Iwind on February 9th, 2010

Working as a teacher while backpacking around the world is pretty common these days, as an English teacher that is. Especially in Asia there are several countries where they do not speak English very well, and there are few local people qualified to teach English, so foreign English teachers are in high demand.
Asia is [...]

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Iwind on December 10th, 2009

I’ve rented apartments on a monthly basis in Manila several times over the last 3 years, and it is definitely the best option if you plan to stay for more than 2 weeks. A decent hotel room in Manila is easily 2,000 to 3,000 peso while you can get a very nice apartment for as low as [...]

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Iwind on November 24th, 2009

Travelling a lot you are bound to meet lots of different kinds of people, and you end up hearing many interesting stories. During my last trip to the Philippines I met a guy from the US who had quite a funny story to tell. It was probably not a fun episode for him, but it [...]

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Iwind on November 17th, 2009

I really wonder why none of these cities made the top 10 party cities list in Lonely Planet’s book “1000 ultimate experiences”. Both Bangkok and Manila are great when it comes to nightlife, Bangkok probably being the one that is most famous for it. I guess you’ve all heard the song “One night in Bangkok” [...]

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Iwind on November 16th, 2009

The first stop on my 3 years of travel was Hong Kong. After spending a year studying in the US I decided I wanted to see more of Asia. I had visited Asia twice before but never Hong Kong. It was kinda random that Hong Kong happened to be the first place I went to, [...]

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