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TravelBud Wins Go Overseas Community Choice Award!
TravelBud has won a 2020 Go Overseas Community Choice Award for the category: Top TEFL Course Providers: Job Assistance! Winners of the Go Overseas Community Choice Awards were named by the people who matter most - their vibrant community of travelers. Go Overseas...
Our Teachers Firsthand Quarantine Experience in Thailand
A mandatory two-week quarantine period upon arrival. That’s more than enough to get anyone’s heart racing and send the imagination on a weird and wonderful Coronacoaster of a ride. But is the stress and panic we feel when we hear these strange words really worth it?...
What it Was Like Teaching English in Vietnam – Aubrey’s Story
As the newest member of the TravelBud team, Aubrey Van Allen is a former English teacher in Vietnam. She’s recently returned from her adventure abroad and we sat down with her to hear a little about her life and experience in Vietnam. One of my favorite buildings in...
Teaching English in the Age of COVID
Recently TravelBud was invited to host a live Webinar as part of the Teach and TEFL Week with GoOverseas. From years of working in the industry, we know what information adds the most value to future teachers in deciding where to go and how to go about it. As much as...
Free Webinar: Teaching in the Age of COVID-19
Join TravelBud's Enrollment Director Grace Martens as she gives a free webinar on the topic "Teaching in the Age of COVID-19" on 12 October 2020. We've all heard it before: these are unprecedented times. With travel on pause during COVID and restrictions varying...
A Crash Course Guide to Myanmar’s Culture and History
It might not be time to wipe the dust off your luggage just yet, but the time is drawing near. In the meantime, take heart in the fact that the ancient Pagodas and rich history of the raw and authentic Myanmar, will still be there when this is all over, as they have...
A Quarantine Culture Trip Through Vietnam
With many of us hitting the two-month mark in our COVID-19 experience, things are probably getting…. weird. Enter: A quarantine culture trip through Vietnam! Whether you’ve blown through your Netflix watch list, downed the last of your wine stash, suffered Carpal...
How Will COVID-19 Reshape How Millennials & Gen Z Travel?
What started as a health crisis for one and then several other countries spiraled into a global pandemic almost overnight. There’s no doubt about it - COVID-19 has forced us all to adapt to new challenges and a constantly changing world. If there’s one thing which is...
Your Quarantine Guide to South Korea: The Land of the Morning Calm
So here we are! In arguably the strangest time in all of history. But one thing to be incredibly grateful for is, of course, the fact that in 2020, we have excellent internet. Just for today, you can stop making banana bread and LEAVE YOUR BANGS ALONE as TravelBud...
Top Books and Resources on Thailand to Check out During Quarantine
Hey all you cool cats and kittens! We know everyone's going a bit stir crazy, especially those of you who were supposed to be beginning your adventure Teaching English in Thailand right now! While productivity is NOT an obligation during this time, we've compiled a...