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In response to "wow, 6 months?!? -- nm" by prayformojo

Young people back then went on "working holidays" - kind of like the old grand tour, but taking temp jobs along the way. Air travel was expensive so

Posted by MojaveMeg (aka Mojave) Apr 24 '12, 07:21

we went by sea. A month at sea, a few months away, and a month back.

I finished up spending two years in England, decided to take a look at Canada and the US before I went home.....and you know the rest :)

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there's actually still a bit of a remnant of this. you can still get working holiday visas (that's how I first came), but also long service leave. - mafic Apr 24, 07:34 5
- it's a Commonwealth thing, isn't it? Americans can't get those, I don't think. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 07:38 4
  - Americans can, now, provided they have a college degree. Australia also negotiated a bunch of reciprocal arrangements for working holidays with - Roger More Apr 24, 07:52 3
    - I don't think you even need a degree, provided you're 30 or under. I do know Americans can only stay for a year at most, and most others can renew - mafic Apr 24, 07:58 2
      - There are two visas - the working holiday visas, which are open to anyone between 18 and 30, if you're from the right country - Roger More Apr 24, 08:05 1
        
        that is great. My working holiday in the UK was an amazing experience. wish we had had the Australia option at the time. -- nm - loosilu Apr 24, 08:17

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