Kate is the only member of her whole family that wasn't born in Yorkshire
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After arriving in Ukraine for the first time in February, 2014, during the Maidan Revolution, we spent a nearly 7 years living in both Odessa and Kyiv. During this time we traveled around the country, exploring cities, beaches and nature. Obviously, when war broke out in February 2022, we had to leave. We would still recommend you read our posts on Ukraine and see through our eyes what and amazing country it is.
Back in 2007 we became English teachers and have taught in Thailand, Ukraine, China, Spain, Vietnam and the UK. We both have postgraduate diplomas in teaching English as a foreign language (Delta and DipTESOL) and have had roles in TEFL management and teacher training.
We remember how confusing it was when we started out, so we've dedicated part of this blog to giving advice to new TEFL teachers, using information from personal experience and that of friends and collegues. We've got blogs with tips, country guides and stories of how many different teachers started out.
We may have left ecology/zoology behind after our PhDs, but wildlife is still one of our main loves. Where possible, we combine traveling with wildlife watching. Over the past few years, we've done Bucket List trips to see mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in Uganda, Asian and African elephants in Thailand, Uganda and South Africa, komodo dragons in Indonesia, and orangutans on Malaysian Borneo, been cage diving with great white sharks in South Africa, and on safaris in Kruger National Park.
Our list still includes visiting the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon rainforest and tigers in India as well as many other trips.
Southeast Asia is the region we've explored the most, while living and teaching English there for many years. We've lived in Thailand and Vietnam, visited Cambodia multiple times and also spent time in Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia and The Philippines. It's a region with a fascinating history, amazing scenery, great wildlife watching and awesome food.
Who doesn't love trying out the food and drink when they visit a new place? Something we do whenever we travel is to buy the local dishes and go to the bars to sample the beers, whether lagers or craft brews. We're also big fans of cooking courses so we can recreate the dishes at home.
Read our posts on the best cooking courses in Chiang Mai, taking a food tour in Yangon and the street food we ate while working in Silom, Bangkok, as well as craft beer in Ukraine.
