{"product_id":"hard-up-down-under-joe-varley-9781913170042","title":"Hard Up Down Under: A Working Holiday in New Zealand","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho goes on holiday to \u003cem\u003ework\u003c\/em\u003e? Especially to New Zealand, halfway around the world? Yorkshire-born Joe ponders this briefly, before doing exactly that... for a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore he leaves for Auckland, Joe studies the feats of fellow Yorkshireman Captain James Cook. Attempting to emulate Cook, Joe invents a chapter-by-chapter scorecard to compare his progress with the famous explorer: if Joe succeeds in any way he's allocated one point, but in the event of failure or embarrassment, the Captain is allocated a point. If it's too close to call, it's a draw: game on!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelling on a working visa, Joe is soon put to work in garden centres, hotels, as a labourer, and even helping a private investigator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith support from his university friends, coupled with a blossoming romance with the lovely Jess, our hero soon discovers the highs and lows of working thousands of miles from home with no money.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard Up Down Under \u003c\/em\u003emixes deadpan humour with razor-sharp insights. A must-read for anyone interested in travel, looking for adventure, or hoping to work abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Varley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913170047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913170042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fisher King Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Joe Varley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587940462847,"sku":"9781913170042","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hard-up-down-under-joe-varley-9781913170042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}