Yes that’s right I’m offering FREE TEFLs today on Don’t Stop Living. You can get a FREE TEFL and start a new life and a new career in teaching English in China. It’s all organised through the FREE TEFL service. I’m pretty excited to be helping to promote this – you’ll know one of the Read more about FREE TEFLs!! Get Your Free Certificate and Teach English in China!![…]
The city of Suzhou in China’s Jiangsu Province is famous for being labelled “The Venice of the East” and while its canals and riverside promenades attract some attention, there is something else that Suzhou boasts: a UNESCO World Heritage Site. So while backpacking my way round the city of Suzhou, I made sure to visit Read more about Master of The Nets Garden, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China[…]
For the first time ever on my world borders series, I’m writing about a flight. Probably the reason for this is that it was a hotly anticipated trip for me, and one which quite frankly, I’m not sure why it took me so long to go on. But alas, finally I was booked on a Read more about World Borders: Flying from Beijing to Pyongyang, North Korea[…]
While Beijing will never be my favourite city in China, it does hold a few saving graces. Tiananmen Square is a great place to relax, Beijing is the gateway to the Trans Siberian Railway and also for our recent trip to North Korea plus there’s Peking Duck!! On Friday’s Featured Food I was initially going Read more about Friday’s Featured Food: Peking Duck at QuanJude Restaurant, Beijing, China[…]
While Pyongyang is hardly a “party city” or somewhere to get ridiculously drunk and go on pub crawls, there are bars and restaurants there that are open to foreigners. I was on tour with Young Pioneer Tours (you can get 5% off future tours if you tell them you saw them through Don’t Stop Living). YPT Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: My Top 5 Bars in Pyongyang, North Korea🇰🇵[…]
It’s dream time again on Don’t Stop Living!! I’ve touched on some dream destinations before including Aruba and the South Pole, today it’s time for the Maldives. As I reach the 80 country mark later in the month, I’m constantly researching other places that might provide slightly more luxury than the backpacker lifestyle I’ve become Read more about Dream Destinations: Kurumba Resort In The Maldives🇲🇻[…]
I absolutely fell in love with the inspiring skyline of Pyongyang, North Korea’s proud and patriotic capital city. I was able to see the view of the city from a load of different places, high and low and also from the edge of the city. From the sleeping river, to the forests throughout the city, Read more about Top 5 Places For A View of Pyongyang, North Korea[…]
I totally loved Pyongyang while on tour with the awesome tour group Young Pioneer Tours. One of the biggest surprises was the sheer amount of night time activities in Pyongyang – it was a nice pleasant surprise and you are NEVER short of things to do in this city. While it’s not well lit at Read more about 10 Nighttime Activities in Pyongyang, North Korea[…]
Wow. There I was, on National Day (9th of the 9th) in Pyongyang watching the biggest spectacle on earth, well asides the four yearly FIFA World Cup Final that is. You’ve heard a lot about the Mass Games and you might want to go to watch it. My advice is simple – do it. Get Read more about Watching the Mass Games on National Day in the May Day Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea[…]
I’ve now been to China officially 18 times, and it was only recently on my 17th visit that I decided to travel without a visa in advance and check out the system for getting a visa on arrival. My first trip to China in 2007 was to Beijing and I had my visa in advance. Read more about How to Get a 72 Hour China Visa at Beijing Airport[…]