Travel to Asia to backpack, study, intern, volunteer, work or live as a digital nomad, expat or emigrant?

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Intro: life and experiences in Asia


Backpacking in Asia

  • Asia is the ultimate continent for backpackers and the birthplace of backpacking.
  • Features: the highest mountains, the most beautiful islands, the greatest cultural differences, the most varied cuisine, many traveling nationalities, many safe and inexpensive destinations.

Travel in Asia

  • A trip through Asia is a journey where you can alternate ancient cultures with paradise like beaches, and combine busy metropolises with tropical jungles.
  • Cities and island spotting: Bombay (Mumbai), Bali, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo.
  • Animal spotting: Gibbons, Coral Fish, Elephants, Orang Utans, Tigers, Yaks.
  • Nature Spotting: Himalayas, jungles of southeast Asia, underwater world of Indian Ocean, sawas.

Studying in Asia

  • Studies: basically all subjects and forms of education can be found.
  • Study cities: Jakarta, Shanghai, Singapore.
  • Characteristics: education varies in quality from country to country and location to location.

Internships in Asia

  • Internships: internships can be found in all sectors of society. The tourism sector has the most supply.
  • Internship cities and islands: Bangkok, Jakarta, HongKong, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore.
  • Characteristics: The work culture in many Asian countries consists of fairly long and fairly hard work.

Volunteer work in Asia

  • Volunteer projects: especially in the social sectors, wildlife management and animal care.
  • Animal projects: protection of monkeys, elephants, birds, sea turtles and the tropical jungles.
  • Characteristics: volunteering possible from 1 or 2 weeks to several months.

Working in Asia

  • Jobs: temporary work can be found mainly in the sectors: hospitality, education and tourism.
  • Characteristics: the work culture can vary considerably per country and location.

Working as a digital nomad in Asia

  • Favorite cities and islands: Bali, Philippines, Katmandu, Kuala Lumpur and the Thai islands.
  • Characteristics: great places where the good life often combines well with the working life.

Living in Asia

  • Language: English is not spoken everywhere, increasingly in the remoter places.
  • However, in the many areas some knowledge of the local language is necessary.
  • Characteristics: The people in many Asian countries are friendly and at the same time not always easy to understand.
  • The influences of Hinduism or Buddhism are evident in locations 
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Work, intern, volunteer, study, travel, live or backpack in Thailand Thailand is a very popular holiday destination in Asia and has a lot to offer the traveler. Thailand is tropical, cultural, culinary and has history. In addition to the busy cities full of Buddhist temples, the wilderness is a home for special animals. You can choose to discover the whole....... read more
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The Philippines The Philippines consists of 7,107 islands, of which only a part is inhabited. You will find many Bounty beaches and an amazing underwater world where you can snorkel with whale sharks, for example. Visit one of the small uninhabited islands and imagine yourself in paradise or climb one of the many volcanoes. The Philippines has great differences between....... read more
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