by Nick Paul | Sep 29, 2016 | Thailand
You’ve got a dream of exploring the tropical paradise that is Thailand while earning a living making a difference to the lives of the community you’ll be living in and meeting incredible people, making lifelong memories along the way. You’re well on...
by Nick Paul | Jul 26, 2016 | Thailand
Thailand is not just a great country to visit or teach English in, it’s also the perfect base to explore South-East Asia from. In fact, it’s one of the biggest draw-cards for the teachers we place that Thailand has some seriously affordable (and beautiful) neighbours....
by Lindsay Biffen | Jun 18, 2015 | Teacher Diaries, Thailand
The kindness and positive attitude of Thai people is something that you will hopefully adopt in your own life after spending some time in Thailand. Thai people are known to be kind and helpful towards those in their inner circle but this extends so much further than...
by Lindsay Biffen | Jun 3, 2015 | Teacher Diaries, Thailand
As an English teacher in Thailand, the first month of being in Thailand is spent completing your TESOL teacher training course on the beach in a spectacular resort town called Hua Hin. After spending a month in Hua Hin you start to become accustomed to living there....
by Stu Brown | May 27, 2015 | Teacher Diaries, Thailand
Lindsay Biffen contacted TravelBud at the end of 2014 about the dream of teaching English in Thailand. By the end of February, she had packed up her bags and was boarding a flight to Bangkok to begin her TESOL training and become an English teacher in Thailand. Right...
by Stu Brown | Apr 16, 2015 | Thailand, Videos
Amanda Mathies, a 23-year old from Southern California, USA, taught in Thailand for a year and sat down with us to explain what it’s really like teaching English in Thailand. There are many aspects of traveling and working abroad that can seem quite daunting to...
by Stu Brown | Mar 3, 2015 | Thailand
Everyone wants to just wake up one day, throw a few essentials in a backpack, jump on board that aeroplane and fly away to an exotic paradise free of stress and responsibilities. Many people, especially students, often talk about completing their studies and heading...
by Stu Brown | Feb 16, 2015 | Thailand, Teacher Diaries
Lauren, Hillary and Sara, 3 young and adventurous women in their mid-20’s, go into detail explaining why exactly they have loved their time teaching English in Thailand so far. They had no clue whatsoever what to expect when packing their bags and departing from...
by Stu Brown | Feb 10, 2015 | Thailand
We had the privilege of catching up with 5 expats, all from different regions of the Western world and all currently Teaching English in Thailand. Be it South Africa, the USA, or Canada, male or female, all of these teachers have been fortunate enough to embark on the...
by Stu Brown | Jan 12, 2015 | Teacher Diaries, Thailand
In case you didn’t know, the living conditions of rural Thailand are somewhat different to what you might find back home in the Western world. Most people who come over to teach English in Thailand do not know this and expect to be placed at schools in luxury...
by Stu Brown | Jan 8, 2015 | Teacher Diaries, Thailand
Jon Harman shares with us his incredible story about how he overcame culture shock and became a member of the local community where he lived and worked while teaching English in Thailand. Jon came across a box of stray puppies one day on the way to work which he...
by Stu Brown | Dec 15, 2014 | Thailand
We recently caught up with Jaco Kleinloog who was kind enough to share with us his first time teaching English in Thailand. Jaco is currently the head TESOL instructor in Hua Hin who is raved about by all his current and past TESOL students. He also was one of the...
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