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Latest
Laos visa run details
Ajarn forum
member, Maximus 999, has put together a terrific blog (with
pictures) on the topic of the Laos visa run. If you're
thinking of going then here's a man who's just done it.
Hotels in Vientiane, taxis, flights, foot massages, snooker
clubs, American breakfasts. You name it, Max pointed a
camera at it. Top work fella!

If
not Thailand then where......?
How do you save more money each month and get a job teaching
students who actually want to learn? "Move to Vietnam" says Craig Berry.
Craig is our latest entry in the ajarn.com Great Escape feature.

Ajarn
World
Sitting at Bangkok airport waiting for a flight to Europe,
the Bangkok Mouth ponders which aspects of air travel annoy
him the most and decides it's almost everything.

If you're
looking to rent an apartment or house in Thailand, then
check out our guides in the teacher info section

Tony
Sanford in the ajarn hot seat
It's been quite a while since we featured an interview with
a TEFL course trainer so let's have a chat with Tony
Sanford, the head trainer for Chiang Mai University's
successful TEFL program.
Read interview
Have a look at the ajarn
hot seat index and decide if you could be
ajarn's next hot seat candidate.

The Cost
of Living
In our latest 'cost of living' contribution, Joshua is working in
Pattaya and taking home about 24,000 baht a month. He saves nothing
and has a girlfriend with a money-lovin' mamma. As Josh openly
admits - it's a situation that can't go on forever.

Don't forget
that if you need personal answers to work permit problems,
red tape issues and visa questions, you can always ask the
ajarn.com visa guru.

Teacher's crib
Take a look at what teacher Steve Salyer has done to his
studio apartment in Sukhumwit 71. Let Steve be your
inspiration. Now isn't it about time you paid more attention
to your living environment and stopped your mother worrying
so much?

PJ's Journey
How
difficult is it to return to the UK after 7-8 years teaching English
in Thailand? PJ concludes his
journey and finally starts to feel like an Englishman again.
Dave's Journey
/ Julia's
Journey
/
Great Escape /
Articles Index
The
'Ask
us a Question' section
Teaching English in
Thailand? Is there part-time work available? What's the best
way to get started? Where can I work once I have the work
permit book? Which visa is the best one to get? Should I fix
up a job before I arrive? Is it possible to approach schools
directly? What should female teachers wear in the classroom?
Do couples make good teaching colleagues? And lots, lots
more.

Julia's Journey
Ajarn.com followed one
female teacher from the UK as she prepared for a new life in
Thailand. What did she worry about before she left home and what
advice did she receive? What happened when she got to Thailand? How
easy was it to find a job and make new friends?
Read
Dave's Journey for a male perspectiv
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Tony Dabbs - Health Matters
Ajarn.com's
resident health insurance guru, Tony Dabbs, explains exactly what
you are getting when you take out a health and accident insurance
policy.
Read the article /
view
the writers index for more Tony Dabbs health and health insurance
related articles

Ken May's
back!
He's been away far too long, but Ayutthaya's finest returns
with an article on one of Thailand's most progressive
educators, Dr Chinnapat Bhumirat. Ken met and interviewed Dr
Chinnapat at the Ministry of Education and this was the
first time that a high-ranking official had consented to
such an interview.
Read
the article /
View the writers
index

Ajarn
tax
Tax expert
Chang has submitted this terrific article to dispel the
myths and the scare stories and the mumbo-jumbo that
surround teacher taxation in Thailand. If you've a case to
stake a claim - then Chang's on your case.

Those
crazy interviewees
In this fun article, Phil takes a look at some of those rather
eccentric individuals who you're bound to meet if your job involves
hiring teachers. Meet the interviewees who arrive with bags
of supermarket shopping, the lady who was disappointed the salary on
offer didn't match what she'd earn in New York and those
interviewees who rather unwisely choose to bring a 'partner' along.
Articles Index


Put
a winning resume on-line
With more and more employers scouring the ajarn.com resume database,
it's important to make the most of the opportunity to have your
details on-line. I've spent some time looking over a hundred resumes
and put together a short guide on where I think many of you are
going wrong.
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