Transcendence
Bluelighter
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So what are the best countries in which to teach English abroad? Japan? I assume it's much more difficult to get a job teaching English in Europe than Asia?
Yeah I'm going train all the way, except cambodja, apparently the train line is off/deceased.
@Jamshyd. how far in advance do you mean? I wasn't planning on booking any tickets until i got to each city, but I was planning to buy all my tickets from BKK-SIN in Bangkok, where I should be spending a few days... reasonable?
So what are the best countries in which to teach English abroad? Japan? I assume it's much more difficult to get a job teaching English in Europe than Asia?
Yeah I'm going train all the way, except cambodja, apparently the train line is off/deceased.
@Jamshyd. how far in advance do you mean? I wasn't planning on booking any tickets until i got to each city, but I was planning to buy all my tickets from BKK-SIN in Bangkok, where I should be spending a few days... reasonable?
beats Thailand any day of the week.
When mates who have not been there in years ask me about Thailand I tell them the true story of that poor Englishman who self-published a book and sold all of 7 copies. The book was a terrible allegory that he clamed, to 1 of those lucky 7, related to the Thai monarchy. Well, deciding to go home he checked in at the airport and was grabbed by police for insulting the King. He got 3 years but was parodned after 11 months.
On Nam (I can't believe someone actually called Ho Chi "Saigon"), the person who labelled it depressing happens to be correct. It is probablly the worst in the SE mainland when it comes to hucksters and tricksters. I mean PP in Cambodia can get on your nerves with motodaps begging for dollars but Ho Chi? Everyone tries to get their hands in those pockets, sometimes quite literally.
If drugs are an important factor then yeah Cambodia and Laos are probably better bets though there's no shortage of drugs down on the Southern Thai islands and a better selection too, as well as the usual suspects opium, weed and mushies you can get some yabba, mdma, acid, ketamine, dmt etc.
It looks like Central America and Mexico will be figuring into my life sometime by the end of this year. I'd like to hear people's experiences travelling there. What did you like? What did you not like? any info would be great. Also, tips for where to go...etc. are awesome.
Also, if you've backpacked, how do describe the backpacker scene? I am somewhat used to the "vibe" of the scene in the area between Vietnam and India, which is more or less consistent. I remember finding the scene in the Balkans to be somewhat different. I imagine that C. America will also be different as well.
I am hoping to eventually make it through all of the countries, eventually settling in one of them if I find a good teaching job.