Just been surfing the net and found this link. This is the link for the baggage allowance guide for all the major airlines in the world.    http://www.antler.co.uk/baggage-allowance-guide/   And here is a link that could be very useful to any traveller....packing tips    http://placeswego.com/travel-tips/packing-tips/   Adaptor guide...   http://s3.placeswego.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/go_travel_aus_adaptor_guide_2011-1.pdf     Hope these are useful to y'all.   Cheers

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I was offered a job teaching English for $35 per hour, 20 hours per week, board and food paid for. However, I had to turn it down as I am in the middle of visa's etc for my husband (yes folks, we finally got married).    Anyway, the job is in Lahore, so I am unable to accept. However, I thought if I put this up on here, someone in Australia who wanted the position,...

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Well, not quite sure what 2012 will have in store for me but the end of 2011 was a bit of a mish mash. I had managed to get my fiancee here  in August and he has been attending the ESL school where I worked. In early November we finally got married after having to wait for almost 3 years. We had a lovely quiet wedding which all went off wonderfully with no glitches at...

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Teaching English to international students is great fun...I love it. Never aspired to being a teacher, ever, but now I am working in a private EL school in Brisbane and have found a job I just feel right at home in....took me 58 years though.  Being that the school is a small one, I get to work with a small team of teachers and they are just great. Whenever I need help, they are only...

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My year has ended superbly well.  2 weeks ago I was talking with the owner of an English Language school in Brisbane, and when he heard I had completed my TEFL 140, he offered me a job. Of course I jumped at the opportunity. However, I had read on the TEFL site, when I first started my course, that to legally teach in Australia one must have a degree and the minimum of CELTA. I...

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I found this in a church magazine and found it so funny, thought you might like to enjoy a few giggles too.  Cheers Sanne   Catholic kids lf you know the Bible-eyen a little-you'll find this hilarious! lt comes from a Catholic elementary school. Kids were asked questions about the Old and New Testaments. The following statements about the bible were written by children. They have not been retouched or corrected (i.e., incorrect spelling has...

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Hi all...I subscribe to About.com (for those who already don't know)   where there is a lot of help for teachers.  Have found Braingym.com a very useful and operative tool which helps with concentration. Good for both teachers and students   

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Daily laugh for all those of us who teach. Children Are Quick  ____________________________________   TEACHER:    Maria, go to the map and find   North America  . MARIA:         Here it  is. TEACHER:   Correct.  Now class, who discovered   America ? CLASS:         Maria. ____________________________________  TEACHER:    John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor? JOHN:          You told me to do it without using tables. __________________________________________ TEACHER:  Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?' GLENN:      K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L' TEACHER:  No, that's wrong GLENN:       Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.   (I ...

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This came through my inbox from i-i, so for anyone who is confused about teaching in Thailand with no degree...this information is for you.   Do I Need a BA Degree to Teach In Thailand Legally?If you asked me this question in June 2010, I would have said yes.Ask me 2-3 years ago and I would have said no.And now things have changed again!Have a quick read here to see how the new regulations mean...

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I found this quite interesting...and amusing. Pinched it from another site so I hope the author doesn't mind...but thought it would be good to put on the Chalkboard. My list is coming along but I haven't finished yet....watch this space.

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