It’s that time of year again…the kids are off school and everywhere you go it’s more expensive and three times as busy as usual, and the bright sunshine and blue skies of June and July have been replaced with flat, grey clouds and tedious humidity (classic British summer). However, if you’re still hoping to grab … More How to travel around Europe on a budget: 3 ways to save cash
So you’ve never been abroad before? Don’t worry about it. I’ve been abroad more times than I can remember (my first time abroad was when I was 6 months old) but from my mid-teens to the age of 20 I didn’t leave the UK at all, and when I did again it felt like the … More 5 tips for first time travellers
Have you ever been somewhere and strongly disliked it, but been unable to explain why? It’s a strange feeling, particularly for someone who wants to see as many places on earth as is physically (and financially) possible, and who assumes they’ll love everywhere new they see purely because they haven’t been before. I’ve never been … More My most hated city: Sheffield
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eu-referendum-racism_uk_576fe161e4b08d2c56396075 A The above link will take you to The Huffington Post who, amongst others, have provided a list of known post-Brexit racism that has occurred thus far. A In light of the appalling evidence being brought into the public eye on Twitter, Facebook and in national newspapers (not that many people have any faith … More Post-referendum Racism: no excuses
Germany is always a fun place to visit at any time of year, but I must admit that my summer trip to both Cologne and Frankfurt was one of the best travel experiences I’ve ever had. I’d also like to put to bed any suspicions that Germany has awful weather, is only good for the … More Cologne vs Frankfurt: Part 1
Frankfurt is a weird place. Touristy Sachsenhausen reminded me of Berlin’s Warschauerstrasse and Alexanderplatz — absolutely jam-packed with under 30s drinking themselves into oblivion and donning hen and stag party gear. The latter is not my thing, but we were certainly searching for a drink. We enjoyed a bottle of pricey but good wine at … More Cologne vs Frankfurt: Part 2
The term ‘home’ gets thrown around a lot in so many different contexts. Sometimes it means that a football team is playing at ‘home’ rather than ‘away’; in everyday conversations we hear the phrase ‘I’m going home’. Ultimately, ‘home’ denotes a point of origin, or a sense of place to which one ‘belongs’. Moving abroad from your native country is … More Home from home: living in Barcelona
Raised in the East Midlands and now living in London, I’ve always been curious as to what things look like ‘up North’. Naturally, people I meet in London hear my accent, recognise it as being from north of the M25 and think I’m from a far flung land filled with tractors, carrots and bales of … More Edinburgh and the North
For some, travelling is all about contrast. For me, a particularly fascinating aspect of travel is the ways in which seasonal change can entirely alter our experience of the same place. For example, sipping a cool glass of white wine in a beer garden at sunset in mid-July and revisiting the same venue in late November, when gathering around the indoor fireplace with … More Summer vs Winter in the Spanish Pyrenees
Depending on where you live, it can be difficult to find a decent local pub that won’t leave you forced to survive on fresh air, especially in the UK’s capital. So, whether you want to pay that bit extra and watch the sun set over the Thames or whether you’re happy with the familiar comfort … More The Greenwich Pub Guide
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