Very nearly a Greek tragedy

My first ever proper backpacking trip was extremely eventful. It had started in Israel with a spell on a kibbutz, followed Continue reading →

Speedy Gun Zales

My first visit to the USA was a wonderful four month summer stay at the end of my first year Continue reading →

Petra-fied

Sandwiched between its borders with Syria to the north, Iraq to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan Continue reading →

I said ‘popcorn’, not ‘c*#k porn’

Our introduction to Peruvian cinema was an interesting one. Not because of the film itself, ‘Lo Que Quieren las Mujeres’ Continue reading →

Bonkers HonKers

On the evening of Friday 2 June, our Leavers’ Ball was in full swing. After four amazing years as an Continue reading →

I won’t be Russian back

If the opportunity ever arose to return to Mother Russia, I wouldn’t have to think twice. The single most difficult Continue reading →

An encounter not nearly brief enough

How I love an overnight train journey. I normally succumb to the soporific rocking within minutes of clambering into my Continue reading →

Skyfall: the Argentine version

Argentina is A-MAZ-ING for all manner of outdoor activities. I’d started off down at the very tip in Ushuai (the Continue reading →