Webby
Fri 7 Sep 2007
I am back in the familiar surroundings of Singapore Airport and halfway to my destination of Auckland. Instead of stopping off in Asia which I have done the last couple of years I have decided to fly straight through and it is nice to have a few hours break between two long flights.
So this year things are a little different for me. I have a Working Holiday Visa for NZ which I managed to get just in time before I became too old! I missed out by a few weeks when I turned 31 and regretted it big time but thankfully I have a reprieve as it is now possible up to 35 for Brits.
You are probably wondering why I am bothering? Well apart from being addicted to NZ and determined to keep my endless summer going I have decided to go back and do some normal work that involves contact with other human beings.
Like I have mentioned on numerous occasions the life of a working nomad can be a lonely one.
I will still run my websites and this site of course. The great thing about affiliate marketing and running websites is that you can put in as many hours as you like and as you become established you can get away with working less.
So I have a one year visa for NZ. Not sure how its going to pan out but I am not too worried about that. I am simply looking forward to some new challenges.
September 7th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
I have heard so many good things about NZ. A friend of mine studies film there. (She too fell in love with the country and I constantly ask myself if she will ever return home!)
Don’t forget to post some pictures!
I am sure there are a bunch of interested in seeing your destinations remotely as an inspiration for us to keep working towards being a true WN
September 8th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Congratulations on the beginning of a new adventure!
Have you noticed that we seem to be congratulating you a lot lately?
September 9th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
What can I say?
Some years ago when I met a NZ gov official, her name card had the line “the whole world in one country”.
It’s a winner!
September 9th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I’m headed to New Zealand by way of a South Pacific island this December when I start my RTW trip. There’s a reason it’s the first big country on my itinerary!