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Category: Working Overseas

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What Makes Britain So Great?

by Runaway Britupdated on 15 Comments on What Makes Britain So Great?

I recently read Mallory on Travel’s brilliant article ‘What’s So Great About Britain?’ with a huge grin on my face because, all things considered, my homeland really is an amazing place, and what better day to celebrate this fact than …

Beaches Europe Travelling Working Overseas

Relocating to Tenerife: Finding a Job

by Runaway Britupdated on 26 Comments on Relocating to Tenerife: Finding a Job

You might have already read about why I decided to relocate to Tenerife and how I managed to find an apartment within four days, but none of this is much good without a job.

For many people the idea of …

Beaches Europe Working Overseas

Relocating to Tenerife: How to Rent an Apartment

by Runaway Britupdated on 4 Comments on Relocating to Tenerife: How to Rent an Apartment

Much of Tenerife’s accommodation market is aimed towards holiday-makers or Timeshare apartments and is very expensive if you intend to stay for longer than the standard two week vacation, but it is possible to take out a long-term lease if …

Beaches Europe Working Overseas

Relocating to Tenerife

by Runaway Britupdated on 7 Comments on Relocating to Tenerife

It is always sad when travels come to an end but I knew that my trip around South America would be relatively short so I have been considering various plans for my next step. The options have included: making a …

Asia Literature School Teaching Vietnam Working Overseas

The Life of an International School Teacher

by Runaway Britupdated on 11 Comments on The Life of an International School Teacher

7 months ago I wrote the post ‘Goodbye Classroom, Hello World!’ because I was taking a break from teaching in order to travel. Now I reflect on the profession that I have temporarily left behind.

I became an International School …

Europe Life in Sweden Travelling Working Overseas

8 Things I Have Learnt in Sweden

by Runaway Britupdated on 13 Comments on 8 Things I Have Learnt in Sweden

What’s the point of travel if not to learn from your experiences? Here’s what I have learnt during my year in Sweden.

Bikes with a basket and bell are not just for little girls

Pretty much everybody in Sweden has …

Asia Working Overseas

I Had LASIK Surgery in Vietnam!

by Runaway Britupdated on 38 Comments on I Had LASIK Surgery in Vietnam!

If you’re unlucky enough to be short-sighted you’ll know what an extra hassle wearing glasses or contact lenses can be when you’re travelling.  If, however, you are blessed with the gift of perfect vision then allow me to paint the …

Asia School Teaching Travelling Vietnam Working Overseas

Goodbye Classroom, Hello World!

by Runaway Britupdated on 5 Comments on Goodbye Classroom, Hello World!

Four years ago I was in an auditorium in Vietnam alongside my teaching colleagues and we were listening to a lecture that only served to strengthen my already iron-clad resolve to travel. I don’t think that this was the point …

Asia Friends and Family Teaching Vietnam Working Overseas

Free to Travel – How I Broke Free From Debt

by Runaway Britupdated on 21 Comments on Free to Travel – How I Broke Free From Debt

On the evening of March 15th 2007 I sat in a small bar in Northampton confessing to a friend of mine that I was struggling with debt. I didn’t know how I had reached that stage but all …

Europe Swedish Tourism Travelling Working Overseas

A Day on board the Princess Anastasia

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The journey from St. Petersburg back to Stockholm takes about 25 hours so we were pretty grateful to discover that the newly refurbished Princess Anastasia boat had a bit more to offer than the Princess Maria—the duty free shop …

Asia Travelling Vietnam Working Overseas

Miss(ing) Saigon

by Runaway Britupdated on 10 Comments on Miss(ing) Saigon

I was inspired by a post about Saigon that I read on another travel blog recently. So here is my very own tribute to the place that I once called home. These are some of the things that I loved, …

Music School Vietnam Working Overseas

Don’t Stop BIS-lieving!

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on Don’t Stop BIS-lieving!

This is my tribute to my friends at BIS, the school I worked in during my time in Vietnam.  It’s good to remember the fun times 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NULMiA9z8U…

Asia Life in Sweden Travelling Vietnam Working Overseas

2010s Best Bits

by Runaway Britupdated on Leave a Comment on 2010s Best Bits

What an awesome year this year was. In honour of a great year this blog post recalls some of my favourite moments of 2010

January

We welcomed in the New Year with elated cries of Chúc Mung Nam Moi on …

Friends and Family Life in Sweden Travelling Working Overseas

One Hel’ of a Weekend – the staff social.

by Runaway Britupdated on 2 Comments on One Hel’ of a Weekend – the staff social.

In my opinion, one of the best things about teaching internationally is the sense of comraderie that develops amongst your work colleagues. This seems to be very different from the UK when everybody already has their own group of friends, …

Asia Life in Sweden Travelling Vietnam Working Overseas

Need a place to stay? Check out these wacky hotels!!

by Runaway Britupdated on Leave a Comment on Need a place to stay? Check out these wacky hotels!!

Last weekend I went to prison. I was to spend the night in a cell at the infamous Långholmen Prison, Stockholm.

The hallways were long and narrow with row after row of bolted and numbered doors harbouring their confining cells behind. As expected my …

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