My love affair with Belgium and thus my ambition to work at the heart of the EU began when I went on Queen’s University Belfast’s Brussels Study Tour in my …
Karneval in Köln
Germany’s 4th Biggest City and One of its Liveliest Those of you who know me well will know that there’s a special place in my heart for the wunderschönes Deutschland and …
Winter is Coming…
Luxemblog Part 3 The last time I wrote here, I was juggling life in Luxembourg pretty well bar a few mainly administrative setbacks. Some things have changed since then: I …
Life as a Balancing Act
Luxemblog Part Deux My first few weeks in lovely Luxembourg have been hectic- amazing, but hectic. I’ve finally settled into my new flat, despite continued admin problems thanks to Sanem …
Living La Vida Luxembourg
Luxemblog Part 1 Bonjour. Hallo. Moien. It’s been a while since I last posted, mainly because I spent the Summer penniless, dreaming about the trips to Poland and France I missed …
Au-Pair: Budget Traveller’s Dream or Nightmare?
Like many other travellers with big dreams but little money, I jumped at the opportunity to be an Au-Pair abroad one summer. Teaching a bit of English to some kids …
Jazpan: An Asian Adventure
As you may have figured out by now, I adore Europe and have made it my goal to see every country in this beautiful continent I’m lucky enough to call home. …
Mountains, Mishaps & Mint Tea in Marrakech
This time last year I had my very first taste of life outside Europe when I visited Marrakech, Morocco. It was such a short flight from Spain, so it would …
Sun, Sea and Appendicitis
Since yesterday marked the one year anniversary of my appendectomy (during my Erasmus in Spain), I figured what better way to reminisce about good old times than to write a …
10 Reasons to do Erasmus in Madrid
Recently, the blog Uniplaces created a Best Erasmus City competition for students to rate their host city. To my great delight, my own home-away-from-home came out on top- the amazing Madrid! The …