Travel Guru
Age: 24
Where's home?
0161 Manny on the map!
Languages spoken:
English... learning another language is on my bucket list.
Time spent in Australia:
I have been in Oz since September 2022. I've LOVED every minute of it so far.
A little about me:
I was living in London with a burning itch to get away. I knew I couldn’t settle until I went and did my thing! Decided to jump on a flight to Aus and haven’t looked back. The novelty of hitting the beach after work never wears off. Life’s much better when you don’t have to get your vitamin D from a tablet every day loooool.
I love bounding around, socialising and meeting new people on a daily! Made the transition from an absolute novice surfer to a somewhat respectable novice surfer, and no longer walk around looking like Casper the Ghost.
Why is Aussie so special...
What's not to LOVE about living in the land down under...
Favourite spot in Australia/NZ:
Byron Bay Baby! Luckily for me, our office is based in this idyllic beach town full of the best people and best beaches!
Backpacker tips:
Carry as little luggage as possible... a light traveller is a happy traveller!
Funny travel story/or best moment in Australia:
Surfing and catching a wave much bigger than my ability, much to the disbelief of Reuben (a fellow RatPacker).
Type of traveller:
Chaotic - make it up as I go. Since being at RatPack though, I've learnt that being organised with some things (tours and campervans) can help save hundreds of $$$ with a wee bit of prep.
Meet our Experienced RatPack Team
British
Travel Guru
I'm Mike (not to be mistaken for Mikey), like Mikey though I'm also from Manchester in the UK......
British
Travel Guru
I first came to Oz on a 1-year working holiday and have settled here in Byron Bay... ...
British
Social Media & Marketing
About 2 years ago now, I headed off to Australia on my gap yahhh (really not a fan of that term...
British
Travel Guru
I spent my time at home being king of the BBQ at Nandos flipping chicken before I decided that...
Aussie
Travel Guru
Originally born in Zimbabwe, I moved to The Land of Oz when I was super young...
German
Travel Guru
Home is where my passport is… My roots lie in East Germany but I’ve spent most of my life on the...
British
Owner and Operator
You can never EVER forget where your from – In my case Manchester, UK. But for now and for...
- Sammy
British
Owner and Operator
You can never EVER forget where your from – In my case Manchester, UK. But for now and for...
- Jules
German
Travel Guru
Home is where my passport is… My roots lie in East Germany but I’ve spent most of my life on the...
- Tyla
Aussie
Travel Guru
Originally born in Zimbabwe, I moved to The Land of Oz when I was super young...
- Mikey
British
Travel Guru
I spent my time at home being king of the BBQ at Nandos flipping chicken before I decided that...
- Holly
British
Social Media & Marketing
About 2 years ago now, I headed off to Australia on my gap yahhh (really not a fan of that term...
- Reuben
British
Travel Guru
I first came to Oz on a 1-year working holiday and have settled here in Byron Bay... ...
- Mike
British
Travel Guru
I'm Mike (not to be mistaken for Mikey), like Mikey though I'm also from Manchester in the UK......
Our Customers Say it Best
Ryan was very helpful and informative and made the booking process easy and fast. Also, got us a discount which was great. Definitely recommend.
RatPack Travel were amazingly helpful! Shaun and George looked for the best deals for us for our VERY last minute road trip and found us a great deal! They also worked until after they closed to secure the booking for us, which was so lovely of them! Thank you guys so much! ☺️
What a delight deeling with Reuben. He made the whole campervan rental a fast and simple experience. He made the right suggestions and guided me to the best options for my family needs. Thanks! Benoit
Had a fab experience with Rat Pack Travel. Grace and Reuben were friendly and professional and very knowledgeable. Looking forward to our east coast road trip now!
I checked out for rental of campervan and they responded within a day over whatsapp. I was very impressed that they whatsapp and called me even though I was overseas. After finalising some travel details, they got back to me with a superb deal within 15 mins. I am glad to have found them. No wonder they had so many good reviews.
Gregg was so helpful at starting off my enquiry about my camper trip. I then spoke to George as I wanted to do 2 separate trips and he was so helpful and patient! I had 10000 questions and he answered them all to take away any doubts. He helped me get some discounts too. Thank you so so much and I can’t wait to start our trip!😊
Fantastic experience with RatPack organising our trip to New Zealand. From the start, Sam has been super friendly, accommodating and helpful in getting the most for us, and making the process simple! Would highly recommend
An absolutely incredible experience! Reuben, the biggest mate i’ve ever had the pleasure of talking to, not only found us a camper in about 20 minutes in spite of the chances being less than small. But he also gave recommendations and guidance to our trip, and was a priceless helper in navigating the different options. All while he was funny and charming. Thank you Reuben, hope we meet someday. Xoxo 😘
Had a great experience with ratpack and especially Ben. He was super friendly and informative, really quick to get back with information and helped me get something booked with a good deal pretty much immediately. Thanks Ben!
Reuben was super helpful with getting us all sorted with a camper van that was best suited for our trip! Easy to deal with and knowledgeable!
Simple and easy booking process with Ruben. He went through all of the options available and gave his own personal opinion. Would highly recommend.
I was looking for a suitable camper for our trip to Australia. Then I came across Packrat, who helped me a lot. Mike was extremely friendly and very helpful, and he accommodated my every request. Thank you very much. I'm really looking forward to it.
I had done quite a lot of research into a trip to Australia and couldn’t find anything that worked for me then I stumbled across RatPack Travel, (Reuben) looked at all of the options for us and found exactly what we were after. Now we are all booked and can’t wait to get out to AUS. Many thanks to Reuben again.
Huge thank you to Sam for finding a great deal for our trips to NZ and Australia in November through to February. He was very patient with our questions and made a fairly stressful experience easy and seamless. We’re really looking forward to our travels.
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