Hi, thanks for the info. Actually, the secondment I applied for is only for next year and I still don't know if it will come through, so I can't tell you which city I'll be going to nor how long I'd be there for ( but I'd imagine it's 3 months). I just heard from people that NZ is quite laid back and is a beautiful place for people that appreciate nature and since our office there is also looking for people for short term secondment, I thought I'd apply and see what comes through.
I don't think I'd want to do bungee jumping, but I'd LOVE to do sky diving! It's my dream!
Thanks again for the info, much appreicated.
>【 在 maradukkha 的大作中提到: 】
>HI HI
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>Can I please ask how long will you be there at NZ??? Which city are you going? If you want to travel around NZ, your best travelling guide is “Lonely Planet New Zealand.”
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>Mara, together with his housemate Michael, visited NZ for about 10 days in early 2001. We went to Auckland then transited to the South Island. We drove around the island and we spent most of our time at Dunedin, Christchurch, Queenstown and many other places. My experience is:-
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>AUCKLAND: capital city. Most of the jobs are there.
>DUNEDIN: University of Dunedin is the eldest university of the country. It is a lovely university to study at. Mara was once considering doing a graduated Mb-ChB at that time.
>CHRISTCHURCH is the biggest city at Sth Island.
>QUEENSTOWN: the most vibrant dynamic city Mara ever visited. You should do at least some of the following:-
>Bungee Jump: Mara did his first Bungee Jump there at Queenstown. The experience is very scary; however, it is a very sweet memory after all these years.
>Glacier Walk and Rafting: Mara’s Brother, Charles, tried both. He said it is a waste to visit NZ without going to those two. This makes Mara very keen to re-visit NZ later in the future.
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>Overall speaking, NZ is a very lovely country to live in. Mara is keen to save some money and retire there later when advanced in age. Hopefully buy a house at Queenstown and do some tourism business.
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>By the way, Michael has a Doctor of Education (DEd) and is an English Teacher at one of Taipei’s Public High School. His job at Taiwan is considered as a wonderful one; however, he is quitting and is migrating to NZ by end of this month. How attractive NZ is!!! Mara ^__^
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HI HI
Can I please ask how long will you be there at NZ??? Which city are you going? If you want to travel around NZ, your best travelling guide is “Lonely Planet New Zealand.”
Mara, together with his housemate Michael, visited NZ for about 10 days in early 2001. We went to Auckland then transited to the South Island. We drove around the island and we spent most of our time at Dunedin, Christchurch, Queenstown and many other places. My experience is:-
AUCKLAND: capital city. Most of the jobs are there.
DUNEDIN: University of Dunedin is the eldest university of the country. It is a lovely university to study at. Mara was once considering doing a graduated Mb-ChB at that time.
CHRISTCHURCH is the biggest city at Sth Island.
QUEENSTOWN: the most vibrant dynamic city Mara ever visited. You should do at least some of the following:-
Bungee Jump: Mara did his first Bungee Jump there at Queenstown. The experience is very scary; however, it is a very sweet memory after all these years.
Glacier Walk and Rafting: Mara’s Brother, Charles, tried both. He said it is a waste to visit NZ without going to those two. This makes Mara very keen to re-visit NZ later in the future.
Overall speaking, NZ is a very lovely country to live in. Mara is keen to save some money and retire there later when advanced in age. Hopefully buy a house at Queenstown and do some tourism business.
By the way, Michael has a Doctor of Education (DEd) and is an English Teacher at one of Taipei’s Public High School. His job at Taiwan is considered as a wonderful one; however, he is quitting and is migrating to NZ by end of this month. How attractive NZ is!!! Mara ^__^
I have been there only one time, and the city I visited is Auckland, which is a clean and lovely place. However, it was quite long time ago.
However, there are lots of Taiwanese and Chinese over there, may be if you can read Chinese and post specifically what your are looking for right here, then some others may can be of help.
Good luck to you!!
>【 在 Arum Lily 的大作中提到: 】
>Has anyone been to New Zealand? I've just recently applied for secondment to New Zealand and would like to find out what's like on that side of the world. I'll greatly appreciate it if someone could provide me with some useful information about that country.
>Many thanks
