The last days of summer: from the Balkans & Sicily, back to London
Today I’m flying back from Sicily to London, marking the distinct end of my summer and a brutal confrontation with autumn. From what I hear from the UK, it’s been […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 10 (June 2017)
So this blog post is a several weeks late but… we’re over halfway through 2017! The end of June signified the end of my first year of the Master’s after […]
Diary of a Master’s Student Abroad: Month 8 (April 2017)
I’ve now just 1 month left here in Sweden (out of a 4-month semester) and the city of Uppsala is truly starting to feel like home. So here is the […]
Why the Haitian hurricane barely graced your newsfeeds: bad timing or do we simply not care?
Originally posted on The Euroculturer:
? The aftermath of the Haiti Hurricane. Photo by DVIDSHUB Virginia Stuart-Taylor It’s the stuff of nightmares. You wake up around 6am and you’ve no…
Living La Dolce Vita in Bellagio: the Clubrooms at Gatwick Airport and a penthouse with Bellagio & Dintorni
At the end of October I spent an idyllic long weekend with three friends in Bellagio, a beautiful Italian village at the heart of Lake Como. I’ve already written about […]
What to See, Do and Eat in Bellagio at the Heart of Lake Como
La bellissima Italia! Quanto mi sei mancata! I have an ongoing internal struggle, trying to choose between Spain and Italy, which country do I love the […]
Running the Athens Marathon for Plan UK in 2 weeks’ time: Update after Month 5 of Training
Today marks 5 months since I began training for this marathon, and it’s also exactly 2 weeks until I actually run the marathon. Oh my god. That’s very soon! This is my […]
Review of the Oscar-winning Italian film ‘The Great Beauty’ (aka ‘La Grande Bellezza’)
An easy and extremely cheap way to travel vicariously is to let your television screen travel for you and immerse you in a foreign country, simply by watching a film. […]
