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Feeling at home and working at the Hanoi social club
My story with the Hanoi social club It is the coffee shop where I felt home and at the same time I could work the most effectively. It was in February of 2016 when I came back Vietnam for Chinese New Year. I stayed in a hostel in the downtown of Hanoi. I couldn’t...
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Hanoi at night - the city that never sleeps -part 1
“A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it”, - George A. Moore. Hanoi at night - the city that never sleeps - the old quarter My "love story" with Hanoi I was born in a small village in a province which is 70km far from...
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Let's go on a journey!
Hello everyone! This is my new travelling blog, where I'm going to try and tell you about all the experiences I've had in places I've visited - such as interesting areas, monuments, bars, restaurants, clubs and even shops which are unmissable if you're also planning to...
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Betlehem! The city of the white houses.
This winter I decided to travel to Palestine for a short study visit held in Betlehem The city of the white houses. The stony city. A poor city. When you came from Tel Aviv to Betlehem you can realize the difference. It remembers me those Balkan’s capital which are...
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Student Accommodation: What You Should Consider as a Freshman
First of all, congratulations on making it into college! You know you’re in and it’s time to pack your bags. Of course, you’ll need to adjust to a new set of bearings and get a place to live in. It is for this reason that we’ve prepared our guide on choosing...
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First post!
First off, I'd like to let you guys know that I'm also writing a blog on Tumblr with a week by week story of my trip to Belgium and Beyond. You can find that here: https://belgiumandbeyond.tumblr.com/ This blog will contain more about Canada as I was born and raised...
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9 facts about coffee you didn't know
Source Drinking coffee is probably already a long lasting habit of yours. Probably you couldn't imagine a day without drinking at least one cup of this black magic liquid. But do you actually know enough about your favorite drink? These coffee facts are less known and...
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North Wales is the new Cornwall
Source North Wales is often overlooked by tourists because its capital and other popular attractions are situated in the south of the country. Don't get me wrong, South Wales is just as beautiful and Cardiff is an amazing city to visit. But I do think that there are...
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The last entry
As I started the blogging off with an Introduction post, I would like to do the same at the end of the competition. This is the 7th month that I have been living in Spain and as always, the experience has already affected my future. I believe that there is no stronger...
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Salamanca through the eyes of others: Interview with a Colombian
Here I bring the last episode of "Salamanca through the eyes of other" series, and this time, my interviewee was Diana from Colombia, who is one of the best friends of my boyfriend, and who has been studying in the city for 5 years. We had the chance to meet a couple of...
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Bucket lists
Having a goals is a way to ensure you will once reach them or change them to adapt the new situation. Having a travel bucket list is similar. It is a list of places to visit. Many travelers prefer the experience bucket list not a list of 'places I want to visit before I...
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What I learned about the Portuguese people
Portuguese people's characteristics from my point of view Very polite. The expression ‘com licença’ is used in almost every situation. It means ‘excuse me’, and they really use it a lot in Portugal: when you enter a house, when you want to go somewhere but...
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Trip through Portugal
Trip through Portugal! Last summer (2015) I made a trip around Portugal with my parents and sister. We started our trip in Porto, since my sister and me are living there at the moment. From Porto we first went to Lisbon and Sintra. For me Lisbon was not new, since I...
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Highlights of a 12 country backpacking trip
The summer of 2015 will always be one of the most special, exhilarating, exhausting, adventurous, aggravating, eye-opening times of my life. I had this crazy idea to plan a 12 country backpacking tour around Europe for myself and 6 of my best friends. Yes, there were 7...
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It's red, sweet and has a very rich taste... Port wine!
Port wine The lodges for this special wine were opened in 1960, and are considered a main tourist attraction of Porto. More than fifty lodges exist, but not all are for visitors. The majority of these lodges are located in Vila Nova de Gaia (considered you are in Porto,...
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Praxe - A Portuguese academic tradition
Praxe It’s likely that you noticed students strolling around the roads of Porto wearing dark clothes. It's called Praxe and it actually started in Coimbra. Praxe is the baptism of students in universities in Portugal, and was created to make a start for the freshmen...
2 1 , 8 years ago -
An interview on how to flirt
So now it is time, after the last two interviews where I spoke about the city Łódź (where I am now on my Erasmus placement in case you didn't know), that I am going to interview (and for the moment I will stop the interviews and write more about my Erasmus...
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Dão wines are the starting point of a beautiful journey
Dão Some weeks ago I visited Viseu (North of Portugal), 128 kilometers under Porto (where I’m living currently). Viseu is a city of art and museums, and the capital of the region Beira Alta. A specialty from this region is the vineyards, and that’s where I want to...
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Crazy Spanish slang dictionary
In this post, I have collected some of the craziest-funniest-weirdest Spanish slang words and expressions that is not a disadvantage to incorporate into your repertoir when trying to live and navigate among Spaniards. It’s almost like speaking another language. They...
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Amazing game tichu
Tichu is a game played with a deck of cards. It is actually a board game that includes elements of Bridge, Dai Hin Min and poker. It is a game that can be played in different variations and the most famous are Tichu (that can be played by four people), Threetsu (that...
0 0 , 8 years ago