Category Archives: Asia

FAMOUS REGIONAL OMIYAGE ACROSS JAPAN

Afew months ago I talked about omiyage in Japan. A lot of people seemed intrigued about this aspect of Japanese culture so I thought I’d talk more about famous omiyage throughout the different regions of the country. If you don’t remember what an omiyage is, it’s like an obligatory souvenir that you bring back to give others, but […]

HOW YOU CAN SAVE $18,000 TEACHING ENGLISH ONE YEAR IN HONG KONG

Nowadays more and more university graduates are considering going overseas to teach English rather than going directly into an office job at home. Why? Well, it’s a great cultural experience or a fun gap year abroad with only slightly more responsibility than what they had in university, but the real reason most consider it? The money. Sure […]