This tweet pretty much sums up how I’m feeling right now because, well, I’ve only gone and opted for hand luggage only for a six day trip. And, with all my electrical goods, that doesn’t leave a lot of room for the necessities. As you may know, I’m going to Romania next week and I’m … Continue reading »
There’s no doubt about it – travel has changed drastically, spiraling into a completely different concept today than it was back at the start of its existence (if we can even trace it back to the “beginning”). In the days of Columbus, Polo, Cook, and Livingston, travel was what we would consider an epic journey or voyage … Continue reading »
I was in London on Saturday, looking around some art galleries. It’s on days like this that I tend to spend most of my time in the gift shops because, well, I bloody love gallery gift shops. It was in the Wellcome Collection’s gift shop that I found a whole stand of quirky, illustrated maps … Continue reading »
So, like I promised, here is another installment of what I’ve been reading and enjoying recently. It’s a bit of a mixed-bag, including some language-related posts, as well as some photography and video fuelled ones. Let me know in the comments if there is anything else I should be reading! European and Asian Languages Traced … Continue reading »
Today’s post is a guest post from Ethan at Real Life English, which has some great articles and tips for language learners. As ever, I only accept guest posts that cover areas that I can’t and, as I haven’t lived in another country or been to Brazil, this article seemed the perfect fit! Enjoy! Brazil … Continue reading »
I don’t have to tell you that technology has changed travel in an unprecedented way. At one point in time, travel was the antidote to technology; a time to get a way from it all and sail the seven seas (or something along those lines). Now, they go hand in hand. From start to finish … Continue reading »
Since I’m only publishing on average one post a week, I thought I’d do a regular round up of posts I’m reading elsewhere! Yay, right?! These are the kind of articles I would like to write but have the attention span of a gnat/don’t have enough hours in a day/get sidetracked by shiny things (delete … Continue reading »
