http://theprofessionaladventurer.com Independent International Travel, Expat, Work & Living Overseas, Flashpacking, Stuff and Blah, Blah, Lifestyle Magazine… Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:11:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As worldly as we expats like to think of ourselves, it is still a shock when we receive our first paycheck in pesos. All the bargains we enjoyed as tourists - gourmet food at six dollars a plate, fifty dollar woven rugs, twenty dollar a night hotels - suddenly seem ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/learning-to-live-in-peso/ It took me a while to figure this out, but being an English teacher in Madrid is like being a recovering drug addict. You’re always trying to quit and you get dodgy about publicly admitting that you can’t put the stuff down. So while I’ll be quitting English teaching again ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/sometimes-its-okay-to-be-an-addict/ I have about 60 new articles coming up, sorry for the slowdown – I have been traveling around the Middle East and generally being lazy. But starting next month I will be running The Professional Adventurer full-time so expect allot of new features and several new articles a week Also ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/60-new-articles-on-the-way/ Seems like only yesterday when I decided to sell my business and make the move to Thailand. After a couple of trips to the country, I was certain Thailand was my Utopia. Years later, older and slightly wiser, I’ve concluded there is no Utopia – at least not in the ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/that-was-yesterday-searching-for-utopia/ Working overseas Experiences working overseas I moved to Japan last year to teach English at a Tokyo public high school. I came armed with a few phrase books, some sound cultural advice, and an outfit for every occasion. Tokyo is a major world center. It’s multi-cultural. It’s diverse. Surely there would be ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/sanity-survival-tips-from-the-middle-of-nowhere/ Traveling Overseas How-to and Where-to Travel Around the World Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta International Airport When you Fly into Jakarta and hop off the plane you will first go down a clove cigarette smelling hallway, the visa on arrival booths will be on your right and left (they sort of look like money exchange booths). ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/arriving-in-jakarta-indonesia/ Reports From the Road Worldwide Dispatches From Independent Travelers on The Road You got to love a country which has Bean soup as its national dish… Nyala is the capitol of the southern Darfur region of Sudan. It is an extremely dirty, run down, out of touch and low sprawling town set away ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/sudandarfur-%e2%80%93-nyala-quick-overview/ Traveling Overseas How-to and Where-to Travel Around the World Food is the hardest thing to stay disciplined with when it comes to staying on budget. I battle with my stomach every day to pass up the chance to eat at a culturally rich-looking restaurant in order to maintain the bank balance I ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/eating-on-the-road/ Traveling Overseas How-to and Where-to Travel Around the World Travel medical insurance is what you'll need if you'll be traveling around a lot. If you are going to become an expatriate and live overseas permanently, then you'll need some type of permanent insurance. In many countries, you'll be able to receive medical services ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/international-medical-insurance/ Flashpacking On the Road Doesn’t Mean Unplugged Gadgets, Laptops and Technology for Independent Travelers and Expats I just picked up a Sony VAIO VGN-UX280P UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) from a buddy of mine that gave me an offer I couldn’t refuse. Well, he didn’t have to try that hard – if someone is ... http://theprofessionaladventurer.com/sony-vaio-vgn-ux280p-the-ultimate-travelers-tool/