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Teaching at English Camps in Asia – FAQs

I have spoken about English camps in Asia briefly before but I wanted to go into a big more detail considering the fact that I’ve just finished a 3 week camp in South Korea in January. I just had one of the [...]

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The Perhentian Islands, Malaysia’s best kept secret?

After me singing the praises of Langkawi last week I thought I should let you in on another of Malaysia’s backpacking secrets, the Perhentian Islands. The Perhentian Islands consist of 2 main islands – Pulau Perhentian Besar (The Large Perhentian [...]

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Backpacking in Langkawi, Malaysia. Cheap Island Paradise!

I just spent the last week or so in Penang and Langkawi so I wanted to let you guys know about this gem of an island. Langkawi is island paradise, and a tax free haven to boot ($0.45 beers anyone?!), [...]

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Seeing Orangutans in Borneo

Borneo conjures images of deep jungle, exotic wildlife and local tribes – and rightly so, Borneo has it all! I already wrote a post about climbing Mount Kinabalu here (the biggest mountain in South East Asia). Borneo also offers a [...]

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Penang – Malaysia, Truly Asia?

I’ve been studying my part-time MA in Kuala Lumpur for the past few months and everytime I head from Bangkok to KL, I have to pass the awesome backpacking destination of Penang. Now, Malaysia pens itself as “Malaysia, Truly Asia”. [...]

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Watching the Malaysian Grand Prix Live for $10 USD

I love Malaysia, I really do. I just spent a great weekend with some awesome Malaysian friends in Kuala Lumpur, we went to the Formula 1 Grand Prix together – the qualifying session on the Saturday and the race proper [...]

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Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo

At 4,095 (13,435ft) Mount Kinabalu is the tallest mountain in Borneo (20th tallest in the world) and to normal backpackers and travelers alike, takes around 2 days to summit and descend. After conquering the mountain, prepare to have your ego [...]

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Getting from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok by land

You’re backpacking through Asia on a budget and you don’t want to fly right? Ok so how do you get from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok cheaply and quickly – this post should sort it out for you. Also, if you’re [...]

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The Benefits of Studying Abroad

I have just started my Masters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this week (dec 2010) so studying is on my mind. Moving to a new country and getting immersed in education has really got me feeling positive so I thought therefore, [...]

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What is a TEFL course exactly?!

So you want to teach English overseas, you want to travel the world while you work, you want to live in far flung and exotic countries, you want to enhance your CV and learn a language, you want to have [...]

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16 FAQ about Teaching English Overseas

I have been teaching English around Asia for a while now and am currently studying part-time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to get my Masters in the field so I’ve had a bash at thinking about all the questions I had when [...]

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