This content is archived from the academic year 2008 - 2009.

Travel

Easter in Seville

Easter in Seville May 11th, 2009
Eoghan Bennett

Eoghan Bennett finds out there more to Spain than drinking sangria at the Semana Santa festival [Full Article]

Souks, Snakes and Squatting in Morocco

Souks, Snakes and Squatting in Morocco May 11th, 2009
Greg Dickinson

It was a brisk Saturday afternoon in St Albans when we first stuck our thumbs out. We were standing at a petrol station before the M25 junction, overly visible in our fluorescent green “Charity Hitch” T-Shirts. 10 days later, having jumped into 26 vehicles with 26 delightful strangers, Vicki [Full Article]

Monsoon Hits Mumbai

Monsoon Hits Mumbai December 1st, 2008
Clyde Macfarlane

It hurts to look up at the sky- piercing with light, too painful to follow the outline of what may or may not be cloud cover, possibly just a fractured smudge on a sore retina, totally colourless. [Full Article]



Penetrating A Blank Space

Penetrating A Blank Space September 19th, 2008
Clyde Macfarlane

The ultimate backpacker’s goal: to escape the ‘known’, get off the map, to understand how it feels to live a different life; if not for ourselves then simply to tell our friends back home that we have. [Full Article]

A Latin American corner of Southeast Asia

A Latin American corner of Southeast Asia April 27th, 2009
Clyde Macfarlane

Travel ediitor Clyde Macfarlane explores the unique nature of the Philippines [Full Article]

The benefits of a good guide book

The benefits of a good guide book October 13th, 2008
Sally Robinson

When travelling, one of the necessities I find I cannot live without is a good guidebook. [Full Article]



Gateway to the Himalayas

Gateway to the Himalayas October 6th, 2008
Clyde Macfarlane

Travel Editor Clyde Macfarlane visits the Nepalese capital [Full Article]

A Jailbreak Travel Diary

A Jailbreak Travel Diary November 22nd, 2008
Rory Crowder

How far away could you get? [Full Article]

A Distinctly French Town

A Distinctly French Town November 22nd, 2008
Joshua Dresner

A pearl in a vast ocean of nothingness. Tropical and beautiful, teeming with life, exotic and yet familiarly French. [Full Article]



Early Evening in Nagasaki

Early Evening in Nagasaki October 29th, 2008
Clyde Macfarlane

Travel editor Clyde Macfarlane explores the complex world of sushi [Full Article]

A well-planned journey into Colombia’s tropical heartland

A well-planned journey into Colombia’s tropical heartland April 24th, 2009
Tom Batchelor

Tom Batchelor travels off the beaten track [Full Article]

More than just vampires

More than just vampires December 12th, 2008
Verity Hogan

Verity Hogan debunks the myths surrounding Romania. [Full Article]



Fancy An All-American Summer Camp?

Fancy An All-American Summer Camp? December 8th, 2008

Getting up at 7.45am every day used to be my idea of hell. [Full Article]

A Beijing Olympic Journal

A Beijing Olympic Journal October 21st, 2008
Jack Howard

Jack Howard gets up close to the Olympic hype in China [Full Article]

The Forgotten Country Of Burma

The Forgotten Country Of Burma November 16th, 2008
Adam Smith

Barefooted monks collected alms in single file lines as businessmen crammed onto beaten city buses. [Full Article]



Thrill Seeker's Paradise

Thrill Seeker's Paradise October 13th, 2008
Dominic Koole

Dominic Koole explores the diversity of Peru [Full Article]

Monsoon hits Mumbai

Monsoon hits Mumbai December 1st, 2008
Clyde Macfarlane

A couple stand on the pavement ready to cross, the man in flip flops, well fitted jeans and a checkered shirt, unbuttoned at the sleeves to reveal brown arms and a watch. His wife wears a peacock blue sari with bangles. There is a relentless stream of obstacles; open sided [Full Article]

A downhill ride from Ooty

A downhill ride from Ooty March 17th, 2009
Clyde Macfarlane

Clyde Macfarlane freewheels through the Nilgiri Mountains [Full Article]



The Country of One Thousand Islands

The Country of One Thousand Islands September 15th, 2008
Hannah Leask

IF YOU’RE the kind of student who feels ready to leave the chav-tastic, binge-dinking, mini-skirted package holidays of the past behind, and is searching instead for an equally inexpensive and youthful, yet utterly more civilised vacation experience – look no further than Croatia. The breathtaking Dalmatian coast offers sun, [Full Article]

The incomprehensible scale of Tokyo

The incomprehensible scale of Tokyo March 16th, 2009
Clyde Macfarlane

During the late 1950’s, Japan was searching for a landmark to effectively symbolise its rise to the global economic powerhouse the country was fast becoming. [Full Article]

A refreshingly local escape

A refreshingly local escape March 16th, 2009
Joel Plaja

Joel Plaja walks the Camino de Santiago [Full Article]



Seoul Fever

Seoul Fever February 23rd, 2009
Zahir Nowaz

Seoul Fever Zahir Nowaz witnesses the ever-changing face of the Korean peninsula [Full Article]

The Scheveningen swim

The Scheveningen swim February 23rd, 2009
Charlotte Allen

Charlotte Allen sheds her New Year’s Day hangover [Full Article]