Vietnam Ch 3 The little things are a challenge Mr Jerry was clothed in his Shelton work attire, and was perched on a stool, which looked too small to take his weight. His bronze, perfectly shaved head gleamed in the light from the kitchen window, on a bright Sunday afternoon. “Good Morning Giles, how are you […]
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How I became an English Teacher in Vietnam Teacher Selfie Following my Short Story: A Hustler and a Hotpot in Ho Chi Minh City, I had experienced my first taste of the culture and way of life in a Vietnamese city. [To sum up what happened: On my first day in Vietnam I had been hustled for
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A Hustler and a Hot Pot in Ho Chi Minh After 2 amazing years in New Zealand full of ‘ups and downs’:Skydiving and bungee jumping, skiing and snowboarding, buying a blowup bed and gently sailing down the stream…it was time to say goodbye to Kiwi Land and dive into a new adventure… Asia!
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Me & My Sydney Sugar Daddy I’d been living in my car in Sydney for almost 2weeks. My car was a Holden Commodore named Big Birtha, and true to her name, she was a big girl. A wide estate car with a big boot, enough space in the back for a double bed when the seats were
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Tokyo – London (Getting Fired, Death in the Family, an Inflatable Kayak and a Potential Kidnapping) Made it to the top!! After a tremendous hike… from the car park. I had managed to extend my visa for another 3 months in Japan. My new expiry date was November 7th. Searching for flights to London around
A Random Rock Climb in Australia (with two strangers) While living in a hostel in Melbourne, I was sitting at the kitchen table over breakfast one morning, when Jasper and Esme walked in… “Hellooooooo!! Good morning!!!! they shouted, making their usual dramatic entrance, bursting into the kitchen, full of energy and enthusiasm. They quickly exclaimed, to
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A Lost Backpack Story… with a Twist The ‘Home at the Mansion’ Crew Melbourne was the first port of call at the very beginning of my solo traveler life, and it couldn’t have been a greater initiation!! I stayed for a total of 2 months living in a hostel called ‘Home at the Mansion’ (which,
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A Car Crash in Takaka, NZ In the South Island of New Zealand, just down from the northern most tip, and right next to the stunning nature of Abel Tasman National Park, there is a small town called Takaka. I would often here people say: “Oh yeah I went to Takaka and I kinda got
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60 Second Stories Sunset from our Garden in Maketu, near Tauranga, NZ A Magic Moment in Maketu I was living with my girlfriend in a shared house in a tiny village called Maketu, near Tauranga, (New Zealand). Shane was the owner of the property, and lived there too, however, we only occasionally crossed paths, as he worked
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Hitchhiking in NZ When I did eventually buy a car, I had to pull over and take this photo If you ever feel the urge for hitchhiking, New Zealand is hands down the easiest place to do it. It’s perfectly set up for it having only like 1 road going around both the islands. You