- Opened a bank account and got some debit cards
- Transferred funds from the UK
- Bought a camper van
- Registered the van
- Insured the van
- Confirmed a job for Rob as a cafe assistant
- Sorted mobile phone tariffs
- Organised accommodation in Wanaka
We've managed to get all this done for 2 reasons: No. 1 - Sian is totally organised No. 2 (and not diminishing from the point 1, but... ) This stuff is just so easy over here. Everywhere we've been things just get sorted over the counter - debit cards get issued in seconds, in the bank - the man in the phone shop installed our Sim cards and configured all of our settings even with a really long line of commuters behind us... - if you haven't got quite the right documentation, sometimes it just doesn't seem to matter... Buying the van was made easier because the guy selling it was from Leeds and we could just transfer money within the UK - funnily he's coming back to New Zealand in November and is interested in buying the Van back off us :)
If only it was as easy as this before we set off on our travels!! I think we're going to like NZ...
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