Cambodia, Destinations, Stories

When Broken Glass Floats: A Chilling Look Into Cambodia’s Tragic Past

I put my Kindle down and close my eyes, grimacing. It is not the first time this story has overwhelmed me. I sit there rubbing my eyes, taking a moment to collect my thoughts. I’m only a quarter way through it, yet this book is consuming me. Time for a break, I decide. I look around. …

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Destinations, New Zealand, Popular

Kiwi Food Frenzy: 33 Things To Eat On Your Trip To New Zealand

Back in 2011, I took my first solo trip overseas; a full time Spanish course in the south of Spain. Each day, the lessons would have a different underlying theme, and the class would use that theme to try and explain (in Spanish) various aspects of our life back home. It started with the weather, and …

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China, Destinations, Making Money

A review of Teach and Travel China (TTC) by i-to-i

I normally don’t publish guest posts but today I’ve made an exception. JY is a good friend of mine who recently completed TTC (Teach and Travel China) with i-to-i. I actually remember wanting to do this programme back in 2011, but couldn’t find a review of it anywhere! So, I’ve decided to publish this recap of …

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Destinations, Stories, Tanzania

Volunteering in Tanzania: A flashback of my time teaching in Moshi, Kilimanjaro

He looked up at me like I was an alien. He’d probably never seen a pasty, shabby haired oriental specimen like me. If I were in his shoes, I’d probably have turned and run, but he just smiled up at me with a fearless curiosity. It’s funny how kids are like that. His name was …

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Destinations, The Philippines

My Open Letter To The Philippines

So…around three months ago Anton from Our Awesome Planet asked me to write a guest post for him. Excited about being featured on one of the biggest blogs in the Philippines I said “Sure! About what?” He said, “If you were to write an open letter to Filipinos about the things they don’t appreciate and the things …

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Destinations, Ethiopia

Adventures In Ethiopia: How One Birthday Changes Everything With charity: water

 How it all started This goes back to 2010. I was in my room studying for an accounting exam when I saw this video by charity: water on my Facebook feed. Go ahead, watch it, it’s awesome. It flipped a switch in me. What was I doing? I was sitting here, memorising accounting standards like …

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Destinations, Indonesia, Travel Tips

How To Get An Extra 7 Months In Bali (And Save Money While Doing It)

While I was reading the newspaper today I came across this article, called Travel Deals of the week. Here’s what it says: “We bring you some of the best travel deals going – both in New Zealand and abroad. Bookmark this new page and check back each week for all the latest specials.” Of course, …

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Destinations, The Philippines

The Way To Cagbalete Island

I love Manila. It’s a great city with great restaurants, great people, great shopping and great affordability. However there’s one big problem with Manila that is never going to change. It has. No. Beach! The good news is the Philippines has some of the best beaches on the planet, some of which are not too …

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