2014: Year in Review
Well, here we are. The last day of 2014. It sounds like a bit of a cliché, but time really has flown. I think the older you get, the faster it goes, and I can’t believe that’s another…
Outfit of the Day – Winter Warmth
Is it cold where you live? It’s freezing here! Scotland by no means gets the coldest winters in the world, but it does get pretty chilly. This week’s outfit is a little different then, since I’m sharing my…
48 Hours in Edinburgh
So my sister came to stay with me for the weekend, the first time she’s done so since I moved out to go to university. She hasn’t seen much of Edinburgh beyond Princes Street, so my challenge was…
Outfit of the Day – Reflections
The order of the day is simple, but fun. A t-shirt and shorts combo couldn’t be simpler, but I like to try to make my outfits a little more unusual than just that. I think this top is…
Country Life – Visiting Home
For the past three years I’ve lived in cities, in Scotland and France, in order to attend university. But of course, from time to time I visit home, at weekends and during holidays, as I did so this…
India Day Lecture – Gopal Krishna Gandhi
This week I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to attend a lecture at the university by Gopal Krishna Gandhi. He is best known for being the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, but is also a distinguished scholar and…
Farewell to Summer
When did September get here? Yes, try as we might to hold on to it, summer is gone. The air has a chill to it and the leaves have begun to fall from the trees and the sun’s…
Review – Not Another Happy Ending
Warning: minor spoilers ahead I had mixed feelings about Not Another Happy Ending. Before watching I was unsure whether it would be a typical romantic comedy, or something a little more indie and different; it turned out to be…
Of Bagpipes and Burns: Scottish Stereotypes
(Source) Every country and culture has stereotypes that go alongside it, some truer than others. Scotland of course, is no different. However, what I have noticed is that while Scotland is part of the U.K., British stereotypes tend…
Sun, Sand and Sea? Try Burned, Boring and Blatantly Oblivious
(Source) Ah, the British masses, swarming overseas on their annual pilgrimage to pay homage to that god of the sky, the sun. Strange, really, that all year is spent complaining about the cold, wet British weather, and yet…
