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 […]
Tales of Granada in ‘The Return’ 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 […]
Flamenco Music in the heart of Andalucía
Before going to work for Armani in Italy, I had the good fortune to spend the first half of my Third Year Abroad in the heart of Andalucía, in […]
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 […]
Earthquakes in Emilia-Romagna
In early June 2012 I was on holiday in Modena, just when the earthquakes hit the region of Emilia -Romagna. It turned out the epicentre was extremely close to Modena, […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 