia seem to be that place to raise a family. For some, the move comes when their work secures projects abroad and they need to move, the fact that it is a beautiful place just makes the transition easier.

Making the transition, whether you move to Australia for a better quality of life or a career move, can sometimes be a wrench. Family has to be left behind, business matters can be hard to settle and in general everything takes twice as long as it should have. It can be hard to separate when the time comes, so setting up a dependable online mail forwarding service in Australia is a top priority. Having an Australian mailing address is a smart way to apply for jobs, or get the mail quickly. The mail is delivered to a secure mail box, then scanned and delivered to you electronically so you get it instantly. No long waiting for the postal system, or missing deadlines and other possibilities. And more than that, your mail will follow you wherever you go. If you need one, or two, temporary addresses before you find your home the post will simply be held until you have settled into your home.

An online mail forwarding service like Pass the Post offers you the security and peace of mind to know that you are in touch where ever you are. If you are in transit and need documents, we can arrange to have them forwarded to you or provide digital copies as soon as we get them. There is a lot of paperwork during the whole process of emigration and all of it needs prompt attention.

Whatever your reasons for a new start in Australia make sure you are in touch with everything that is going on around you, with an reliable and dedicated online mail forwarding service.

Most people travel Australia simply because they can. They love to travel and meet new people, experience new cultures and ‘live the life’ that is offered in a new world. Gone are the days when travel was reserved for those who earned high incomes, had travel jobs or were born into a privileged class. It used to be only the mailing service in Australia that regularly ran around the country, but now people do it for fun. And the benefits are clear. Mark Twain said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” Australia is the most hospitable and ‘happening’ place to be.

Ironically the one thing that used to be the only intercoastal endeavour, is the one thing that has given people a new freedom to travel them. Mail forwarding companies have allowed people to close the gap on the vast distances between cities and cultures, by keep people in control of their affairs whilst they travel. Pass the Posts online mail forwarding service allows people the luxury of traveling where they want to, even without plans, and still be in touch with their money, responsibilities and families. It also keeps their money, responsibilities and families in touch with them. Coupled with cheaper travel these days, and the internet offering information, booking ability and even employment in other areas – why stay at home? 

It may seem like a small thing, but mail forwarding companies are dedicated to giving people the freedom to travel, whether it’s from the other side of the country, or from the other side of the world. It doesn’t matter where the person is, as the mailing service is delivered digitally and waits patiently until the owner can log on. A mailing service such as ours can even take business mail and secure or shred it as directed, so a vacation or long trip can be taken and still have your steering at the helm of the ship. Mail forwarding companies have made a huge in road into closing the gap of vastness, that is Australia, and giving people the freedom to be who, and where, they want to be.

Roll in the 1990’s and the world got smaller almost overnight. With the advent of the digital age the internet became the new black, and the mail service the new white (elephant!). Getting information to the other side of the world was now instant. Take for instance our beautiful country of Australia. It used to be it took days to get a postcard from Canberra to Cairns, so much so it would arrive the day after you did, but with the internet your family back in Woola Woola Junction can enjoy your travels daily at the moment it happens – with pictures! It really seemed to spell doom and gloom for the mail in general.

That was the situation until now. As with all things, if you wait long enough they come back into fashion, and the mail service has. With the fusion of mail forwarding services in Australia and the digital age, a virtual version of the mail box service, the mail hold service and the mail forwarding service is back in business! Now you can travel Australia and you mail can follow you, and it’s as easy as opening an email. With a mail forwarding service like ours it’s like you have your own mail box service. We give you a locked box with an Australian address and you get you mail forwarded there. We then scan it in and send it on to your email account, where it waits until you open it – pretty much your very own mail hold service.

This may lead you to ask what the advantage is of such a service, but there are many. Accessibility is one. It leaves you free to travel Australia without losing touch with any of your business dealings, or family ties. You can always be in the loop and on top of things, no matter where you are calling home that night. The country truly is your oyster!  Security is another aspect of the new Australia travel black. You can travel and know your mail is secure. If your mail is secure, your identity is secure too. This goes for business and people at home too. By using a mail forwarding service you can have confidentiality and none of the messy shredding to. You can have your own personal mail room!

All of these factors, and more, mean that Mail is coming back into fashion. With the digital age and the age old service coming back into alignment, you can have your cake and eat it – where ever you want. And you can have it in the new black.

The new peril for traveling round Australia for those who cook for themselves is a well-known fact of life – food poisoning. It’s very easy to overlook this killer in the excitement of a trip and concentrate on other aspects, but also to ignore it whilst traveling. So many Grey Nomands have the government has said, “Food safety is especially important to older people, who potentially have less immunity against infections, and in particular less digestive system capacity to destroy bacteria ingested in food,” said Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Jan McLucas. “Many grey nomads from Southern Australia head north, and they are often unaware of the extra risk posed by the hotter and more humid climate when preparing and storing food.” It has become a real danger. Every year about 5.4 million Australians get food poisoning, and a staggering 120 people die as a result.

Life in a RV or camper van is a great life, but when you think about it, it’s also the perfect conditions for nasty food bacteria to grow. Often the kitchens are small so alternative methods of cooking or storing food are used, fridges may shut down when traveling, and add to that no running water you have salmonella and e-coli heaven and can see the bacteria packing their bags in their thousands and ready to move in.

So how can you avoid this potential trip ruiner? Here’s a few tips to help out.

Hand washing – Wash your hands frequently to prevent any cross contamination. While you’re at it, take the time and water to keep all your surfaces and utensils clean.

Preparing Food- keep cooked and raw food separate, and wash your preparing surfaces often and between foods. Store them in clean, separate containers.

Refrigeration – Keep your stored food and fridge below 5 deg C. Bacteria rapidly multiply as soon as the temperature goes over 5 deg C. Look for signs of discoloration or offensive smells. If in doubt – throw it out!

Reheating Food – Reheat food to piping hot – it must be steaming and bubbling for 5 mins to be sure any bacteria is killed. It needs to exceed 65 degs to be effective.

Water – If you have an unsealed water tank that has not been flushed through regularly it may breed harmful bacteria. Clean and treat before using. Do not assume any water found in the wilderness is safe. Use bottled water or suitable water treatment if in any doubt.

These all may seem like common sense, but by applying them to your travels may just save you from a lengthy hospital stay or ruining the trip of a life time. Whatever you do, crashing into camels and bathing in the outback streams should be the things you write home about. We want to keep you in touch, but we’d like to keep you in touch with the nicer memorable times of life – not the life threatening ones.

Today we have many Phileas Fogg’s  and Passpartout’s doing exactly the same thing. Time is no longer an enemy with the advent of planes, trains and automobiles, but there many families are taking up the challenge and working their way round the world. Traditionally it was only gap year students that left home and travelled where the wind took them, but the world is now accessible to couples with children. Travel is more comfortable, amenities cater for a family setting and better work/life balances mean that time is more flexible. But we are not talking about the vacation traveller going for an ‘extended’ vacation for a month or two, but slow traveling round the world taking a year or two. Many do not have an ‘ETA’, they just travel until they feel the need to settle.

There are many considerations to leaving your jobs, home and family for a year or two to aimlessly ‘travel’, but if you look at what you have to lose – you’ll never go. All of the travellers have sold up, packed a bag and walked out the door concentrate on what they have to gain, but more importantly what their children have to gain. With the endless possibilities that are available now, each family found a unique solution to their problems and made it work. Slow travel round the world is not about security, pensions and fish on Friday, it’s about reaching out to people, embracing cultures and learning to be in touch with who you really are and how you fit in to this planet we call home.

One common thread all the families had was the ability to ‘travel light’ and live ‘simply’. No lavish presents on birthdays or spa and gel nails every week, but the rewards far outweighed the sacrifice. Nothing can replace the education a child gets by living in another culture, by seeing sights that are depicted as ‘iconic’ on TV and spending time as a family. When you have to think creatively to solve a problem you use a part of yourself that refines you. When you have to do something that takes courage, or strength, the change in your soul is irreplaceable. When you have to pull together as a family to make it work, you are building the firm foundation that will bond your family for life, not just the trip. Where can you buy that at home?

Some of the families worked their way round the world, picking up jobs as they needed the money. Some taught skills over the internet, some house sat and some relied on savings and simply went home when the money ran out. Some home-schooled. Some did no school. Some did local schools and moved at the end of term. Some rented apartments. Some went round in an old camper, but they all found a way to live that they could afford, or found a way to afford how they lived. There is no prescription for slow travel with a family, just what made them happy.

Another common fact the families that traveled shared was the ability to relax. They didn’t’ worry that they had no car, or luxurious home or permanent jobs. They were living the experience, and as they lived they evolved. All of them knew they always had the option to ‘come home’, and that was all the security they needed. And the children? They were all well-educated and experienced in one way or another. They were not impressed by brand names or car types, but happy and content children that adapted to the lifestyle placed before them and committed to their families.

All the modern inventions we have to make life easier can make life just as easy when you slow travel round the world. Computers are portable. WI FI is accessible in restaurants and fast food places. Credit cards are usually international. Banks usually have a representative round the world. These all offer a safety net for the family ‘business’ that keeps the show on the road. With the advent of online mail forwarding services like our, you can keep in touch with all the business left at home, and keep in touch with them too. Nothing has to be left to chance. With our unique service we can have your bank statement and money matters waiting for you when you next log on. What have you got to lose? Sign up here

Being a modern day Phineas Fogg and Passpartout is no longer a pipe dream. You can be that man. With a little planning and a lot of creative thinking you can be your very own Fogg, Passpartout and your children, let’s call then Jules and Verne, and can take the trip of a lifetime to last a lifetime. Nothing can replace that. Happy is the man who dreams dreams, and pays the price to make them come true.

Internet shopping is posing a real threat to traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ shops as people now have choices. Instead of being limited to what is on the shelves of the shops they can get to, they have an almost unlimited and unending range that offers what they want in multiple colours, sizes and with or without gift wrapping. There are billions of dollars that are spent every day on internet shopping. This has been a revelation to people who live in remote areas, and they can now afford to look for ‘something different’ or ‘just what they want’, and as long as they get mail, they get it!

Although the perception is that internet shopping is a hobby reserved for the middle aged woman between spa appointments, transactions from businesses to consumers or business to business, outweigh ‘leisurely shoppers’ three to one. Internet shopping is massive in any language, land or people.

The greatest advantage of internet shopping has been the increase of audience that the internet provides. No longer do you have to place your store in a high traffic area and advertise in the local magazine, your physical address can be anywhere or in the middle of nowhere, and still make you money. As long as you are able to mail your services, you can stay in business.

But there is one major drawback for internet shopping – the mail service. Internet shopping is reliant on getting the mail to the customer, and the shipping policy. Many businesses, especially auction sites and large stores, only ship to the country they live in to simplify their lives, but you may not reside in that country. For anything in Australia, that is not a problem. We can help. We offer a service where parcels can be shipped to us, and we forward them on to you – even bundling them up if you need to. Shipping from Australia has never been so easy!

Businesses can also benefit from our services. You may want to keep your address private or need somewhere to hold mail that needs a signature coming in to you. We can do that. We can be your virtual mail room and handle all your mail and make sure it gets you, or multiple users all over the globe if you need us to. We are totally flexible. You shipping from Australia, to Australia or around Australia will all be taken care of.

Whatever shopping you use the internet for, we can help. We can provide a discreet service and ship to or from Australia. It doesn’t matter what you want , we can  get it to you. Ask us how we can help – and maybe you will have a little more time at the spa.

Keeping you in touch. It doesn’t matter where you go in the world, or how you go, we can keep you up to date and in touch. You need never worry about missing out on a family event, the latest pictures or a bank statement as we can keep them safe and with you at the same time. The worry of unopened mail at home is no longer a worry,  we can help with anything that you need whilst you travel. There is a certain confidence that allows you to enjoy your travels more knowing all the important things are there for you, whether it’s for business or pleasure. Knowing you won’t miss out gives you the freedom to go where you will without the worry.

Keeping people in touch with you. It may sound logical, but in a world where travel is possible to most areas of the world, a ‘gap’ year is becoming more and more popular amongst the young – and not so young – you may need to keep in touch with them.  There is an army of grey nomads that travel the globe in various ways, and it can be hard to think they are ‘so far away’, but with our online mail redirection service they can be kept in touch with you and you can hear of their travels as they happen. The same goes for ‘gap year’ travellers who are free to travel, but kept in touch with home and family wherever they go – and in touch immediately. Then you can rest assured you will know they are safe and enjoying the experience.

Anonymity.  One of the strengths of an online mail service is that your private address is protected. If you do a lot of internet shopping for instance, and want to separate your address from your credit card number, then our service will allow afford you that luxury. If you are working with a deceased estate you may also need to have a holding place for the mail, or for it to reach multiple users at the same time, we can provide this for you. You may also need the same for a legal case or other situations where you don’t want to reveal your address such as internet site interaction or business matters. With a start up business an address that is not residential looks more professional, and can help you control your mail.

Emigration. The world truly is a small place and many people move continents for a myriad of reasons. It may be for work, for family or just for a better quality of life, but it means that for a period of time you are in rented  accommodation, or moving around to find somewhere to settle. A permanent address is something that means all your important documents and mail will find you as soon as they arrive, and reduce the stress of establishing yourself in a new country.

Relocation. New employment or a temporary move with your current employer may mean that you have to establish yourself in a new area. It can take time to find the right place to stay, or where you need to be, so a temporary address will help you keep in touch with everything you need, or even may need, whilst you set up home. It may be you travel around for work, and a place for you to log in and catch up is better for you, whatever you need, we can help.

We are here to help make your travel as stress free as possible. It doesn’t matter what the reason is, we are here to make sure you never miss a beat and have the peace of mind to know that everything will reach you as soon as it arrives. We understand you need to make decisions and keep life moving on, and we can help you. So whether it’s bills or birthday cards – we’ll keep you together.