Fancy getting away Down Under for £10? Yes, you heard right, just £10 to get to Australia. Reported widely this morning from sources as disparate as The Daily Star and the Money Saving Expert forum, the promotion from STA Travel has lit the fire of anticipation under some intrepid travellers willing to drop everything for a year abroad.

For more info, hurry over to the STA Travel page, and find out what you need before you fly.

So the announcement has been made! Fancy a trip to Aus, there and back, for a tenner!?!? Well, you’d better get yourself prepared.

Besides snaffling a £10 Pom ticket from STA Travel UK you’re going to need to grab a working visa for the glorious land that lies down under. You can grab one here. Well, now you know the details we can all take five and give a little background to THE offer. That is if you haven’t already dropped everything to start queuing for a ticket, visa or indeed both.

Back in the days after World War II an initiative saw the Australian government offering passage to the land of Neighbours for the sum of £10 with the aim of increasing its population. Over a million people took advantage between the years of 1945 and 1972. But enough history!

To celebrate their 30th anniversary, STA Travel UK can get you to Aus and back for £10! If you fancy getting hold of one of these tickets you’re going to need a passport, a working visa and a little bit of dedication…

Watch our Twitter feed (@STATraveDealUK) for more throughout the day.

Not shy of wearing out the old proverbial shoe leather, Mike and Bex of Around the World in 6 months and Bex’s Travels respectively have moved on from Asia to Brisbane – and are having a wonderful time by all accounts.

“We love Brisbane, the weather is sunny but cool, we are wearing socks and shoes for the first time in months and months. It seems like such a cool city, with loads of really liberal little shops and we just have had a really nice time here…”

…says Mike. And Bex agrees, despite hearing that the place was really ‘boring’. Of course, however good a place is – it’s always about the company one keeps. Company that has been magnificent of late according to Bex…

“We’ve spent the past 2 nights sitting in our dorm with a big Irish group that we’ve met drinking goon (wine in a box, I don’t know why it’s called that), and I think we’re planning on going out somewhere tonight.”

@statravelukdeal has got @hallynewman and @samuistu all intrigued!

The big reveal is due to arrive on Friday and if Hally are Stu are anything to go by, the interest and excitement levels are rising. Updates have included references such as ‘Scott and Charlene’ and the exclamation ‘streuth’ all seemingly hinting that the offer may be to do with Australia. What do you reckon? Hally is convinced… and impatient.

The countdown continues @statraveldeal so be sure to start following as well as letting those of a wandering disposition know that something they might very well be interested in is about to go off!

Despite thoughts of Blighty already filling the mind of our intrepid traveller Mike as he nears the end of his epic journey, his adventures seem no less exciting – and ‘loving life in one of his favourite places on the trip’, he tells us of the wonders of Singapore,

“The amount of free things Singapore offers visitors and we have had a fairly hectic (not to mention sweaty!) past week and a bit in which we have drunk nothing but bought plenty of ridiculously cheap clothes.”

Thailand and the surrounding area had, by all accounts, seen ‘some of [the] best times’ – but ever moving on, Mike was on his way to Malaysia – offering some sage advice ‘wish people had told us how much cheaper Malaysia was going to be as we wouldn’t have bought clothes in Vietnam and Thailand.’

“Prangin Shopping Centre which was undoubtedly the best shopping centre I have ever been to in my life both in terms of price and stuff that was there. Pairs of trainers were generally around 10RMB (1.70pounds) although sizes were mostly too small for us”.

For more travel advice, and plenty more stories from Asia, read the full blog post here.

This year sees STA Travel celebrate their 30th anniversary!

Since being founded in 1979, STA travel have accrued three decades of experience and knowledge helping those after adventure and new horizons find what they’re looking for. In keeping with this, their celebratory offer will be doing the same.

We can’t give much away as the details are all top secret, but, without a shadow of a doubt, this is the best deal they’ve offered in their history. The announcement isn’t far off and you can stay in the loop @STATravelUKDeal so follow the updates and get yourself prepared to take advantage of their generous party spirit!

Anyone fancy a barbeque on the beach to celebrate…?

Working out the right company to travel with is always a difficult decision, and some interesting tips were suggested recently to PearlJamManda’s question on Yahoo Answers where she asked “Where can I find cheap decent flights from England to Australia?” It’s always worth ‘using flexible dates and alternative airports’ suggests Carlos O, while jaluo reminds us that the answer is liable to be different depending on whether it is “a return air fare or a one way”.

“STA Travel I find the cheapest” says boson82 – whilst a number of options are suggested by different users. Go and take a look at the full thread over here, or leave your thoughts below.