How To Write About S.E. Asia – Your Definitive Guide To Travel Writing!

So you're backpacking around the world, the sights, sounds and smells filling your senses, wishing you could put it into words... Follow our template to write about your trip like a pro travel writer!

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Top 15 South East Asian Signs!

Classic South East Asian signs can leave a lot to the imagination when some of the message is lost in translation! We've compiled a Top 15 to make you smile, chuckle, tut, shake your head, fear, pity, worry and most of all - laugh!

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South East Asian Super Fruits – Eating For Great Health S.E.A Backpacker Style!

South East Asia's 'Super' fruits cure and prevent all sorts of ailments and diseases, and even contain bonus aphrodisiac properties! The exotic fruits that grow in this tropical climate can do you nothing but good. Here's the lowdown on what fruit does what for your body...

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S.E.A Faces & Places: Interview with Ayurvedic Practitioner, Kimmana

As conversations between backpackers begin to include Ayurvedic buzzwords such as "dosha", "five elements" and - heaven forbid - "fasting", we catch up with an Ayurvedic practitioner, to unscramble the mystery of this ancient Eastern tradition of medicine...

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Stitched up in Hoi An! Welcome to Vietnam’s Fashion Capital…

London, Paris, New York, Milan... Hoi An! There's quaint little town on the central coast of Vietnam, home to a unique and extremely addictive shopping experience... Here you can have any item of clothing or footwear tailor made for a tiny fraction of what you’d pay in the West – is it even possible to resist at least a couple of small purchases (even if it means lugging them around the whole of South East Asia in your already overstuffed backpack)? S.E.A Backpacker Magazine Editor, Nikki Scott was up for the challenge!

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S.E.A Backpacker Top 20 Inspirational Travel Quotes

Do you still need a gentle nudge to take the backpacking leap? Just for you we’ve compiled twenty of the very best inspirational travel quotes of all time in the hope that one of them will resonate enough with you to kick-start the journey of your dreams…

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7 Unnecessary Worries that Stop You Going Backpacking & 1 Real Worry (We know cos we’ve had them all!)

Secretly envying other people’s adventures? Living vicariously through travel blogs and Facebook updates of friends who have taken that big step and embarked upon a backpacking trip? What’s stopping you? We share the most common pre-travelling fears and explain why you need to get over them… and fast!

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Backpacker Video of the Month: The Healers of Siquijor, The Philippines

Siquijor Island in the Philippines is renowned for its black magic sorcerers and white magic healers. Here, backpackers Captain & Clark meet one of the most famous witches of them all...

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Event of the Month: Not just the Full Moon! Rhythm & Sands Festival, Koh Phangan, Thailand

Those awesome people who brought us Rhythm & Vines and Rhythm & Alps of New Zealand, now in their 10th year of mega success, have extended their arms into Thailand bringing with them the international dance scene and some of the planet's biggest acts! Set in a secluded yet accessible beach venue amidst the palms of Baan Tai, three days before the full moon party, Rhythm & Sands brings you the next level of the Thai Beach Party Experience…

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A Day in the Life of a Dive Instructor, Koh Tao v A Day in the Life of a Western Office Worker

Waking up to bright blue skies, turquoise waters and a day of teaching wide-eyed backpackers to discover a whole new world... is this the job of dreams? So what is it really like getting paid to live in paradise? Here, we compare a regular day in the life of a Western office worker alongside a regular day in the life of Ludo, a dive instructor at Big Blue Diving, Koh Tao, Thailand...

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