“Don’t be in such a hurry. Enjoy the world.”
Kate Ewart-Biggs’ mission with the British Council is to build lasting connections between the UK and other countries through arts and language. Coming from...
‘Understanding and appreciating those of other cultures is the number one tool we have to respect’: In conversation with travel influencer and entrepreneur, Kacie...
"Kacie Rose is passionate about taking on challenges and taking yourself outside your comfort zone"
Euro bummer
This summer, I reached a crucial milestone in my adulthood. The group made it not only out of the group chat, but also out...
Embarking on the year abroad
"Navigating job applications, and the nightmare that is obtaining a Visa post-Brexit all whilst juggling the notorious Oxford workload, proved a stressful time."
In search of lost lives – The phenomenon of ‘Dark Tourism’
'Upon entering the House of Terror, I was immediately struck by a great sense of unease. The idea of ‘Dark Tourism’ was not something that had occurred to me until over a year ago, on that overcast day in Budapest.'
Birra for breakfast
"I remounted the bike with some difficulty and started wobbling along the road as the amber glow that bathed the Italian countryside faded into darkness."
A Londoner’s Take on the Highlands of Scotland
Scotland is an unknown for most of the English population. Yes, the population is very aware of the dominance of the SNP in its...
Tips for being sustainable when travelling
"Travelling can leave huge footprints on the environment, so if we visit a destination abroad, we should do our bit to reduce this impact"
A love letter to Marseille
450 miles south of Paris and the same distance across the Mediterranean from Algiers, a mere afternoon’s drive to the Spanish and Italian borders,...
Stepping into the unknown: anxieties about the year abroad
The Year Abroad – exciting and ominous words which all students of Modern Languages are faced with from the moment they begin university. Echoes...
Day 1 – Au Paris
Libby Bull describes how her travels to Paris went "off the rails"!
“Rotterdam is anywhere, anywhere alone…”: A Literary Pilgrimage
'If I do go to these places, I won’t need to be transported to a fictional world for them to be magic. They’ll be wonderful because I went there, and had fun, and lived a life that is far less exciting than those of the characters, but was good all the same.'
So long, farewell: the UK’s decision to leave Erasmus
Like a parent disguising a plate of vegetables as a dessert, Johnson desperately promises, in true Trumpian fashion, a ‘bigger and better’ programme. See previous claims on a ‘world-beating’ track and trace scheme, if you need reminding of how boasts work out in this government.
A Quick Trip Far Away
"One summer, a summer which now seems to have passed by long ago, I slept and dreamt for the first time on the mainland."
