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Gabriella is setting off to live overseas in Milan and taking you with her!! Listen every Sunday to hear how Gabriella navigates her early 20s, working as an Au Pair and travelling solo for the first time. She explores interesting things that have happened during her travels, friendships made, places she explores and a couple of cheeky romances. Exploring the ups and downs of travelling, Hollodays has something for everyone! Be sure to keep up to date by following Hollodays on Instagram, @hollodayspodcast !!

Gabriella Hollo


    • Nov 11, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 113 EPISODES


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    113 - End of the European Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 16:40


    And just like that, my 2.5 year European adventure comes to an end! This week, I chat about my final time in Amsterdam and Copenhagen, as well as what else is on the horizon afterwards!

    112 - Behind the Scenes of Hosting (feat. Leo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 30:10


    Leo has been my host mum for almost exactly a year now, and this week I am lucky enough to interview. Join Leo and I as she runs as through the ins and outs of hosting Au Pairs, the good and the bad, as well as advice if you are considering trying this experience!

    111 - Tame Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 17:41


    Hello guys!! This week I chat to you all about my super crazy and fun weekend at Oktoberfest in Munich! Beer, beer and (surprise surprise) more beer!

    110 - Two Degrees Hotter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 20:23


    Hello everyone!! Apologies for being sooo MIA. I am back, and better than ever! I have just finished my double degree (YAY) so today I'm here to run you through what's been going on the past month, as well as my university journey!

    109 - Two Months to Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 16:13


    Welcome back everyone!! I have leaving Amsterdam in exactly 2 months, so I chat to you about how I'm feeling about that, what my plan is, and navigating moving back to Melbourne

    108 - Hello's and Goodbye's

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 22:52


    Hello everyone, welcome back!! Over the last two years of travelling, I have met the coolest and most interesting people ever. However, a limitation of constantly meeting really fun people is the goodbye. I chat about how I navigate that, and my feelings around departing from such special connections I make

    107 - A Month to Remember

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 44:58


    Wow!! What a month it has been. I am back in Amsterdam and here to chat to you all about my crazy last couple of weeks of my one month trip. I yap all about my hiking in Albania and Montenegro, boat parties, risky modes of transport, and spontaneous travel changes!!

    106 - Travel Stories and a Packed Few Days (feat. Elodie & Evie)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 18:14


    Hello everyone! Coming to you from Bosnia, I am joined by the lovely Evie and Elodie as we share our time in Mostar, as well as their individual travel journeys!

    105 - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Learning from a Local

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 26:17


    Very exciting episode this week! This week I am joined by the lovely Miran, who was born and raised in Mostar. Miran owns the wonderful Hostel Miran and chats to us all about living in Bosnia, how he was affected by the war, and other fascinating things about his beautiful country

    104 - Lots of Boats & Booze

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 16:25


    Hello everyone!! This episode I chat to you all about my amazing week in Croatia with Jordan. We visited Split and Dubrovnik and partied hard along the way! Enjoy

    103 - Quick Update!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 10:13


    Hello everyone! This week I catch you up on what's been happening as well as give you the rundown of my next 4 weeks travelling…exciting times!

    102 - Navigating Your Twenties…Am I Doing the Right Thing?!?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 23:44


    Hello everyone!! Welcome back. In light of me entering my final semester of uni, I chat all about that challenging issue people in their 20s generally face; what am I even doing and am I doing the right thing?!

    101 - Girls Trip! (feat. Jordan, Kelia & Roser)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 26:39


    Hello hello, coming to you from Brussels, Belgium! This week, Jordan, Kelia, Roser and I fill you in on our fun and eventful weekend in Brussels, our last weekend all together :(

    100 - MILESTONE & The Benefits of Moving Out of Your City (feat. Roser & Kelia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 38:24


    Yayayay we have hit 100 episodes, thank you for tuning in! This week, Kelia, Roser & I take you through us moving out of our cities and all the amazing things we've discovered/done along the way!

    99 - A Special Visitor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 30:38


    Hello and welcome everyone! This week I chat to you all about finishing uni and festivals. As well, I fill you in on my special weekend with my dad who visited from Australia!

    98 - Beaches, Beers & Broken Toes (feat. Mia)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 25:21


    Hola everyone!! Mia and I have been great friends since 2012 and we've reunited in the beautiful Mallorca for a weekend away! Join us this week as we tell you all about our amazing trip, with the funny things that happened along the way!

    97 - Waffles for Breakfast?!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 31:28


    This week I chat to you all about my magical weekend in Bruges - amazing views, a waffle making class, beer tasting, the best chips I've eaten and the scariest movie I've seen!! Enjoyyy

    96 - Handling Homesickness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 21:36


    Happy Monday everyone!! As someone who has been away for nearly two years, I chat to you all about what I do to help whenever I am missing home, and what you can do too!!

    95 - Worst Types of People to Travel With

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 26:01


    Hello everyone!! A much more positive episode this week as I've definitely turned a corner. This week I chat all about the worst types of people to travel with lol. I've been very lucky with whom I've travelled with in the past, but these are some no's from me!

    94 - King's Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 16:13


    Hellllooooo!! Sorry I am a bit flat this episode so excuse that! But this week I tell you guys all about my first King's Day in Amsterdam which was absolutely hilarious and such an amazing experience. Enjoy!!

    93 - Bonjour!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 24:13


    Hello everyone!! This week I chat all about my beautiful trip to Paris with girlfriends, and fill you in on what's to come!

    92 - Bumble BFFs (feat. Kelia & Roser)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 30:54


    Hellllooooo everyone, welcome back to Hollodays! This week I am joined by my beautiful friends Roser and Kelia. We chat all about how we met in Amsterdam, what we get up to, and what it's like living in a new city! Enjoyyyyy

    91 - What a Weekend (feat. Johanne)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 33:06


    Happy (belated) Easter everyone!! Johanne is back on Hollodays, visiting from Oslo. Join us as we take you through our very full on and eventful weekend!!

    90 - Bristol & Bath

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 17:40


    Happy Monday everyone!! This past weekend I reunited with my special friend Lucy in Bristol. I chat to you all about our fun time together, as well as other updates!

    89 - Travelling Europe This Summer? I Got You!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 30:37


    Hello everyone!! I am back and here to fill you in on some of my tips and tricks for having a great summer in Europe!

    88 - A Mexico/Birthday Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 36:41


    Welcome everyone!! I have a new microphone (YAY) so hopefully the audio is nice and crisp. Today I chat all about my two week solo Mexico trip, as well as turning 23! Enjoyyy

    87 - MEXICO: Learning from a Local

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 31:18


    This week I had the pleasure of interviewing the very interesting Armando, who tells us all about his fabulous country! I learnt all about Mexican holidays, the mouth watering food, best places to visit, and more. Enjoy!!

    86 - ICELAND: Learning from a Local

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 31:31


    This week I was lucky enough to interview a woman from Iceland! Living in Reykjavík her whole life, we learn all about Iceland's traditional foods, holidays, school system, and more!

    85 - Ice Ice Baby (feat. Jordan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 31:22


    Hello from Iceland! Join Jordan, my first friend in Amsterdam, and I this week as we tell you about our iconic and jam packed weekend in Iceland. Nothing went to plan but everything was amazing, enjoy!!

    84 - Right Person Wrong Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 20:52


    Helllloooo guys! Sorry for the later episode. This week, with a bit of a change in my life, I touch on the tricky situation of meeting the right person at the wrong time. Bit of a deeper episode, but I hope it helps at least one of you!

    83 - Navigating Hangxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 21:40


    Hellllooooo everyone! I'm sure we've all had mornings after a night out where you re-evaluate everything that went down Join me this week as I share how I best deal with hangxiety or ‘the Sunday scaries'. Make sure you follow @hollodayspodcast on Instagram for all updates!

    82 - Making Friends in a New City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 31:23


    Hello hello everyone!! As you know, I recently moved to Amsterdam knowing absolutely no one, which was a little daunting. This week, I chat to you in detail about how to make friends in a new city/country, how to maintain your friends back home, and what to expect. Enjoy!!

    81 - New Year, New…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 30:12


    Welcome to the first Hollodays of 2024! I hope everyone has had a great beginning of the year. This week I chat to you all about my time in Italy and Scotland: cool night stays, finding Scottish cows, trying Haggis, and riding ridiculously high swings. Enjoy!

    80 - The Christmas Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 25:27


    Merry Christmas everyone!! I hope you all had a ripper day with your loved ones. Coming to you from The Dolomites, I tell you all about my second Italian Christmas and what we got up to! Enjoy

    79 - Second Christmas Away From Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 23:05


    Hello everyone! Apologies for the technical difficulties this episode…my microphone is a bit on the piss. This week I chat to you about what I've been doing in Holland, as well as my thoughts and feelings about having another Christmas away from home.

    78 - Doing Long Distance (feat. Davide)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 21:35


    Happy Monday everyone, coming to you from Milan! Joined with my beautiful boyfriend Davide, we chat all about our story together, and how we maintain our relationship living in different countries…enjoy!

    77 - Living in Milan vs Amsterdam

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 27:03


    Hellllooooo everyone! Despite the fact that I've only lived in Amsterdam for a month, I thought I'd do a comparison of living in Milan vs living here. Lots of similarities and differences I've found so far, I hope you enjoy!

    76 - Making Friendships Last 21+ Years (feat. Miranda)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2023 30:43


    Hello everyone! Miranda and I have been best friends for as long as we can remember…over 21 years! In this episode, we chat about our friendship, how we met, and how we made our beautiful friendship last long-term despite different lifestyles, living situations and timelines. Enjoy!

    75 - How I Manage Full-Time Study and Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 30:56


    Helllloooo everyone!! I've been studying and travelling for over twelve months now, visiting 20 countries while balancing my university. This week I take you through how I manage to keep on top of my studies, but also being able to balance at the same time!

    74 - So Dutch

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 30:15


    Hello everyone! This week I take you through my first full week in The Netherlands, tell you all about the process to become an Au Pair in Holland, as well as providing advice to making friends when you move overseas!

    73 - Officially in Amsterdam (YAY)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 29:20


    Hello, I'm back after two and a bit weeks off! This week I chat to you all about my time in Melbourne, my long journey to Europe, and how being an Au Pair in Amsterdam has been so far! Hollodays episodes will now be out on Mondays, so stay tuned!

    72 - Home Sweet Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 15:28


    I am back and finally home in Melbourne, it feels amazing! In this shorter episode, I catch you up on what it's like being home, how I feel, and what I've been up to. I've had my favourite Italian souvenir here to show him around too which has been lovely and also very flat out. I am taking a couple weeks off the podcast while I'm home, but will record once I'm in The Netherlands!

    71 - My Month in Vietnam

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 31:52


    My month in Hanoi, Vietnam has come to an end…and what an adventure it has been! This week I take you through my month volunteering in this super cool city, a very wholesome and reflective episode. And now, I'm off to Melbourne for the first time for 16 months!! I tell you what I'm excited for and how I'm feeling, enjoy!

    70 - HA GIANG LOOP BABY

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 22:34


    Hello!! Join me this week as I take you through my four-day trip doing the Ha Giang Loop (it was honestly the best experience ever). I take you day by day on what I saw, did and loved!!

    69 - VIETNAM: Learning from a Local

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 54:35


    Coming to you from Hanoi, join Steve and I for a very exciting episode about Vietnam! Born and raised in Hanoi, Steve shares all about his beautiful country. From chatting about food, traditions, where to explore, religion and more, join us for this interesting and jam packed episode!

    68 - Rooftop Rambles (feat. Nick & Stan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 59:19


    Hello, greetings from a hostel rooftop in Hanoi!! This week, join fellow Aussies Nick, Stan and I as we chat to you all about Vietnam and our other travels. We explain what we've learnt, what we've done, with some of our crazy stories. Hope you enjoy!

    67 - 40-Hour Travel Day Gone Wrong (Shocker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 17:49


    Shorter episode this week but join me as I take you through my chaotic journey from Milan to Hanoi, was not for the faint-hearted!

    66 - NORWAY: Learning from a Local

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 68:14


    Exciting episode this week, join my special friend Johanne and I!! This week we cover our 10 day trip through Oslo, Bergen and Stockholm, a jam packed holiday! Also, Johanne shares some very interesting facts about her beautiful country!!

    65 - ROMANIA: Learning from a Local

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 24:31


    Apologies for the lost voice and dysfunctional episode (in the beginning). This week I am joined by Bogdan, or ‘Johnny'. An Uber driver from Romania, he tells us all about his culture and lifestyle…hope you enjoy what he has to say!

    64 - Snoring n Goulash (feat. Bella)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 53:36


    Apologies for the late episode!! Meet Bella (known as Dougie) this week as we take you through our holiday in Hungary and Slovenia! We always chat about relationship advice/experiences so enjoy!!

    63 - TURKEY: Learning from a Local

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 19:45


    Welcome to the first of my new series, where I interview a local from the country I'm visiting to learn all about their story, their country, culture and all kinds of fun facts! This week I'm joined by Kara, owner of ‘Kafi Centre' in Turkey's bustling Istanbul. He was absolutely amazing this interview, and provided such interesting and insightful information. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do!!

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