This story is part of the August 18 edition of Sunday Life. See all 15 stories . Another day, another press release from a travel company indicating our collective love for travelling around Asia.
Typically influenced by the strong Aussie dollar – and perhaps a few hit shows on streaming services – data from the likes of Webjet, Skyscanner and Booking.com reveals we’re not only obsessed with Indonesia and Japan, but now South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines as well. For some of us, however, a move to Asia can be a one-way ticket.
According to the latest Overseas Migration report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 219,000 of us left Australia within the 2022 - 2023 financial year to create a new life overseas – 94,000 of these Australian citizens. What does it take to pack up your life back home and create a new life in Asia? Three women who’ve done just that share their stories. “The world suddenly opened up” Genevieve Maslin, 29, sales assistant Genevieve Maslin: “You’re hangingout with expats from every corner of the globe.
” “Until I met my boyfriend Jamie, I guess you could say I had a very Sydney-centric life. I lived in the eastern suburbs and worked for a luxury charter yacht company, where it wasn’t unusual for customers to drop a cool million on a weekly rental. I enjoyed the work, but I wasn’t closed off to the idea of adventure elsewhere.
When my cousin introduced me to Jamie, a Scottish financier, before a holiday to Ho.