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I originally read ‘Kingdom by the Sea’ by Mr Theroux and reviewed it on this blog site. That book is especially funny and probably the book I enjoyed the most. However Mr Theroux does have some other interesting books especially his Dark Star Safari. This is the book where he travels from Cairo to Cape Read more
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By Kapka Kassabova Another book I picked up in the last few months sort of randomly and enjoyed was ‘Twelve Minutes of Love’ by Kapka Kassabove. I think I picked it up in one of Inverness’s charity shops like Highland Hospice or Carr Gomm (where I work). I have a real love of music nowadays Read more
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When I was in Budapest recently, in a cafe, drinking my coffee, I saw a man with a sort of cart full of second hand books outside. I asked him if he had any English books and he pointed me to a section. I purchased Paul Theroux’s Kingdom by the Sea for a bit over Read more
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If I recall correctly it must have been during the 2nd semester of my NTU course that I visited Mainland China (maybe Easter 2013). I visited Thailand and Malaysia with Ryan during the break between semester 1 and the beginning of semester 2. A lot of my Strathclyde cohort travelled back to Scotland during this Read more
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This blog post will be dedicated to why I decided to take my first trip to China in the holidays of my Nanyang Technological University course. Around this time, after spending a lot of time with Ryan from the US, I was growing in daring and confidence. In the past I would have been afraid Read more
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Another very notable year in my own life is that of the period from June 2013 to October 2014 when I lived and worked in the People’s Republic of China. I understand that this experience is one a majority of people in the UK will not be able to relate to, in fact in the Read more
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A very memorable year of my life was that of my 3rd university year in the city state of Singapore in Asia from August 2012 until around May 2013. To qualify for the year abroad at my home university you had to a certain grade average across your subjects. I remember at the end of Read more
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I am just back from a 48 hour trip to Paris. My first impressions were that it was very busy with people. Clearly popular with tourists. I saw lots of beautiful architecture starting with my visit to the Louvre. Great food (certainly compared to the food here in Inverness). Clearly a city with a lot Read more
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