European Escapade Day 0 – London
So life is taking a pretty exciting turn over the next few weeks! I’m off on what will hopefully be a pretty epic trip through Europe. My aim is to daily blog it, with each new post probably…
Spring in the South – Cannes & Nice
Cannes As with Aix, I only spent an afternoon in Cannes, whilst I was staying in Nice. It’s not a big town, and there’s a limited amount to see when the film festival isn’t on – sadly my calendar meant…
Spring in the South – Aix-en-Provence & Marseille
Aix-en-Provence I visited this town for an afternoon while staying in Marseille, as it’s quite small so I didn’t feel I needed much longer. This is the quintessential Provence town, small and rustic and pretty, and it helped that the…
Spring in the South – Carcassone & Montpellier
Carcassone Carcassone is a town split into two distinct parts – La Cité and La Ville Basse. The walled town atop a hill is La Cité, but this is only a small portion of Carcassone as a whole. The day…
Spring in the South – Toulouse & Perpignan
So, for anyone who hasn’t been paying attention, or has never read my blog before, I’ve been studying abroad in France all year, in the Loire Valley region. However, I decided to try to see as many other…
The Châteaux of the Loire Valley – Part 2
This is my second post about the various châteaux of the Loire Valley (part 1 is here), which I’ve been visiting while studying abroad this year. Aside from Blois, the châteaux in those post are all further out in the…
The Châteaux of the Loire Valley – Part 1
I’ve been studying abroad this year, in a town called Tours in the Loire Valley. I’ve found the town itself isn’t particularly exciting, but I have been using the year to see more of France, and this region is well…
Adventures in Austria
I went to Austria! If you hadn’t already guessed from the title of this post. I had a week off from classes, so I went to visit Bridget, who is on her year abroad in Linz, for a…
Musings from an Airport Departure Lounge
(Source) Airports. Places of transit. Places of waiting. Place where journeys take place, yet life seems to be on hold for a while. Places of excitement, of anxiety, of boredom, of joy and sadness alike. Where loved ones…
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…
