Sneaky Detour

This means that if you have become a UK resident and you hold a full Australian driver’s license (DL) you can drive in the UK for up to 1 year from when your visa started. Check out our detailed guide on how to swap your Australian licence to a UK driver’s licence here. This would later mean that after a year in the UK we would have to swap to a UK Driver’s Licence which costs us 66 pounds extra to change both of our licenses on our premium with admiral. Check out our detailed guide on how to swap your Australian licence to a UK driver’s licence here.

After this year has past if you legally want to drive in the UK you will need to swap your Australian licence for a UK driver’s licence. You can swap your Australian licence to a UK licence after the first 6 months on your visa in the UK. The prices worked out a lot better saying we had held our Australian licence for a certain number of years versus saying we had held a UK licence for a few measly months… and I am talking like a thousand pounds difference. For us this meant putting our BRP (Biometric Residence Permit) card and our Australian Driver’s Licence into the envelope with the form to be sent off to the DVLA.

A road trip in Paros is the ultimate way to explore the best beaches and towns that the Greek Island has to offer. This 1 day road trip in Paros will see you beach hopping your way along a stunning coast, exploring villages, and still having enough time to watch the sunset with a cocktail in hand back in Naoussa. My two car hire preferences in Naoussa were ‘Galanakis Rent a Car’ and ‘ML Rent a Car Paros’. The town of Lefkes is a 15 minute drive back towards Naousa and was the original capital of Paros island before Parikia.

There are plenty of good house-sitting websites out there to match with homeowners and find good house-sitting jobs. Mind-a-home is a popular option for house owners as it is free for them to post an ad, so you can find a mixed bag of house sitting options. Hosts a whole range of services including house sitting, pet sitting, dog walking, pet day care, dog boarding and dog grooming. When reviewing available house-sitting jobs on the above websites, it’s important to consider the location, timing and other needs.