Oktoberfest 2015

By Eleanor Winstanley | March 14, 2025

A few weeks ago I went to Munich to visit my friend who is spending the first part of her year abroad there and to attend something that had always been on my bucket list, Oktoberfest. As I mentioned, my friend is currently living in Munich, and knowing that she was meeting me at the…

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Sitges – Sian Summerton, Feb 2015

By Sian Summerton | March 14, 2025

Last weekend I travelled out of Barcelona to the beautiful town of Sitges, which takes around 40 minutes on the local train. Sitges is incredibly busy over the summer, but is calm and quiet over the months of November- February. Despite this, the weather was still lovely, with blue skies and plenty of sunshine! I…

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Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

By John Speak | March 14, 2025

The John Speak Trust would like to wish all it’s followers, scholars and past scholars a very       Merry Christmas   Feliz Nevada                                         Feliz Natal   vrolijk Kerstfeest   圣诞节快乐   Joyeux Noël   Frohe Weihnachten                              …

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Our Changing World

By Edward Mortimer | March 14, 2025

It is now drawing closer towards the final month of my scholarship, so I want to make an effort to blog more regularly. I would like to give readers an insight into what life is like here, and the potential ways to strengthen ties between the UK and Pakistan in decades to come. A couple…

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Sam in Tajikistan – ХАЛҚИ ОШ – LAND OF OSH

By Samuel Styan | December 2, 2019

Номи ман Сам аст ва ин моҳ ба Душанбе, пойтахти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, барои таҷрибаомӯзиям омадам. Дар донишгоҳ забони форсию забоншиносӣ таҳсил мекунам. Тоҷикӣ як забони Осиёи Марказӣ аст, ки наздики форсӣ аст, вале бо хатти кириллик навишта мешавад. Дар ин “блог”ҳо умедворам, ки хотироти хуб дар бораи ин кишвар гузорам. Махсусан кишвари Тоҷикистонро бисёр мардуми…

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