Ok well, my official answer would be this: Join the Merchant Navy under a sponsorship (no, you're never too old) and get free training and OOW ticket at the end of it which will allow you to sail on any motor driven vessel as a 3rd or 2nd Officer accruing anywhere from £23,000 - £40,000 per year tax free and working for only 6 months of the year travelling the world. Clearly there is scope to progress through the ranks up to Captain earning as much as £120,000 per year, this can also go up if you decide to go ashore and get a job in a shipping company. I did my training under sponsorship with SSTG, if you decide to go for it, you'll want to speak to a woman called Lucy Stevens - just tell her Cam recommended you, she'll understand. Check their website for contact details.

Un-officially: Try and get a job somewhere in a resort, this is a good way to get your foot on the ladder as most resorts offer up-coming positions to current staff first, it will also give you a good footing to look for new places to stay and figure out what is what. Mate, the best way to do things in my experience is to simply jump in at the deep end. Throw everything you have into moving away and starting a new life, it will always be a bit rough at first but it pay dividends pretty quickly. But be forewarned; Europe is an expensive place to live, food and beer wise i mean. But i'm always up for helping someone do something lifechanging so if you need my help in moving then i'm right there, i can also sort you out with cheap (if not free) ferry crossings to Europe to get you on your way, i also happen to have a constantly changing list of "free cargo" which i can offer to you at a discounted rate, so if you need cheap electricals, white goods or even a nice car, give me a list and i'll see what i can do.

If you really need a quick fix i can lend you a couple of g's till you get yourself sorted and you can pay me back whenever the hell you feel like it.

But dude you're a creative thinker, i can think of a hundred ways to get some cash together quickly, whats the beef? If i can think stuff up then i know full well you can. How about entering into an amateur downhill  mountain bike  event, you like  downhill, right?  So  it'll be small potatoes at first but you'd enjoy taking part and you'd be collecting winnings and more experience, never know, you might even get sponsored.....

Keep me posted on this one dude, and let me know if i can help any more.

import drugs over here. you'll be a millionaire within weeks!
look on www.natives.co.uk or www.anyworkanywhere.com
theres usually a few jobs that seem to leave loadsa free time to go boardin/checkin out the blonde heidi's/marie-clair's

Posted by Powder_River
Un-officially: Try and get a job somewhere in a resort, this is a good way to get your foot on the ladder as most resorts offer up-coming positions to current staff first, it will also give you a good footing to look for new places to stay and figure out what is what. Mate, the best way to do things in my experience is to simply jump in at the deep end. Throw everything you have into moving away and starting a new life, it will always be a bit rough at first but it pay dividends pretty quickly. But be forewarned; Europe is an expensive place to live, food and beer wise i mean. But i'm always up for helping someone do something lifechanging so if you need my help in moving then i'm right there, i can also sort you out with cheap (if not free) ferry crossings to Europe to get you on your way, i also happen to have a constantly changing list of "free cargo" which i can offer to you at a discounted rate, so if you need cheap electricals, white goods or even a nice car, give me a list and i'll see what i can do.

If you really need a quick fix i can lend you a couple of g's till you get yourself sorted and you can pay me back whenever the hell you feel like it.

But dude you're a creative thinker, i can think of a hundred ways to get some cash together quickly, whats the beef? If i can think stuff up then i know full well you can. How about entering into an amateur downhill  mountain bike  event, you like  downhill, right?  So  it'll be small potatoes at first but you'd enjoy taking part and you'd be collecting winnings and more experience, never know, you might even get sponsored.....

Keep me posted on this one dude, and let me know if i can help any more.

why cant i meet someone like you (female and fit preferably) someone who's willing to give a bit of a helping hand to someone in trouble/dire straits.
Im liking your way of thinking too river

Dude, i was on my ass when i first met Jon, but he kept me positive when things were bad. I'd have a bad day looking for a job and get down about it, i'd log in on here and just throw it out at him and he'd take the time and patience to talk to me and keep me sane. I owe this dude the lifestyle that i have now, so i don't think i can ever begin to repay him for his kindness, but every little helps.

Aside from that, you don't need a reason to help people.

Go for it Jon, the Merchand Navy sounds like a fun thing to do, months out at sea with lots of men, washing with lots of men...your kinda scene.

I was going to do the unofficial answer from PR, which was just go out there, get a bar job (somewhere which only opens for apres-ski, so then you get all day on the slopes, and then just work from 5-1).  Seems like a good plan to me!  Alternatively its me getting a job in another country & buying a house in between the sea & snow.

You could always try and find a few like minded folk on here and try and throw together a consortium of sorts. Agree to move over there together, sharing the cost of living and generaly helping each other out. I mean, why not? Good times, good friends. No looking back bro. What more could you possibly ask for? I'd join you, but i have my own motives, but if you're ever looking for work in a snowboard shop in NZ, you just let me know .

Cheers for all the ideas guys, I will spend a lot of time over the next few weeks figuring my route out and let you all know what the outcome is.

I gave Tommy a list of sites to check out, but here's one of the best ones, Jon... www.seek.co.nz & let me know if you wanna work on a resort, sometime...& bring your mountain bike!!!

Gonna have to find some way of putting at least £350 into a UK bank acount wherever I end up, might have to work for one of  the UK tourism companies

Why put at least £350 into a UK bank?  Thats not exactly an amazingly large amount.

Why you got to pay for Bill?  He comes free.

Just because I've spent most of today in a black rubber suit, doesn't mean I'm a gimp!

No the fact that you dress up in the evening in a completely different black rubber suit does though that coupled with your enjoyment of being submissive.

So Tommys' uncle is Malcom McLaren...?

More like Zed!

Check out the Ruapehu website Jon, theres still a few jobs going even now.....

We've had some snow! That chilly weather over the weekend gave us a good healthy dusting and, while it's still early days yet, we'll take that as a good omen for a great season to come. Check out this photo of Turoa taken yesterday.

Season Passes are on sale at Earlybird prices for just 9 more days!

 

 

These are the very best value season passes in the country and, if you buy one, you go in the draw to win a trip for two to Club Med Sahoro in Japan for five nights and worth $10,000.

There are heaps of benefits to being a Mt Ruapehu Season Pass holder including discounted skiing/riding in the South Island, awesome deals at some northern hemisphere resorts, a voucher book containing $100 worth of on-mountain savings and 10% off purchases at Vertical retail stores. A whole season of fun on Ruapehu and all those benefits for just $409 for adults (incl $10 online discount). Click here for all the details.

Looking for a great job?

You might have a cool job - but I bet you know someone who doesn't and is looking for a change!

• Early Childhood Educator (qualified)
• Doctor (at least 3-5 years experience)
• Rentals
• Food and beverage attendants, chefs, cooks, kitchenhands
• Lift and road attendants
• Bus drivers

What are the wages like?

Not brilliant, between $14-18 an hour, and a lot of staff get a job pulling pints as well, it would depend on whether yu can get a room/cheap accom in the village...but enough to get by, thats for sure

with the current exchange rate and based on 14NZD per hour I would have to work 60 hours before anything I earn I could spend (before rent and everything) How much would accomodation be?