I always fancied trying it in one of the colonies - namely Canada, Australia or New Zealand, but for the most part I'm quite happy being in Europe, and thanks to common citizenship and Schengen I can go to 26 other countries hastle-free.

It is a lot easier to get a work permit for those than the US - esp if you are under 28

H1B is for "specialists" much like a lot of other things over there. However, you can apply for work with camp america or other similar organisations. The application process tends to start in Autumn for the following year and they are usually done on a J1 visa which is for "cultural exchange". This gives you 3mths of work and then usually 1 month to travel.

However, here's the thing. The more I think about it. The more I realise it might make more sense to have a job that enables you to take longer holidays there. After all, you can have up 90 days on the visa waiver program. So hypothetically, you could work for 9mths of the year, save up, then do an epic road trip or whatever. Food for thought (and believe me, I'm doing a lot of thinking at the moment).

Australia requires you to be under 30 for a work permit. I have a friend who went travelling at 22/23 and never came back. She is now around 27, engaged, a homeowner, and working in a "respectable" and stable office job with a company car. She misses Cornwall a little (who wouldn't), but is overall very happy and travels back to the UK once a year to say hi to people.

New Zealand is a little higher at 35 and therefore one I haven't yet ruled out for myself. Other than that though, I don't any further info at this stage.

As for my job, I wanted to just outline it in case it was of interest. It would appear that my attention span is about 3-4mths so maybe it's not for me, but it might be for you! The company I work for is TUI Plc, which is now one of (if not THE) largest travel company in the world. They own Thomson, First Choice, Sovereign (my company), Crystal Ski and many, many more. Consequently, the opportunities for working overseas are fairly large. Most of these positions are fixed term contracts, but if you're good at your job (and more crucially your boss likes you) you could continue to work all year round. Pros: you get to see plenty of places, with free accommodation and in my case a car (this does not apply to normal "repping" jobs). Cons: little security and NO holidays if you do end up working all year round. However, they split the winter into two halves. So if you work a whole summer and then just Winter 1 (November to Jan) or 2 (Jan to March) you get 2mths+ off to do whatever you want. This is unpaid, but if you save wisely during the rest of the year, you could do some pretty cool stuff and after 12mths cumulative service, you get discounts across the whole TUI portfolio.

Outside of all of this, being a British Citizen affords you many privileges that a lot of other people don't get. If you want to "see the world", go do it. If you want to actually live somewhere else, you need to start doing some heavy research into what's needed elsewhere in the world and get yourself trained/qualified in it. Ultimately, no matter how hard it is, there will always be an opening for a determined person with the right skills.

As I remember it you can still apply for the working holiday visa when you are 30 years and 8 months, giving time for the application and to arrive in the country.

I got my Australian citizenship almost a year ago. I wouldn't have applied if I couldn't keep the British as well, so now I can live and work in New Zealand as well as Europe no questions asked.