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So, as I approach my 30th year I'm considering jacking in the job and getting a working holiday Visa for somewhere nice abroad (Canada, Australia, New Zealand etc) so I can do some work for a few months, then bog off and see the country for the rest of it.

Tell me your experiences...did you work in a field for 6 months in the heat of the outback (really don't want to do this, I'm too old for that shit now), get a nice interesting job for a few months and save up the cash for a trip of the lifetime round the rest of the country?

How easy was it to get (not shit) work, how was the experience...and anything else I ought to know before I apply (considering NZ above the others, so any specific advice for there would be much appreciated!)?