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Wild Swimming in Great Britain

‘Wild swimming’; Akin to the action of swimming wildly, jumping and diving; taking a dip in secluded natural rivers and waterfalls; and skinny dipping, make of it as you wish, but this recently popularised outdoor activity is quickly becoming a great summer alternative to jetting off aboard. With…

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Tuesday 21st February 2012

Mishaps and Mayhem: A Match Made in Morocco

So there I was, lying in a mud hut on a dirty “love rug” in the mountains of Morocco, being offered tagine by a lady who I was convinced was a slave, with a drunken man called Mohammed advancing on me, thinking “how the hell did I get…

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Tuesday 21st February 2012

“How Many Camels for your Lady?”

As a young, single, white female, travelling through the patriarchal countries of Tunisia and Egypt, there were certain reactions that I was prepared for. I was an alien, immersed in a culture that was strongly dominated by its traditions and religious beliefs; so much so that a ‘foreigner’…

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Tuesday 21st February 2012

Book Review: The Gap-Year Guidebook 2012

Lets start with the title: The Gap-Year Guidebook 2012. You would be forgiven for thinking that this book was irrelevant to you. As university students we’ve all moved from the 18-year-old ‘Gap Yah’ scene and most of us will not be in a position to embark on any elaborate…

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Friday 17th February 2012

A Day In Oxford: Indulge Yourself, Read a Classic, and Fall in a River

Known as ‘city of dreaming spires’, Oxford is a centre for education overrun by mind-blowing architecture, ancient pubs and fine food. Its 38 colleges have produced some of our greatest thinkers and writers and its landmarks have graced many-a-film. It’s well worth a visit. The phenomenal Bodleian Library…

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Monday 13th February 2012

Dispelling the Myths of Paris: The Ultimate Valentine’s Getaway?

Come Valentine’s Day, a mass exodus of eager young couples prepare to launch themselves at Paris, the most romantic city on earth. The Naive amongst them dream fancifully of weekends occupied by croissants, French fancies, mumbled exchanges of undying love, and strolls along the Seine. Sure, dream away…

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Monday 13th February 2012

A whistle-stop tour of the UK’s capitals

‘Britain, Britain, Britain. Opened by the Queen in 1937 and responsible for re-inventing the cat’. So perhaps David Walliams and Matt Lucas aren’t the most reliable spokespeople for British tourism, but our little isle certainly has a lot to shout about. The current popularity of Inca trail treks and…

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Saturday 11th February 2012

Extreme, Dangerous & British

“I’ve got the willingness and stupidity to try anything. If I think it’s even remotely possible, I’ll do it”, American motocross rider Travis Pastrana once famously remarked. Extreme sport, or adventure sport is the name given to sporting activities that involve a certain level of danger, speed and often…

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Thursday 9th February 2012

Secret Nottingham

We all know the Nottingham where you can hit Ocean on a Friday night or stumble out of Cr-isis on a Wednesday, but these generic choices may leave some feeling that Nottingham has nothing better to offer than a cheap drink, chart hits and a greasy kebab. This…

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Tuesday 7th February 2012

Welcome Britannia

There is something utterly depressing about leaving Paris for London on the Eurostar. Everything operates like clockwork. On any other day, the Gare du Nord represents all that is wrong with Parisian bureaucracy. It promises interminable lines and proliferating pickpockets. In homage to their destination to the bowels of…

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