This post was last updated on May 13th, 2019 at 03:32 pmIn this post, I will reflect on the benefits of volunteer tourism, alongside the positive impacts to the volunteer as demonstrated through a number of academic studies. As somebody who has been a volunteer tourist myself, and studied the concept at length in an […]
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Why Travelling Will Stimulate Babies’ Senses Better Than Any Baby Sensory Class
This post was last updated on March 30th, 2020 at 04:09 pmWhen 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 […]
Trips for the Enthusiast: 5 Prime Vacations That Will Feed Your Need to Learn
This post was last updated on April 27th, 2019 at 05:36 pmVacations 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 April 28th, 2019 at 12:52 pmYou 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 March 30th, 2020 at 04:18 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 […]