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Category: Countries

Postcard of the Week: Bosham

        This has to be one of my favourite ever postcards. “Bosham?” I hear you say? “Where the hell is Bosham?” Well my friends, for those of you who haven’t had […]

The Scottish Dancing Season Is Upon Us

           Winter is well and truly upon us and unless you’re a particular fan of the cold, most of your hobbies will have moved indoors. And with the winter comes the […]

Postcard of the Week: Thai Islands

         Everything you’ve heard about the Thai islands… it’s all true. It is literally paradise. The degree of paradise you find yourself in depends on a few key things: the company […]

The First Month’s Salary

          So you’ve done all the hard work and finally said goodbye to application forms and pre-interview nerves. You’ve got the job and you’ve even survived the first month. We’re […]

Postcard of the Week: Athens

The Parthenon in the Acropolis in Athens conjures up images of the Ancient Greek Gods and all their crazy exploits. The word ‘acropolis’ in Greek means ‘high city’ and there […]

How Well-Travelled Are You?

How well-travelled are you? The map above shows in green the 57 countries I’ve visited (if I counted the UK correctly as 4 separate countries, it would actually amount to […]

Postcard of the Week: Oxford

          Baptised the “city of dreaming spires” by the poet Matthew Arnold, Oxford is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and charming cities in Great Britain. Its outstanding architecture and […]