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The Souvenir Dilemma
The other day I found myself browsing through a tourist shop in London. I was amazed at the sheer quantity of gawdy figurines and tacky t-shirts that are hoovered up by tourists. I mean, who...
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Jobs Abroad: The Glamorous Life of an Au Pair
In the summer holidays after my first year at university, I had the sheer luck of becoming an au pair for an Italian family, but it wasn’t just any old Italian family… This is a piece...
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Postcard of the Week: Ski Portillo, Chile
While on first glance you may think this is the wrong season for this postcard, think again. This is actually exactly the right time of year to go skiing in Portillo, in the Chilean Andes, as...
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Rick Meriki’s incredible videos: MOVE, EAT, LEARN
I simply adore this trio of videos by Rick Mereki! I claim no credit for these whatsoever but they are incredible and worth sharing with you all. The first one’s my favourite. Which is yours?...
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Memories from my Gap Year: Backpacking around Cuba
You might have seen from my previous post about the ‘Tales of Two Cities’ travel writing competition run by Black Tomato, and I did actually enter the competition as well because, you know,...
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Night Trains: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
You don’t come across too many night trains any more – they’re all going bust due to budget airlines and everyone’s desperation to get to their destination as fast as humanly possible. The...
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6 Reasons Why My British Passport Is My Most Valuable Possession
Almost 7 years ago my friend Libby and I were backpacking around Cuba at the beginning of our gap year. On a bus from Havana to Viñales we got talking to a young Australian, whose father...
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Career Options for Graduates with a Modern Languages Degree (Part Two)
Part Two: Post-Uni Gap Year / Move Abroad / Graduate Schemes Last week I posted ‘Career Options for Graduates with a Modern Languages Degree (Part One)‘ and here is Part Two of my career guide...
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Off to Asia! Backpacking in 2008 vs. Luxury in 2014
The divine pool at the Samabe Resort in Bali Back in 2008 I spent 4 great months backpacking around China and South-East Asia, learning, exploring, experimenting and making the most of my...
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What Adventures and Travels Await You in 2015?
I’m already avidly plotting and scheming ideas for my travels next year and love the prospect of a fresh year and a fresh set of possibilities and options. And there’s nothing like planning an...
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My Thoughts on Why We Feel Compelled To Travel, and the Changing Meaning of...
Why do we feel compelled to travel? If you ask any adult in Britain what their passions are, the vast majority will include travel among their list of passions. Who doesn’t love to travel? I’m...
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How to Ask for a Career Break or Sabbatical
After I announced my 6-month career break from work back in October, I was flooded with messages and questions from friends and readers about how I had actually managed to get these 6 months off work...
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Cultural Exchanges for Young People in the UK: Where to Find Them
The UK is very lucky to have so many options for cultural exchanges in foreign countries, although many young people in the UK don’t seem to be aware of just how many opportunities they have at their...
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Conquering Shyness through Travel
If you met me aged 18 on the day I collected my A-level results in summer 2007, and again aged 23 on the day I threw my mortar board in the air at my university graduation in summer 2012, you wouldn’t...
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10 Years of Adulthood
2017 marks a whole 10 years since I turned 18 and entered the adult world! I’m a summer baby and I sometimes write a blog post in July to mark my birthday (see my 25th and my 26th birthdays), and...
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