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 

Stories, tips and experiences from specific countries in Asia

Afghanistan - Armenia - Azerbaijan - Bangladesh - Bhutan - Brunei - Cambodia - China - Hong Kong - India - Indonesia - Japan - Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan - Laos - Macau - Malaysia - Maldives - Mongolia - Myanmar - Nepal - North Korea - Oman - Pakistan - Palestinian Territories - Papua New Guinea - Philippines - Singapore - South Korea - Sri Lanka - Taiwan - Tajikistan - Thailand - Timor-Leste - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Vietnam