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Trips for the Enthusiast: 5 Prime Vacations That Will Feed Your Need to Learn

By Hayley
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October 27, 2017
| 1 Comment
| Travel

Vacations not only mean sipping wine soaking by the beach under the sun: you can also get to learn something as you relax and unwind in your travel (as I love to on all of my trips!). Several places across the world will give you that extra information to take back home after your vacation […]

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Posted in Travel Tagged education, learning, tips, Travels 1 Comment

Language Learning when Travelling

By Hayley
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May 3, 2017
| 1 Comment
| Guest Posts, Travel

You may have seen my posts about TEFL tourism which was the focus of my PhD research, where the tourist teaches English as a foreign language. This week I bring to you a different perspective about language learning while travelling. This post is written by Jamie, who emphasises the importance and value of learning the local language while you […]

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Posted in Guest Posts, Travel Tagged chinese, education, french, italian, language, learning, spanish, tefl, Travels 1 Comment

Special Conference Theme on TEFL Tourism: ICOT 2017

By Hayley
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February 2, 2017
| No Comments
| Academic Life, Research, TEFL Tourism, Tourism Perspectives

If you follow the blog regularly you will know that I have recently completed my PhD research and am now starting to publish papers along with my forthcoming book to be published by CABI addressing the concept of TEFL Tourism (if you don’t follow the blog regularly then you know now!). As part of my means […]

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Posted in Academic Life, Research, TEFL Tourism, Tourism Perspectives Tagged academic, change mai, conference, education, paper, presentation, special, tefl, TEFL tourism, thailand, tourism Leave a comment

Studying Travel and Tourism at College: What You Should Know

By Hayley
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August 10, 2016
| 2 Comments
| Academic Life

The time has come, you’ve finished your GCSE’s and you need to enrol on a course at sixth form or college, but which course should you choose? There are many courses out there, academic and vocational in nature. You can stay on at school or you can move to a new educational institution. You can […]

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Posted in Academic Life Tagged a-level, BTEC, city and guilds, college, course, decision, edexcel, education, GCSE, grades, ncfe, results, school, university 2 Comments

Volunteer Tourism and its (Mis) Perceptions: In Print

By Hayley
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April 1, 2014
| No Comments
| Academic Life, Research, Travel

It is imperative to ensure that the volunteer tourism sector is perceived in an accurate light to ensure that the tourists are signing up for what they are actually going to get, and to ensure that the hosts are aware of the industry that they may be entering. In order to ensure a profit maximising, […]

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Posted in Academic Life, Research, Travel Tagged education, host, impacts, sex tourism, sustainability, tourist, volunteer tourism, voluntourism Leave a comment

Teacher Hayley

By Hayley
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February 17, 2013
| 4 Comments
| TEFL Tourism, Thailand, Travel, Volunteering Abroad

Sitting at my desk, overlooking the beautiful Thai coastal landscape and enjoying the warm sun shining through the window, I wondered why it had taken me so long to become an ESL Teacher in Thailand. I was in the land of smiles, and I certainly had a big smile on my face. I was excited […]

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Posted in TEFL Tourism, Thailand, Travel, Volunteering Abroad Tagged children, education, job, kids, school, teacher, tefl, thailand, training, Travels 4 Comments

Oradour-Sur-Glane: France’s historical hidden wonder

By Hayley
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August 12, 2012
| 5 Comments
| Europe, France, Travel

I visited Oradour on recommendation from a friend. Having used my Lonely Planet for guidance for the rest of the trip, this was one of the only attractions I visited that was not included in the travellers ‘bible’ and therefore I have dubbed it the hidden wonder of my French road-trip. Although I just referred […]

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Posted in Europe, France, Travel Tagged education, spirits, travel; france; history; death; nazi; german; war; ww2; memorial; cemetery, ww2 5 Comments
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