Postcard of the Week: Norway
Despite Norway only being just a short way across the North Sea from England, I have never been there. I’ve heard tales of the fjords from a friend who […]
The story of Thessaloniki in ‘The Thread’ by Victoria Hislop
I’ve recently got into reading Victoria Hislop novels, after a recommendation from my grandmother who knew that I love stories, books and films set in foreign countries, and particularly in […]
Postcard of the Week: the Turkish Coast
In August I spent a splendid week bobbing along the Turkish coast, admiring the views, soaking up the rays, swimming around in turquoise bays and doing very little else […]
An Account of Life in London
An account of life in London, as seen through the eyes of a girl from the coast How long do you have to live in London before you can consider […]
How to bring up your children to be multilingual
Do you know who I really envy? Truly multilingual people. Although I speak a number of other European languages, I will never truly speak 100% like a native, as I […]
Postcard of the Week: Greetings from Ghana
My mother, Malvena Stuart-Taylor, was out in Ghana again a few weeks ago volunteering and training Ghanaian doctors with the G.A.S. Partnership, and she sent me this postcard. Last […]
Guest Post: Life as an au pair in Spain
Harriet Barter is studying Spanish and Italian at the University of Exeter (the same degree that I did at Exeter – a very wise choice!) and she has just spent […]
Cycling around the Isle of Wight
This August Bank Holiday I decided to escape to the countryside and head down to Hampshire (where I’m from) for a weekend of barbeques, lie ins and tennis, and […]
Win a pair of tickets to Bestival on the Isle of Wight for a lucky reader – competition now closed
[This competition is now closed.] If you’re based in the UK then you will probably have heard about Bestival at some point – it’s an annual music festival that traditionally […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 