Voilà je pars en fèvrier pour 6 mois en nz avec vvt, et donc quelques questions avant de partir: Je sais pas si pour 6 mois il vaut mieux acheter un van ou prendre un location?
J'arrive a christchurch et je pars sur auckland et j'ai peur de ne pas revendre le van avant de partir.Je souhaite aussi travailler est il facile d'en trouver en arrivant pour des courtes durées 2 à 3 semaines? Si je dois prendre mon ordinateur portable pour les connexions internets ? Pour 6 mois est il obligatoire d'ouvrir un compte en banque. Pars mesure de sécurité pour dormir y at il des endroits précis ( campings, parkings pour van) où on peut rencontrer des gens qui on la même passion du voyage?
Je n'est plus rien qui me viens tète pour le moment.
Je vous remercie d'avance pour vos réponses
a trés vite
Bonsoir,
Je ne connais absolument rien au PVT en Nouvelle-Zélande, en revanche, tu trouveras des infos sur le site des pvtistes (en majorité dédié au pvt canadien, mais il y a une petite partie pour toi) :
forum kiwi : http://forum.pvtistes.net/forumdisplay.php?f=71
site : http://nz.pvtistes.net/
Je ne sais pas si ça pourra t'aider, je l'espère en attendant des témoignages 😉
Keep the car Running
Voici mon blog voyage : http://www.let-us-go.net. Au menu : ouest américain, 2 tours des USA, Montréal et le Canada, le voyage en train aux USA, l'Utah...
Je pense que tu arrives lorsque ce sera l'été là-bas...Concernant le fameux visa, y vaudrait mieux contacter l'ambassade car il se pourrait que l'on te donne des infos erronnées dans une administration française.J'ai eu le coup en Belgique où on m'a dit qu'un "simple visa" suffirait...Faux.Concernant le visa vacances-travail, apparemment, y faudrait moins de 30 ans selon un membre du forum.
Pour le boulot, l'agriculture (récoltes de fruits, etc...)te fournira certainement plein d'opportunités selon la saison et la région dans laquelle tu te trouves: renseigne-toi sur ce point, ce qui pourrait te permettre de te déplacer en fonction, un peu comme en France où il est possible de "suivre" les vendanges du sud au nord et peut-être consulter les journaux, les sites internet et/ou l'équivalent des antennes ANPE...Désolé si je suis un peu évasif mais ce sera également mon premmier voyage là-bas, en saison d'hiver pour bosser dans les stations de ski.
Ride on! 😎
Salut audrey
je suis actuellement en NZ avec un VVt d un an.
Pour ce qui est du van ...je me suis vite rendu compte qu ici, un van ou du moin un moyen de locomotion etait essentiel. Acheter ou vendre un van ici c est ce qu il ya de plus facile si tu compte vraiment arpenter le pays. et ca coute pas specialement cher.le mien ma couter 2000 dollar dc 1000 euros.bon oui, c est pas le grand luxe mais apres tout, il me traine partout, me sert de lit et aussi de cuisine. .tout est une question de chance, tu peux acheter un van tres cher qui te lachera au bout d un mois et tout aussi bien passer un an avec un vieux truc qui te claquera pas une seule fois dans les doigts. Juste des petis frais de temps en temps pour le WOF, c est le control technique Nz... et la registration ..moi j ai payer 30 euros pour les trois prochains mois je crois.Moi je le mettrai a vendre uune fois que j aurai terminer l ile du C A D VERS MARS, SI CA T INTERESSE....Poiur dormir, je n ai vu que l ile du nord pour l instant ...il ya des tas d aire de repos de parking avec vue sur la mer.Souvent il ya des petits truc ki disent No Campervans ou no overnight parking....mais soit tu prend le risque de te faire deranger au milieu de la nuit gentillement par la police qui te diras d aller ailleurs ou te donnera juste un avertissement, soit tu cherche un des endroit ou c est pas interdi et tu seras tranquille. Depuis que je dors ds mon van, je n ai jms eu de movaise suprises...j ai dormi ds des forets, dans des endroit pommes, dans dees grandes villes, des petits bourgs, sur des plages...la aussi j pense que la chance y est pour quelque chose.
autre solution avec les vans...les terrains de camping...c est pas cher, c est sur et en plus tu peux utiliser leur commodites.
Ordinateur portable ..je deconseille si tu prend un van...ca prend de la place et c est un soucis de plus ...il y a des cyber cafes un peu partout.je me tatais a emmener le mien et je suis vraiment content de ne pas l avoir pris.il me servirait a rien...si ce n est a stresser de peur qu on me le vole, qu il se casse ou que je doivent le trimbaler partout .donc si tu compte juste envoyer des mail en france, aller sur msn ou sur skype...opte plutot pour les cyber.
le compte en banque...je conseille la bank of new zealand. l ouverture du compte est gratuite et c est rapide simple eficace.et tu preuit transferer ton argent sur ton compte en france apres pour pas gransd chose.
pour travailler .ca depend des saisons ..pr le fruit picking, j attend la saison ki va bientot commencer la. o pire tu fais du wwoofing ds des fermes...c est pas payer mais o moin tu depense rien. Apres pour les autre jobs ..tout dependra de ton niveau d anglais mais le plus simple comme aprtout c est bars, resto....
autre dernier conseil ...essaie de trouver un pojnt de chute pour tes deux premieres semaines en novuelle zelande. parce aue si tu achete un vehicule, si tu ouvre un compte, si tu veux travailler(il te faudra l ird)...et pour tout ca il te demande une adresse pour t envoyer ta carte de credit, ton numeor de secu et tes papier de vehicule. trouve une coloc ou un backpacker...
hesite pas pr d autre kestion ou si tu veux notre van...
Bye momo
coucou,
Pardon pour le délais de ma réponse,
je te remaerci pour toutes ces infos qui me sont trés utile,
J'arrive le 7 février a Christchurch et oui je vais rester 15 jours sur place pour voir tout le cotè administratif et pour le van.
Si tu vend ton van pourquoi pas je suis partante et tu pourras me donner quelques conseils en plus.
Je voulais savoir aussi pour l'assurence, je me suis renseigner sur le site des frogs a approfondir et vous vous avez laquel?
J'éspère que pour vous tout se passe bien.
à trés bientot j'éspère
audrey
ne tinkiete pas pr les delais de reponse..pour l assurance voiture, nous on na CCM, cest un truc francais et ca a lair pas mal .du moin difficile de pouvoir juger puiske nous n avons tjrs pas u de probleme. mais sache ke lassurance nest pas obigatoire en NZ . cependant, c est vraiment risker. recemment on na recontrer un autrichien ki a eu un accident avec un autre vehicule en roulant du mauvais cote de la route et il n avai pas d assurance...un tas d embrouilles en perspectives. dc joue la securite et prend en une.
aussi je pense ke tu peut faire parti de l AA ici, c est assez simple et c est pas tres cher. lavantage c est kils sont sur place, rapide, et kil vienne te depanner n importe ou ou preske si tu tombe en panne.
pour ce qui est de notre van ..il va bien et roule tjrs nikel. cependant, je crois ke l on n aura peut etre du mal a te le vendre mi ou fin fevrier. la nous changeons d ile et rejoignons celle du sud pour travailler de janvier a fin fevrier.ensuite nous voulion prendre 3 ou 4 semaine pour faire toute l ile du sud.ce qui nous amene a fin mars ..je doute ke tu attendent juske la. Mais bon si tu na rien trouver a cette date la et ke nous non plus n avon pas d acheteur, rien ne nous empeche de reprendre contact .au pire je suis pret a donner mes conseil par mails, meme si je doute de leur efficacite moi ki oublie assez regulierement de rouler a gauche kan je monte ds le van.
si tu fais ta demande d IRD, fais la par telephone des ke tu arrive.Nous il se sont foirer par courier..et au tel ca a pris 10 minute meme pas. si tu as d autre kestion, et bien n hesite pas...
biss
ciao
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