Q1. Where did you move to and when?

I moved to Taipei, Taiwan in April 2011

Q2. How long did you work in Thailand?

I worked for government schools in Trang for 18 months.

Q3. What was your main reason for moving?

We wanted to make enough cash to put some decent savings away and to go home to England once a year. Thailand was great but we wanted something a little different and getting a bit sick of the schools lack of organisation and care for students actual grades or development.

Q4. What are the advantages of working where you are now compared to Thailand?

Taipei is an amazing city; everything is so convenient, the food is amazing and the teaching is so much easier. It's very green here, it's cosmopolitan and the shopping (and food) is great!
Accommodation is treble the cost of in Thailand but the food prices are very similar. Transportation is great (mrt, bicycles etc) and the Taiwanese people are lovely.

Q5. What do you miss about life in Thailand?

The beaches, knowing the language and also my motorcycle

Q6. Would you advise a new teacher to seek work in Thailand or where you are now?

Get a feel for TEFL in Thailand and enjoy the many bank holidays. Then when you want to earn good cash, come to Taiwan

Q7. Any plans to return to Thailand one day?

For a holiday yes, to teach no!

Q8. Anything else you'd like to add?

Here the salary is about 60,000b a month. I earn over that with extra classes and substitutions. My partner and I can live very comfortably and save one of our salaries each month. The healthcare is great and very straightforward here. The lesson plans are all prepared for you here and you can make your own timetable of morning or evening classes at different schools. Life is much more flexible and easy.