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The Underbelly of South Korea: A Woman’s View Perfect bodies, diamante-trimmed thongs, contortionist-like moves… This was the initial visual picture that my mind generated when I heard about the 7…

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Living in Thailand, Teaching English at the University

Living in Thailand, Teaching English at the University What kind of job do you have? I teach English at Chiang Mai University, known in northern Thailand as maw-chaw. (Maw-chaw is…

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Living in Hanoi, Vietnam: It Has Never Been So Easy!

What do most people from the USA think about when they hear the word, Vietnam? Do you think war? News clips from the 1970’s? A time when things really spun…

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Living in Bali: An Expat’s Impressions

By Robin Sparks “I hardly know why I went to Bali. Perhaps it was to satisfy myself that other men had lied. For I was disillusioned. Months I had wandered…

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In Their Own Words: Expats Living in Bali – Part 2

“What about visas?” I ask him. “There are a number of different visas,” he says. “Some require you to leave the country every two months (like tourist visas) and there…

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In Their Own Words: Expats Living in Bali

Diane and Beth, proprietors of Taman Rahasia Hotel “The Secret Garden” Boutique Resort Spa & Restaurant Diane, from Florida, stresses that she wasn’t trying to get away from something as…

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In Their Own Words: Expats Living in Bali – Part 3

Elliot, in his 60’s, Exporter, from U.S. A number of expatriates can be found on Thursday nights at Nuri’s ( a cafe owned by expatriate Brian, from New York) for…