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Paris, je t’aime
14th February 2009, Paris Gare du Nord. I walk up to the French officer and hand over my passport. He looks at me, inspects it and asks “You are travelling alone? An enormous smirk appears across his face. Because yes, it is Valentine’s day, yes the Eurostar departure lounge is abounding with dreamy-eyed couples... »
Call this a holiday?
Is volunteering overseas just back-patting backpacking or an opportunity to really benefit the local community? »
The traveller’s right to roam?
Should we be free to travel to any country we choose? Even when it means we might be supporting the economy of an oppressive government? London Student explores the ethical debate of travel to Burma and beyond… »
Work hard, play hard: Student life in Groningen
A couple of years ago, I wrote that visiting Liechtenstein to watch their national team play might have been a high for me in terms of human eccentricity. After suffering as the victim of many jokes based on my bizarre choice of holiday destinations, I had little intention of topping that feat; until now. »
Lose yourself in Toulouse
3am, a week-end in May: The London student is in the library, preparing for exams, or awake in bed, thinking said exams. Meanwhile, a student in Toulouse is on the banks of the river Garonne »
Hezbollah and Häagen-Dazs: Travels in Lebanon
A sign outside the Häagen-Dazs franchise in downtown Beirut advertises its new ‘Doha Agreement cone’ commemorating the May pact between rival Lebanese factions. The Doha agreement finally ended an 18-month political crisis and installed a new national President in Michel Suleiman. This bizarre marriage of ice cream, advertising and confessional politics is just one of... »
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