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Travellers world-wide have always penciled in African safaris when planning a holiday. Travelers from all over the world and various interests will find no greater thrill than a African safari tour that will take you up close to the African wildlife in their natural habitat. South Africa Holidays offer the best national parks and private reserves, to self-drive or guided tours with prepared naturalists, this is simply the start of the best in safari tours.

No doubt there are other wildlife reserves, however Kruger National Park is one of the gems of Africa’s extraordinary wildlife reserves. Kruger National Park is located in Mpumulanga Province, to the north west of Johannesburg, due to its great infrastructure of roads and facilities it is a touristy destination for safari tours. Boasting 16 different ecozones, Kruger consists of 6 million acres of wildlife reserve.Tourists can watch up to 147 various mammal species and 500 bird species.Famous as the Big 5 of African wildlife - lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and buffaloes, flourish in the abundance of the Kruger Park. Travelers have a chance to see many thousands of gazelle herds and primates such as baboons and monkeys. There are several rest camps that provide visitors a variety of lodging options at the Kruger Park. Visitors can spend several days in the Kruger Park and have a opportunity to explore the various regions while driving between the tents on the main road. It is important for all drivers and the visitor occupants in the Kruger Park to stay on the paved roads and not leave their vehicles while viewing the wildlife.

Towards the south end of the Kruger Park is the Sabi Sand Reserve. This is the location of the most lavish wildlife lodges in all of Africa. The lodges have naturalists in their game-rich areas of the Reserve, offering guests guided safari tours. For an unique safari experience in a deluxe, romantic setting all travellers can stay at one of these lodges, such as Sabi Sabi, Londolozi or Singita.

Travel To the Pilanesberg National Park situated 2 hours from Johannesburg and is a million hectare conservation area. Pilanesberg National Park is one of the most scenic in Africa offering a rich concentration of wildlife including the Big 5 and is situated on the remains of an ancient volcano site. Pilanesberg National Park provides a malaria-free zone appealing travellers from all over the world to this magnificent safari destination.

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One of the nicest vacations I ever took was a tour of the Australian coast between Sydney and Melbourne. Being the coast, the scenery was spectacular, the locals were sociable and there were a wealth of things to do.

There are many car rental Sydney and car hire Melbourne options and that’s unquestionably the most favourable way to experience the coast. Car hire companies are more than willing to help you plan your tour and pin point the main attractions along the way. I found a great one way special to Melbourne at a car rental in Sydney.

I headed south from Sydney through Royal National Park. I was blown away by the Grand Pacific Drive, it was breathtaking. There are plenty of coastal villages on the way and I enjoyed exploring and spending some time there. I also spent a a couple of hours soaking up the busy city of Wollongong before heading to Jervis Bay.

The next daybreak I took a cruise to see the resident dolphin population that Jervis Bay is best-known for. The immaculate white sand beaches made it extremely hard to leave given that I am visiting from England. Continuing my journey further south, I was able to pick up some high quality craft items in Tilba Tilba.

I stopped at Mimosa Rocks National Park and swam in the lagoon before stopping at Tathra Beach to watch some surfers and enjoy the beach. That evening I spent the night in the stylish village of Metung and had a fantastic seafood platter in one of the lakeside eateries.

Wilsons Promontory National Park is home to great scenery and an abundance of wildlife such as emus, wombats and kangaroos. I spent an entire day hiking through eucalypt forests, exploring beaches and coves and climbing on granite mountains.

Next stop was Fish Creek, a tiny, eccentric and thriving town with arts and crafts, books and cafes. I took the bridge over to Phillip Island, a popular family stop. At Nobbies Centre you can watch the penquins strutting up and down the beach and see one of Australia’s largest fur seal colonies.

I ended my trip in Melbourne making my last stop at the working heritage farm on Churchill Island. Hiring a car was a convenient and fun way to do this spectacular coastal drive from Sydney to Melbourne. Next time I may get a car rental in Melbourne and do this trip the other direction!

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Marmot is famous for its lightweight tents, which are made up of Pertez Quantum fabric. These tents are of extremely high quality and durability, and offer an excellent option to both regular and occasional campers.

The Eos tents from Marmot are quite effective in inhospitable weather conditions especially in the rainy season. They are made for 2 persons and can be used almost throughout the year. The tent is designed with a bathtub floor to provide anti-slip protection in wet conditions. It has a DAC clip system to lend it greater strength, and has huge space both inside the tent and in the vestibules for storage purposes.

Another great product from Marmot is NYX, which, like Eos, is a 2 person 3 season tent. This tent is extremely easy to pitch and as it is designed with sleeves and poles. A common feature in Marmot tents is wide vestibules, and NYX is no different.

Marmot’s Hypno is designed to last long and to withstand extreme storm like situations. It provides a huge inner space along with wide vestibules to store bulky gear. Hypno is meant for 2 persons and can be used in any season except harsh winters.

The Alpinist gives away its features because of its name. This tent is designed for high altitude and snow conditions. It is manufactured from a highly advanced polymer, making it strong and light. It also has unique zipped ventilators and large vestibule space for keeping shoes and gear.

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Working in Thailand as a foreigner typically means taking in an English teaching position. While there are highly paid English teaching jobs in universities like Thammasat or Chulalongkorn, the vast majority of such positions offer little pay.

In point of fact, don’t anticipate a decent salary for any highly skilled job, teaching or not. It does sound all bad, but actually if you aspire to live in Thailand for some time, such poorly paid jobs aren’t any trouble since Thailand is a low- priced place to live, the infrastructure is the best in South East Asia, it’s a safe country, and there’s still every chance to further your career and get some decent work experience.

However there’s an obscured dilemma that slowly presents itself after some time: you’ve been staying in Thailand for a few years, and you’ve gained good work experience, your pay isn’t great, but then again things are cheap in Thailand so that’s OK. BUT, here’s the rub : You haven’t had the opportunity to save much money while you’ve been staying in Thailand. Airfares look very over-priced compared to your pay in Thailand. The price of things back home gets to scare you when thinking about your money earned in Thailand. This problem hits a lot of non-Thai nationals in Thailand a year or so after starting work there. Long- term plans are often put on hold because you don’t have the nest egg of money to realise any ambition like buying a home, tieing the knot, or even purchasing a car.

So, key point : when thinking about living in the Land of Smiles, also remember that it is very challenging to save meaningful amounts of cash when considering the prices of “back home”.

Even so, not everything revolves around money, does it? You can have a great time in Thailand, perhaps learn the language, make friends, travel around the country when you have time off work, and get yourself some precious overseas work experience.

So what kind of jobs can you find in Thailand? Browsing jobs-quality.com - a website listing job positions in and around the Chonburi and Bangkok areas of Thailand - they have listed HR work placements, Administration work placements, sales executive job positions, Quality Assurance and Control jobs in Thailand etc. Essentially the sort of work placements you’d discover in your home country. Even though the majority of these job posts may be seeking a Thai national who speaks Thai, you will still find English-speaking prerequisites for posts within many international organizations located in Thailand.

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