I left Australia on Christmas night and arrived at Hong Kong International Airport at 5am on the 26th of December. I made my own way to the accommodation by train...
In China, the official currency is called (人民币) ren min bi (literally, “the people’s money”), and the (元) yuan, is the basic unit of ren min bi. You’ll typically see...
Beijing is beautiful all year round, but its temperature across the four seasons usually covers a wide range from 40 °C to -20 °C! Typically, the nicest and most comfortable...
Lucky for Londoners, they don’t need to worry about switching their clothes too much when the seasons change. London has a temperate climate without any extremes, so winters aren’t unbearably...
It was time for a breath of fresh air. Literally. We said farewell to the massive crowds and highly urbanised scene of Shanghai for the more laid-back city of Nanjing...
Hi! My name is Megan Lipsys, a Bachelor of Design student studying Interior design. I have been living in Brisbane, Australia for the past three years where I have also been...
My Hong Kong internship is technically my first ever fulltime working experience, so you can imagine my nerves, my excitement, and my anticipations. When I arrived at the office on...
The Fast East is booming now and if you’re lucky enough to be able to travel and get an internship in China, you’ll need to know a few things before...
Internship: Check. International Experience: Check. Knowing how to conduct yourself in this foreign environment at your internship in London… While in London, there are a few things to get straight before...
Sydney my home! Vivid Light Festival 2014 at Darling Harbour Hi I’m Jasmine, currently in my penultimate year studying a Bachelor of Commerce / Arts at the University of New South...
Foundation: I go by the name Emma and have just had my 22nd birthday. I come from the land really far down under aka NZ and I am an Architecture student...
Apparently lots of good stuff can happen outside your comfort zone – learning, living, discovering etc. Going to a country to which I’ve never been, where they speak a language...
My name is Phoebe Gunputh and I am a recent Masters graduate. I studied my undergraduate degree in Law at the University of Sussex in my home town of Brighton...
My favourite thing in the world: sitting alone in a café, sipping on a cappuccino in the cold, rainy weather. Where better to experience this than in London, where the...
This was it – months of planning and anticipation have led to these short weeks in Shanghai. My first day was overwhelmed by the colours, the skyscrapers, and the sheer...
Since Hong Kong is an easy place to live, settling down has been extremely! The accommodation is way better than I had hoped for so even if I am just...
Despite being part of the European Union, the UK hasn’t adopted the euro. Instead, Londoners use pounds. Currency in London is fairly simple – 100 pence per pound (or pound...
My name is Chris and I am a current student studying a Bachelor of Commerce and Engineering at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. I am planning to do a month-long...
My name is Frederico Braga and I am Portuguese economics’ student, doing my undergraduate in Nova School of Business and Economics (NovaSBE), Lisbon. Since the end of August, I have...
Fact: The only reason I am excited to travel to Shanghai, China is because of dumplings, that’s right food. I’m sure people would agree with me on that point. Just...
