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Teaching English In China – Inspiraton For Change

If you’re a traveller looking to extend your trips, then teaching English in China may just be the perfect change of lifestyle for you. If you’re reading this article then you are most likely already looking for a change in your life. You may be sitting at your desk in your office cubicle, or aimlessly ...
Middle Eastern Moments: The Landscapes

Middle Eastern Moments: The Landscapes

We’ve talked about the crumbling ancient ruins, the flavourful foods and the incredibly hospitable people. In this post, you’ll see some landscapes that you probably thought could never exist in the Middle East. When people think of this area of the world, they typically envision miles and miles of dry deserts. Which is true, but ...
Modes Of Transportation: The Good, The Bad & The Very Uncomfortable

Modes Of Transportation: The Good, The Bad & The Very Uncomfortable

As budget backpackers, we have become accustom to slow, crammed in, uncomfortable and downright horrific modes of transportation. Not only do we choose to travel this way because it’s the affordable means of getting from point “A to “B”, but it’s also the best way to mingle with local people, see the beautiful landscapes and ...
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Celebrating Christmas in Yangzhou, China

Like most of you back home in North America, we were off for the Christmas holidays…well, 2 days of it! The Chinese don’t celebrate Christmas so we were glad to actually have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off. In all honestly, I don’t think we would have had those 2 days as holidays had they not ...

Middle Eastern Moments: The Architecture & Ruins

This is part 3 of a 4 part series starring one of our favourite regions in the world: The Middle East. The architecture and ancient ruins of this area are spectacular. The fact that many of the monuments and buildings are still standing after 5000 years is unbelievable! In our previous articles, we talked about ...
Looking Back On 2012 - A Very Memorable Year!

Looking Back On 2012 – A Very Memorable Year!

Only 3 days until Christmas? What? It can’t be! There’s no way that this year is almost over…where did the 12 months go? Was it not just yesterday that we were cleansing our bodies and minds at an Ashram in India? Weren’t we just celebrating Christmas with chai tea and Domino’s Pizza in Jaipur? Oh ...