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How to choose an AirBnB apartment

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Dr P at his computer talking about how to use AirBnB with Bratislava castle in the background.

Languages and travel go hand in hand and in recent years, for me, booking accommodation with AirBnB has been part of the mix. I've build up quite a bit of experience as a regular user of the site. AirBnB has enabled me to stay in some great apartments for much less than the cost of a hotel. I've felt like a local, too. In this article, I share my tips to on how to choose an … [Read more...]

Learning Japanese: Month Nine update

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I'm now nine months into my learning basic Japanese project, just a week away from my arrival in Japan for the first time, to attend the Polyglot Conference…and to explore a bit too. This is my latest monthly report. It's a brief one this time. Why? First, because, I'm on the road for a month (first Singapore and Hong Kong). Second, erm, because has been my least productive … [Read more...]

Group language course abroad? For and against in 2023

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Why go on an intensive, group language course abroad? If you decided to, how do you choose a foreign language school? Now that (in most places) the worst of the pandemic is past, you may be thinking of spreading your wings again later in 2023. This post, the first of two, we get to grips with the first of these two questions. The focus is on the typical full-time (or … [Read more...]

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