Erasmus Student Paid to Work
Hollie M'gog
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Erasmus gives us one way to travel. A semester abroad here or there. But there are other ways to work and earn while traveling.
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A palate of delight ... the foods of South East Asia
In my two summer months in South East Asia we were lucky enough to sample not only some incredibly tasty foods, but to experience such a range of atmospheres, hosting and culinary delights. Although I was leading a group of British school children this food blog is not...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Seven D: A Village Evening
The surrounding rural hills and valleys of Luang Namtha had always attracted the intrepid jungle bashing traveler type and it was in the early 90s that the area came to be known more. In the late 90s early 2000s the government realised there was revenue to be earned...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Seven C: Another Trek
Our trek began with a steep climb through a rubber tree plantation where ceramic bowls filled with a glutinous white sap had begun to smell after three days in rain water. As we left this behind us, the forest closed in properly and we felt as though in a leafy...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Seven A: Journeying North
I awoke at midnight to a jarring rumble of thunder and a crack of lightning. Within minutes the rain began in earnest. I had had an email a few days before, that a tropical storm about to hit China's coastline may bring rainfall to us. But this was buckets and buckets...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Eight: Elephants
Source: www.gardenofeden.blogspot.com For hundreds of the years the Asian elephant has been used as a labour assistant, in dragging forest logs, in clearing forest paths and as transport. Mahouts (or elephant handlers) often formed lifelong bonds with their elephants....
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Seven B: Food for Trekking
Another trek, another challenge. This trek promised to be much harder than Vietnam and that thought left the students none too thrilled. I however, was stoked. Again, I had visited this place eleven years ago and remembered verdant forests and burbling streams ... my...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Six: Free the Bears
The expeditions we lead are designed to engage young people (15 to 17 year olds) in multiple aspects of adult life: planning, itinerary design, budgeting and an immersion in new cultures, places and ways of doing things. The treks show students that access to more...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Five: Luang Pabang
Waterfalls Eleven years ago I loved the quiet pace of Luang Prabang, its networked corner on the Mekong river and it's sleepy bars and restaurants. 2019 and my thoughts have not changed. The pace is almost rural and the temples, markets and people are still a delight....
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Four: Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay and Eagles Ha Long Bay is to Vietnam what Stockholm's archipelago is to Sweden. (At least that is the feeling I get). I find it difficult to describe Ha Long Bay without adding a few anxious highlights that tend in the environmental direction. However given...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Three: Vietnam Trekking
Quynh Son province lies northeast of Hanoi, near the Chinese border, and at this time of year it is cloyingly hot and sticky. This was our chosen trek location. Over the next three days we walked as if just out of a swimming pool. The sweat careened down our legs in...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part Two: Hanoi
Source: http://hanoi.gov.vn In October 2010 Hanoi turned one thousand years old. Seven million people on the right bank of the Red River make for a hot and hectic and hazardous (at least in road crossings) experience. There are however a thousand alleys to explore,...
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A Southeast Asian journey while uni is out. Part One: Hoi An
Students have the best and the worst deal. We have oodles of free time and yet that time should be filled with studying. Intellectual investigation. Essays. Short tests. Exams. Assignments... and yet we want the social life, gourmet treats and the never ending travel...
