How I gained my Australian Visa by collecting pearls and planting trees

Fremantle was love at first sight for Riccardo 11 years ago.

Riccardo Quadrelli Source: Courtesy of Riccardo Quadrelli

Riccardo Quadrelli arrived in Australia 2006. Perth didn't impress him much, but when he visited Fremantle he decided he would have staied all his life. It wasn't easy anyway, Riccardo renewed his second WHV by collecting pearls in Broome and planting trees in deforested territories out of Perth. He then left Australia at first to go to Thailand, where he became an underwater videographer, and then for Spain. It was only when Australia seemed only a fading memory, that a sponsorship offer arrived. Riccardo packed his suitcases again to rejoin with his beloved Fremantle.