Da Nang unfortunately gets overlooked because of its location between two more touristy locations- Hoi An and Hue. While you’ll get the chance to visit both during your time staying in Da…
Making the most of a hiccup Unless you somehow have managed to find a way to completely avoid all news sources and outlets since the unsettlements of late 2019, you will know…
My experience with Global Grad My first contact with Global Grad I first heard about Global Grad when an advert for it popped up on my Instagram. The concept presented in the…
The Elephant Nature Park When Global Grad first mentioned volunteering with Elephants for a week at the meet up in October; I was immediately intrigued. I am so glad that I did,…
How to live in other cultures without getting a culture shock You may have visited nearby countries growing up on holiday, or you may have never even left your home country. Global…
Food culture in South East Asia No matter how fussy you are, South East Asia is one of the best places to tantalise your tonsils (if, unlike me, you still have them).…
If you’re reading other travel blogs or watching travel YouTubers to learn about the places you can or will visit with Global Grad, you will likely hear about one city a lot:…
Celebrating Songkran in Thailand Imagine starting the New Year with a country-wide water pistol fight! If you’re in the UK like me, you may think it’s a little too cold to try…
Volunteering in Malaysia As one of our volunteering projects in Malaysia, we teamed up with Satirical Satin Project for one of their projects, Do Nation Good Drive. Satirical Satin promotes several aims,…
How Global Grad improves your CV Let’s face it: qualifications don’t guarantee jobs. While having an undergraduate or postgraduate degree increases your likelihood of being in employment, primarily in skilled roles, not…
Road trip travel tips The two fortnight-long road trips which Global Grad offer between study hub locations are a highlight of the semester. Complimentary to the slow travel you will do in…
TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE … are you drifting or driven …? Schools have now gone back, but not for you having left at the end of last-term; University is getting underway…
Hostel Life Before the January 2019 group set out on their journey through South East Asia, a few students had trepidations about one aspect of travel: staying in hostels. Some mentioned they’d…
Intro to the European countries Are you certain you want to visit the sights of Europe with Global Grad, or are you curious about the places you could visit during their European…
Intro to 5 countries in South East Asia Whether you are curious of the places the South East Asia semester entails or you’ve already secured your spot, it’s always better to learn…