The Pursuit of Adventure

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Dear xxx, Party tonight in Phuket Town. Meet us at the boxers bar at 10. See you then. M. Its on. My friends and I pull into the boxers bar and look around. We don’t know anyone… It’s supposed to be people from our camp, but it seems that its the fighters from the rival [...]

notes from The Bucket List Teaching English is an exciting way to see the world and get paid for it. The hours are generally low and most English Teachers are content and live comfortable lifestyles. You could be on a plane within 6 weeks of reading this, with an overseas job guarantee. If you are [...]

Aaahh the joy of travelling. This is the short list of things that I never travel without, part one, because there are quite a few. As you can see, I’m not much for travelling light. I like to be in contact and know whats going on at home. I want my creature comforts… within reason. [...]

It smells like heaven in here. I close my eyes and take a deep breath, allowing the soft perfume to wash over me. I step over the threshold and I’m in Macys, Myers or David Jones. This Vietnamese department store has every perfume on hand. For $100 I could smell like J.Lo. The bright lights [...]

I have stepped into the twilight zone The music is thumping, the dance floor is packed… fly boys and girls gyrate skilfully to the hip hop beats from the imported DJ’s in the corner. My mouth hits the floor. Two minutes ago I was sharing a motorbike with 2 of my friends, dodging the holes [...]

It amazes me how easy it is to feel lonely in this city. And its not for lack of company. In fact, I am rarely alone except for when I sleep. But i’m talking about the kind of company that has meaning, not just the random strangers you meet and interact with for one minute, [...]

I am sitting in class, our tutor is trying to explain the nuance of “used” so that, in future, we can explain how to use “used” to our students. The windows are slightly fogged. Our brains are slowly turning into stew. It’s not that the material is hard its that… well… I’ve never had to [...]

Boring day.. studying, preparing for CELTA Going to meet the touch team at JAFA bar at Ciputra, supposedly a 15 min drive away I decide to take my motorbike and check the map. It looks easy and the directions get sent by text message. At the end of my street I turn left, onto the [...]

This is an excerpt from an email i sent to a fellow student at Open University… I first came to vietnam in 2001 and loved it, came back on a holiday, and then just.. got sick of working in the a boring job, going out on the weekends.. you know, the typical daily grind shit. [...]