Lin prepared for his travels with three months of study at a language school, then set off, working and walking his way across Australia and New Zealand with guidance from backpacker hostels and other backpackers.
兩度出國渡假打工的他，在修完 3 個月的語言學校課程之後，便透過背包客旅館的介紹、以及其他背包客的牽線，一路打工、旅遊，走闖紐、澳。