A Guide to surviving Asian monsoons

You never know what adventures you’ll experience when travelling through south-east Asia. Maybe you’ll taste some exotic dishes that will have your friends squirming back home, maybe you’ll see a UNESCO world heritage site and uncover some historical secrets or maybe you’ll unexpectedly get stuck in the middle of a monsoon. Darkened skies, heavy rainfall, […]

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Eat, Pray, Love on a Retiree Bus All the Way to Mozambique

Hey beautiful souls! It’s been a while since my last post on this blog and while life has been life-ing away in between busy day jobs, late nights of trying to work on a PhD and, well, all the other crazy ideas this Gemini has in between, I very recently did a short trip to […]

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What Qualifications Do I Need To Teach English Abroad?

Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) has become a popular career choice for many people who love to travel and experience new cultures. If you’re wondering how to teach English in another country and if it’s a possibility that you can achieve, well you’ve come to the right place. Teaching English abroad is not […]

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LOS Global Kitchen: Shoyu Ramen

The pandemic has slowed down travel for most of us and while we’re stuck indoors, it’s forced us to be creative and come up with other ways to keep travel alive. I’ve decided to start a new series on this blog: the LOS Global Kitchen! In this series I’m going to try recreating many of […]

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10 MORE Local Foods To Try In Japan

If you’ve read my post on 10 Local Foods To Try In Japan and couldn’t get enough of all of the delicious foods, you’ve come to the right place. Here are 10 more local foods to try in Japan! Food is one of the best ways to learn about a new culture and its also […]

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How I Left Home With $2000 and Travelled for 2.5 Years

Happy Valley Beijing

I left home to travel on my own for the very first-time in 2011. Back then I was still a student, completing my Master’s degree and I had been awarded an Erasmus scholarship to study abroad in the small town of Nijmegen, NL. I had travelled before on holidays with my parents… in fact, ever […]

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