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One of the best things about traveling and exploring a new country is the opportunity to try the food, and there are certainly plenty of different dishes to try for those who are arriving in Seoul for the first time. Many people will only know one ingredient from South Korean cuisine, and there is no doubt that fermented vegetables that are collectively known as kimchi do play a prominent role in the traditional food enjoyed in Seoul. However, th...

Cairns is a bit of an anomaly as far as Australian tourism goes. While the state capitals and the areas surrounding them are the obvious destinations for visitors, this regional collection of townships finds itself ranked the fourth most visited city, following Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. This is definitely thanks in part to its proximity to the Great Barrier Reef, but Cairns has also figured out how to keep people coming back. The city ...

The island of Ibiza lies in the Mediterranean Ocean, around fifty miles off the south east coast of Spain, and although it is one of the largest islands in the Balearic Islands, it is experiencing problems that are harming the environment of the island. While most people who think of volunteering projects tend to look to Africa or Asia, there are plenty of things that can be done in the developed world to help safeguard the future. From dama...

Over the past few decades Cardiff, the capital of Wales, has transformed itself from a dingy industrial port city to one of Britain’s leading urban centres.  This metamorphosis was partly driven by the total architectural overhaul of the ‘Cardiff Bay’ area, once the city’s docks. It’s now an ultramodern waterfront that is home to the Welsh Assembly and the Millennium Centre arts complex. Further landmark projects in the Bay area, including t...

South Africa is a country that has a lot going for it when it comes to a potential destination for expats, and has the largest population of European expats in Africa, with over 200,000 British people alone living there. A variety of climate conditions can be experienced around the country, with many expats preferring the coastal areas which offer plenty of sunshine and beautiful scenery to enjoy. However, South Africa is a country that has a che...

If you picture your time studying abroad immersed in European styling, amongst grand, artistic architecture in a cosmopolitan setting, and situated by the azure waters of the Mediterranean, then Barcelona is the city for you.  Barcelona is both diverse in ethnicity and rich in culture. To study in this city is to not only being based in the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia, but it’s also Spain’s second largest city. ...

‘City of dreaming spires’, that’s how the 19th century British philosopher Matthew Arnold described Oxford. And, for some people, gaining a place at one of the Oxford University’s colleges, with their honey-stone ‘quads’ or courtyards, exquisite architecture and ancient traditions, is an ultimate aspiration. But today’s Oxford has a lot more to offer than academic study alone. The city is becoming increasingly cosmopolitan, with one of the fastes...

VENICE GHOST TOUR If you think you know Venice then maybe you won’t be surprised to know that it has its own ghosts, some maybe better forgotten. Biasio notorious as the child killer was executed in the main square by beheading and then his body chopped into 4 parts and hung on the four pillars as a reminder to Venetians what would happen to murderers. The beautiful Bovol Staircase is reportedly also haunted and screams heard in the deep of the n...

David Fieldman, former Vice-President and Managing Director of East Meets West and long-time associate of Gi2C Group, a China internship provider, sits down to discuss a recent PR attack on Gi2C. David and Gi2C Group CEO Yuri Khlystov have known each other for over six years.  This discussion came about after David saw a few of the recent online attacks against Gi2C and felt the need to clear them up. “When I saw this [comments that Gi2C was...

Fairbanks is where warm summer days stay bright for 24 hours, and long cold winter days are dark under a midnight sun. With differences in summer temperatures of 50 to 70 °F and −15 to −25 °F in winter, this is a tale of two cities, depending what time of year you visit.  ‘The Golden Heart City’, has long outlived her heady gold crazed mining days but this frontier town still lays homage to its gold rush heritage. The nickname, ear...