Throughout all of these upcoming super exciting travel-related blog posts will be the Tales of Woe that I suffered, serving as both anecdotal accounts of my own hardship for your entertainment and as redirection / hopefully great advice to prevent you making the same mistakes as me.

Get a job. Get a car. Get a visa. You name it and I will advise accordingly. More on this (eventually) below.

A bit daunting, I know. But the first blog below, once I’ve uploaded it, will list all of the resources you’ll need in your arsenal to be able to set out into the big bad world (NZ) and get yourself a big girl job.