A gap year can be a life changing experience: you meet new people, taste new food and immerse yourself in new cultures. However, you won’t get much for free on your year off so it is a good idea that you have enough money before you leave. In this article we explain how you can fund your gap year.
Surrounded by jungle and wedged between a river and a mountain, this one chicken town looks like it goes to bed at 8pm. You couldn't be more wrong.
Nowhere near as in your face chaotic as Bangkok, or as smoothly modern as Singapore, KL sits comfortably between these two cities in feel and vibe as well as geographically.
Two of the four places we stayed in Kuala Lumpur offered casual work, though the owners of both guest houses made it clear to us that when it came to landing work in exchange for room and board it is a case of being in the right place at the right time.
Myanmar was the place that drew us back to Southeast Asia after a ten year absence. This is supposed to be a cheap trip centred on settling in in the sun somewhere but we probably would have gone to another part of the world - somewhere new - had Myanmar not sounded so enticing.
PGL begin recruitment for overseas positions in September, signalling the first step on the route for their successful applicants to take up their roles in the UK, France and Spain next summer. PGL have varied roles including in retail, housekeeping, admin, maintenance, instructor positions, and language jobs.
The beautiful village hideaway of Seefeld is located in Innsbruck, Austria. It’s the perfect place to let crisp alpine air rejuvenate the body, mind and soul. Throughout the year, there are plenty of jobs for those who want to plump up their resumes with work experience.
“Local clubs are screaming out for UK DJ’s,” says Ian Wood who spent three years working as a DJ in the United Arab Emirates.
Inle Lake boat tour is both a massive (but fairly priced) tourist trap and genuine must do. If you are in Burma and take a boat trip here are some of the things you might see.
We offer up the things we loved the most about our trip around Southeast Asia and, to balance things out, whinge about the things we disliked.