Georgia Samuels took advantage of Western Australia Mine’s two weeks on, two weeks off rota and now calls Bali her home because the people are so friendly and the lifestyle relaxed
A jet-setting young professional says she’s happy to travel 3,000 miles just to get to work – even if it’s a job not many people would want.
Georgia Samuels has no problem with her mega commute across the South Atlantic ocean every two weeks after she said goodye to Perth, Australia, to set up her new life in Bali. She works as a health and safety adviser in a remote mine and says while many don’t envy her, she wouldn’t swap her life for any else’s.
The 31-year-old sold her car and her clothes before moving in November, and doesn’t regret taking full advantage of Western Australia Mine’s two week on, two weeks off rota. She may have to work in a dark underground mine but Georgia says her move to Bali is brilliant – and hasn’t looked back six month on.
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Georgia went on to revealed there are surprising perks with such a long commute and explained the relaxed lifestyle and friendly people from all over the world make the jaunt worth it. She says she is even saving hundereds of dollars a month now, compared to what she used to have to shell out.
She said: “I was on two weeks on two weeks off roster, and I was struggling to make friends in Perth, so I thought I could really just move anywhere. I kept seeing videos about the fitness culture in Bali, and realised I could be travelling around and exploring the island during my weeks off.
“I sold my car, sold my clothes and then just pulled the trigger The food in Bali is such high quality, it’s insane You can do fine dining here and get an amazing date night for two people with steak and oysters, for less than £80 ($150),” she told The Sun.
“It’s so cheap to eat out, I haven’t cooked in six months and the quality of life is so much better, and you get so much more for your money.”
She isn’t alone in having a long commute. A man who packed in his job and sold up to relocate to Barcelona still makes the journey back to London for work – and insists he’s financially better off.
Ethan Spibey, 33, relocated to the Spanish city alongside his husband Soren Scharf, 35, last May. The former PR director walked away from his 9-to-5 role in the capital in December 2024. Half a year later, he and Soren offloaded their semi-detached property in Lewisham and began renting a penthouse duplex in the Catalan capital for £1,700 monthly – significantly less than their previous £2,500 mortgage payments.
He has now launched his own business offering communications training to clients throughout the UK, including the Post Office, Siemens and charitable organisations.
Despite his firm being London-based, Ethan operates remotely from Barcelona and returns to Britain for face-to-face meetings two or three times each month.
Ethan explained: “I studied in Barcelona and we’d come back here every single year. I did a logistics check. The criteria were: can I fly back to London regularly, are there flights? There are about 25 flights a day to London.
“Is it economically possible? Is it mentally and physically exhausting to do so?
“Barcelona seemed like a great option. Frankly, it’s cheaper than some of my colleagues who used to commute from Reading.”
