Ask Cancuk about backpacking/independant travel. - Page 4

thehabit 420 · #31 07-19-2007, 11:57 PM

Dude this is awesome what your doing, figures ur Canadian since most Americans are scared to leave their backyard.

$20 an hr for teaching in Beijing area? In the area I live in Guangzhou, you will most likely get $13-$15 n hr, but they also cover your housing. He is right, it is pretty easy to come here and teach english, especially with an American or Canadian accent. Anyone thinking of coming here hit me up, I do not teach but maybe be able to help u find a job. Peaaaace

T50_Omaha8 · #32 07-20-2007, 12:54 AM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
through central and South America

[/ QUOTE ] How did you cross between the two?

[/ QUOTE ]

Flew from Panama city - Quito... i was young then. I would love to trek through the Darrien Gap, although i've heard it's pretty dangerous. I know there are boats from Panama to Cartegana, Colombia (which is supposed to be an awesome city).

[/ QUOTE ]Ah. The Darrien Gap is supposedly one of the world's most deceptively difficult treks, and I was wondering if you somehow did it.

What kind of expectations do you have for lodging normally (mainly in first world places like W Europe)? Do you just roll up into small towns and hope for the best, or try to at least have a phone number in advance?

Cancuk · #33 07-20-2007, 12:41 PM

[ QUOTE ]
Dude this is awesome what your doing, figures ur Canadian since most Americans are scared to leave their backyard.

$20 an hr for teaching in Beijing area? In the area I live in Guangzhou, you will most likely get $13-$15 n hr, but they also cover your housing. He is right, it is pretty easy to come here and teach english, especially with an American or Canadian accent. Anyone thinking of coming here hit me up, I do not teach but maybe be able to help u find a job. Peaaaace

[/ QUOTE ]

Ya, no housing provided in Beijing from the schools that I was looking at.

Cancuk · #34 07-22-2007, 01:07 AM

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
through central and South America

[/ QUOTE ] How did you cross between the two?

[/ QUOTE ]

Flew from Panama city - Quito... i was young then. I would love to trek through the Darrien Gap, although i've heard it's pretty dangerous. I know there are boats from Panama to Cartegana, Colombia (which is supposed to be an awesome city).

[/ QUOTE ]Ah. The Darrien Gap is supposedly one of the world's most deceptively difficult treks, and I was wondering if you somehow did it.

What kind of expectations do you have for lodging normally (mainly in first world places like W Europe)? Do you just roll up into small towns and hope for the best, or try to at least have a phone number in advance?

[/ QUOTE ]

Ya, Darrien Gap sounds badass. Might have to do that. My dad just bought a bunch of land in Panama... so i'm going to be close, eh?

Ya, I pretty much never have pre arranged accom. usually you're recommended places to stay in such and such a place or guidebooks can help you out in certain places... but actually calling ahead and booking a place is very rare... really only if I know that it's super busy somewhere (christmas time, festivals, etc)...

RobMcB · #35 07-22-2007, 01:43 AM

I wouldn't recommend Darien Gap. There's lots of ways to die there including being kidnapped by wayward Colombians. It happened to Robert Young Pelton, who is a semi-famous danger travel writer.

Pelton Darien Kidnapping

Cancuk · #36 07-24-2007, 12:01 AM

[ QUOTE ]
I wouldn't recommend Darien Gap. There's lots of ways to die there including being kidnapped by wayward Colombians. It happened to Robert Young Pelton, who is a semi-famous danger travel writer.

Pelton Darien Kidnapping

[/ QUOTE ]

Ya, i've always heard it's rather dangerous.

Cancuk · #37 07-24-2007, 12:02 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, Im seriously considering working in a kibbtutz. Have you stayed at one before? I started a thread about them a minute ago because Im unsure if they are any good anymore.

Dont think i'd be too suited to teaching (im 18) but I will look into work in Greece or Turkey.

Thanks

[/ QUOTE ]

I think teaching would be fine... really.

I met some Romanian girls who barely spoke English but were teaching it... crazy... basically: they want teachers and will hire anybody.

rainonacongadrum · #38 07-24-2007, 01:04 AM

What are your three favorite countries that you've visited.

Cancuk · #39 07-24-2007, 01:21 AM

[ QUOTE ]
What are your three favorite countries that you've visited.

[/ QUOTE ]

I have no idea. Most of my favourite places are more the experiances that happened there more than the country itself. It really depends on who you meet where and where that leads you. Eg: I thought Chile, as a country, was awesome... but I didn't have that great of time there because of some other circumstances... on the other hand, I thought Thailand was dogshit with every place I went to a complete tourist trap.. but I had an awesome time there and [censored] loved it (I know that there are a lot of Thai fan-boys on 2p2, so i'll make sure to say: Thailand is beautiful and there are lots of places that don't have 7/11's on every corner... and to be fair, I loved Bangkok and considered living there for awhile)... Basically, there is no way I can pick my top three countries.. but some of my favourite experiances have happened in the following places:

Bolivia
Tibet
China
Lebanon (Beirut)
Syria
Laos

There's more that i'm leaving out..... hard question.

Cancuk · #40 07-24-2007, 01:27 AM

[ QUOTE ]
Yeah, Im seriously considering working in a kibbtutz. Have you stayed at one before? I started a thread about them a minute ago because Im unsure if they are any good anymore.

Dont think i'd be too suited to teaching (im 18) but I will look into work in Greece or Turkey.

Thanks

[/ QUOTE ]

This place rocks: http://www.kadirstreehouses.org/

Spent threeish weeks there, was going to stay and work but couldn't bring myself to do it.