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Tag: travel

Top 5 Things to Avoid on a Plane

Inspired by a recent flight back from Berlin a few weeks ago, here are my top 5 things you should … More

plane journeys, rachel gillett, tips, top 5, travel

Child Free Spaces

Indian budget carrier IndiGo recently adopted a ‘quiet-zone’ policy for passengers travelling in premium seats, banning children under twelve from … More

children, Louisa Burden, travel, University of Glasgow

Travel Writing: It’s All Swedish To Me – Nordic Notions

Helmeted and strapped up, I mentally prepared myself to jump off what was, objectively speaking, a fucking huge building. The … More

Copenhagen, glasgow university, Helsinki, lifestyle, louise wylie, Oslo, Stockholm, travel, travel writing, University of Glasgow

Travel Writing: Crete, Greece

Crete: the largest of the stunning Greek islands, home to both fascinating ancient history and a massive array of holiday … More

Crete, glasgow university, Greece, Heraklion, Knossos, lifestyle, Malia, photography, rachel walker, travel, travel writing, University of Glasgow

Travel Writing: Paris

Paris is a city that exists in the mind long before you visit. As the setting of literary classics, Hollywood … More

Alphonse Mucha, Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Elysees, France, glasgow university, Jardin du Luxemburg, lifestyle, Marais, Montmartre, Musee D'Orsay, Notre Dame, paris, Toulouse Lautrec, Tourist, travel, University of Glasgow, Van Gogh

Dear qmunicate…

Originally published in The Time Issue, Spring 2016 Graduation is looming ever closer and I’m trying to enjoy my last … More

agony aunt, careers, dear qmunicate, glasgow university, graduation, hannah burke, travel, University of Glasgow

Travelling to King’s Landing – a Game of Thrones guide to Dubrovnik

When my parents told me we were travelling to Dubrovnik for our summer holiday last year, I gladly accepted it … More

croatia, Daenerys Targaryen, dubrovnik, Game of Thrones, glasgow university, katie fannin, Kings Landing, Lannisters, lifestyle, travel, University of Glasgow

Travel Writing: Nanteuil, France

In the hustle and bustle of a badly-signposted Paris on a Saturday morning in December, my family and I arrived … More

France, glasgow university, holidays, Liam Caldwell, Nanteuil, travel, University of Glasgow

Travel Writing: A Labour of Love

  It’s 1.30pm on a Tuesday afternoon and, rather than writing my dissertation, I am researching the cheapest and quickest … More

budapest, budget travelling, croatia, dubrovnik, holiday on a budget, holiday planning, interrail, skyscanner, student travel, tara fitzpatrick, travel, vienna

Do we have a responsibility to learn new languages before travelling?

With the Rugby World Cup and the summer Olympics of 2020 looming ahead for Japan, the country is trying to … More

aike jansen, colonialism, glasgow university, Japan, languages, travel, University of Glasgow

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