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How To Travel Anywhere When You Only Speak English

Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet, is a self-confessed “miserable linguist” yet he’s been to virtually every country in the world. His lack of aptitude with languages didn’t stop him from travelling all round the globe. What’s the secret? I think it’s a mix of self-confidence and being able to listen too. All communication, whether

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Top Reasons Why Travellers Should Learn the Local Language

We can’t expect people to speak English everywhere in the world, it’s not possible. When you learn the local language you will get less confused and it will be easier to seek help, you will also be able to adapt to your surroundings better, and you will be able to read signs, directions, labels, and

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Useful tips for travelling in Japan

Teaching English online is a fantastic way to fund your travels abroad. We had no idea teaching English online was for us but here we sit, 18 months later, and we’ve got some awesome tips to help our fellow teachers out there make ends meet while traveling. Who knew that our decision to teach English

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Best Ways to Learn a Language While Traveling

Traveling is awesome. But traveling and communicating properly with the locals is even better. Luckily, there’s no better way to learn a language than in its country and with native speakers. Sure, you could spend your trip sightseeing, eating, drinking, and trying to cram every single Instagrammable thing in. But, if you take a step

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Tips For Surviving Airports

I do a lot of travelling by plane around South East Asia, where airports vary enormously in their age and efficiency for dealing with passengers. I don’t actually find flying economy class to be the problem with air travel in general. Most of the problems with flying that cause stress seem to arise in the

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Cheap Flights Where To Find Them Online

Hunting down the best price for your flight is vital if you’re on a backpacking budget. Here’s a few tips for finding the lowest prices online Despite the internet becoming extremely popular for people booking their travel needs, booking flights and knowing you got the best price is still fraught with problems. No single website

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How To Become A Lonely Planet Travel Writer

How often do people say to you “Wow, you’re a writer for Lonely Planet – that must be the best job in the world!”? All the time. Travel writing still has this allure, doesn’t it? Yet there’s nothing glamorous about waiting in a queue at Heathrow for four hours to have your underwear swabbed for

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