Hiking the Avalanche Peak at Arthur’s Pass, New Zealand has got to be one of my most memorable hikes ever. The hike was difficult yet fulfilling, and dangerous yet worth the effort. I’m sure you will feel the same too, so read on about my experience and see if you’d like to embark on one …
Before starting work for your working holiday, know your basics of working in New Zealand and especially your wages entitlements. Although it may be rare, but doing so can help you avoid being short changed by your employers. With that, I’ll be covering wages entitlement specifically as a horticultural worker under the Working Holiday Visa …
Have you ever wondered how a typical day looks like when living and working in New Zealand as a horticultural worker? I went to New Zealand with no expectations and without even knowing what my next steps would be. However, I eventually turned out to become a full-time horticultural worker during my working period and …
It has been all fun and endless travelling until you realise your Working Holiday visa is expiring. That’s when it will probably start sinking in that you have to prepare for your departure from New Zealand. In case you have no brain space to think about what to look out for when you’re having the …
I did my New Zealand working holiday from Summer to Spring and spent a good deal of my time working really hard! Throughout the summer, I worked in the North Island around Hawkes Bay as a fruit thinner, picker, grader and packer. Over Spring, I was in the South Island working as a potato grader. …
Filing for taxes during a working holiday in New Zealand may reasonably be the last thing on your mind. Following my previous article on Knowing your Taxes in New Zealand, this article is more on dealing with any possible remaining tax matters even after leaving New Zealand. Read on to find out more! Here’s a …
If you’ve bought a car in New Zealand after deciding that it fits into your budget and your plans, what happens then to your car when you’re leaving New Zealand for good? Here’s a quick guide to how you can sell your car in New Zealand after completing your working holiday! Check out my other …
Welcome to my travel guide to Melbourne-New South Wales (NSW), Australia! Australia has always been a very popular destination for many travellers, especially for those in Singapore. I guess it’s because of how we speak the same language and even drive on the same side that makes it easy for Singaporeans to travel there at …
If you think Tokyo, Japan is just all about what you see in the Tokyo City Centre, wait till you check out the number of day or short trips you can take out from Tokyo. It is surrounded by so many beautiful places that it’ll be difficult for you to be bored of being in …
A first timer to Tokyo, Japan? No worries at all! Let this travel guide of mine guide you through all you need to know to have that jam-packed, fun-filled virgin trip to Japan. I’m confident you’ll love the place as much as I do~ Out of the 47 prefectures of Japan, Tokyo (東京), Japan is …
