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Cruising the World
In the last eight months Emma Jones has been to
places most people only dream of and saved over £7000
in the process. All by working onboard a cruise ship.
Working
as a Holiday Rep
Natalie Peck gave up a well paid job and applied
to an advertisement in the Jobs Abroad Bulletin. Two weeks
later she started a job with Olympic Holidays in Faliraki,
the liveliest resort on the island of Rhodes.
Students
Can Fill the Gap by Going Natives
Every year, once their hangovers have subsided,
thousands of jubilant A Level students turn their attentions
to the all important job of choosing how to spend their
gap year.
Life
on a Long Leash. Travel Writing & Photography
Theres never been a better time to be travel
writer, says Stephen Rothwell of Offbeat Trips. He provides
tips and information for fulfilling this dream.
A
Summer With CCUSA
Spending a few months abroad - that's for people
trying to dodge their taxes, not grimy students like you
or I, isn't it? Well, prepare to cheer with relief when
Sarah Baber tells you that being an international jetsetter
is easier than pulling during fresher's week.
The
Day I Got my Leg Over
Giving 100% to the campers in his care meant conquering
a fear of heights to guide a 12 year old New Yorker with
learning difficulties up a 40 foot wall.
Done
Something Brilliant
Clare made the decision to leave a cushy flat,
easy job, boyfriend and all her friends in Brighton to
travel to the other side of the world to Madagascar, somewhere
she didn't really know anything about.
Good
Times on Yelland Farm
Katie,
an Australian, had been living in London for 3 months
when she realized summer was on its way and she hadn't
a penny for traveling. Two days after contacting Fruitful
Ltd, she was on her way to Yelland Farm.
Land
of the Morning Calm: Teaching English in Korea
In recent years Korea has seen an increase in the demand
for native English speakers to work as conversation instructors
in universities and private language schools. Accordingly
thousands of new teachers are flocking to Korea and the
ex-pat community is swelling considerably. Want to get
a piece of the action? Jonathan Adams tells what you need
to know.
Hotter
Than Hell: Life as a Kibbutznik
Giving up the nine to five for the four to noon,
Jonathan Adams describes a stay at Kibbutz
Ein Hasheloshaon
in the Negev desert.
A
Pig in a Cage. On Antibiotics
In
this crazy world it is sometimes a comforting thought
to know that you can still make a half decent living from
saying "hellomynameis<yourname>howcanihelpyou?"
many, many, hundreds of times per day. Nixers, recruitment spcialists in Ireland, tell it like
it is in the world of the Call Centre.
Letter
From Africa
Some of Alice Croydsdill's African adventures
described in a letter to her family.
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