Since arriving in Chiang Mai over 5 months ago we finally ventured little further afield. With everything that has been going on in terms of the pandemic we had been reluctant to travel too far from our newly adopted home of Chiang Mai. Since arriving in Chiang Mai we have actually not left the city … Continue reading How to Travel From Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai by Bus
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How to Find an Apartment in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is popular location for expats living in Thailand. It is favoured by Digital Nomads due to the affordable cost of living and plenty of co-working space. Chiang Mai is also popular with those looking for a teaching abroad experience due to the large number of international school and ESL schools, which is exactly … Continue reading How to Find an Apartment in Chiang Mai
One Month Teaching in Thailand
The 20th of May marked our one month anniversary teaching in Chiang Mai. We will be uploading regular blogs giving you an insight into our time teaching in Thailand. Choosing to teach abroad can seem daunting. If this is something you are considering we hope to make things easier for you by sharing our experience … Continue reading One Month Teaching in Thailand
How We Became Teachers In Thailand
Sometimes in life those impulse decisions turn out to be the best you ever make. Throwback to 2019, we were sitting in Ireland, impatiently waiting until the 10th of September. The day that we had been working towards for two years. We had one way tickets booked from Dublin to Beijing, and that would be … Continue reading How We Became Teachers In Thailand
3 Week Vietnam Itinerary
As we have mentioned in our previous Vietnam blogs, our trip to Vietnam in 2017 is when we officially caught the travel bug. It was from that trip we knew we wanted to travel full time. When trying to work out an itinerary, Vietnam has one advantage for travellers – it’s long and narrow. You … Continue reading 3 Week Vietnam Itinerary
JR Rail Pass – Guide to Traveling Japan
Japan can be an expensive country to travel. There are a number of different public and private transport companies that service the country. Selecting the best option can be confusing. We chose to go with JR (Japan Rail). This is the most prominent and they operate all manner of transport, from local subways and buses … Continue reading JR Rail Pass – Guide to Traveling Japan
A Guide to Tokyo’s Districts
Tokyo is one of the largest cities in the world. During our seven week trip to Japan we were lucky enough to spend quite a lot of time there. As Tokyo is so large, when researching the city it can be quite daunting so we wanted to share some of our favourite places in the … Continue reading A Guide to Tokyo’s Districts
24 hours in Yokohama on a Budget
Yokohama was our first stop on our 7 week Japan adventure. Located south of Tokyo this port city has lots to offer. As we were spending such a long time in Japan we had to stick to a budget. This meant getting creative with our plans. Going by that we wanted to share with you … Continue reading 24 hours in Yokohama on a Budget