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History in the Making

I am profoundly grateful that I stayed awake through all my history classes — otherwise none of the scenery in England would make much sense to me. This is because England is oozing with history. (Actually, it oozes quite a lot anyway, mainly because it rains so much, but that’s another post.) Indeed, there’s so […]

Drive you up a wall

Drive You Up the Wall

This week, I am going to share with you one of the most important things I have learned about travelling. Are you ready? It is this: Travel books are not written by people who have actually set foot in the country under discussion. They are produced by tourism boards that gloss over the scary bits. […]