Posts Tagged ‘New Zealand’

The petrol attendant January 18, 2009 No Comments

Unbeknownst to me, it seems in the last few years New Zealand has taken on a policy of extending working visas with a host of countries. A few years ago it seemed to be just people from the UK. Young Kiwis could (and still can) get a working visa for the UK, and in turn, [...]

A slice of Hungary January 15, 2009 No Comments

These days you don’t have to travel far to hear foreign tongues. During a recent three week trip in New Zealand I heard so many Germans I could almost imagine being in Poland in 1939. These were eminently friendly however; mostly young students taking advantage of the Southern Hemisphere summer.
Strolling in the Arts Centre in [...]