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You see a wide, green park. There are perfectly arranged flowers decorating the outside, a bench just begging you to sit on it right in the middle of the lawn. You’re about to step onto that carefully trimmed grass when you see it: Do not step on grass... Read more

Stop what you're doing and book tickets to Budapest right now

My dreams of Europe were always tied to fantasies of castles, beautiful churches, and romantic scenery. Ideally, all the other tourists would just disappear along with the tacky souvenir shops, leaving me to experience the city more authentically. I found... Read more

5 Tips for a Happy Travel Experience

1. Check, double check, and triple check your plans. Don’t just assume your wrote the dates down right, and check in with people who are hosting you beforehand. I was going to stay with a friend in Hamburg on April 17th last year. I got to the train... Read more

A Guide to Glasgow: Outstanding Architecture, Gorgeous Parks, and a Lively Music Scene

When you tell someone you’re going to Glasgow, you tend to get one of two responses: 1. Oh cool, Ireland! 2. Why aren’t you going to Edinburgh? After living there for five months, I am here to tell you to laugh in the face of anyone who gives you either... Read more

Lessons learned while hopelessly lost

About two weeks into my semester in Glasgow, I received a notice from the post office saying they had tried to deliver a package and that it was now waiting for me at the station. I found the address on the back was in Cambuslung, ten miles away. I... Read more

How to have a great (and cheap!) Saint Patrick's Day in Dublin

You wake up at 3:35am on March 16 th to take a taxi to the bus station that will take you to the airport to catch your flight to Dublin because this was the cheapest option, and you’re a poor college student. Youl meet some fellow Americans on the bus who... Read more

Kilts, Highland Cattle, and Overly-Friendly Locals: The Essence of Scotland

Twenty-two miles outside of Oban in the Scottish Highlands lies a lonely, old structure called Kilchurn Castle. The area is desolate; when I visited in the middle of February I saw probably fewer than ten people, locals included. During the tourist season... Read more

Top 5 Secrets to Living in the UK

1. Just because they speak English does not mean you'll understand them. On two separate occasions I stood next to someone for over five minutes trying to figure out what language they were speaking only to suddenly realize it was English. At a comedy gig... Read more

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