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Travel - Explore - Adventure
LanguageCorps travel gap year allows you to travel to Cambodia,
Thailand, Laos and Vietnam on special trips throughout the
year.
| 2009 |
Coolest Trips in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos & Vietnam |
Points |
| January |
Full Moon Beach Festival, Koh Pha Ghan, Thailand |
8 |
| February |
Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
6 |
| March |
Phuket Scuba Diving Trip, Phuket, Thailand |
10 |
| April |
Songkran Water Festival, Pattaya Beach, Thailand |
3.5 |
| May |
Rocket Festival Festival, Vang Vieng Kayak Trip, Laos |
6 |
| June |
Hanoi, Hai Long Bay, Sapa, Vietnam |
8 |
| July |
Sihanoukville Beach, Snorkeling, Diving, Cambodia |
5 |
| August |
Koh Chang Island, Trat, Thailand |
6 |
| September |
Nha Trang Beach & Boat Trip, Vietnam |
5 |
| October |
Fire & Ball Festival, Vang Vieng Kayak Trip, Laos |
6 |
| November |
Loi Krathong Festival, Koh Lan, Pattaya, Thailand |
3 |
| December |
Christmas To New Years In Pattaya Beach, Thailand |
8 |
|
Full Moon Beach Festival Koh Pha Ghan, Thailand
January 2009
Travel Points: 8
Full Moon Beach Festival Koh Pha Ghan, Thailand - This is
the one! The world famous Koh Pha Ghan full moon festival.
Join fun seekers from all over the world in the world’s
greatest beach party. Beautiful beaches by day, clear, warm
tropical waters and at night the craziest parties anywhere.
You’ve heard about it, you’ve read about it. Time
you were it!
This trip originates in Bangkok and includes air transportation
to and from Koh Pha Ghan.
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a TEFL / TESOL program, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and
tell us what trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
February Dates To Be Announced
Travel Points: 6 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 7 - (For Single Room)
Chiang Mai Flower Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand - For a few
months every year, the Northern town of Chiang Mai celebrates
the flower festival. While famous for its infinite variety
of orchids, Chiang Mai is also home to hundreds of other flower
varieties, and the flower festival shows them all. In addition
to the festival itself, this trip includes plenty of time
to explore the famous night market, experience the traditional
Khan Toke dinner and show, and even includes a trek to local
villages by the traditional transportation – Elephant.
This trip originates in Bangkok and includes overnight train
transportation to and from Chiang Mai.
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a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Phuket Scuba Diving Trip, Ranong, Thailand
2009 March 11 to March 18
Travel Points: 10
Phuket Scuba Diving Trip, Ranong, Thailand - Thailand and
the Andaman Sea have a world class reputation as a dive destination.
This trip includes a multiple day boat trip (the only way
to reach the really spectacular destinations), with 10 scheduled
dives per day. Crystal clear water with visibility often over
100 feet, plus all the tropical fish you have always wanted
to see. This is a great dive adventure. This trip originates
in Bangkok and included RT air transportation to Ranong.
This is a great dive adventure. This trip originates in Bangkok
and included RT air transportation to Phuket.
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TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Songkran Water Festival, Pattaya Beach, Thailand
2009 April 14 to April 21
Travel Points: 3.5 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 4.5 - (For Single Room)
Songkran Water Festival, Pattaya Beach, Thailand - This Thai
tradition started hundreds of years ago, when, on the hottest
day of the year, towns would set up arrival points at the
town entrance, where locals would wait with flowers and cooling
water, and would sprinkle water on incoming travelers to offer
welcome. This tradition has changed a bit. Welcome to the
annual, nation wide water fight. Adults, children, Thais and
tourists all participate in trying to get each other as wet
as they can. Put on shorts and a t-shirt, put your cell phone
in a zip lock bag, and prepare to take part in a massive water
throwing event. Everything from water guns, to buckets of
water, to pickups driving around with 55 gallon drums of ice
water, waiting to be thrown on anyone getting within range.
This is a once in a lifetime experience definitely not to
be missed. Other activities during Song Kran week will include
a trip to the local island for swimming, sunbathing and great
seafood. Also tours to local Chinese and Buddhist temples,
trying your hand at go kart racing, feeding crocodiles and
playing with tigers will fill your days, while the possibilities
of filling your nights include great international food and
endless dancing and partying options. If you only make one
trip to Pattaya Beach, this is the one.
This trip originates in Pattaya Beach, Thailand.
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TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Rocket Festival, Vang Vieng Kayak Trip, Vientiane & Vang
Vieng, Laos
2009 May 7 to May 14
Travel Points: 6 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 7 - (For Single Room)
Rocket Festival, Vang Vieng Kayak Trip, Vientiane & Vang
Vieng, Laos - Once a year, Vientiane is host to the annual
rocket festival. Locals build rockets over 20feet long and
have competitions for design and distance. The launch site
comes complete with prepared mud pits. If your teams’
rocket doesn’t fire, prepare to be wrestled into the
mud. Since the rocket festival is only one day, we also include
a day of local site seeing in Vientiane, as well as a three
day excursion to Vang Vieng, famous site for white water kayaking,
caving, mountain bike treks and rock climbing. The geography
is pristine and breathtaking, and the activities are the thrill
of a lifetime. This is a trip people go on over and over.
This trip originates in Bangkok and includes pickup and overnight
train trips to and from Nong Khai.
See the Travel & Trips Adventure Gallery
TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Hanoi, Hai Long Bay, Sapa, Vietnam
2009 June 3 to June 10
Travel Points: 8 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 9 - (For Single Room)
Hanoi, Hai Long Bay, Sapa, Vietnam - This is a great trip
to North Vietnam. After arriving in Hanoi, we spend a day
exploring this beautiful cultural city. We go on to famous
Hai Long Bay, known for its huge limestone rock formations
that leap out of the bay. We will be staying overnight on
a boat our on the water, with a great traditional feast on
board. When we get back from Hai Long Bay, we’re not
done yet. We are off to spend a bit more time in the famous
Mountain village of Sapa. This gives you a first hand look
at tradition village mountain life as it has been for centuries
and is a major favorite of all those who do the North Vietnam
trip.
This trip originates in either Bangkok or Ho Chi Minh City
(formerly Saigon) and includes RT air transportation to Hanoi.
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TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Sihanoukville Beach, Cambodia
2009 July 3 to July 10
Travel Points: 5 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 6 - (For Single Room)
Sihanoukville Beach Cambodia - This trip is for those who
want some serious relaxing. A four to five hour tour bus trip
from Phnom Penh, We start with a day in Phnom Penh, meeting
up with old friends who are still teaching there, and seeing
any of your favorite sights or checking out the places you
didn’t have time to go during training. Then its off
to the beach to relax. We will be primarily relaxing on great
beaches with warm clear water and great seafood, but there
are optional trips to the islands for a day of snorkeling
or diving, and trips to the local seafront tons of Kep and
, where the seafood is supposed to be the best, freshest and
cheapest in all of Cambodia, plus you get a look at life in
Cambodia that is not yet too inundated by other tourist flocks.
This trip initiates in Phnom Penh and includes transportation
to and from the beach.
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TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Koh Chang Island, Trat, Thailand
2009 August 8 to August 15
Travel Points: 6 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 7 - (For Single Room)
Koh Chang Island, Trat, Thailand - This six day trip takes
you to Thailand’s’ second largest island. Lots
of time for kicking back on pristine beaches, jungle treks
to hidden waterfalls, riding elephants in the jungle, going
on a day dive trip, renting motorbikes and exploring the islands
more hidden part. The seafood here is great, and not expensive.
Spend the evening at a restaurant on the beach (literally
ON the beach) and have a great meal, watch a fire show, and
drink and dance the night away. This is the most relaxing
of all of our trips, and leaves you coming back feeling rested,
great, and ready to go again.
This trip originates in Pattaya and includes RT transportation
to the Island of Koh Chang.
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TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Nha Trang Beach & Boat Trip, Nha Trang, Vietnam
2009 August 26 to September 2
Travel Points: 5 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 6 - (For Single Room)
Nha Trang Beach & Boat Trip, Nha Trang, Vietnam - If you
are an aquatics type, this is another trip for you. We travel
to famous Nha Trang, Vietnam, for six days of beach and island
adventure. We start with a couple of days of exploring the
town laying on the beach and stuffing ourselves with crab
and lobster. Then we take a boat trip out to surrounding islands
for a chance to snorkel, swim, and participate in what the
locals call “the worlds largest swim up bar” everyone
gets in the water in their own inner tube, then staff get
in a giant inner tube complete with wine, fruit and glasses
and the group proceeds to swim, socialize, drink and party
till the wines all gone. Not done yet, the party moves to
the boat where a local band plays and everyone dances til
they drop. A great time. The last couples of days are for
more beach time, or specially arranged dive trips for those
so inclined. A really fun beach, party, boat and possible
dive experience on a beautiful beach.
This trip originates in Ho Chi Minh City and included train
transportation to and from Nha Trang.
See the Travel & Trips Adventure Gallery
TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Fire & Ball Festival, Kayak Trip Vientiane, Vang Vieng,
Laos
2009 October 2 to October 9
Travel Points: 6 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 7 - (For Single Room)
Fire & Ball Festival, Vang Vieng Kayak Trip, Vientiane
& Vang Vieng, Laos - For centuries, Lao and Thai people
have reported a strange natural phenomenon that takes place
at a certain time each year. Near the night of the full moon,
legend has it that the Naga (a sea serpent creature) comes
near the surface in the Mekong river near Nong Khai and breathes
balls of fire into the sky. Strange as the rumor seems, every
year, thousands of people flock to the river banks lining
the area a wait for the event, and……. It happens.
From whatever source, flaming balls of fire do erupt from
the surface of the river and fly into the sky. The exact cause
of the event has been explained from everything from balls
of methane “swamp gas” to the great Naga itself,
but whatever explanation you choose, the event has turned
into a major party each year. Along with the Naga watch, this
trip includes a trip to Laos for sightseeing in the Vientiane
area, a trip to Ngam Ngum dam for a huge fish eating fest
and boat trip on the lake, and a one day whitewater Kayak
trip down the Nam Lik river.
This trip originates in Bangkok and includes overnight train
trips to and from Nong Khai.
See the Travel & Trips Adventure Gallery
TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Loi Krathong Festival, Koh Lan, Pattaya, Thailand
2009 October 31 to November 5
Travel Points: 3 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 4 - (For Single Room)
Loi Krathong Festival, Koh Lan, Pattaya, Thailand - Loi Krathong
is a once a year festival where people prepare small (ranging
to large) boats that they adorn with flowers, incense and
candles. The boats are floated on any nearby body of water
with the notion that one is sending off the problems of the
past. For Loi Krathong, locals often don formal traditional
dress accompanied by fascinating ceremonies. The rest of the
week includes a beach trip to the local island, Koh Larn,
for swimming, sunbathing and seafood, a trip to the crocodile
farm where you can hold and feed a baby tiger, get hoisted
in the air by an elephant, and get up close and cuddly with
an Asian bear. Other activities available during the week
include scuba diving, go karts, water parks, and lots of time
on the beach, not to mention a chance to see Pattaya Beach
and its more than famed nightlife. You can see everything
from discos to Las Vegas style Transvestite stage shows to
go go bars to a quiet English Pub. A time you will remember
forever.
This trip originates in Pattaya Beach, Thailand.
See the Travel & Trips Adventure Gallery
TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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Christmas In Pattaya Beach, Thailand & New Years at Koh
Pha Ghan, Full Moon Party 31 December 2009 to 1 January 2010
2009 December 24 to January 3
Travel Points: 8 - (For Shared Room)
Travel Points: 9 - (For Single Room)
Christmas In Pattaya Beach, Thailand & New Years at Koh
Pha Ghan, Full Moon Party - More than just a Christmas and
New Years Party, this is THE year. A DOUBLE MONTH event.
What to do with your holiday time away from family and friends
in the US? Get with family and friends here. Every year we
have the annual Xmas and New Years party week. The week starts
with a major Christmas dinner on the 25th. Turkeys, hams,
mashed potatoes & gravy, dressing and cranberry sauce,
topped by Rick’s famous egg nog in huge quantities.
On Xmas we do a fun gift exchange. The week between Christmas
and New Years starts with all the Pattaya activities. Visit
Million Year Stone Park and get to hold and feed a baby tiger.
Get picked up in an elephants trunk, fish for crocodiles (but
try not to let them get your bait), hug and Asian Bear, and
just walk around and enjoy the parks natural beauty. We visit
a Chinese temple filled with bronze statues and some of the
famous terracotta warriors from China, which are on permanent
display nowhere in the world except China and here. NOW the
KICKER on the 28th, we start making our way to famous Koh
Pha Ghan Island. This island is world famous for it “full
moon parties”. Well, this is the party of all parties.
How often do you think it is when December 31st, New Years
Eve, and the Full Moon collide. Figure maybe once every 30
years. Well this is it. We plan to spend the end of 2009 and
the beginning of 2010 at the biggest full moon party in the
world. Don’t miss it. Book early because space will
be at a premium.
This trip originates in Pattaya Beach, with round trip transportation
to and from Koh Pha Ghan.
See the Travel & Trips Adventure Gallery
TRIPS ONLY If you just want to go on a trip without doing
a TEFL course, email languagecorps@yahoo.com and tell us what
trip you want to go on!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TEFL & TESOL PROGRAMS
SIGN UPS: We strongly advise that you do not book your TEFL
/ TESOL program on a month that coincides with a trip you
really want to go on. Should you decide to do this your TEFL
/ TESOL program will be 8 weeks long due to you missing your
allocated teaching English practice in Cambodia. We recommend
that you do the TEFL / TESOL program a month before going
on a LanguageCorps trip, giving you time to find teaching
job or travel around the other parts of the country or Asia.
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LOCAL TRIPS
Phnom Penh - Angkor Wat & Siem Riep
- Koh Chang - Vientiane
PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh is Cambodia's Capital City and home of Languagecorps Cambodia.
On the first weekend, you will be joined by the trainees from the Thailand
and Vietnam programs. On Saturday night, LanguageCorps hosts a "Welcome
Dinner" and on Sunday we do a tour of Phnom Penh and visit the Royal
Palace and Silver Pagoda.
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ANGKOR WAT & SIEM RIEP - CAMBODIA
After the first week of class, we take three days off to go explore the
wonders of Angkor Wat. In order to better understand Cambodia, it helps
to understand some of its history. One could easily spend a week exploring
the many temples and ruins that were once the glory of Angkor. You'll find
yourself in the same site as Angelina Jolie in "Tomb Raider",
wandering through ruins of temples in a jungle setting. There are also waterfalls
to play in and an interesting night market. The nearbytown of Siem Reap
provides lots of good accommodation and many great places to eat.
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VIENTIANE - LAO
After classes are over, prepare for the graduation trip. We head to the
Northeast on the Thai railway system and find ourselves in Nong Khai, a
preparatory stop for the border jump into Laos and the capital city of Vientiane.
Once a French colony, the remnants of French culture are everywhere, from
sidewalk cafes to great architecture to really excellent French food. While
in Vientiane we explore cultural sites and temples before heading North
to Vang Vieng. In Vang Vieng our groups ride kayaks down the river, explore
caves, play on a river water swing and get to explore some of the most beautiful
country imaginable.
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