Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Happy Children Happy Travelling - How to Travel With your Kids And Survive
Travelling with children can be a nightmare. Any parent that has had to put up with a child on a long journey will testify to that point! Travel with children is extremely stressful and can indeed test you to the end of your patience. Not only that, there is no way to get away from the child if he or she does start acting spoilt. While spending time with family is extremely important, so is enjoying the experience so you have to have a plan of action prepared well in advance in order to make sure that you can have a relaxing time away from the stresses and strains of modern life!
Before you even set off, you should plan out how you are going to travel with your children. You should always pick a child-friendly destination to travel to if you are taking the whole family with you. Travelling with children to a remote destination that is tailored for adults is not a great idea because they will be constantly complaining that they are bored and thus will ruin your vacation as well. Look for a beach resort with a hotel that offers free activities for children. This will certainly save you money because the beach and free activities will keep the children amused for hours!
You should also think about the food available at the destination. Children are generally fussy eaters and travelling with children can highlight that fact, but if individual resorts offer buffets then this is likely to cater for all tastes! It is always best to choose a hotel offering breakfast only if you are travelling with children. This way, if they do not like the food at the hotel then you have lost absolutely nothing and can find a restaurant elsewhere that they do like!
Travelling with children is perhaps the most difficult during the journey, but there are a few tips that can help ease the stress for you. For example, get to the airport early because they can amuse themselves with watching the aeroplanes and it saves the last minute rush than can really see your stress levels rise! Also, if you can get flights during the night then this will also help you to relax because the children will sleep during that time!
Always pack a box full of treats when travelling with children too because this will help to keep them quiet throughout the trip! Include snacks like raisins, juices, cereal, rice cakes and fruit, along with some candy for the purpose of bribery if need be! Also, pack a few of their favourite toys and games to keep them amused if they do happen to wake up at any time! If they have comfort toys then be sure to pack those as well because travelling with children can be a nightmare if they do not have them!
When you do get to your destination, the nightmare of children can be far from over if you do not take the necessary precautions to ensure that all runs smoothly. Make sure that you have something different planned for every day to ensure that they do not get bored as a result of repetition. This can be extremely difficult in a resort that caters solely for older children and/or adults. A little research ahead of time can always help, but insist that you all spend the first day exploring so that the children are able to find things that they want to do on their own because this will keep them quiet and give you ammunition should they moan later on!
Travelling with children can be a nightmare, but travelling with children can also be an absolute joy. Just make sure that you have done your homework and know ahead of time what to expect and you will find that your vacation falls into the latter category rather than the former!
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
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Friday, April 10, 2009
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Saturday, March 14, 2009
Backpackers Struggle with Summer jobs downturn
Summertime is traditionally a bad season for job-seekers arriving in Australia, but this year, the downturn in the economy has meant many Irish backpackers are struggling to find work.
A university degree or a trade on the Migration Occupations in Demand (MODL) list appears to be largely irrelevant in the current climate, with job boards like Gumtree inundated with job-seeking ads from desperate backpackers.
Julie Hewitt and Sarah Harte, both 22, from Newry, Co. Down arrived in Sydney on October 23 and have been job-searching ever since – to no avail
“We simply can’t get work,” Hewitt, a medical receptionist told the Irish Echo. “At first I was looking for work as a medical receptionist but the systems are different over here and most places didn’t want to know. Since then, we’ve been looking for retail jobs, promotional work, any type of work, but still nothing. It’s terrible.”
Harte is a qualified beauty therapist and was assured before she left home that she would find employment without any difficulty. But after two months of job-hunting, no work has been forthcoming.
Instead, the only job offers the girls have received since they placed a work-seeking ad has been from escort agencies.
“We couldn’t believe it,” Hewitt said. “It was pretty funny, but obviously not what we’re looking for. At this stage, our money is running low and we’re going to have to ask our parents for financial help.”
Nor are they on their own. In Brisbane, another pair of Derry backpackers, Ryan McLaughlin and Eugene Lagan, are re-evaluating their options after their search for plumbing work has proven fruitless.
“We left Belfast because the work situation there was so terrible,” McLaughlin said. “Eugene was down to a three-day week when we left. We were told we’d have no bother getting work here, but it’s been very quiet…We’re just hoping it will pick up after Christmas, although money is going to be very tight until then.”
Two friends of McLaughlin’s who travelled north to Mackay, Qld, in search of mining work have found themselves in a similar situation.
As the Irish economy worsens, the demand for Working Holiday Visas amongst the Irish has never been more popular, with 15,625 issued in 2007/2008, compared to 12,694 in 2006/2007. But with Australia gradually beginning to feel the effects of the global downturn, the number of jobs on offer for 417 visa-holders is beginning to wane.
Many backpackers, like Marie Terry from Middleton, Co. Cork, are now beginning to city-hop in the hopes that they will find work elsewhere.
Terry, a 27-year-old qualified accountant with six years experience, managed to find work in Brisbane last August. But since moving to Sydney, she has been unable to secure employment.
“It’s definitely tougher in Sydney than it was in Brisbane,” she said. “It seems there are a lot more people looking for work here. If I don’t find anything soon, I’m going to move on to Melbourne and hopefully get something there.”
When Andy Leitch from Kerry was unable to find work in Perth, he returned to Sydney, where he lived for four months earlier this year. But so far, he hasn’t found any work.
“There’s definitely less hospitality work going in Sydney than there was the last time I was here,” he said. “I need to find a job to pay for my flights home, but it looks like I’m going to have to sell my soul to do it.”
As time and money runs out, job ads are taking on an increasingly desperate tone, with Irish backpackers lowering their standards – and their asking rates.
Gavin, an Irish man in Melbourne wrote in a job ad that he will do “whatever, whenever.” “I’m in desperate need of a job,” he said.
Two Irish girls in Perth have said they will do cleaning and domestic work, while Alan, a fully-qualified electrician in Melbourne has said he will consider any kind of job he is offered. Some Irish backpackers have even offered to “work day and night” if it will help them secure employment.
For construction workers in particular, the option of going home is not necessarily viable. Having left the crumbling construction sector in Ireland for the promise of employment in Australia, they are now struggling to find work.
Fergal Griffin, a 23-year-old electrician from Ennis, Co. Clare hasn’t received any replies to a jobs ad he posted. Although he has six years experience in the electrical and construction industry, he hasn’t heard anything from potential employers.
“It seems like everyone is closing up for the Summer holidays,” he said. “I had heard that there were jobs here but right now it’s not looking too good. I’m going to keep searching obviously, but if I can’t find anything I’m not sure what I’ll do.”
coutery of news.irishecho.com.au
A university degree or a trade on the Migration Occupations in Demand (MODL) list appears to be largely irrelevant in the current climate, with job boards like Gumtree inundated with job-seeking ads from desperate backpackers.
Julie Hewitt and Sarah Harte, both 22, from Newry, Co. Down arrived in Sydney on October 23 and have been job-searching ever since – to no avail
“We simply can’t get work,” Hewitt, a medical receptionist told the Irish Echo. “At first I was looking for work as a medical receptionist but the systems are different over here and most places didn’t want to know. Since then, we’ve been looking for retail jobs, promotional work, any type of work, but still nothing. It’s terrible.”
Harte is a qualified beauty therapist and was assured before she left home that she would find employment without any difficulty. But after two months of job-hunting, no work has been forthcoming.
Instead, the only job offers the girls have received since they placed a work-seeking ad has been from escort agencies.
“We couldn’t believe it,” Hewitt said. “It was pretty funny, but obviously not what we’re looking for. At this stage, our money is running low and we’re going to have to ask our parents for financial help.”
Nor are they on their own. In Brisbane, another pair of Derry backpackers, Ryan McLaughlin and Eugene Lagan, are re-evaluating their options after their search for plumbing work has proven fruitless.
“We left Belfast because the work situation there was so terrible,” McLaughlin said. “Eugene was down to a three-day week when we left. We were told we’d have no bother getting work here, but it’s been very quiet…We’re just hoping it will pick up after Christmas, although money is going to be very tight until then.”
Two friends of McLaughlin’s who travelled north to Mackay, Qld, in search of mining work have found themselves in a similar situation.
As the Irish economy worsens, the demand for Working Holiday Visas amongst the Irish has never been more popular, with 15,625 issued in 2007/2008, compared to 12,694 in 2006/2007. But with Australia gradually beginning to feel the effects of the global downturn, the number of jobs on offer for 417 visa-holders is beginning to wane.
Many backpackers, like Marie Terry from Middleton, Co. Cork, are now beginning to city-hop in the hopes that they will find work elsewhere.
Terry, a 27-year-old qualified accountant with six years experience, managed to find work in Brisbane last August. But since moving to Sydney, she has been unable to secure employment.
“It’s definitely tougher in Sydney than it was in Brisbane,” she said. “It seems there are a lot more people looking for work here. If I don’t find anything soon, I’m going to move on to Melbourne and hopefully get something there.”
When Andy Leitch from Kerry was unable to find work in Perth, he returned to Sydney, where he lived for four months earlier this year. But so far, he hasn’t found any work.
“There’s definitely less hospitality work going in Sydney than there was the last time I was here,” he said. “I need to find a job to pay for my flights home, but it looks like I’m going to have to sell my soul to do it.”
As time and money runs out, job ads are taking on an increasingly desperate tone, with Irish backpackers lowering their standards – and their asking rates.
Gavin, an Irish man in Melbourne wrote in a job ad that he will do “whatever, whenever.” “I’m in desperate need of a job,” he said.
Two Irish girls in Perth have said they will do cleaning and domestic work, while Alan, a fully-qualified electrician in Melbourne has said he will consider any kind of job he is offered. Some Irish backpackers have even offered to “work day and night” if it will help them secure employment.
For construction workers in particular, the option of going home is not necessarily viable. Having left the crumbling construction sector in Ireland for the promise of employment in Australia, they are now struggling to find work.
Fergal Griffin, a 23-year-old electrician from Ennis, Co. Clare hasn’t received any replies to a jobs ad he posted. Although he has six years experience in the electrical and construction industry, he hasn’t heard anything from potential employers.
“It seems like everyone is closing up for the Summer holidays,” he said. “I had heard that there were jobs here but right now it’s not looking too good. I’m going to keep searching obviously, but if I can’t find anything I’m not sure what I’ll do.”
coutery of news.irishecho.com.au
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