Growing up my mum always got out the video camera and took footage of birthdays, christmases and other online casino australia legal real money important events. Once I was old enough to appreciate what she did with that big bulky bit of equipment way back in the 80’s I’ve wanted to record my life events to show my children and family as its been a great way to relive past memories.

A photo can capture a moment frozen in time, video lets you feel like you were there in the moment hearing and seeing everything again. Looking back at all my old birthday’s I can safely say the videos are far more enjoyable than the few pictures that were taken.

When it comes to travel I’ve always recorded bits and pieces of my adventures so that I can show family and friends when I get home. Pictures are great and quick to snap in the moment but there’s just something about video that can really share the experience.

Back in the 80’s video cameras were umm.. bulky to say the least. These days we’ve all got one in our pocket or strapped to our heads and they can hold hours and hours of footage. But just what is the best video camera to take with you on your travels?

The way I see it you’ve got 3 distinct types of cameras available to you, and they are:

• Camera’s built into your smartphone
• Wearable go anywhere cameras like the GoPro
• More dedicated handheld cameras or DSLR cameras

I’ve travelled with all 3 types mentioned above throughout the years and found they’ve all got a use depending on how you travel and what sort of video footage you want to capture and share. So lets break them down a bit.

Smart Phones

Everybody has a smart phone these days. I use mine to take photos and videos all the time as it’s always with me. It’s small, easy to travel with and allows you to instantly upload images online via an array of apps to show friends and family instantly.

It’s a great way to capture that funny moment with friends, snippets here and there and the quickest way to get content online when you are out and about. This form of video is the cheapest and easiest option should you want to be capturing anything while travelling.

The downside to using your phone as a video camera is the lack of zoom, fewer options to film longer clips and space can be an issue when you add up all the apps, music and other data you have on your phone.

Wearable Cameras

The likes of wearable cameras have been around for a while now. They are amazing at capturing your surfing ability, that death-defying mountain bike ride or that time you intentionally jumped off a bridge attached to just a rope. Small, waterproof, near indestructible and come with enough attachments to well attach them everywhere you can think of.

I’ve used one stuck to my car while road tripping in America and Ireland that captured some great footage I’ll use one day. Better yet I’ve seen footage from friends that’s just pure awesome and wouldn’t be possible any other way.

Wearable cameras are the perfect addition to anybody into adventure travel that wants to share their crazy adventures with the rest of the world. You just attached them and away you go, checking in on what you recorded later.

The pluses of a video camera like this is obvious. The downsides I’ve found myself is that battery life can be short and for many of these devices you’ve no way to see what you’ve recorded until later on when you download it or if connected to your smart phone or tablet.

Handheld/Dedicated Video Cameras

I bought a handheld video camera for my first trip abroad and it was glued to my hand. I was filming everything whether it needed to be filmed or not. I’d use the zoom just to see what was further away and watch back what I’d recorded while sitting on trains and in downtime. The luxury of having a screen on the device meant I didn’t have to wait till I was near my computer to view it.

I also travelled with a tripod so I could set the camera and have it include me in some of the videos and to avoid the shaky hand syndrome that plagues my smart phone videos. After my handheld video camera died I later moved onto using a DSLR for some videos that needed a more dedicated and professional feel to them.

Using a camera designed to capture video is always going to reward you with the best quality for editing later on. They are also far better setup to connect directly to your TV to show off your adventures without the need for converting to DVD or any other format.

The downside is they can be expensive and with that comes the fear of travelling with expensive electronics. But then these days you are probably travelling with a computer or tablet as well so whats another expensive gadget for your travels? They are also bulky and often need their own bag with attachments making the dream of travelling light that bit heavier.

So What Video Camera Is Best?

Honestly the best video camera is the one that you feel will capture your trip the best. I use a combination of all of the above in my travels but if I had to pick just one device I’d probably go with the dedicated video camera/DSLR and have my smart phone with me for those time when carrying big gear isn’t possible.

This way I’ll ensure I’ve always got great quality videos and after the trip and back home dreaming of travel I can still use the camera for my kids birthdays and other family events.

What About The JVC Camera In The Title?

I’ve saved this till last as I didn’t want to cloud your judgement on picking a camera. The lovely folks at JVC have given me what I’d call a great combination of everything I’ve mentioned above. It’s the GZ-R10B Quad Proof Everio Full HD Camcorder and fits somewhere into all 3 of the above devices in one way or another.

It’s a dedicated handheld video camera that records to SD cards like all good cameras do. It’s water proof, dust proof, shock proof and freeze proof which covers just about every experience it may have packed into your backpack. And fits easily into your bag or into your pocket with a bit of a squeeze. For those of you unsure about taking video while abroad or want something thats more than just a video camera this fills that hole.

Best of all they’ve allowed me to offer up this camera valued at $399 AUD as a prize for one of you lucky readers to win. I’ve honestly considered keeping it for myself but a deals a deal and so I’d love to see one of you guys go exploring and capture your own trip memories to bring home and share with friends and family.

The competition will run until the 16th of February and because the product comes with Australian plugs and I’m posting it out from Australia it will only be available to win for people living in Australia with an address I can ship too. To enter just click the button below and good luck.

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At the beginning of the year many people start putting a lot of thought into what they plan to do with themselves for the following 12 months, their New Years resolution. School is out (perhaps for good) and you’ve hopefully wrangled a couple of weeks holiday from the office to bask in the glorious sunshine. It’s time to get wild, dream big and perhaps take those first steps in planning to travel abroad this year.

With all that excitement still running through your veins I thought it appropriate to fuel your desire and help guide you on your way to that long-standing tradition of backpacking Europe and settling in the UK on a working holiday visa.

At the very start you are going to have a LOT of questions and most likely be trying to convince every friend you’ve got to take off with you abroad. I know the feeling as in the start I felt the same. It was only later on that I decided to travel solo around Europe. It will be as scary as asking out that girl/boy for the first time but trust me on this, going alone can be so rewarding. It offers you freedom, builds confidence and hey maybe you’ll meet a local and fall madly in love.

Having told your family, friends and pets you are leaving them its time to start saving money online casino list if you haven’t been already. Travel will be as expensive or as cheap as you make it so save accordingly. To help guide you I’ve a first hand guide from my time backpacking around Europe where I’ve kept notes on what it cost me to backpack Europe. In it I noted down all of my expenses over 2 months to help you plan for your own trip abroad. Use it as a guide to your own adventure.

On the topic of money, once abroad you’ll want a cheap way to spend it. Travel money cards are a horrible rip off so I’ve done some research for you and looked up your best option for us Australians to get the most bang for our buck. Have a read of my best travel card post and be sure to read the comments as some readers have great feedback on a few offerings to help you make up your mind.

For those of you looking to live abroad and not just backpack for a couple of months your next step is to start looking at getting your working holiday visa. The most popular choice for that is the Youth Mobility Visa for the UK. While some other European countries offer similar visas, the UK is the most popular choice and seriously who doesn’t want to visit the motherland and say hi to the Queen just once?

With your visa secured, trip planned and plane ticket bought it’s time to move abroad. Now I settled in London as it had always been my dream to live there. There’s nothing to say you need to live there as the rest of the UK has an abundance of opportunities and you may find more enjoyment outside of London’s hot mess. Edinburgh in Scotland is one such option to do things a little differently and having been there myself can say its a beautiful place to live.

Regardless of where you do end up my tips on moving to London should be appropriate for you. They cover getting a bank account, seeing the doctor and even driving in the UK.

And there you have it, 5 of the most important items you’ll want answers to when looking to travel, live and work abroad this year. If you still have questions leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to answer otherwise get out there and go for it.

Don’t let this New Year’s resolution end up like the one where you said you’d get fitter or quit smoking!

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As I head into my second Christmas in a row home in Australia I’ve been reflecting on how I’ve spent the last few abroad. First it was with friends I’d made in my first year of living in London, the following years with my then girlfriend and now wife and her family in Belgium chasing that elusive white Christmas.

In that time I’ve been able to experience different traditions associated with that time of the year. Like with my wife’s family who celebrate on Christmas Eve and not Christmas Day as I did all my years growing up. I’ve also sampled mulled wine and all the goodies that come with the festivities of the Christmas markets right around Europe. And of course failed on all occasion to wake to the sight of snow falling outside my window on a chilly Christmas Day.

As I’ve gotten older I’d lost the joy of Christmas that was present when I was younger or when kids were around. Kids have this infectious effect on you as their excitement overflows into everyone around them come this time of year. Having celebrated Christmas in new ways abroad I’ve now found that exuberance again.

The fun of strolling markets with snow at my feet, a hot chocolate in hand and a chill in the air is as iconic as you can get (at least according the all the movies I’d watched growing up).

So to satisfy my love for the different ways people celebrate and to brighten everyone’s Christmas’s around the world I’d love to hear about how you plan to celebrate this year.

Are you living abroad for the first time hoping for snow, do you have a tradition that’s not the norm or would you just like to spread the Christmas cheer with a story? If so leave your reply below and help bring a smile and a warm fuzzy glow to others.

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Being an ex IT guy I’m big into travel gadgets and tech I can take with me on the road. Purists will say try to leave as many gadgets as possible at home and get out there and enjoy the experience of travel, seeing it with your own eyes and not through a camera. And while I somewhat agree it’s nice to be able to capture all those memories to bring home to share with family and friends or to connect with new friends online to continue a friendship.

What these devices, computers, cameras, smartphones and tablets need however is power, and lots of it. What you don’t have when travelling is access to enough power outlets to charge them all. I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been in a hostel in Europe and had enough plugs to charge all my gear as well as my other roommates at one time, its ZERO.

It’s not just those of you backpacking your way around Europe that have problems with power either. I’ve been caught out taking a road trip in America snapping photos on my smartphone only to find its gone flat in the middle of the day. Not a major problem unless you are using the same phone as your GPS system like many of us do these days with the easy of map apps and the internet.

And while powering your travel tech can be difficult, its nothing compared to losing an item to water damage. Often your smartphone will be the victim of a water splash at the pool/beach or maybe that accidental bump which tips over your bottle of water that then floats your phone away.

So what are these 4 travel gadgets that can solve all your problems?

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And best of all I’ve teamed up with the folks at Kensington so you can win your very own set of the above items.

Having travelled abroad and locally for the better part of the last 5 years I can tell you that I’ve never left home without a power strip and USB chargers in my bag. You don’t realise just how precious power can be while on the road. The EVAP pouch however is the one item I’d always wished to have with me as I have an unhealthy attachment to my smartphone, its my entire business in one device so losing it to water isn’t an option.

To enter the giveaway to win a pack of these 4 gadgets you’ll need to click the button below. The competition is open to entrants living within Australia only (sorry international readers) and will run for 2 weeks starting 23/11/2014 11PM and ending 7/12/2014 11PM AWST.

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IF you’d like to known about other travel tech all traveller should take with them on the road check out my post on travel gadgets, plugs and adapters, it’s got some great other useful tips.

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Travel is an all-consuming all desiring addiction that many of us suffer from enjoy and that’s why making decisions about it are so difficult. The allure of something new, something foreign, something to satisfy that feeling is a drug you can pursue for your entire life.

But it’s not the dream that makes decisions so difficult, no no. The problem with decisions for a travel addict is choice. Many of us have a bucket list of items we want to see before we die, that’s longer than it should be and for most of us will never be fully crossed off. The definition of cruel is giving an avid traveller the option of a free trip to one of five of their bucket list items around the world and watch them squirm trying to pick which one.

Choice hits a traveller at an early stage, when they start planning their travel itinerary for that first big trip. Where do you go and what do you see when there is such a big world out there waiting for you. On my first trip abroad there were many instances where I’ve made a decision only to have regretted it the following day. Missing out on a tour or seeing something that I’d never get the chance to again seemed so silly that day after.

What I realised while hot footing my way around Europe was that for me to come to terms with making decisions on what I’d see and do, I had to come to terms with the choices I had on offer. To do that I’d make a list in my head based around one or several of the options below:

• Did I want to see this place/visit this city/do this activity before I left home?
• Will spending those few extra dollars really matter?
• Will I ever be back here again?
• Was this a recommendation from another traveller?
• Am I not doing this because it scares me or is outside my comfort zone?

A lot of the time my reasons for not doing something in the beginning centered around not being sure I’d have enough money or because I was doing something that was pushing me outside of my comfort zone. These are natural fears we all have and can be difficult to overcome but as I travelled longer I started leaning the other way.

Instead of saying no because I didn’t think I could afford it or because it pushed my boundaries, I started saying yes. I’d become scared that I’d never be back here again or realise that an extra $50 for a tour wasn’t the budget shattering thing I thought it was. I’d shifted my perception of what I could and couldn’t go without, which made making decisions so much easier and less fear inducing.

As a traveller you are confronted with so much choice that making decisions on anything can become paralysing. The key (in my opinion) to removing that is the realisation you’ll never be able to do everything so make the most of what you can, and that opting out of something based on a few dollars or because it challenges you is the wrong mentality to take with you.

Travel is an experience few get to enjoy so for those of you who do take the plunge don’t regret your decisions and never second guess yourself, just get out there and do it.

Thanks for checking out my post - The Problem With Making Decisions On Travel Is…. For more of the same head on over to my blog The Aussie Nomad and check out all of my other travel articles.

If you’ve had friends that have lived abroad for any length of time then you’ll no doubt have heard all the stories of their adventures, or at least seen the millions of pictures they have uploaded online. It’s an envious lifestyle looking at it from the outside, one week it’s Rome the next is Paris and the one after they are in Dublin. There’s a certain amount of jealousy as you dream of following in their footsteps to move abroad at some point in your life.

Living abroad for all intents and purposes is one of the greatest experience you can have in your life and I’m the first to say get out there and do it, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a scary experience. While I loved the adventure and recommend everyone do it there were a few things that put the fear of god into me before I left.

Now everybody’s different so your mileage may differ but there were 5 things I feared about living abroad. They were Money, Friends, Accommodation, Safety and being Home Sick.

1. Money

   When I first landed abroad I spent hours and hours calculating the costs of things until I started earning the same currency as I was spending. While looking for a job you are dependant on your savings to cover the daily expenses and as everyday passes without an income the closer you become to running out and having to call the family for help or give up and go home.

   In the UK I was paid monthly which was such a foreign experience for me. Having to budget a month at a time while wanting to travel, party and generally have a good time was always a balancing act. Would I have enough left to make it till my next pay check?

   There were a few months where I found myself dipping into my backup savings in Australia to make ends meet so I was glad to have a little nest egg put away for the months where I overextend myself. As much as I hated it money determined what I could and couldn’t do and while it never impacted me too much there were times that I missed out on doing something as I came up short.

2. Friends

   How much you enjoy your time living abroad depends a lot on making good friends. This was perhaps my biggest fear about moving to the other side of the world knowing I was a rather shy and quiet guy to begin with. My time spent backpacking solo around Europe really helped with that but once I landed in London I knew nobody.

   Luckily I started my time in London in a hostel full of great people. Had I found myself in a more hostile environment I don’t know how well I’d have coped. Especially since I spent the first few months of my time living in a hostel while struggling to find a place to rent.

   My friends shaped my entire experience living abroad and had I not made such good life long friends I don’t think I’d have survived living in London or enjoyed in anywhere near as much.

3. Accommodation

   Before arriving abroad I had no idea where was good to live and that really bothered me. I didn’t want to end up in a horrible part of town and have it impact on my time abroad. I’d worry that I would have to flat share with 10 other people and just hate the experience.

   I got off to a really difficult start spending a good 3-4 months living in a hostel unable to find a place to live. I’d attended many appointments getting interviewed by potential roommates and being denied. I returned home after 3 months for my brothers wedding and I remember being on the tube after flying back to London thinking I don’t want to be here, I was missing home and the thought of going back to the hostel where I had to share a room with 5 others was too much.

   Luckily in that first week back I finally found a great place to rent and stayed there till my visa expired. Finding a place to live in London nearly broke my spirit and sent me home defeated but I’m glad I never gave up.

4. Safety

   Safety of myself and of my belongings was never far from my mind in the early days. I’d read all the stories of people’s belongings getting stolen in hostels and of thieves and pickpockets working over tourists. Travelling with an expensive computer, camera and the most important item of all my passport meant I was super paranoid.

   I never really feared for my safety as I always felt safe in London but for my belongings, you bet I did. It didn’t help when I left my bag in a bar with my passport in it at one point nor when people’s computers were getting stolen from the hostel I was living in either.

   It all came down to common sense in the end and I never had anything stolen from me. I locked my valuables up in lockers where possible and carried my passport with me at all times until I had my own place to live.

5. Home Sick

   I’d never lived more than 4 hours away from my home town and being the shy/quiet guy living on the other side of the world I didn’t know how I’d handle it. I was either going to love the excitement of it all or miss home terribly. I’d never really missed home but I knew it was never far away as well so never had to miss it.

   In the beginning everything was new and exciting so I hardly thought of home, there was just too much to see and do. I’d made some friends and thing were going well.

   It wasn’t until the troubles I had with finding a place to live started getting to me that I found myself thinking of home more and more. Then I’d have a tight month money wise and think was this all worth it?

   In the end the good times far outweighed the bad and while I missed home now and then I’d never trade the experiences for anything.

What I take from looking back at all my time living abroad is that I really have to think to remember the fears I had (well maybe the lost passport one I don’t). Where as the fun I had, the memories I created and the life long friends I made seem like they only happened yesterday such is how vivid of an impression they left on me.

And for me that’s what makes it worth all the effort and why I think everybody should spend some time living abroad. It will be as scary as hell but when it’s all said and done you’ll only remember the good times.

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Since starting this site in December of 2009 I’ve backpacked solo around Europe, lived the expat life in London and spent time living in Belgium and Ireland while trying to work out what to do next. In all that time I’ve seen an experienced some amazing things and I’d do it all again in a heartbeat, it was without a doubt a defining moment in my life. During that time the one thing I’ve always done was keep the stories, information and love for travel flowing right here from this site to help you the reader learn from me and then seek out some travel of your own.

As a result of that you can imagine the last few months where I’ve been silent on the blog has been a difficult time for me. I love this site and the hundreds of people I’ve helped with questions on their Youth Mobility Visa, with Moving to London and with Budgeting For A Trip Around Europe. Everyone of you that has left a comment or given feedback to another traveller has made this site into what it is, a great resource for Australian’s looking to travel.

Now I wasn’t silent due to falling out of love with travel or because upon returning home I’ve fallen back into my old life. It’s quite the opposite to be honest and I’ve a mountain of stories to tell of my adventures exploring my new home in Western Australia as well as having undertaken another trip to Europe in that time.

No you see the reason for my silence is that I’ve been developing my freelance career that started because of this very site and most importantly I took time away from you lovely folk to get married to my adoring wife. And it wasn’t just one wedding but two, to satisfy both my family in Australia and my wife’s family in Europe. To say I’ve been busy these past few months is an understatement.

Which brings me to the future of the site. The Aussie Nomad has always been just a single guy seeing the world on his terms and sharing what I’d learnt to help others. Obviously I’m not a single guy anymore but I’ve still got years of stories and experience to share with you all so expect a lot more helpful content on taking that big trip abroad in the future.

In addition, at the start of the year I’d aimed to share more of Australia with you as I adjusted to becoming an Expat At Home. I got off to a good start with my trip to the Sunshine Coast and am looking forward to more local travel in the coming months. A lot of that will focus on Western Australia so hopefully that will whet your appetite to travel locally as summer arrives on our shores.

On top of all that I’d love to know what else you may like to see me write about and get your opinion on the site in general. It’s been fairly static in its appearance and function for some time now so there’s work underway to improve it, but before I get too far down the road I’d love to know what you might like see changed.

To do that you can either leave a comment below, send me a private message via the contact page or complete the following survey for me to better understand how I can improve the site for you.

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Travel’s an experience everyone can learn from so I hope you’ll help me grow to continue the journey.

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Since moving to Western Australia I’ve been quietly exploring the area and getting to know my new home. To say I’ve enjoyed what I’ve seen is an understatement. To give you a sample of what’s to come on the blog now that I’m catching up, a few weeks back I took a road trip up the north coast and stayed in a caravan park right next to the Jurien Bay Jetty which you can see above.

I often took sunsets for granted but over here in the west they are something else. The one above was captured right after a storm had rolled through the town which made for a great contrast don’t you think?

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A lot of “travellers” talk of reverse culture shock on returning home after taking off to travel, while others just fear coming home all together. It’s as if returning home means coming home defeated, destined to fall back into your old ways and never re-adjusting. I’ve gone back and forth on the dilemma for a while now given I’ve returned to my beloved Australia and to be honest I just don’t get it.

Living abroad had a resounding effect on me and is something I’ll forever cherish and could very well do again, but I don’t see why it has to all of a sudden end when you return to your home country. After all many of us come from amazing countries in their own right. Australia is essentially the size of Europe, so coming home still leaves me a whole bunch of places to go and explore that I’ve never been before.

So why can’t I just become an expat in my own country?

Coming home is only depressing if you let it be and intend to go back to the life you had before. Unless you’ve kept in touch with friends, work colleagues, your boss etc then trying to fit back into that mould you left is always going to be difficult. Even then it’s not going to be the same so my advice is to not even try.

Instead of looking at it from the negative try to treat it as a positive to continue your traveling way of life. I’ve outlined a few things I’ve done to make the move to becoming an expat at home a far more enjoyable experience.

1. Instead of moving back to the town/city you left move to a different state or part of the country. I moved across the country to Western Australia after growing up in Victoria and it’s a completely different experience. The weather, the people, the scenery is a complete flip on what I was used to.
2. Getting a job is perhaps the most depressing part of coming home as you will most likely be returning rather poor. In your travels though you’ve most likely worked a few different jobs, maybe look at continuing one of those on your return. A LOT of us travel to get out of our cubicle job so going back to it would be a horrible thought for many. I used to do that so instead created my own business and now work for myself. It’s a million times more rewarding and I get to work my hours and make my office wherever I have internet. It’s also something I’d never have done had I not taken off and travelled solo to begin with.
3. Just like you made friends taking tours and staying in hostels/hotels abroad do the same at home. I’m surprised by the number of activities or tours I’ve never taken in my own country. I can hop a plane to Sydney, Melbourne or take the train into Perth and take a walking tour while staying in a hostel and enjoy the same experience while I was in Europe. Alternatively give up your couch to a couchsurfer so you can bring the travellers to you and play tour guide in your new home.
4. Perhaps the biggest change I’d made on coming home is to not look at everything like I did before. I took Australia for granted and never really appreciated just how beautiful my country is. Instead I look at my surroundings like I did exploring Paris, Prague and London and I’ve come to enjoy it so much more. Taking the camera down to the local beach to capture the sunset or while walking around the city can really help you bring out your inner traveller at home.

Now I know it will never be the same as say waking up in your favourite foreign city and dining at that cute cafe you used to frequent. By looking at the return home more as a new destination instead of home I’m sure you’ll be far happier. Just like becoming an expat while abroad you can find ways to bring that life with you at home. And hey if nothing else I’m sure you’ll be making your mum/dad a lot happier knowing you are at least within the same country.

Thanks for checking out my post - Becoming An Expat In My Own Country. For more of the same head on over to my blog The Aussie Nomad and check out all of my other travel articles.

There’s something about Australia’s beautiful landscapes that I really can’t get enough of. The above shot taken along the walk to the Kondalilla Falls on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland and was yet another example of why I love my country.

It’s something I’d forgotten before I set off to travel Europe and explore the world. Views like this were expected and I’d stopped appreciating them, instead I was fascinated by the rest of the world and what it had to offer. But now that I’m home I’ve realised what everybody else looking to visit Australia has come to see and it’s pretty damn impressive.

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