Hostels remain the cheapest way to score accommodation when you’re seeing the world (assuming security issues don’t drive you to a hotel). iPhone application Hostel Hero lets you search for and book hostels in 150 countries, and stores details of your bookings on the device itself.
Planning a leisurely driving trip around Australia and looking for some good stopover options? People Going Places offers information on places to visit large and small throughout Australia, including a particularly useful “show me interesting locations between two points” option.
The newspapers are all atwitter about how competitive the rental property market is at the moment – particularly in Sydney. But even in a competitive market you can make househunting a lot easier for yourself by following a few simple steps. I just rented a lovely house in a popular inner city suburb of Sydney for less than I expected to pay – and it only took me two days of looking at houses. Here’s how I did it.
