This 3 for 1 offer includes the fifth edition of the most comprehensive guide to overseas working holidays for Australians and New Zealanders along with the second edition of Volunteer Work Overseas also written for both Australians and New Zealanders plus an additional book, Going Overseas on a Budget A-Z
The
Working Overseas title provides information on 17 countries offering the working holiday visa for Australians and 18 for New Zealanders in addition to short-term work programs in the US and work across the Tasman for both nationalities.
Eleven contributors who have done it provide insights into what its really like. One chapter lists organisations providing overseas programs, and each country has its own chapter with details of required criteria for the visa (the most common one is for applicants to be between 18 and 30), the application process, and advice on finding work in the country.
The countries covered in this guide are Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, the UK, USA and Uruguay
The
Volunteer Work Overseas book has information on development issues and organisations in Australia and New Zealand offering positions while both books have stories and advice from those who have done it.
There are eleven contributors with stories from Sarajevo to a small town in Sri Lanka. Both long-term and short-term placements, including very short ones like workcamps, are discussed. There is also a list of additional resources, both print and web-based.
The author, Peter Hodge, spent two years teaching in Zimbabwe.
The
Going Overseas on a Budget A-Z guide is essential pre-travel reading for first timers and those out of
practice. Its made easy by organising the subject alphabetically,
starting with accommodation and finishing with YHA hostels (though there
is an entry for Zanzibar).
In between there are 58 topics such
as clothing, finding a doctor, luggage, mobile phones, packing and
sleeping bags, all covered in varying degrees of depth. Included among
these are issues not often thought of such as the power of attorney,
just in case something goes wrong on the trip or at home. Finishing up
is a bibliography and a list of useful websites.
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