Teaching English abroad

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Eliot and the Year 6 students

You have one of the world’s most desired skills and you didn’t even know it: you can speak English. Outside of the handful of native-English speaking countries on this planet, you’ll find that people are mad about learning English, and they’re willing to pay you money for it.

Place-off: Epic city rivalries

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Shanghai vs. Beijing

In the same way sexy, glamour-girl Sydney will always have a love/hate relationship with arty, cool-kid Melbourne, so too does NYC bump heads with LA, London with gay Paris and the like. The fact of the matter is that every great city has an excellent frenemy to compete with – but it’s up to you to decide who comes out on top. Vote for your favourite out of each rivalry!

Please view this poll at ninemsn, June 2011.

Love my ‘burb: Australia’s best suburbs

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Dry Dock Hotel

It’s hard to pinpoint why, exactly, but certain areas of Australia seem to inspire a great amount of pride from their locals. The community spirit is strong in these suburbs, with cafes and shops bearing “We Love” stickers and residents loyally swearing they’d never live anywhere else.

We take at a look at some of the most cherished suburbs in Australia, inviting residents to share thoughts on what makes their slice of Australia so special.

Malaysia’s wild side

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Proboscis Monkey, Singapore

Swim with turtles, say hello to an orangutan, chase butterflies in the jungles; from the beautiful beaches of the islands to the pristine, preserved rain forests and jungles, there’s no shortage of encounters with nature in Malaysia. If you love your outdoors wild and untamed, this is the holiday for you.

Please view this slideshow at ninemsn, March 2011.

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Melbourne’s hidden bars

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Cookie Bar in Melbourne

Watering holes hidden down tiny alleys that come off little laneways, squirreled away from sight on rooftops or down in basements: welcome to Melbourne, where a bar crawl is more like a treasure hunt. But once you do find these colourful establishments (after asking directions from more than a few passersby) you’ll be rewarded with some superb drinks served by some of the country’s most talented mixologists. So put your safari suit on as we descend into Melbourne’s top secret in-the-know drinking destinations.