Listed here are some great blogs we have found that offer interested readers a glimpse of what life is like living abroad in Australia. If you write a blog in Australia and would like it listed here, please feel free to contact us. Note: GO! Overseas reviews all recommended blogs to ensure quality content.
Our favorite Australia blogs:
The Life That Broke
By Lauren: The Life That Broke covers the journeys of a 20-something journalist and editor from NJ who up and moved to Australia in early 2010. In addition to personal insights and stories, the site also offers tips on travel and moving and making a life abroad.
Twitter: @LaurenFritsky
Bob in Oz
By Bob: Moving to Australia has changed our lives. I decided I wanted others to know what it was really like to move to Australia. So Rob Kiernan, who used to live in England, launched BobinOz from his new home in Australia.
There's No Place Like Oz
By Heather: Hi, I’m Heather, a 30-year old career counselor turned career breaker. After years of encouraging university students to pursue their dreams, I decided to take my own advice! In May 2010, I left a wonderful home and community in Virginia, USA to experience life in Australia on the Work & Holiday Visa. I traveled around the country for 3.5 months before stopping in Sydney to temporarily live and work in the city’s Inner West suburbs. I’ll spend my first Christmas abroad, ring in 2011 at the Harbour, and then figure out how to spend the remainder of my time Down Under.
Twitter: @Noplacelikeoz
Gone on a Lucky Country
By Mimi and Joe: This is the story of our attempt to make a home here in Sydney, our (hopefully many) travels and our assimilation into the Aussie culture.
Journey Jottings
By Linda:Holidays and travelling are full of amazing experiences but, that’s only the half of it. Spending time with those memories weeks, months or years later, when that moment for nostalgia strikes is like taking a marvellous mini-break… IF you can remember them! This blog offers tips and tricks for simply *highlighting your holiday adventures* without the bore of keeping a journal, or spending hours scrap booking.
Twitter: @Journeyjottings
The View Down Under
By Sharon and Adam : Sharon is known for her cat-like reflexes. A Gemini by birth and choice, she enjoys fruit, exercise, and irony. Adam is regarded as one of the leading philologists of this era. He is unafflicted by any known allergies and does not play the tuba.
Uncomplicated & Unrefined
By Lindsay: I’m 11,000 miles from home. Don’t tell my mom but you can’t get much further. Born and bred in middle America, I now live in the southwest corner of Australia in one of the world’s most isolated cities. During high school I fell in love with the foreign exchange student from Down Under. Twelve years later we finally placed ourselves permanently on the same continent - not Australia or North America but in Surrey, England. Now we have our feet firmly planted on the shores of the Indian Ocean in Perth, Western Australia. For the time being at least.
A Tale of a Love Down Under
By Akroezen: I'm a 20-something all-American newly wed with a BFA in Interior Design and a heart for Ballroom dancing. My husband's first words to me were "May I have this dance", and it's been a fast-paced fairytale ever since. My blog is an electronic scrapbook of our life together. Current Chapter: A working holiday in Australia.
Sydney Smiles
By Samantha: A small town girl from Michigan spent the last 2 years of her life in Chicago earning her MA degree in Comparative and International Politics. She has currently abandoned life in the Windy City for her next great adventure in Sydney, Australia.
Surviving Oz
By Lisa: I came to Australia for a three month visit. That was eight years ago.
The Wandering Life
By Stephanie: This site provides insight into the life of a backpacking traveler. You'll find writings, photos and videos of my life abroad and you will be able to learn about new places, adventures and the people I've met along the way.
Mum's Gone 2 Aus
By Sarah: Mum’s gone 2 Aus is a blog providing help for mums moving to Australia. The aim of the site is to inspire, support, and entertain mums who would like to, or do already, live in Australia. The site’s author is a British freelance writer who moved to Sydney in January 2010 with her husband and two children. Articles cover topics such as health, education and childcare, buying nappies and baby food, Australian customs and traditions, and some of the more quirky aspects of life down under.
Family in Oz
By Megan: Our family followed my husband’s path and moved, temporarily, to Melbourne, Australia in March 2011. We moved from Basking Ridge, New Jersey, but have recently lived in Chicago, Ann Arbor, MI and New York City. I am a stay at home mom with 2 young children looking for fun, new experiences and a little bit of home.
When in Oz
By Laura: We’re two newlyweds on what is likely to be the first (of many) exciting adventures in our life. With a few tears and a lot of wine, we made the decision to follow Ryan’s job from Iowa to Melbourne, Australia.
TravelFREAK
By Jeremy: travelFREAK is a travel blog and resource for people wanting to learn about or travel to Australia, New Zealand, and beyond!
Twitter: @freakytravel
My AUsome Trip
By Lilach: Lilach documents her adventures with the food, museums, animals, and people of Australia!
In Search of a Life Less Ordinary
By Russell: I'm a British expat, living by the ocean on Sydney's Northern Beaches, lived in Canada near mountains and snow, and blogging about searching for a different way of life in the land down under - from daily experiences, the highs and lows of living abroad, and things to do in the region.
Twitter: @russellvjward
Keys Down Under
By Aubree: Zack and Aubree Keys moved from Denver, Colorado to Melbourne, Australia for a few years. This is the story of their adventures down under!




