When I first had baby Isla all of the other mums were telling me that I must take her to Baby Sensory. ‘It is so great for their development’ it was told. They were right, it was pretty good. But it wasn’t as good as travelling, not even close. Travelling is way better at stimulating […]
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Trips for the Enthusiast: 5 Prime Vacations That Will Feed Your Need to Learn
This post was last updated on December 14th, 2018 at 09:47 amVacations 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 […]
Language Learning when Travelling
This post was last updated on December 14th, 2018 at 09:31 amYou 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 […]
Special Conference Theme on TEFL Tourism: ICOT 2017
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 […]
Studying Travel and Tourism at College: What You Should Know
This post was last updated on July 21st, 2018 at 02:44 pm 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 […]
Volunteer Tourism and its (Mis) Perceptions: In Print
This post was last updated on July 22nd, 2018 at 02:35 amIt 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 […]