Wow! Adam thought this day would never come. New Zealand and the UK have announced improvements to their Working Holiday Visa schemes, including increasing the age limit from 30 to 35, extending the maximum period of stay, and increasing the length of time individuals can work. These upgrades will benefit travellers and expats from the UK and New Zealand, with more news on the horizon from the Australian and Canadian governments regarding their respective WHV schemes. Australia has also increased the age limit, in addition to announcing an improved scheme to be implemented in 2024.

(New Zealand will also re-establish an annual cap for the UK WHS to be set at 15,000 visas per year – higher than the volume of UK WHS visas previously granted)

Working Holiday Visas act as golden tickets within the travel community, allowing backpackers to work and travel in foreign countries with relative ease. Adam and Alun know a thing or two about these visas, having cashed a few in themselves!

Alun shares a hilarious story of his bohemian life in Adelaide, South Australia. Enduring three months of backbreaking and repetitive 'regional' work, Alun packed potatoes until the cows came home. Subscribe to our Patreon (link below) to hear the crazy plot twist!

This week's Hostel Common Room section involves a travel phenomenon: coincidence. Following your instinct, and travelling with an open heart and an open mind usually leads to good fortune, but some occurrences just cannot be explained. Adam regales us with a tale of his nightclub antics in Berlin, resulting in him nearly getting hit by a cyclist... three years later, on the other side of the world?! Coincidence or destiny? You decide!

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