The Marathon Tourist
I’ve discovered that there’s a type of person who travels around the world to voluntarily take part in 26 miles of extreme sightseeing – to run marathons. They call […]
The Top 10 Highlights of my DTour across North America!
Now that I’m back in London struggling to come to terms with reality after my whirlwind DTour of North America, I’ve been catching up with friends and family after […]
My weekend jaunt around Boulogne-sur-Mer and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
England and France really are very close together. I only discovered this with my own eyes a couple of weekends ago, when I took a P&O ferry over to […]
DTour Part 10: And last but not least… New York City!
After two incredible weeks of travelling the length and breadth of the United States, I finally found myself in no other than New York City. […]
The ‘Languages for the Future’ report by the British Council and International Education Week 2013
Originally posted on Worldly Minded:
Last night I attended a reception held at the British Council in London to celebrate International Education Week 2013, which is running this week…
Guest Post: Exploring China & Learning Mandarin on the Study China Programme
Alex Brown is in her third year studying English Literature at Cardiff University and took part in the Study China Programme in August 2013. She spent three weeks learning Mandarin in […]
Postcard of the Week: Pullman St Pancras Hotel in London
Last week a friend and I attended a launch party for a very exciting newly renovated hotel, the Pullman St Pancras, right next to King’s Cross St Pancras station […]
International Education Week 2013 and my interview as part of the Language Launchpad
This week, 18-24th November 2013, is British Council’s International Education Week and throughout the week they aim to “promote the importance of an international dimension to primary and secondary […]
DTour Part 9: Utterly charmed by Canada and Niagara Falls
The DTour competition run by DoubleTree by Hilton selected 6 winners in total: 1 for each continent. Back in July I found out I’d be travelling […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 